live music
THROWN +COUNTERPARTS +NO CURE +HEAVENSGATE
Four bands share one bill at Huxleys Neue Welt: Thrown, Counterparts, No Cure and Heavensgate.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- workshop
Einblicke: Workshop
Hands-on theatre workshop run by the Berliner Ensemble's education department, open to people with no acting experience. You play theatre games, perform short scenes, and prepare for The Threepenny Opera. Run in German, with an English version also offered.
- live music
SHANTEL & BUCOVINA CLUB SOUNDSYSTEM
A live club-culture dance concert by Shantel and his Bucovina Club Soundsystem at SO36, a Kreuzberg nightclub with a band playing on stage rather than DJ sets.
- classical concert
Lunchkonzert
A free lunchtime concert in the Philharmonie, part of the hall's lunch concert series.
- talk & lecture
Gaia: Auf Entdeckungsreise durch ein hochdynamisches Universum
Gaia mission scientists present new data on stars, asteroids and galaxies in the planetarium dome. Admission is free.
- museum
Metaxy : Zwischen Zerstörung und Wiederaufbau – Kurator*innenführung
A curator-led tour of the Metaxy exhibition at Hanseatenweg, on the theme of destruction and rebuilding.
- live music
Florian Zimmer + Midori Hirano
A double bill of modular synthesizer and dub-influenced improvisation by Florian Zimmer, followed by piano and synth work by Midori Hirano.
- live music
8LANCO
A concert at Privatclub, a Kreuzberg club known for live gigs.
- live music
Crashdiet
Swedish glam metal act Crashdiet headline, with Captain Blackbeard opening, at a club in Prenzlauer Berg.
- live music
SELIG
German grunge band SELIG play their 2026 tour, revisiting the early albums Selig, Hier and Blender. The band has been active since 1993.
- live music
WESGHOST
Masked solo musician WESGHOST plays ghostcore, a mix of 2000s pop-punk and modern hip-hop, on the IF IT'S NOT FOREVER tour. The balaclava keeps the focus on the music.
- theatre
Seifentheater: KASSANDRA
A comedic German-language theatre production retelling the myth of Cassandra, staged at the Kater Blau club.
- theatre
The Hearing Trumpet
A staged version of Leonora Carrington's novel The Hearing Trumpet, performed at Gorki with Ulrike Ottinger credited as performer.
- live music
COCKNEY REJECTS
Cockney Rejects, the London punk band, play a gig at Lido, a Kreuzberg nightclub.
- live music
Dreiviertelblut
An extra concert by the Bavarian band Dreiviertelblut at Frannz Club, added due to high demand.
- live music
Rising Insane
A concert by German metalcore band Rising Insane, who have toured alongside Callejon and featured Steven Jones of Bleed From Within on their single Error.
- live music
Völkerball
A Rammstein tribute act that rebuilds the German band's stage look with replica props. Tickets are sold in advance online.
- classical concert
Weihnachtskonzert des Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasiums
A Christmas concert by the Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium with its youth symphony orchestra, a choir and several other performers, held in the Großer Saal at the Konzerthaus.
- workshop
Einblicke: Workshop
A 90-minute theatre workshop in the Berliner Ensemble's Gartenhaus, with games and short scenes you perform yourselves. It prepares for Brecht and Weill's The Threepenny Opera.
- live music
MASTER BOOT RECORD & FULCI
Concert at SO36 in Kreuzberg headlined by Master Boot Record and Fulci, with Arottenbit supporting.
- live music
Empire Of Giants Jahresabschluss
A metalcore concert at Cassiopeia, a club known for heavy and alternative gigs. The band names are the draw, and the room is loud from the first song.
- live music
JULIA WOLF + Support: SCRO
An indie and alternative rock night at Hole44 in Neukölln, with JULIA WOLF headlining and SCRO supporting.
- party
Rebel Yell Love the 80s! -auf 3 Floors-
An 1980s-themed party spread across three floors of Frannz Club in Prenzlauer Berg.
- club night
Jafunk
A DJ and producer from Lisbon whose set blends funk basslines, disco grooves and soulful melodies, with a live-instrumentalist approach.