What's On

Sound Metaphors: Drew McDowall, Rashad Becker, Bill Kouligas

Thu 17 Sep, 6pm–4am · 90mil, An der Michaelbrücke 1, Mitte · 22€

McDowall and Becker both playing live the same night, Kouligas closes with Temple Rat, Egregore, David Fogarty and ASIA.

Organ Anatomy

Thu 17 Sep, 8pm · Gedächtniskirche, Breitscheidplatz, Charlottenburg · Free

Organ + synthesizer works by Yiran Zhao, Lula Romero and Wanying Lin.

MÄZEN — Acronym, Nadia Struiwigh, Pre Silent, THIRTEEN DOZE

Thu 17 Sep, 10pm · Säule, Berghain, Friedrichshain · 14€ online / 16€ door

Half Dead – Half Alive: Ute Wassermann & Joke Lanz

Fri 18 Sep, 7:30pm · Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg, Hansaviertel · 12€ day ticket

Voice and objects against turntables, followed by an artist conversation.

Grotto: I Love Music — Eleni Poulou

Fri 18 Sep, 6–8pm · Hansabibliothek, Altonaer Straße 15, Hansaviertel · Free

Kashual Happening: Civilistjävel!, Time is Away, A.K. Klosowski

Sat 19 Sep, 4pm–2am · Teilestraße 11–16, Tempelhof · 14€

Ten hours daylight to close, grill running.

Kontur Weg: Stefan Streich at 65

Sat 19 Sep, 6:30pm · Kühlhaus, Luckenwalder Straße 3, Kreuzberg · Free (registration requested)

Burnt Friedman presents Secret Rhythms

Sat 19 Sep, doors 7pm / music 8pm · Kuppelhalle, silent green, Wedding · 20€

Twisted Trees Festival 2026

Sat 19 Sep, 12pm–10pm · Cassiopeia · Free

13 acts, open-air, pop and post-punk.

Felt Room: Simeon Walker & Rob Connor

Sun 20 Sep, doors 3pm / music 3:30pm · Simplonstraße 19, Friedrichshain · 27€

Felted upright piano, two 45-minute sets.

Zoon Phonanta + Cobra Killer ⭐

Sun 20 Sep, 8–11pm · Neue Zukunft, Alt-Stralau 68, Friedrichshain · 15€

Cobra Killer's first show in almost 14 years.

SING QUEEN "I Want to Break Free" with Yes Choir

Sun 20 Sep · Clärchens Ballhaus, Mitte

3-part harmony singalong, no experience required.

SCHRANZ is BACK with Felix Kröcher, Marco Remus, LCH8

Fri 18 Sep · OST

SENSUS w/ DJ Fuckoff, P.Vanillaboy, PAU and more

Fri 18 Sep · Renate

F90 Summer Closing w/ zwilling., HANÀ, DJ Tallboy, Kamäleon, KLING&KLANG, Amøn & more

Fri 18 Sep · Lokschuppen Berlin

Else Season Closing x Sexyrecs

Fri 18 Sep · Else

Else Season Closing x Teenage Dreams

Sat 19 Sep · Else

11 Years Selected

Sat 19 Sep · RSO.BERLIN

LIBIDOH — 5 Years, New Club

Sat 19 Sep · ROSA

Devoted pres Inferno w/ JAZZY, Kø:lab, Limoncello & more

Sat 19 Sep · OST

Else Season Closing x Triangle Agency 10 Year Anniversary

Sun 20 Sep · Else

Zuzanna Skiba: Moratorium — final evening

Wed 16 Sep (today), 6:30pm · Mitte Büro, Torstraße, Mitte

Last chance to see it; complimentary Crémant after the weekly Torstraße demo.

A K Dolven: four hundred million years of sunrise from the dark

Opens Thu 17 Sep, 7pm (artist speaking) · runs until 31 Jan · St. Matthäus-Kirche, Tiergarten · Free

Polina Osipova: Cosmologies at Play

Opens Fri 18 Sep, 6–9pm (performance 7pm, artist talk Sun 3pm) · runs until 25 Oct · Neun Kelche, Weißensee · Free

Vintage Paper Berlin

Fri 18–Sat 19 Sep · Kulturquartier Alte Münze Berlin · 5€

~50 exhibitors, rare books, historic photographs and graphics; Friday Q&A with booklooker.de.

Kartoffelfest

Sat 19–Sun 20 Sep · Domäne Dahlem · 4.50€

Pick organic potatoes from the fields, potato fire, market, historical farm machinery demos.

Reading the Room: Natascha Sadr Haghighian

Thu 17 Sep, doors 6pm / starts 7pm · Barettino, Reuterstraße 59, Neukölln · Suggested donation 5€

Feminist Imaginaries Festival

Thu 17–Fri 18 Sep · Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung · Free

Films, workshops and conversations on feminist movements and futures.

Rare Book Week Berlin

Through Sun 20 Sep · Various locations, incl. Kronprinzenpalais · Varies

ILAB Congress, trade symposium, Rare Books Berlin fair, readings and tours.

Tattoo Convention Berlin

Fri 18–Sun 20 Sep · Arena Berlin · 25€+

300+ international tattoo artists, piercers and retailers.

Untold Stories: book festival, workshops & kids rave

Fri 18–Sun 20 Sep · Refugio & Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (Neukölln/Kreuzberg), Spore Initiative (Neukölln) · Free

Golden Threads talk Sunday, Kinder Rave closes the festival.

Gezellig Sessions x THE_SPACE

Fri 18 Sep, 6pm–2am · masumi space (The_Space), Kurfürstendamm, Charlottenburg · 20€+

Listening session, live music, open-air DJ sets.

Theresa Reiwer: Internet Explorer

Fri 18 Sep, 6pm & 8:30pm · Sat–Sun 3:30/6/8:30pm · HAU3, Tempelhofer Ufer, Kreuzberg · 18€ (9–12€ reduced)

Interactive cyber-café installation; English with German subtitles.

tropfen / fließen

Thu 17 Sep, 7pm · Kleiner Wasserspeicher, Diedenhofer Straße 20, Prenzlauer Berg · Free

Eight dance makers, three works, queer-feminist readings staged inside a former water reservoir.

Mittwoch aus Licht (opera) ⭐

Sat 19 Sep, 5pm & Sun 20 Sep, 4pm · Deutsche Oper, Charlottenburg · From 28€

First staged Mittwoch in the German-speaking world; live string players filmed flying over the city.

Polaris — a project by Jan-Christoph Gockel

Sat 19 Sep, 8pm & Sun 20 Sep, 7:30pm · Kammer, Deutsches Theater, Mitte · 26–44€ · German with English surtitles

FAREWELL by Hoyoung Im

Through Sun 20 Sep, 7:30pm · DOCK 11, Kastanienallee 79, Prenzlauer Berg · 15–25€ · In English

Fluss Bad Berlin: Bahn frei für Schwimmen in der Spree

Sun 20 Sep, 12:30pm wardrobe / 1pm rally / 1:30pm swim · Schinkelplatz, Mitte · Free

Fifth and last swim demo of the season, held on election day; Barbara Morgenstern sings, registration required to swim.

Ambient Picnic

Sun 20 Sep, 4–9pm · Location via RSVP · Free / 8€ / 15€ donation

Pablo Betas (Bungalovv), Tris, Cárpatos and axt play an outdoor afternoon set.