cinema
Pornfilmfestival: A useful Ghost
A Thai-language satirical ghost comedy-drama about a widower whose late wife returns as a ghost in a vacuum cleaner, screened with subtitles at a cinema in Mitte.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- planetarium
Dunkles Universum
A live-narrated planetarium show that takes viewers through dark matter, the Big Bang and recent cosmic discoveries, projected under the dome.
- theatre
EIN STÜCK ILLUSION
A German-language stage production blending magic tricks with the story of a Jewish magician family in Nazi-era Berlin, performed by three actors who also sing and play several roles.
- live music
FOR THEIR EGOS Ft. Jakob Øland
A Berlin trio playing a mix of punk, free jazz and folk, with guest Jakob Øland, staged in a Neukölln bar.
- cinema
Korea Independent: The World of Love
A 2025 South Korean coming-of-age drama about a 17-year-old whose angry words set off anonymous notes and a community that turns on survivors, screened in the Korea Independent series.
- cinema
Possible Love
A South Korean drama by Lee Chang-dong about two married couples who meet while making a documentary about laid-off workers, exploring class divide, desire and the limits of love.
- party
Die nicht nur Single-Tanzparty am KuDamm
A social dance party at the Traumtänzer dance school on Kurfürstendamm for singles and couples, opening with partner styles and moving to a DJ's danceable mix.
- party
Herbstball im Traumtänzer Mariendorf
An autumn ball in a Berlin venue with an evening dress code, a show programme and a dance party afterwards. Tickets are sold out.
- comedy
Ich hab´ noch einen Tesla in Berlin
A German-language political cabaret programme by the Die Stachelschweine ensemble, with a satirical take on a near future of national debt and a city for sale, written by Frank Lüdecke and Sören Sieg.
- live music
VLADIMIR KORNÉEV singt DALIDA - UM NICHT ALLEIN ZU SEIN
A chanson concert in which a singer performs songs associated with Dalida and tells his own life story.
- theatre
Warten auf'n Bus
Preview performance of a new theatre production by Oliver Bukowski and Hannah Zufall, staged at the Neues Haus venue.
- live music
15 Years GRETCHEN: MARIA ARNAL
Live performance by a Barcelona-based singer and sound researcher blending avant-pop, electronics and traditional polyphonic singing, staged at a Kreuzberg club as part of an anniversary programme.
- cinema
Die Andere Seite
A 2026 German survival drama by Mariko Minoguchi, about a shunned doctor and a young outcast who plan a journey toward freedom, screened at an arthouse cinema in Kreuzberg.
- live music
AFRIKADELLE
A live Afro-fusion band of three musicians from Benin and Burkina Faso, mixing African roots with jazz, funk and blues. Songs are sung in several languages, and the set is at the b-flat club in Mitte.
- club night
WENDY & BULLY
A vinyl-only DJ night at a bar in a former furniture showroom in Kreuzberg, where the DJs play their own record selections.
- party
Dirty Dancing Party – Flashbacks mit Liebe
A themed club party with music from the 1980s to the 2000s, a karaoke disco special and rooms across three floors of Frannz Club in the Kulturbrauerei.
- club night
EMO DIARIES
Recurring club night at Lido in Kreuzberg built around emo, pop-punk and screamo from the 2000s and early 2010s, with a crowd that sings along and a 2000s emo dress theme.
- live music
Youngblood Brass Band
Ten-piece US brass band mixing New Orleans brass with hip-hop, punk and funk, playing a loud live set at the Quasimodo club in Charlottenburg.
- club night
Dedicated
A late-night DJ party at Privatclub in Kreuzberg, mixing hip hop, soul and R&B across old and new school sets played by four DJs.
- party
Call Me Maybe! • 2000s & 2010s - Pop Party
A recurring pop party at Badehaus in Friedrichshain playing chart hits from the 2000s and 2010s, run by Berlin Pop Nights through the year.
- live music
Mood2Moove
A music night at Gretchen club in Kreuzberg with live acts across surf, jazz, funk and psychedelia sounds.
- workshop
Fermentieren in Berlin: für schnelleres Kochen
A hands-on cooking session at a plant-based venue in Mitte, learning how fermentation can speed up everyday cooking.
- restaurant
¡Hola Mexiko!
A Mexican restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg with a full menu of tacos, burritos and fajitas, plus cocktails and outdoor seating.
- restaurant
[mo:im]
A Korean restaurant in Friedrichshain with pocha-style food and outdoor seating, open from late afternoon.