Featured Events in Berlin in September 2025 (August Updated)

The Berlinische Galerie has devoted over 1000 square metres to presenting its collection. Waiting to be discovered among the roughly 250 works on show are paintings, prints, photographs, architecture and archive materials rarely or never displayed before. Walking around this exhibition is like time travel and takes visitors through Berlin in 17 chapters: the Kaiser’s era, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi dictatorship, the new beginnings after 1945, Cold War in the divided city, and the counter-cultures and unconventional lifestyles that evolved in East and West under the shadow of the Wall. In East Berlin, an alternative art community developed from the late 1970s. In West Berlin from the late 1970s, aggressive art by the “Neue Wilden” placed the divided city back in the international limelight.

LAS Art Foundation is pleased to present Pollinator Pathmaker, a living artwork and participatory project conceived by artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. This impactful initiative in interspecies art uses algorithmic technology to generate planting schemes for gardens, computed to support the greatest diversity of pollinating insects possible. It signals a shift toward the post-anthropocentric thinking necessary to face the current climate and biodiversity crises, and toward the non-human aesthetics and experimental formats that pave the way. Ambitious and future-minded, it is exemplary of how art can act as a driver for change, and offer new perspectives on our shared planet. Growing in the forecourt of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the LAS- commissioned garden will be the first edition outside of the UK. LAS has committed to amplifying Pollinator Pathmaker’s impact by undertaking an extensive public campaign, which calls upon local communities, hobby gardeners and activists to get involved in pollinator protection by planting their own version of the artwork – what the artist refers to as DIY Editions – via Ginsberg’s free online tool: www.pollinator.art. Responding to the alarming decline in pollinator populations in recent decades, Ginsberg has worked with horticulturalists, pollinator experts and an AI scientist to devise an algorithmic tool that designs bespoke gardens for pollinating insects. Supported by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the LAS Edition will be customised for Continental Europe, and will feature more than 7,000 plants of 80 different varieties, planted over a 722-square-metre plot.

The International Spy Museum is proud to host this official exhibition of iconic vehicles, all used on-screen by 007 and his many allies and adversaries. While James Bond is a fictional character, he embodies the spirit of many real spies in this museum. These men and women, from around the world, were inspired by over six decades of the Bond film franchise and its enduring cultural influence. Bond In Motion is a celebration of six decades of 007 vehicles. The exhibition features 17 iconic pieces from the EON Productions Archive and the Ian Fleming Foundation. Props, models scale and clips from the films are also on show alongside cars, motorcycles, submarines, and more from the Q Branch garage.

Already 2,000 years ago, the emperors of China had portraits of loyal officials and generals made in order to display them in their palaces. This presentation features depictions of meritorious officers that the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736–1795) had commissioned for their display in the hall of fame Ziguangge to demonstrate his power and legitimacy. In the 20th century they became spoils of war not one but two times. Located adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Ziguangge is a two-storey pavilion. During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736 – 1795), the building was a venue for military rituals and banquets and housed paintings with battle scenes of the imperial military campaigns and portraits of meritorious officers.

Marking twenty years since artist, writer and performer Vaginal Davis made Berlin her home, Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition of her work in Germany. In her expansive oeuvre, punk meets glamour, queer activism meets Black counter-culture and resistance meets desire. Vaginal Davis: Fabelhaftes Produkt features large-scale installations, paintings, video and film works, zines, writing, music and performances, offering an overview of Davis’ practice and artistic collaborations. In the exhibition, the Berlin-based art collective CHEAP presents the installation Choose Mutation, with photographs by Annette Frick. Fabelhaftes Produkt invites you into the universe of Vaginal Davis, populated by literary heroines, mythical figures and real icons.

YOKO ONO: DREAM TOGETHER at Neue Nationalgalerie is an exhibition featuring works from across Ono’s groundbreaking career. The exhibition invites viewers to move beyond passive observation and engage in active participation – both physically and mentally. Often beginning on an individual level, these actions evolve into broader collective efforts, demonstrating the transformative power of communal actions in working toward peace and imagining a different world. The works invite collective actions of repair, healing, cleaning, mending, wishing, imagining, and dreaming. Before entering the exhibition, visitors are invited to engage in a moment of self-reflection through Cleaning Piece (1996). Piles of local river stones are arranged, prompting visitors to reflect on their joys and sorrows. This is followed with instructions to fold paper cranes for peace, gradually filling the exhibition space. In Mend Piece (1966), visitors take part in an act of repair, piecing together broken ceramic cups and “mending with wisdom and love.” The exhibitions central installation, Play It By Trust (1966/1991), features a large chess table where up to 20 players can simultaneously engage in the nearly impossible act of playing with all white chess pieces, challenging them to “play as long as you remember where all your pieces are.”

