Berlin 2025 – the main events
Events, exhibitions, openings
In 2025, the German capital will be celebrating a special event: the world-famous Museum Island in the heart of Berlin will be 200 years old! Look forward to further annual highlights and important openings.
Berlin's annual highlights 2025
The most important events and exhibitions in Berlin 2025
Berlin's annual highlights 2025
Here you will find the highlights of the German capital in 2025.
The annual event: 200 years of Museum Island Berlin
Events and exhibitions throughout the year
The bust of Nefertiti or Schliemann's Troy collection: The Museum Island Berlin, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Berlin's historic centre, holds valuable treasures from 6.000 years of human history. This year, Museum Island will be celebrating a major anniversary: construction of the Altes Museum, the first of today's five world-famous major museums, began in July 1825. Events, exhibitions, concerts and cinema evenings are planned, we will keep you up to date here.
More island: Reopening of the palace on Peacock Island
25 May 2025
For seven years, the popular 18th-century court of pleasure was renovated. century was renovated for seven years. In early summer 2025, it will be ceremoniously reopened on the romantic little island, against the magnificent backdrop of old trees and the magnificent peacock birds that live there freely. Even in the time of King Friedrich Wilhelm II. The palace on Pfaueninsel was an idyllic retreat for him and his mistress.
For everyone: The new PETRI Berlin opens its doors
June 2025
PETRI Berlin - that's the name of the new archaeological visitor centre in the heart of the capital. It is not only an exhibition venue, but also a workshop and workplace for Berlin's archaeologists. In the basement of the building, excavations and medieval burials provide an exciting insight into the beginnings of Berlin city history.
Berlin Freedom Week: Berlin celebrates freedom
8 to 15 November. November 2025
Berlin invites you to celebrate freedom, democracy and human rights for a whole week. Around the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the entire city will become a stage for courageous ideas and the development of joint initiatives. In addition to cultural events and workshops, the Berlin Freedom Conference on 10 November 2025 is the highlight of the Berlin Freedom Week.
World class: The National Football League NFL plays in Berlin
Autumn 2025
Goosebumps and cheers, not just from Berlin football fans: the biggest and most important football league in the world, the US National Football League NFL, is coming to Berlin for three regular season games from 2025! The first game will be played in the autumn - in the Olympic Stadium, of course. Exciting: The Indianapolis Colts will be competing, with the opposing team and match date to be announced in the spring. The German capital is looking forward to a world-class sporting highlight!
Art highlight 2025: two Kandinsky exhibitions in Berlin and Potsdam
until 18 May 2025: Kosmos Kandinsky at the Museum Barberini
until 15. June 2025: Cosmos Blue Rider in the Kupferstichkabinett
A high-calibre exhibition at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam and a smaller one at the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin are presenting important works by Wassily Kandinsky and the world's best-known artists almost simultaneously:Inside Expressionism. While you can follow the development of abstract painting in the 20th century in Potsdam, watercolours, drawings and prints from the Blauer Reiter network of artists are on display in Berlin. In addition to Kandinsky, you will see Klee, Marc, Heckel, Kirchner, Nolde, Pechstein, Delauny, von Jawlensky and many more.
Events and exhibitions 2025 in Berlin
For two years, one of the most beautiful squares in the heart of Berlin was restored and made fit for the future. Now, barrier-free and with an impressive sustainability concept, it is once again accessible to millions of visitors. The Konzerthaus, German Cathedral and French Cathedral are three architectural and cultural highlights of the capital.
Gendarmenmarkt
since March 2025
Musicals at the Theater des Westens!
The best musicals in Berlin's most beautiful theatre: on April 17 “Romeo & Julia – Liebe ist alles” starts again into a new season and the brand new Romeo & Julia spin off “Die Amme” starts on April 10 - probably the funniest show in town!
The State Opera's FESTTAGE 2025 programme will delight audiences with Bellini's "Norma" and Wagner's "Parsifal". This year's FESTTAGE concert programme, designed by Simone Young, is closely linked to the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez and his musical preferences: Works by Gustav Mahler and Alban Berg will be performed.
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
11 to 21 April 2025
FALLING | IN LOVE Grand Show
Experience the FALLING | IN LOVE Grand Show at Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin. Plunge into a surging sea of colours and emotions - curated by Parisian star designer Jean Paul GAULTIER. Berlin's radiant show jewel with the indescribable magic of 100 million Swarovski crystals. Only until July 5 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin.
Annually the highlight of the Whitsun weekend in Berlin: Guests from all over the world celebrate a big four-day street festival with multicultural parades through the city. The focus is on cultural openness and diversity.
Streets in Berlin - Kreuzberg
6 to 9 June 2025
Pure Wimbledon flair: The world's best female tennis players battle it out on the grass for the WTA 500 title. There will be a summery supporting programme with attractions and live music for the whole family.
Steffi Graf Stadium
14 to 22 June 2025
Fête de la Musique
All over the capital, amateurs and professionals from the music scene celebrate the start of summer in streets, parks and squares. No matter what style - they play for free and without a fee in front of an audience.
All over Berlin
21 June 2025
VEGAS ROUGE - The Sexiest Show from Las Vegas
Prepare to feel naughty! VEGAS ROUGE is a unique, ravishing and elegant spectacle, a sizzling mixture of variety and comedy, revue and burlesque that joyfully crosses boundaries. It’s a journey of seduction and adult adventure designed to unleash one’s fantasies and bring them to life on stage. A provocative cast of stunningly gorgeous topless men and women will stimulate your senses, as well as please and tease your inner voyeur.
