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Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 + 17 additional dates Conversations on Art Conversations on Art Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 + 17 additional dates Conversations on Art What role does the architecture of an exhibition play? Is it important where an exhibition piece comes from? What does the year of origin say about an artwork? Read more Contemporary Art International Location Haus der Kulturen der Welt Haus der Kulturen der Welt Time 15:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.hkw.de/programme/musafiri/conversations-on-art-musafiri
Art © Maxim Gorki Theater - 2025, © Davit Kochunts, Kim, 2021; Öl auf Leinwand Art 08/05/2025 + 14 additional dates Future Imperfect: Armenian Art from Aftermaths Future Imperfect: Armenian Art from Aftermaths Art 08/05/2025 + 14 additional dates Future Imperfect: Armenian Art from Aftermaths »Our souls are at war«, reads one of the works in this exhibition, which presents contemporary art from Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. Thirty-seven artists reflect on the aftermath of genocide, displacement, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, seeking to… Read more Contemporary Art International Location Maxim Gorki Theater Maxim Gorki Theater Time 15:30 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.gorki.de/de/future-imperfect-armenian-art-from-aftermaths
Top Event Show Advertisement © Zirkus des Horrors Top Event Show 16/05/2025 – 20/07/2025 Circus of Horrors - Memento Mori Circus of Horrors - Memento Mori Top Event Show 16/05/2025 – 20/07/2025 Circus of Horrors - Memento Mori In its new production, the circus of horrors combines spectacular artistry, breakneck stunts, weird comedy and crazy freaks in what is probably the most extraordinary show in Germany, setting new standards in the entertainment sector. Read more Location Zentraler Festplatz Berlin Zentraler Festplatz Berlin Kurt-Schumacher-Damm 207 13405 Berlin https://zirkusdeshorrors.de/infernum/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Theatre © Gianmarco Bresadola, 2024 Theatre 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe Theatre 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe A new play by Robert Lepage, devised in collaboration with actors from the Schaubühne ensemble. When rehearsals began, there was no text, no story, no characters, and just one object: a deck of cards. Lepage assigned the themes of love, faith, war and money to… Read more International Location Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Time 18:00 pm – 22:45 pm https://www.schaubuehne.de/de/produktionen/glaube-geld-krieg-und-liebe.html Buy tickets
Workshop © MOR für Wikimedia Deutschland, Fotos von Erik Lucatero, Jonnelle Yankovich und Ethan De Long von Unsplash, CC BY-SA 4.0 Workshop 08/05/2025 Make the world smarter - write for Wikipedia! Make the world smarter - write for Wikipedia! Workshop 08/05/2025 Make the world smarter - write for Wikipedia! The event series ‘Youth edits’ is organised by the Jungwikipedians. This is a community in which young people not only get involved in Free Knowledge and learn how to edit and create Wikipedia articles, but can also make new friends. Read more Politics & Society Teenager Time 18:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.wikimedia.de/veranstaltungen/jugend-editiert/ Buy tickets
Rock & Pop Advertisement © Barbara Braun / TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Rock & Pop 24/05/2025 – 06/07/2025 The 12 Tenors – 15 Years Celebration Tour – The Summer Edition The 12 Tenors – 15 Years Celebration Tour – The Summer Edition Rock & Pop 24/05/2025 – 06/07/2025 The 12 Tenors – 15 Years Celebration Tour – The Summer Edition They are one of the most successful tenor formations in the world: modern boy band feeling meets classical traditions, world-famous arias meet rock and pop anthems, 12 top soloists become a brilliant unit. Read more City of music Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin https://www.tipi-am-kanzleramt.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/the-12-tenors-15-years-celebration-tour.html?utm_source=visitberlin.de&utm_medium=teaser_eventcalendar&utm_campaign=12tenors-05-2025 Tickets & Dates
Classical Music © Simon Pauly Classical Music 08/05/2025 8ZEHN30 – short concert Dmitri Schostakowitsch 8ZEHN30 – short concert Dmitri Schostakowitsch Classical Music 08/05/2025 8ZEHN30 – short concert Dmitri Schostakowitsch Short and sweet - these are the short concerts ‘8Zehn30’. On Thursdays from 6.30 pm, the Konzerthaus Berlin invites you to a one-hour concert at the end of the day. Read more City of music Classic music in Berlin Location Konzerthaus Berlin - Großer Saal Konzerthaus Berlin - Großer Saal Time 18:30 pm – 19:45 pm https://www.konzerthaus.de/de/programm/8zehn30-kurzkonzert/10404
