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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.

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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

Lesend auf dem Balkon — © GettyImages: Guido Mieth

11 tips for book fairs and literary festivals in Berlin

Whether at Bebelplatz, in the Secret Forest, or aboard a historic S-Bahn train, discover the city’s most beautiful book fairs and literary…

Written for you by: Josefine

11 particularly beautiful restaurants in Berlin

It's not just the menu that impresses here, the view is also impressive: We show you Berlin's most beautiful restaurants!

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Kiezkampagne Neukölln 2025 — © visitBerlin

Top 11 new openings in Berlin in June

Discover art at Bellevue Palace, enjoy brunch in a hidden garden, or step in front of the camera in your own private photo studio, these are…

Written for you by: Josefine

June 2026 in Berlin

Everywhere in the city, people are celebrating, dancing, marvelling and discovering: 200 years of Museum Island, Kreuzbergfest, Fête de la…

Written for you by: Josefine

The park Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

11 tips for Ascension Day in Berlin

Make the most of the public holiday on 14 May for culture, music, food and little adventures in Berlin. Pick your favourite tip and make…

Written for you by: Catrin

21 Gramm — © visitBerlin, Foto: Josefine Köhn Haskins

11 beautiful Cemetery Cafés in Berlin

Coffee among old gravestones? In Berlin, it’s a surprisingly lovely part of everyday life. These cemetery cafés invite you in with sunny…

Written for you by: Josefine

View of the cultural centre of Berlin from the Berlin Dom — © visitBerlin, Foto: Mo Wüstenhagen

The Mysteries of Berlin

Berlin is full of surprises and stories – and we have uncovered some of them for you. Take a look behind the scenes and discover the…

Written for you by: Kristin

Ice cream cones — © GettyImages, Foto: Hero Images Inc

Berlin's Top 11 Ice Cream Parlours

Cool tips for sunny days. The best ice cream parlours with unusual flavours, vegan ice cream or real classics.

Written for you by: Catrin

Reinickendorf, Tegeler Fließ — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 bike tours along the waterside in Berlin

Hop on your bike and head out into the countryside or to one of Berlin’s swimming lakes.

Written for you by: Catrin

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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