This special exhibition, presented in the staircase hall of the Neues Museum, offers a dialogue on the meaning of time, mortality and the connection between past and present. Contemporary art meets historical space, refers to ancient models and offers a modern adaptation of the classical reception of the myth of the Dioscuri, who walk eternally between death and life.

Klára Hosnedlová's exhibition at the iconic Hamburger Bahnhof National Gallery for Contemporary Art combines sculpture, performance and mixed media to create a unique sensory experience. The art exhibition will run from May 1 to October 26, 2025, inviting visitors to learn about history, reflect on the present and dream about the future.

The Berlin Biennale for contemporary art takes place every two years at different locations in Berlin. Since its first edition in 1998, the Berlin Biennale has made it its mission to create space for renowned curators with experimental exhibition and event programs and to present bold artistic and political positions independent of the interests of the art market. The Berlin Biennale explores international artistic developments of the present that make the hidden and unknown tangible. Each edition brings together artists, theorists and interested parties from various areas of society, thus opening up a dialogue with the city's residents. The 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art takes place from 14 June to 14 September 2025 and is curated by Zasha Colah. Valentina Viviani is assistant curator.

Berlin is laughing! In the summer of 2025, the "Summer of Culture" street theater festival will once again bring colorful, exciting, imaginative and comedic theater performances to the streets of Berlin. For 19 days from August 5 to August 24, 2025, the "Kulturbahnhof" with its markets and performances will provide summer entertainment at Potsdamer Platz, and then the "Kulturbahnhof" willfrom August 26 to September 15 directly at Berlin Hauptbahnhof. The festival will once again present the popular street theatre performances. Visitors can enjoy a fusion of international theater, circus, body art, clowns, street music and interactive activities for the whole family. Amid the hustle and bustle, you can also sample a fine selection of food and drinks and shop for exquisite handicrafts.

Berlin Beer Week brings together domestic and foreign breweries to present a wide range of special craft beers. For craft beer lovers, Berlin is the capital of craft beer. Berlin Beer Week will hold its own beer festival to celebrate this trend.

Musikfest Berlin is a three-week festival dedicated to exploring the full breadth of the orchestral experience. From beloved symphonic classics by Beethoven and Mozart to rare, forgotten works and bold new compositions, Musikfest brings together an incredible diversity of music. The event is a collaborative effort between the Berliner Festspiele and the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, ensuring that the festival meets the highest artistic standards. With around 40 concerts, showcasing 160 works from over 80 composers, Musikfest Berlin presents a broad selection of classical and contemporary music. Performances take place in some of Berlin's most iconic concert venues, including the grand Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus Berlin.

The Berlin Fireworks Festival 2025 will take place on September 5-6, 2025. Against the majestic backdrop of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, the festival will present world-class pyrotechnic art. Teams from all over the world will compete for the championship and the audience's favor with their imaginative creations and stunning performance effects. The participating teams will each present their carefully designed fireworks works. The performance is divided into two parts: the first part is a five-minute designated segment with specified music and colors; the second part is a ten-minute free performance with a specified theme and free choice of music and colors. The jury composed of experts and celebrities will judge the fireworks based on the overall effect, originality and interaction of lights and lighting. The public can also choose the winner during the two days during the event. The audience's vote will be included in the final decision of the jury.

Petrit Halilaj will present his first major institutional solo exhibition in Berlin at Hamburger Bahnhof. In addition to drawings, sculptures, and installations, new site-specific works will be showcased. At the heart of the exhibition is the artist’s first opera, which explores the potential of collective dreaming to bring forth emancipatory worlds. The exhibition will be the second solo show to be held in the Rieckhallen, which reopened in 2024, and will open during Berlin Art Week.

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From September 24 to 28, 2025, Berlin will once again become the centre of German coffee culture. Berlin Coffee Weekover five days will be filled with fun, innovation and a sense of community. The festival is centered in Kreuzberg and hosts events in cafés, roasteries and specialty venues around the city, bringing together professionals and coffee lovers.

The exhibition is aimed at gamers of all ages, but also at visitors who have little experience with computer games. The fact that computer games have developed into a leading medium is no longer a daring thesis. The social and aesthetic significance of the interactive and multimedia medium can no longer be overlooked. The computer game has freed itself from its origins as a laboratory experiment and toy and has become "the" medium of digital society, somewhere between pop culture, entertainment and art. With the opening of the exhibition »The World of Games« in the fall of 1997, the ZKM was one of the first art institutions worldwide to give video game culture a permanent public platform in an art context. Since then, the ZKM has repeatedly reshaped the presentation of games in a series of different exhibitions.

