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This is where the editorial team of visitBerlin gives tips and personal recommendations from their city. Insider tips for events, discoveries from the neighbourhoods, news from Berlin: we have written down what we like.

November 2026 in Berlin

Christmas Garden Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Michael Clemens

Science week, winter markets and the fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin is celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, Freedom Week, Jewish Culture Days and the opening of the first winter markets.

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.  

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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

Die Pfaueninsel an der Wannsee-Babelsberg Route — © Wirtschaftsförderung Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Foto: Steven Ritzer

11 tips to cool down for hot days

Spend the warm season in the German capital and let our tips on Berlin's top summer locations inspire you!

Written for you by: Kristin

11 extraordinary flea markets in Berlin

Particularly creative flea market experiences that only Berlin has to offer.

Written for you by: Catrin

Top 11 New Openings in July in Berlin

What’s new in Berlin? Dolce vita at Gendarmenmarkt, queer migrant perspectives at the Humboldt Forum, and a secret immersive art exhibition…

Written for you by: Josefine

Tanzen am Monbijoupark — © visitBerlin, Foto: Eric Maier-Rehm

11 tips for free summer activities in Berlin

A summer in Berlin doesn’t have to be expensive to be unforgettable. Whether you want to mingle with the crowds at a public viewing or at…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Lollapalooza Berlin 2015 - Day 1 — © 2015 Jakubaszek

11 Top Festival in Berlin

From Classic Open Air and neighborhood art festivals to pounding techno beats, Berlin’s festival summer promises plenty of music and…

Written for you by: Josefine

Ausstellung "Tausendmal Berlin" — © visitBerlin, Foto: SMB / Robert Rauschenberg / Thomas Bruns

11 special exhibitions in Berlin

There are plenty of inspiring exhibitions to see in Berlin in the summer of 2026. Choose whatever takes your fancy from the wide range on…

Written for you by: Dagmar

Exit Games — © visitBerlin, Foto: EXIT Escape Room Games – Berlin

Top 11 Escape Rooms in Berlin

From Sherlock Holmes to the "Hauptmann von Köpenick": We have compiled the best Escape Room missions in Berlin for you.

Written for you by: Josefine

EM Fanzone Brandenburger Tor UEFA Euro 2024 — © City Press

11 tips for public football viewing

From 11 June to 19 July 2026, the world will be gripped by football fever – and Berlin will become a hub for fans. We’ll show you the best…

Written for you by: Catrin

Inselfest Museumsinsel — © visitBerlin, Foto: SPK, Thomas Koehler, Photothek

Culture & Summer Events in Berlin

Over the coming weeks, you’re invited to numerous open-air events, concerts and open days across the city.

Written for you by: Dagmar

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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