# The best things to do in Berlin this week

The best things to do in Berlin this week, Monday 26 October to Sunday 1 November: 66 events, among them 25 in exhibitions and museums, 11 in concerts, 7 in film, 7 in tours and walks, 7 in festivals and street parties, 6 in theatre and 3 others.

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## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/today/best/?format=markdown): 36
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 34
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 54
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/best/?format=markdown): 66
- [Monday 26 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-26/best/?format=markdown): 36
- [Tuesday 27 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-27/best/?format=markdown): 34
- [Wednesday 28 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-28/best/?format=markdown): 35
- [Thursday 29 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-29/best/?format=markdown): 43
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-30/best/?format=markdown): 45
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-31/best/?format=markdown): 44
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-01/best/?format=markdown): 42

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/best/?format=markdown): 66
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/week/best/?format=markdown): 2

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/?format=markdown): 4,919
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/best/?format=markdown): 66
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/concerts/?format=markdown): 415
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 231
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/party-club/?format=markdown): 404
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/comedy/?format=markdown): 112
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/film/?format=markdown): 260
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 685
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 64
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 550
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/dance/?format=markdown): 20
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/food-drink/?format=markdown): 89
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/markets/?format=markdown): 43
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/tours/?format=markdown): 363
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 91
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/kids-family/?format=markdown): 313
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 653
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/sport/?format=markdown): 119
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/demos/?format=markdown): 69
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/worship/?format=markdown): 138
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/history/?format=markdown): 545
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/music/?format=markdown): 860
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/art/?format=markdown): 920
- [Jazz](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/music/jazz/?format=markdown): 100
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/stage/?format=markdown): 410
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/society/?format=markdown): 635
- [Electronic](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/music/electronic/?format=markdown): 253
- [Contemporary art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/art/contemporary/?format=markdown): 177
- [Nazi era](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/history/nazi-era/?format=markdown): 37
- [Painting](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/art/painting/?format=markdown): 123
- [Colonialism](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/history/colonialism/?format=markdown): 33
- [GDR](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/history/gdr/?format=markdown): 73
- [Photography exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/art/photography/?format=markdown): 110
- [Techno](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/music/electronic/techno/?format=markdown): 73
- [Migration](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/society/migration/?format=markdown): 31
- [Sculpture exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/art/sculpture/?format=markdown): 40
- [Middle Ages](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/history/middle-ages/?format=markdown): 17
- [Documentaries](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/film/documentary/?format=markdown): 64
- [Portrait exhibitions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/art/painting/portrait/?format=markdown): 10
- [Installations](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/art/installation/?format=markdown): 27

## Monday 26 October

- 10:00 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/
- 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/
- 13:00 Naza — Hackesche Höfe Kino — 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/
- 13:15 Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland — Hackesche Höfe Kino — Free — „Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland“ is an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/chihiros-reise-ins-zauberland-22637/
- 20:00 Ski Aggu — Columbiahalle — from 50 € — A concert announced as the release show by Ski Aggu. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ski-aggu-24043/
- 20:00 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb — Babylon — Stanley Kubrick's dark comedy "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" is being screened. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-th-26533/
- 22:00 Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes — Babylon — from 12 € — Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes is a feature film about a Spanish conquistador expedition in the 16th century that rafts down the unexplored headwaters of the Amazon … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/aguirre-der-zorn-gottes-9044/
- 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 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/

## Tuesday 27 October

- 22:50 Pans Labyrinth — b-ware! ladenkino — Pans Labyrinth is a fantasy historical drama set in Spain in 1944, after the civil war. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/pans-labyrinth-8803/

## Wednesday 28 October

- 17:00 Geheim nach 5 — Ehemalige Stasi-Zentrale (Haus 7) — Free — "Geheim nach 5" is an after-work guided tour through the exhibition "Einblick ins Geheime" on the grounds of the former Stasi headquarters. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/geheim-nach-5-16498/
- 20:00 Im Herzen der Gewalt — Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz — "Im Herzen der Gewalt" is a theatre production at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/im-herzen-der-gewalt-9911/

## Thursday 29 October

- 01:00 A-TRANE PRÄSENTIERT JAZZFEST BERLIN 2026 "DREAM BABY DREAM": VIER TAGE IM A-TRANE TAG1 HEUTE MIT: Elin Forkelid «Plays For Trane» Feat: David Stackenäs-Mattias Ståhl-Vilhelm Bromander-Jon Fält — A-Trane — This is the opening concert of a four-day Jazzfest Berlin presentation at the A-Trane, the German premiere of Swedish saxophonist Elin Forkelid's project … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/a-trane-prasentiert-jazzfest-berlin-2026-dream-baby-dream-vi-18/