# The best things to do in Berlin on Thursday 5 November

The best things to do in Berlin on Thursday 5 November: 37 events, among them 25 in exhibitions and museums, 5 in theatre, 2 in concerts, 2 in talks and readings, 2 in tours and walks and 1 in film.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/today/best/?format=markdown): 35
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 34
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 59
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/best/?format=markdown): 71

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/best/?format=markdown): 37

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/?format=markdown): 1,441
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/best/?format=markdown): 37
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/concerts/?format=markdown): 74
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/theatre/?format=markdown): 86
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/party-club/?format=markdown): 34
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/comedy/?format=markdown): 35
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/film/?format=markdown): 39
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 548
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 22
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 143
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/dance/?format=markdown): 4
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/food-drink/?format=markdown): 13
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/markets/?format=markdown): 9
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/tours/?format=markdown): 160
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 9
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/kids-family/?format=markdown): 54
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 99
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/sport/?format=markdown): 7
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/demos/?format=markdown): 8
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/worship/?format=markdown): 12
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/history/?format=markdown): 330
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/?format=markdown): 533
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/music/?format=markdown): 146
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/society/?format=markdown): 217
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/stage/?format=markdown): 126
- [Contemporary art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/contemporary/?format=markdown): 134
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/painting/?format=markdown): 64
- [Nazi era](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/history/nazi-era/?format=markdown): 20
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/photography/?format=markdown): 80
- [Colonialism](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/history/colonialism/?format=markdown): 20
- [GDR](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/history/gdr/?format=markdown): 47
- [Migration](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/society/migration/?format=markdown): 14
- [Sculpture exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/sculpture/?format=markdown): 23
- [Middle Ages](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/history/middle-ages/?format=markdown): 11
- [Portrait exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/painting/portrait/?format=markdown): 4
- [Installations](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/installation/?format=markdown): 21
- [Electronic music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/music/electronic/?format=markdown): 42
- [Street photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/art/photography/street-photography/?format=markdown): 4
- [German reunification](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/history/reunification/?format=markdown): 2
- [Club culture](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/music/club-culture/?format=markdown): 3