Art © Video Still David Krippendorff Art 08/05/2025 + 35 additional dates ALIENS ANYWHERE ALIENS ANYWHERE Art 08/05/2025 + 35 additional dates ALIENS ANYWHERE From May to July 2025, the two-part exhibition ALIENS ANYWHERE will showcase individual artistic positions that reflect on the complex issue of Jewish identity in contemporary Germany. Read more Contemporary Art Jewish Berlin Location Kunsthaus Meinblau (Pfefferberg) Kunsthaus Meinblau (Pfefferberg) Time 19:00 pm https://meinblau.de/
Top Event Sports Advertisement © Worldsportpics Top Event Sports 21/06/2025 – 29/06/2025 Worldclass Hockey in Berlin Worldclass Hockey in Berlin Top Event Sports 21/06/2025 – 29/06/2025 Worldclass Hockey in Berlin The best hockey teams in the world will be playing in Berlin between 21 and 29 June 2025. Our German men will face Australia, Argentina and Spain, while the German women will play against China, Australia and England. Read more Accessible Events Location Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld Onkel-Tom-Straße 40 14169 Berlin https://tickets.hockey.de/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Events for foodies © KRIMIDINNER Events for foodies 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date Der Polterabendkiller Der Polterabendkiller Events for foodies 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date Der Polterabendkiller Madlen and Dennis want their hen party to be an unforgettable highlight. They want to celebrate the upcoming wedding together with friends, relatives and colleagues. Read more Events for foodies Location Preußisches Landwirtshaus Preußisches Landwirtshaus Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism Keine Juden* mehr für Deutsche! (No more Jews for Germans!). This was one of the slogans of the Disintegration Congress, which took place at the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin in May 2016. The initiators questioned the staging of German reparations in the… Read more History of National Socialism Jewish Berlin Politics & Society Location Haus der Kulturen der Welt Haus der Kulturen der Welt Time 19:00 pm https://www.hkw.de/programme/heimatization/disintegration-against-jewish-tokenism#main
Top Event Musicals Advertisement © Foto: Jan Jeon / Gestaltung: studio_upstruct Top Event Musicals 16/07/2025 – 02/10/2025 CABARET - The Berlin Musical CABARET - The Berlin Musical Top Event Musicals 16/07/2025 – 02/10/2025 CABARET - The Berlin Musical The famous musical about a Berlin in the throes of the 1920s. The successful musical production by director and Madonna choreographer Vincent Paterson at the original location of Berlin. Welcome. Bienvenue. Welcome. Get your tickets now! Read more The roaring twenties in Berlin International Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin https://www.tipi-am-kanzleramt.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/cabaret-musical-berlin.html?utm_source=visitberlin.de&utm_medium=teaser_topevent&utm_campaign=cabaret-2025 Tickets & Dates
Lecture © Kulturprojekte Berlin Lecture 08/05/2025 Evening event: Commemorating May 8. The changing role of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum Evening event: Commemorating May 8. The changing role of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum Lecture 08/05/2025 Evening event: Commemorating May 8. The changing role of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst invites you to a discussion event exploring the significance of May 8th and the development of the culture of remembrance in Germany. Read more History of National Socialism Free of charge Location Museum Berlin-Karlshorst Museum Berlin-Karlshorst Time 19:00 pm https://www.museum-karlshorst.de/veranstaltungen/8-mai-2025-80-jahre-ende-des-zweiten-weltkriegs-in-europa/
Performance © Tassilo Rüster Performance 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date ICH BIN BULGARE ICH BIN BULGARE Performance 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date ICH BIN BULGARE Will Romnja manage to become a superstar in Vienna? Why is it that the intellectual only discovers pride in his old “homeland” in Austria? And how does the narrator feel as he jumps back and forth between worlds before finally arriving in Berlin? Read more Location Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Time 19:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/ich-bin-bulgare/ Buy tickets