Annual summer highlight in the historic centre of Berlin: Berlin State Opera's open-air concert in the special ambience of the surrounding magnificent buildings. In 2025, Christian Thielemann will conduct works by Brahms. As always, admission is free.
Bebelplatz
22 June 2025
As mysterious as it is enlightening: otherwise inaccessible archives, laboratories and a wide range of renowned scientific institutions invite you to events, guided tours and tours.
Different museums and scientific institutions in Berlin and Potsdam
28 June 2025
Final concert of the season at the Waldbühne
An atmospheric last concert before the summer break: the Berliner Philharmoniker and Venezuelan star conductor Gustavo Dudamel present a Latin American night in the open air.
The programme also includes lively dances from Bernstein's musical "West Side Story".
Waldbühne Berlin
28 June 2025
One of the biggest music festivals in Europe offers two days of diverse concerts, interactive events and lots of fun! By the way: Lollapalooza is the first festival in Germany to be certified as sustainable according to international standards.
Olympiastadion and Olympiapark
12 and 13 July 2025
Classic Open Air at Gendarmenmarkt
For the first time again at the newly renovated Gendarmenmarkt: The Konzerthausorchester Berlin, jazz legend Gregory Porter, world star Anna Netrebko and many other music stars will once again play in front of a fantastic historical backdrop on the Gendarmenmarkt.
Gendarmenmarkt
17 to 21 July 2025
47th CSD Berlin | Berlin Pride
Once a year, the LGBTQIA community and all supporters celebrate a big street festival for tolerance and diversity. The highlight of the parade against discrimination, hate speech and violence is the Pride Parade through the Berlin districts of Tiergarten and Schöneberg and the Pride Festival Finale.
Streets in Berlin
26 July 2025, date to be announced
More than 70 museums will open their doors between 6 pm and 2 am. Whether it's the large museums on Museum Island, the palace or the planetarium, they all offer an imaginative programme ranging from special guided tours or quiz games to dance and acrobatics.
Museums and exhibition venues throughout Berlin
30 August 2025
In late summer, Berlin's concert scene will kick off the new season with the Musikfest Berlin. Together with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Berliner Festspiele invite you to a wide range of concerts by major orchestras and ensembles in the field of classical and modern music.
Philharmonie Berlin and other venues
30 August to 23 September 2025
Every year, more than 30,000 fans celebrate athletics in Berlin's Olympic Stadium and experience world-class sport up close. Javelin throw, shot put, record sprints and many other top sporting performances guarantee excitement and a wonderful atmosphere.
Olympiastadion
Expected to take place in September 2025, date to be announced
35 years of the East Side Gallery
At 1,316 metres, the art mile on the banks of the Spree is the longest section of the Wall still standing today. Immediately after the fall of the Wall in November 1989, it was painted by 118 artists from all over the world. The open-air gallery opened on 28 September 1990 and is now celebrating its birthday with a new documentation centre and various events.
September 2025, dates to be announced
The contemporary art scene presents itself to national and international visitors: in galleries, project spaces, private collections, art fairs
throughout Berlin
10 - 14 September 2025
25th International Literature Festival Berlin
THE festival for literature enthusiasts: more than 100 international authors present their works at book premieres, panel discussions and readings.
Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues in Berlin
11 - 24 September 2025
Open Monument Day
There are plenty of exciting historical sites in Berlin that are otherwise inaccessible. On Open Monument Day, their doors are open to everyone and you can watch the monument experts carry out restoration work and, of course, ask them anything you like. Always on the 2nd weekend in September throughout Germany for the whole family.
Historical sites throughout the city
13 and 14 September 2025
One of the biggest running events in the world, the Berlin Marathon attracts more than 40,000 participants from around 120 nations to the German capital every autumn. And, of course, just as many spectators. The route leads past Berlin's most important sights.
Streets in the city centre, starting point and finish: Straße des 17. Juni
21 September 2025
Every year, when the days get darker again, Berlin shines particularly brightly: sights, monuments and squares throughout the city shine in artistic light installations. Berlin shines in colourful illuminations well into the night.
Various buildings, squares and monuments in Berlin
8 - 15 October 2025, date to be announced
Alizé - world premiere of the new Cirque du Soleil show in Berlin
Fascinating acrobatics and magical-surreal magic: for the first time in Europe, the famous artists of Cirque du Soleil can be seen in permanent residence at Potsdamer Platz from Wednesdays to Sundays.
Theater am Potsdamer Platz
from 24 October 2025
Anniversary exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie: Raoul Hausmann
The Berlinische Galerie in Berlin will be 50 years old! In addition to first-class art exhibitions, there will be a varied celebratory programme in 2025, especially in summer. The highlight will be the anniversary exhibition on Raoul Hausmann, protagonist of the Dada movement in the 20th century.
Berlinische Galerie
8 November 2025 to 16 March 2026
Every year, thousands of visitors flock to the numerous concerts, literary events, talks and exhibitions to get to know Jewish life in Berlin and around the world!
various locations in Berlin
13 to 23 November
You can find the whole wide range of events in 2025 in the capital's most beautiful calendar of events - on visitBerlin.de.
