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October 2026 in Berlin

Festival of Lights — © berlin-lights.com, Foto: Verworner

A month full of highlighs

Each year, October in Berlin puts us under its spell anew. In addition to the beginning of autumn, you can look forward to many major events this month.

Our series

Weekend tips in Berlin

TGIF! We have the best insider tips for city explorers, concert goers, exhibition visitors and sports fans on all 52 weekends.  

Preview

What happens this month? We have compiled the most important events for you.

New Openings

What's new in Berlin? New stores, restaurants, cafés and personal tips from the editorial team. There’s a lot to discover.

Our newest posts

Tegeler Fließ — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Off into nature

Are you captivated by nature? Discover with us these 11 insider tips for hiking and excursions in Berlin and Brandenburg!

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Neue Nationalgalerie — © visitBerlin, Foto: Artfully Media, Sven Christian Schramm

11 tips for Berlin Art Week

Art beyond the frame: performances, music & unexpected formats

Written for you by: Josefine

Reichstag and Gouvernment buildings in Berlin — © iStock.com, Foto: savoia

Experience democracy in Berlin: 11 tips

Go behind the scenes of government, explore historic landmarks, and take an active role in keeping democracy alive.

Written for you by: Josefine

Insel der Jugend — © visitBerlin, Foto: Thomas Kierok

11 tips for favourite summer places in Berlin

Where in Berlin is it at its most beautiful in late summer? When those last warm days are tempting everyone outdoors one last time? There…

Written for you by: Kristin

Berliner Unterwelten, Bunkertour Tempelhof — © visitBerlin, Foto: Tempelhof Projekt GmbH, Claudius Pflug

11 tips for the Berlin Industrial Heritage Festival

The Berlin Industrial Heritage Festival takes you on a fascinating journey through time, exploring the capital’s technical and architectural…

Sonnenuntergang an der Spree — © visitBerlin, Foto: Claudia Sult

Top 11 locations for sunset in Berlin

Experience a breathtaking sky over Berlin or a romantic sunset on the beach.

Written for you by: Josefine

Long Night of the museums in Berlin — © Sergej Horovitz

11 Tips for Berlin’s Long Night of Museums

Escape games, secret files, gangster stories and mysterious puzzles: Experience the most thrilling side of the Long Night of Museums.

Written for you by: Josefine

WeihnachtsZauber at Gendarmenmarkt — © iStock.com, Foto: mkrberlin

These Christmas markets open first

When exactly do the first Berlin Christmas markets start? Find out here when the first markets open. A chronological Christmas market…

Written for you by: Josefine

Top 11 New Openings in Berlin in September 2026

Berlin is revving up in September - and celebrating many exciting new openings. Be there!

Written for you by: Josefine

Our authors

Berlin Blogger

Fans of fine dining, recreational sports nuts, dog lovers: our guest bloggers see Berlin from their own, completely different perspective. Read for yourself and see where they take us.

Catrin

lives in Berlin for over 20 years and loves to travel the city. Preferrably by bike, she discovers the most exciting and interesting sides of Berlin. Across the city, across country and also off the beaten track.

Person mit langem Haar lächelt in die Kamera. — © visit

Dagmar

is an archaeologist who has worked on Mayan sites in Central America. After ten years, she left the world of the Maya for a life in Berlin and found that the city a rich place for field research as well. She has fallen in love with cultural treasures of Berlin. Whether alone or with her children, she loves to be out and about in the city, taking the time to look deeper and turn over a stone here and there.

Josefine

is originally from Munich and started out her career at one of Germanys largest daily news papers. Before finding her home in Berlin, she also reported as a correspondent and trend scout from the US. Today she is cruising Berlin's neighbourhoods, always on the lookout for good stories - with a focus on culture, music and ideas for the future of an innovative Berlin.

Kristin

does not smile on fotos. But in real life she enjoys with a smile in her face the rich cultural life of Berlin - the metropolis both in front of and behind the scenes. Her favourite season is the Berlinale, then she spends 10 days watching movies and writing about them in the blog.

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