History & Archaeology © Foto/Photo: Thomas Bruns, Museum Berlin-Karlshorst History & Archaeology To 22/08/2027 Germany and the Soviet Union in the Second World War 1941-1945 History & Archaeology To 22/08/2027 World War II began on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland. It ended on May 8, 1945, in Europe, and on September 2, 1945, in Asia. Read more Free of charge Events on the Cold War History of National Socialism Location Museum Berlin-Karlshorst Zwieseler Straße 4 10318 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.museum-karlshorst.de/das-museum-dauerausstellung-sonderausstellung/dauerausstellung
Top Event Art © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 / Foto: Frank Kleinbach, Stuttgart Top Event Art To 03/01/2027 Ruin and Rush. Berlin 1910–1930 Top Event Art To 03/01/2027 With the exhibition “Ruin and Exhilaration,” the Neue Nationalgalerie focuses on selected works from its outstanding collection of Classical Modernism that explore Berlin in the 1910s and 1920s. Shaped by World War I and the Weimar Republic, these decades were… Read more History The roaring twenties in Berlin Location Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/neue-nationalgalerie/home/ Buy tickets
Top Event Guided Tours Advertisement © Press Factory Top Event Guided Tours To 18/10/2026 Potsdamer Platz lights up Berlin Top Event Guided Tours To 18/10/2026 From 9 to 18 October, the Festival of Lights turns Potsdamer Platz into an open-air gallery. Six stations lead from the Kollhoff Tower to the Glass Diamond in The Playce. Daily from 7 to 11 pm, with free guided tours. Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Open Air Urban development Urban Art Contemporary Art Location Potsdamer Platz Potsdamer Platz 10785 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.eventbrite.de/e/kostenlose-walking-tour-festival-of-lights-am-potsdamer-platz-tickets-2002430606849?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Guided Tours © SIMPK / Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn Guided Tours To 26/12/2026 Highlights of the MIM collection Guided Tours To 26/12/2026 The Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research collects musical instruments associated with European art music from the 16th to the 21st century. The museum’s collection currently comprises approximately 3,600 instruments, many of… Read more History Guided tours of the museum City of music Location Musikinstrumenten-Museum Tiergartenstraße 10785 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.simpk.de
Guided Tours © Jason Harrell Guided Tours To 26/12/2026 Berlin Uncensored: A History of Sex & Freedom Guided Tours To 26/12/2026 This Tour is a multimedia walking tour exploring Berlin’s history of sexuality, sexual freedom, repression, and forgotten stories of liberation. Read more History LGBTI Location Nollendorfplatz Nollendorfplatz 10777 Berlin Time 11:30 am – 15:00 pm https://berlinguide.de/berlin-uncensored-a-history-of-sex-freedom/
Top Event Festival Advertisement © Berliner Festspiele Top Event Festival To 22/01/2027 Performing Arts Season 2026 Top Event Festival To 22/01/2027 Featuring Marina Abramović, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Mario Banushi, Performing Arts Season 2026 brings outstanding international dance, theatre and performance productions to Berlin. Read more Accessible Events International Ticket tips Around Kurfürstendamm Urban Art Events in Berlin at Christmas Contemporary Art Location Haus der Berliner Festspiele Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/performing-arts-season/programm/2026/spielplan?etcc_cmp=PAS26&etcc_med=Paid%20Social&etcc_par=visitberlin&etcc_ctv=Eventkalender Tickets & Dates
Guided Tours © Jason Harrell Guided Tours To 30/01/2027 Berlin's Queer & Trans History Tour Guided Tours To 30/01/2027 This Tour is a multimedia walking tour tracing Berlin’s queer and trans history, from early emancipation movements and persecution to resistance and the present day. Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods Location Nollendorfplatz Nollendorfplatz 10777 Berlin Time 11:30 am – 15:00 pm https://berlinguide.de/where-it-all-began-berlins-queer-trans-history-tour/ Buy tickets
Excursions © SPSG / Roland Handrick Excursions To 29/12/2026 Cheeky like Cupid Excursions To 29/12/2026 Like an angel but armed with magic arrows, Cupid flies through the castle with many of his fellow creatures. Without any respect, the boisterous horde sits down on royal chairs or watches the castle residents eating or getting dressed. Despite their… Read more Brandenburg: Nature & Culture close to Berlin Guided tours of the museum Children Location Schloss Rheinsberg Schloßstraße 2 16831 Rheinsberg Time 11:30 am https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/frech-wie-amor/
Architecture & Design Advertisement © DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum Architecture & Design To 31/01/2027 ICONIC exhibition at DRIVE Berlin Architecture & Design To 31/01/2027 With “ICONIC - A Timeless Journey of Culture, Society and Mobility”, the Volkswagen Group is showing icons of modernism at its representative office in the capital, which have shaped mobility, design, architecture and art from the 1950s to the present day. Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Location DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum Friedrichstraße 84 10117 Berlin https://www.visitberlin.live/de/iconic-im-drive-volkswagen-group-forum?source=bde More information
Lectures & Readings © SPK/photothek.net/Thomas Trutschel Lectures & Readings To 26/12/2026 The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ Lectures & Readings To 26/12/2026 The Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ is one of the largest surviving instruments of its kind in Europe. In 1929, Werner Ferdinand von Siemens, the grandson of the company’s founder, purchased it from the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company in North Tonawanda, NY. Read more Guided tours of the museum City of music Location Musikinstrumenten-Museum Tiergartenstraße 10785 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.simpk.de/museum/highlights.html