## Thursday 5 November

- 10:00 Dschingis Khan und die Welt der Mongolen — James-Simon-Galerie — from 14 € — "Dschingis Khan und die Welt der Mongolen" is a major special exhibition at the James-Simon-Galerie on Berlin's Museum Island. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/dschingis-khan-und-die-welt-der-mongolen-16239/
- 14:00 zurückgeschaut | looking back — Museum Treptow — Free — The exhibition „zurückgeschaut | looking back - Die Erste Deutsche Kolonialausstellung von 1896 in Berlin-Treptow“ is the first permanent exhibition on … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/zuruckgeschaut-looking-back-15692/
- 17:00 ZIG ZAG HALL: Hiromi Trio feat. James Genus & Simon Phillips — Zig Zag — 50 € — ZIG ZAG HALL: Hiromi Trio feat. James Genus & Simon Phillips is a jazz concert at the Zig Zag Jazz Club Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/zig-zag-hall-hiromi-trio-feat-james-genus-simon-phillips-24830/
- 18:00 Wie sprechen wir über Israel und Palästina? — Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (AGB) — Free — An evening of conversation titled „Wie sprechen wir über Israel und Palästina?" invites exchange on the Middle East conflict. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/wie-sprechen-wir-uber-israel-und-palastina-2546/
- 19:00 On Justice #11: Erinnerung, Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit: Von den Nürnberger Prozessen nach Den Haag — HAU 1 (Hebbel am Ufer) — 18 € — "On Justice #11: Erinnerung, Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit: Von den Nürnberger Prozessen nach Den Haag" is a panel discussion at HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Kreuzberg. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/on-justice-11-erinnerung-verantwortung-gerechtigkeit-von-den-14696/
- 20:00 Berliner Philharmoniker – Iván Fischer Dirigent — Philharmonie — 40–114 € — The Berliner Philharmoniker perform a symphony concert in the Philharmonie's main hall. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/berliner-philharmoniker-ivan-fischer-dirigent-21902/
- 21:00 Naza — Sinema Transtopia — from 12 € — The documentary "Naza" investigates the military structures, decision-making processes and technologies behind Israel's warfare in Gaza. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/naza-9066/
- until 3 Jan Ruin and Rush: Berlin 1910–1930 — Neue Nationalgalerie — The exhibition “Ruin and Rush: Berlin 1910–1930” presents around 35 works from the Neue Nationalgalerie's collection of Classical Modernism that address the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ruin-and-rush-berlin-19101930-22065/
- until 17 Jan Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 — Gropius-Bau — 15 € — Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 is a group exhibition at Gropius Bau in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kreuzberg-kunst-und-migration-seit-1960-65/
- until 7 Mar Maurizio Cattelan: Night – Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026 — Neue Nationalgalerie — "Night" is the first major solo exhibition in Germany by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, presented at the Neue Nationalgalerie. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/maurizio-cattelan-night-preis-der-nationalgalerie-2026-22056/
- until 20 Jun Ryuichi Sakamoto: seeing sound, hearing time — Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart — The exhibition "Ryuichi Sakamoto: seeing sound, hearing time" presents seven works by the composer and artist in five large-scale installations across around … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ryuichi-sakamoto-seeing-sound-hearing-time-22058/
- until 6 Dec Not All Travellers Walk Roads: Humanity as Practice — Haus der Kulturen der Welt — 10 € — Not All Travellers Walk Roads—Of Humanity as Practice is an exhibition at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Berlin edition of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/not-all-travellers-walk-roads-humanity-as-practice-3145/
- until 29 Nov Die Magie der Straße – Meisterwerke der Street Photography — F3 - Freiraum für Fotografie — 7 € — The show Die Magie der Straße presents masterpieces of street photography at f³ – freiraum für fotografie. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/die-magie-der-strae-meisterwerke-der-street-photography-11833/
- until 29 Nov The Magic of the Street — F3 - Freiraum für Fotografie — "The Magic of the Street" is an exhibition of masterpieces of street photography, showing around one hundred photographs by 45 photographers from the LEICA … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/the-magic-of-the-street-22069/
- until 9 Nov 'Tanzflächen der Wiedervereinigung' im Kraftwerk — Kraftwerk Berlin — Free — The exhibition 'Tanzflächen der Wiedervereinigung' at Kraftwerk shows the social upheaval surrounding the fall of the Wall as seen by club, subcultural and … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/tanzflachen-der-wiedervereinigung-im-kraftwerk-2524/
- until 30 Dec Der Holocaust – Was wussten die Deutschen? — Topographie des Terrors — Free — "Der Holocaust – Was wussten die Deutschen?" is a special exhibition of the Stiftung Topographie des Terrors in Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/der-holocaust-was-wussten-die-deutschen-3490/
- until 27 Mar Alltag Zwangsarbeit 1938-1945 & Baracke 13 — Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit — “Alltag Zwangsarbeit 1938-1945 & Baracke 13” is a guided tour through the former Nazi forced labour camp. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/alltag-zwangsarbeit-1938-1945-baracke-13-15416/