Georg Schweinfurth was not just a renowned explorer of the African continent, but also a pioneer of Egyptology.Thanks to his botanical expertise, he played a crucial role in the scientific advancement of the field.To mark the 100th anniversary of his death, Schweinfurth’s legacy will now be honoured in a special exhibition organised by the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung.

For many visitors to Berlin, touring the city’s Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is an essential part of their itinerary. After opening in 1830, the then-Royal Museum quickly became a major attraction. However, the experience of visiting a museum was very different at that time. The special exhibition on the Altes Museum’s upper floor provides fascinating insights into the museum’s beginnings. It shows a selection of antiquities displayed in its first permanent exhibition in 1830.

Einen Kopf für einen Tanz – ein fairer Tausch? Das Stück “Salome” von Oscar Wilde zieht durch die internationale Theaterlandschaft und nimmt immer wieder neue Formen an. Nun inszeniert das Ensemble diesen klassischen Text auch für die Berliner Brotfabrik. Es entsteht ein Spiel aus Verlangen und Ringen um Macht. Die Königinnentochter Salome verzehrt sich nach dem von ihrem Stiefvater Herodes gefangen genommenen Propheten Jochanaan, der sie jedoch ablehnt. Herodes selbst ist beschäftigt damit, seine Stieftochter zu begehren. Sie soll von niemandem angesehen werden. Jochanaan hingegen will nicht von ihr angesehen werden. In einem Dreieck der Gewalt spiegeln sich die Charaktere wider. All das steht unter dem Zeichen der Angst vor Vergeltung. Denn der falsche König fürchtet die Worte des Propheten. Der von Lust angetriebene Herodes fordert Salome zu einem Tanz auf, der für mindestens eine der Figuren tödlich enden wird. Dabei stellt sich immer wieder die Frage: Wer kontrolliert hier wen? Im Mondschein der Nacht wird Salomes Besessenheit zu Rache. Sie küsst den abgetrennten Kopf Jochanaans, der sie zwar nicht mehr ansehen kann, seinen Blick aber auch nicht mehr von ihr abwendet. Information Source: eventbrite

Benefiz-Comedy-Show Was sich liest wie ein Schreibfehler, ist pure Absicht! Und eine der schönsten Ideen, um Humor und Hilfe, beste Unterhaltung und unbürokratische Unterstützung ganz einfach miteinander zu verbinden - Sascha Grammels Benefiz-Projekt LACHEN TUT GUT(es)! Ein locker-fluffig aus dem Hut, dem Ärmel bzw. aus dem Bauch gezaubertes „wünsch Dir was“ und ein kunterbuntes Grammelsurium vom Allerfeinsten mit der unvergleichlichen Puppentruppe unter dem schönsten Himmel der Stadt. Information Source: Kulturhaus Spandau | eventbrite

In der Ausstellung Stadt Mensch Meyer treffen städtische Impressionen von Lucas Wanckel auf Expressionen der Auseinandersetzung mit dem Menschen von Paul Bischitzky. Die Stadt mit ihren Städerinnen und Städtern. Während Städter*innen stark von der Stadt geprägt sind, prägen sie zugleich ständig und stetig die Stadt. Lucas Wanckel malt mit Acryl auf Leinwand und sagt zu seinen Werken: Städte haben für mich sowohl nachts- als auch tagsüber eine besondere Atmosphäre, die mich vor allem aufgrund der Farben fasziniert und ich versuche diese in meinen Werken wiederzugeben. Dabei spielen Häuserfassaden, Fenster und Schatten für mich eine große Rolle . Die Werke von Paul Bischitzky zeigen in abstrakter Form seine Auseinandersetzung mit Themen rund um das menschliche Sein und Dasein. Dabei ist der Blick nach innen gerichtet. Es handelt sich um Acryl auf Leinwand. Vernissage - 07.09.2025 Ausstellungszeitraum 07.09. - 04.10.2025 Bitte beachten wir sind keine klassische Galerie: Ihr könnt die Werke 45 Minuten vor Beginn unserer Veranstaltungen, z.B.Konzerte mit voller Beleuchtung anschauen.. Nach den Veranstaltungen ist die Beleuchtung dann nur noch mit der Barbeleuchtung eingeschaltet, was eine gemütliche Atmosphäre schafft. Ihr könnt uns auch gerne anschreiben wenn ihr noch Fragen habt. Es ist kein MUSS online zu reservieren, ihr könnt natürlich auch spontan vorbeikommen. Ihr helft uns mit einer Reservierung bei der Planung den Abend vorzubereiten, von der Anzahl der Barkräfte bis hin zum Einkauf! ART Stalker - Kunst+Bar+Events - Kaiser - Friedrich - Str. 67, 10627 Berlin / art-stalker.de / mail@art-stalker.de / Büro 10 - 16 Uhr: 0163 7374 229 / Office (EN)10AM - 4PM: 0152 2644 2625 / Bar ab 19 Uhr: 030 - 220 529 60 / aktuelle Öffnungszeiten der Bar: DI - SA ab 19 Uhr Information Source: ART Stalker | eventbrite

