live music
Alexander Knappe
Singer-songwriter from the first season of X Factor, who earlier played in the trio Jandtee before going solo.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- live music
MOTHER'S CAKE
Austrian funk, hard rock and psychedelic trio from Tyrol, formed in a small Alpine village, touring its Europe dates. Reviewers call its live shows high-energy and moshpit-friendly.
- live music
Nachtmahr – IMPERIVM Tour
Industrial and electronic concert by Nachtmahr on its IMPERIVM tour, with support from BAGGER 258 and CYGNOSIC.
- live music
Nachtmahr IMPERIVM I TOUR
Austrian industrial and EBM act Thomas Rainer, performing as Nachtmahr, brings hard beats, militaristic rhythms and distorted vocals to the stage.
- club night
CEREN
A late-night music event at Lido, a Kreuzberg nightclub, with a lineup unknown from the listing alone.
- museum
Kuratorinnenführung Jeewi Lee
A curator walks you through Jeewi Lee's site-specific exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie. The tour explains works made for this museum space.
- theatre
Deutscher Musical Theater Preis - 2026
The annual awards for German-language musical theatre, held in a tent by the Chancellery and running from eight in the evening until midnight.
- cinema
MoMo Berlin: Green Robots, Anthropocenic AI: The Role of Robotics in Climate Change Mitigation
A screening in the MoMo Berlin series at Babylon, looking at how robots could help or hurt efforts to slow climate change.
- club night
Omar Doom
A live performance by Omar Doom at the Berghain Kantine in Friedrichshain.
- guided tour
Anna Seghers im Kreis ihrer Freundinnen
Guided walk through the life of writer Anna Seghers, focusing on her close friendships with women.
- cinema
Germanin
A 92-minute black-and-white German film from 1943 that presents a colonial research station as heroic propaganda. It is shown on 35mm at Zeughauskino with an introduction by Jeanpaul Goergen.
- cinema
Biermann
German documentary about singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann, built around his songs, which have stirred political controversy for more than 60 years. Shown at the Lichtblick cinema.
- theatre
Voraufführung: Gut im Abgang
A preview of the Distel's annual political review for 2026, a satirical Kabarett evening performed in German at the Kabarett-Theater Distel.
- live music
Berlin Breakout! & Loft present: Home Front
Post-punk act Home Front, from Canada, headlines Frannz Club, with Malmequer and Nothing Works supporting.
- live music
Kingfishr + Support: TADHG NOLAN
A concert at Huxleys Neue Welt with Kingfishr and support act Tadhg Nolan.
- live music
MAYOHK
A concert by MAYOHK at Privatclub in Kreuzberg.
- club night
SWAE LEE
A Berlin nightclub event at Astra Kulturhaus, with the act listed only as a music event. Expect a late club night with a dance floor.
- club night
Tresor New Faces hosted by ENIGMA
Showcase night at Tresor where ENIGMA hosts emerging artists on the club floor.
- classical concert
Lunchkonzert: Nikolaus Römisch, Kyoko Hosono
A lunchtime recital at the Philharmonie with cellist Nikolaus Römisch and pianist Kyoko Hosono, playing Boulanger, Chopin and Tchaikovsky.
- guided tour
Brecht und seine Leute
A German-language walk through the Dorotheenstadt cemetery, looking at the writers and figures around Bertolt Brecht.
- workshop
Weihnachts-Fondant-Kekse gestalten in Berlin
Two hosts who make handmade crafts teach you to bake, cut and decorate Christmas cookies in fondant, a soft sugar icing, in a Mitte courtyard studio.
- live music
EVERGREY
Melodic and progressive metal band Evergrey play a concert at Hole44, a music venue in Neukölln.
- live music
Earth Crisis
Straight edge hardcore band Earth Crisis play at Cassiopeia, a club in Friedrichshain.
- live music
NICO GOMEZ
Nico Gomez plays a concert at Privatclub, a club in Kreuzberg.