Top Event Show Advertisement © Friedrichstadt-Palast Top Event Show 21/09/2023 – 05/07/2025 FALLING | IN LOVE Grand Show FALLING | IN LOVE Grand Show Top Event Show 21/09/2023 – 05/07/2025 FALLING | IN LOVE Grand Show FALLING | IN LOVE is a blooming fantasy and an explosion of color - curated by Parisian star designer Jean Paul GAULTIER. Berlin's most radiant show jewel, with the magic of Swarovski. Only until July 5 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin. Read more International Accessible Events Location Friedrichstadt-Palast Friedrichstadt-Palast Friedrichstraße 107 10117 Berlin https://www.visitberlin.de/de/friedrichstadt-palast-berlin?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Films © Maxim Gorki Theater - 2025, Photos: Hoshkee FIlm Films 08/05/2025 Joan and the Voices Joan and the Voices Films 08/05/2025 Joan and the Voices Joan, a social worker with a mysterious mission, embarks on a journey through post-war Armenia. Meanwhile, a wounded soldier hides in a bunker, waiting for a chance to return home. Interwoven between these parallel narratives are scenes of children who are… Read more International Film events in Berlin Location Maxim Gorki Theater Maxim Gorki Theater Time 19:00 pm – 20:15 pm https://www.gorki.de/de/joan-and-the-voices
Reading © Marius Schmidt Reading 08/05/2025 Marius Schmidt: Aale und Gespenster Marius Schmidt: Aale und Gespenster Reading 08/05/2025 Marius Schmidt: Aale und Gespenster In his first graphic novel, Marius Schmidt addresses a previously little-known aspect of the Bay of Lübeck holiday region: the Cap Arcona disaster of May 3, 1945. The immense number of victims shaped the country and its people for a long time, was… Read more Free of charge Location Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Time 19:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/marius-schmidt-aale-und-gespenster/
Top Event Classical Music Advertisement © Classic Open Air Top Event Classical Music 17/07/2025 – 21/07/2025 Berlin Highlight: Classic Open Air Berlin Highlight: Classic Open Air Top Event Classical Music 17/07/2025 – 21/07/2025 Berlin Highlight: Classic Open Air Experience Anna Netrebko, Gregory Porter, Giovanni Zarrella and the Konzerthausorchester under the direction of Joana Mallwitz from July 17 to 21 at the Classic Open Air on the Gendarmenmarkt - a summer full of music! Read more Accessible Events International Open Air Location Gendarmenmarkt Gendarmenmarkt Gendarmenmarkt 10117 Berlin https://classicopenair.de/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Reading © Sarah Berger, Julia Knaß Reading 08/05/2025 OPEN MOVED: driving, vibrating, resistant – body and text in postdigitality OPEN MOVED: driving, vibrating, resistant – body and text in postdigitality Reading 08/05/2025 OPEN MOVED: driving, vibrating, resistant – body and text in postdigitality The authors and editors Julia Knaß and Sarah Berger invite you to a literary evening between language, body and digitality and, together with their guests, offer an intimate insight into their projects and literary perspectives. Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Lettrétage Time 19:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/?event_id1=23665
Opera © Nicole Marianna Wytyczak Opera 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates SANCTA SANCTA Opera 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates SANCTA Based on Paul Hindemith’s 1922 short work Sancta Susanna – in which a nun confronts the violent punishment of sexual self-determination – Florentina Holzinger’s SANCTA bridges Bach and Rachmaninoff with metal, noise and contemporary compositions to reclaim the… Read more City of music International Location Volksbühne - Großes Haus Volksbühne - Großes Haus Time 19:00 pm – 21:40 pm https://www.volksbuehne.berlin/#/de/repertoire/sancta Buy tickets
Top Event Classical Music Advertisement © Concert Concept Top Event Classical Music 27/06/2025 Additional concert: Berliner Philharmoniker Additional concert: Berliner Philharmoniker Top Event Classical Music 27/06/2025 Additional concert: Berliner Philharmoniker This year, the classical summer highlight will be performed on two evenings: In addition to the date on Saturday, June 28, 2025, the Berliner Philharmoniker are now scheduling an additional concert on Friday, June 27, 2025. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Read more Open Air Green City Location Waldbühne Berlin Waldbühne Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.concert-concept.de/show/berliner-philharmoniker-2/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