Workshop © visitBerlin, Foto: GettyImages, Maskot Workshop 15/11/2026 Creative Classes by P. & C. | STUDIO CERAMICS Workshop 15/11/2026 Whether you’re trying the potter’s wheel for the first time or looking to deepen your creative skills—the courses at P. & C. | STUDIO CERAMICS offer the opportunity to learn how to work with clay in a relaxed atmosphere and to create your own ceramic pieces. Read more Location P. & C. | STUDIO CERAMICS Wiebestraße 40 10553 Berlin Time 13:00 pm – 15:30 pm https://ceramics-studio.de/kurse/
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Workshop © asisi / Tom Schulze Workshop 24/10/2026 + 1 additional date Gigantische Zeitreise Workshop 24/10/2026 + 1 additional date Travel to the year 129 AD and explore the ancient city of Pergamon in a 360° panorama! Discover details and put yourself in the spotlight! Read more 200 years Museum Island Berlin Guided tours of the museum Children Location Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama Am Kupfergraben 2 10117 Berlin Time 14:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=156551 Buy tickets
Excursions © Kulturamt Spandau Excursions To 27/12/2026 Public Guided Tour | Citadel Excursions To 27/12/2026 One of the best preserved Renaissance fortresses in Europe, the Julius Tower – the oldest building in Berlin, museums and exhibitions of modern art – the Citadel is a cultural location and an island of history. Read more History Guided tours of the museum Spandau Location Zitadelle Berlin Am Juliusturm 64 13599 Berlin Time 14:00 pm https://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/
Top Event Play Advertisement © Christian Düren Top Event Play To 01/12/2026 A SMALL, UTTERLY HARMLESS DRAMA ABOUT FISHING Top Event Play To 01/12/2026 A laconic play which, through its ostensible innocence, allows us to peer into the depths. Gender roles are subverted in a playful manner and with subtle humour. And, almost in passing, the play explores the various forms that female solidarity can take. An… Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods Politics & Society Around Kurfürstendamm Contemporary Art Location Renaissance-Theater Knesebeckstraße 100 10623 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/von-fischen-und-frauen/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Excursions © Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit, Foto Andreas Schölzel Excursions To 27/03/2027 Everyday Forced Labor 1938-1945 & Barrack 13 Excursions To 27/03/2027 The tour of the former Nazi forced labor camp gives an overview of forced labor under National Socialism. Who were the 13 million men, women and children who were forced to work in the German Reich? What work did they have to do? How were they treated? Read more Guided tours of the museum Free of charge History of National Socialism Location Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit Berlin-Schöneweide Britzer Straße 5 12439 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.ns-zwangsarbeit.de/de/bildung/fuehrungen/
Art © Gropius Bau, Foto: Rosa Merk Art 17/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Guided Tour in German | Gabriele Stötzer: Dabei sein und nicht schweigen Art 17/10/2026 + 3 additional dates For over five decades, Gabriele Stötzer has been exploring themes such as justice, self-determination, and gender. Her own body often plays a central role in this—not as an object, but as a site of resistance and feminist self-assertion. Read more Guided tours of the museum Contemporary Art Location Gropius Bau Niederkirchner Straße 7 10963 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/gropius-bau/programm/2026/ausstellungen/gabriele-stoetzer/veranstaltungen/gabriele-stoetzer-fuehrung-deutsch Buy tickets
Musical Advertisement © ShowSlot Musical 13/11/2026 – 30/12/2026 LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY – Musical Musical 13/11/2026 – 30/12/2026 The ideal way to get into the Christmas spirit! Experience the classic as a touching world premiere live at BlueMax Theater Berlin. A holiday highlight for the whole family. Nov 13 – Dec 30, 2026 – get tickets now! Read more Children Ticket tips Events in Berlin at Christmas Location BLUEMAX Theater Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 4 10785 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://showslot.com/de/musicals-shows/der-kleine-lord/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Guided Tours © SPB / Foto: N. Toczek Guided Tours 04/12/2026 Guided Tour of the Archenhold Observatory Guided Tours 04/12/2026 The guided tour of the Archenhold Observatory offers fascinating insights into the world of astronomy. Read more Guided tours of the museum science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 09:30 am https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/fuehrung-archenhold-sternwarte Buy tickets
Art © Gabriele Stötzer: Dabei sein und nicht schweigen, Installationsansicht, Gropius Bau, 2026 © Gropius Bau, Foto: Rosa Merk Art 17/10/2026 + 3 additional dates Guided Tour in English | Gabriele Stötzer: Dabei sein und nicht schweigen Art 17/10/2026 + 3 additional dates For over five decades, Gabriele Stötzer has been exploring themes such as justice, self-determination, and gender. Her own body often plays a central role in this work—not as an object, but as a site of resistance and feminist self-assertion. Read more Guided tours of the museum Contemporary Art Location Gropius Bau Niederkirchner Straße 7 10963 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/gropius-bau/programm/2026/ausstellungen/gabriele-stoetzer/veranstaltungen/gabriele-stoetzer-fuehrung-englisch Buy tickets
Top Event Musical Advertisement © Friedrichstadt-Palast Top Event Musical 19/11/2026 – 29/01/2027 SPOOKY Charlottenburg at the Palast Top Event Musical 19/11/2026 – 29/01/2027 Experience SPOOKY Charlottenburg – the witty youth show with royal flair, inspired by Queen Luise. A show full of courage, excitement and friendship. From 19 November 2026 to 29 January 2027, only at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin! Read more Accessible Events Children Teenager Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Friedrichstadt-Palast Friedrichstraße 107 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.palast.berlin/show/spooky/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