Egal, ob du davon träumst, auf der Bühne zu stehen, Theaterstücke selbst zu erschaffen oder einfach nur deine kreative Seite ausleben möchtest, bist du hier genau richtig. Durch eine Vielzahl von Übungen und Spielen lernst du die Grundlagen des Schauspielens, Improvisierens, der Charakterentwicklung und Stückentwicklung kennen. Mo von 17:30 – 19:00 Uhr | 14 – 27 Jahre alt EG – Saal (Raum 002+003) *Das Angebot findet an Feiertagen und während der Schulferien nicht statt ----- Whether you dream of standing on stage, creating your own plays, or simply want to explore your creative side, you’re in the right place. Through a variety of exercises and games, you'll learn the basics of acting, improvisation, character development, and playwriting. Mondays 17:00 – 19:00 h| 14 – 27 years old Groundfloor – Saal (Room 002+003) Registration by: info@weinmeisterhaus.de *The workshop does not take place during school holidays. Information Source: Weinmeisterhaus Jugendkulturzentrum | eventbrite

Experience the captivating blend of ambient music and visual artistry at the upcoming event, loscil pres. Lake Fire, taking place in Berlin at the renowned silent green Kulturquartier. Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of loscil on September 8, 2025, at Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin. Tickets are available for €23.44, offering a unique opportunity to witness this one-of-a-kind performance. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening of musical brilliance and creative expression.

Throughout the week, the festival showcases bothBerlin-based and international artists, bringing works to traditional art spaces as well as open-air and public spaces. From thought-provoking installations to discussions about pressing social issues, Berlin Art Week offers a window into the ever-evolving world of art and its connection to society.

Art Week - After Art Night will take place in Berlin at The Pub, located at Rochstraße 14, 10178 Berlin. The event will run from September 10th to September 11th, 2025. Attendees can enjoy a variety of artistic displays and activities during this time, all at no cost. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant art scene of Berlin during Art Week - After Art Night.

The ilb has attracted literary enthusiasts for over 20 years. It offers an impressive variety of styles and genres, from prose and poetry to graphic novels and children's literature. The goal of the festival is to bring literature from all corners of the world to Berlin, providing a platform for both established and emerging voices. Each year, the programme unfolds around a unique theme, thoughtfully curated to engage audiences with fresh insights and voices from across the globe. Internationally acclaimed authors and rising stars present their works in the original languages, with actors delivering German translations, making each reading a rich cultural exchange.

Cosmo Sheldrake, PartyNextDoor Berlin promises an unforgettable evening of musical brilliance at the renowned UberArena in Berlin. Set for September 11, 2025, at 8:00 PM, this event is poised to captivate attendees with a unique fusion of sounds and styles. Cosmo Sheldrake, known for his innovative blend of folk, jazz, and electronic music, brings a fresh perspective to the stage, enchanting audiences with his eclectic compositions and mesmerizing performances. Meanwhile, PartyNextDoor, the Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer, adds a dynamic edge with his sultry R&B and hip-hop influences, ensuring a night filled with rhythm and soul. The UberArena, a premier venue in Berlin, offers an exceptional setting for this musical extravaganza, providing state-of-the-art acoustics and an immersive atmosphere. With ticket prices set at 650 USD, this event is a must-attend for music enthusiasts seeking a night of extraordinary talent and unforgettable experiences.

In the vibrant city of Berlin, the UberArena is set to host an extraordinary event on September 12, 2025, at 8:00 PM—Cosmo Sheldrake, PartyNextDoor Berlin. This unique gathering promises an unforgettable evening, blending the eclectic sounds of Cosmo Sheldrake with the dynamic energy of PartyNextDoor. Known for his innovative fusion of folk, jazz, and electronic music, Cosmo Sheldrake captivates audiences with his whimsical compositions and multi-instrumental prowess. Meanwhile, PartyNextDoor, the Canadian R&B sensation, brings his signature blend of smooth vocals and infectious beats, ensuring a night of musical magic. With tickets priced at 650 USD, attendees will experience a rare convergence of genres and talents in the heart of Germany. The UberArena, renowned for its state-of-the-art acoustics and immersive atmosphere, provides the perfect backdrop for this exceptional event. Those fortunate enough to attend will find themselves at the crossroads of creativity and rhythm, witnessing a performance that transcends conventional boundaries.