- until 9 Nov Tanzflächen der Wiedervereinigung — Kraftwerk Berlin — A multimedia exhibition on club culture and social upheaval in Berlin and eastern Germany. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/tanzflachen-der-wiedervereinigung-15430/
- until 4 Apr „… wir haben uns widersetzt, wie wir nur konnten.“ — Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand — Free — The exhibition „… wir haben uns widersetzt, wie wir nur konnten.“ looks at resistance inside the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/wir-haben-uns-widersetzt-wie-wir-nur-konnten-15683/
- until 9 Jan Linie 1 — GRIPS Theater — 13 € — "Linie 1" is a musical revue at the GRIPS Theater about life and survival in the big city. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/linie-1-16651/
- until 17 Jan Christoph Schlingensief: Es ist nicht mehr mein Problem, macht eure Scheiße alleine — Gropius-Bau — 15 € — An exhibition at Gropius Bau devoted to the German artist and filmmaker Christoph Schlingensief (1960–2010). — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/christoph-schlingensief-es-ist-nicht-mehr-mein-problem-macht-15701/
- until 20 Jun Ryuichi Sakamoto. seeing sound, hearing time — Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart — 16 € — Ryuichi Sakamoto's first major retrospective in Europe is on show at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ryuichi-sakamoto-seeing-sound-hearing-time-15761/
- until 17 Jan Kintsugi! Neu im Chamäleon — Chamäleon — from 39 € — Kintsugi! Neu im Chamäleon is a contemporary circus production at the Chamäleon Theater in the Hackeschen Höfen. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kintsugi-neu-im-chamaleon-10352/
- until 17 Jan Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 — Gropius-Bau — 15 € — The group exhibition Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 is on show at the Gropius Bau, an exhibition hall in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kreuzberg-kunst-und-migration-seit-1960-12015/
- until 5 Feb Tosca — Staatsoper Unter den Linden — "Tosca" is a melodramma in three acts from 1900. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/tosca-7811/
- until 22 Jan Performing Arts Season — Gropius-Bau — Performing Arts Season is a series of theatre, dance and performance works. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/performing-arts-season-59/
- until 15 Nov Entlang der Berliner Mauer — Berlin on Bike - Radtouren & Verleih — 35 € — Entlang der Berliner Mauer is a guided bicycle tour following the former Berlin Wall border strip and the Berlin Wall Cycle Route. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/entlang-der-berliner-mauer-20380/
- until 6 Jan Staatssicherheitsinhaftierung — Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen — Free — "Staatssicherheitsinhaftierung" is a special exhibition showing 100 portrait photographs of former political prisoners of the German Democratic Republic's … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/staatssicherheitsinhaftierung-15897/
- until 14 Mar Porträts! — Gemäldegalerie — 16 € — "Porträts! Überraschende Begegnungen von Botticelli bis Lempicka" is a major special exhibition by the Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/portrats-15974/
- until 11 Apr Umstrittene Verwandtschaft. Koloniale und nationalsozialistische Gewalt — Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau — 7 € — This exhibition in the lower level of the Pei Bau at the German Historical Museum compares central features of colonial and National Socialist violence in the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/umstrittene-verwandtschaft-koloniale-und-nationalsozialistis-15976/
- until 25 Jan Lovis Corinth. Dann kam Berlin! — Berlinische Galerie — 12 € — "Lovis Corinth. Dann kam Berlin!" is a major exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/lovis-corinth-dann-kam-berlin-23102/
- until 17 Jan Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 — Gropius-Bau — 15 € — A group exhibition at the Gropius Bau about art in Berlin-Kreuzberg since the 1960s and how it was shaped by labour migration. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/kreuzberg-kunst-und-migration-seit-1960-17895/
- until 21 Feb MAURIZIO CATTELAN. NIGHT | Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026 — Neue Nationalgalerie — from 10 € — MAURIZIO CATTELAN. NIGHT is the winner's exhibition of the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026 at the Neue Nationalgalerie. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/maurizio-cattelan-night-preis-der-nationalgalerie-2026-24392/
- until 1 Feb Josef Kaiser. Bauen für die DDR — Berlinische Galerie — 14 € — „Josef Kaiser. Bauen für die DDR“ is an exhibition about the architect Josef Kaiser (1910–1991), a formative representative of socialist architecture in the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/josef-kaiser-bauen-fur-die-ddr-17885/
- until 18 Apr Genghis Khan: The world of the Mongols — James-Simon-Galerie — 14 € — "Genghis Khan: The world of the Mongols" is a major exhibition about Genghis Khan and the world of the Mongols. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/genghis-khan-the-world-of-the-mongols-22072/
- until 14 Feb EVA FRANKFURTHER – Das Leben malen — Kunsthaus Dahlem — “EVA FRANKFURTHER – Das Leben malen” is a solo exhibition at Kunsthaus Dahlem showing more than 40 paintings and works on paper. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/eva-frankfurther-das-leben-malen-12184/
- until 5 Nov Theater der Dinge — Schaubude Berlin — Variiert je n… — Theater der Dinge is an international festival of contemporary figure and object theatre in Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/theater-der-dinge-21875/