Classical Music © visitBerlin, Foto: Artfully Media, Sven Christian Schramm Classical Music 06/12/2026 Wind und Wellen I – »A Sea Symphony« Classical Music 06/12/2026 “Wind and Waves I – ‘A Sea Symphony’” takes audiences in Berlin on a captivating musical journey through the power, vastness and beauty of the sea. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57431 Buy tickets
Concerts © Ebener Concerts 07/12/2026 Adventskonzert Kinderchor Concerts 07/12/2026 Carl Heinrich Graun's Christmas Oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra will be performed under the musical direction of Vinzenz Weissenburger with the children's choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, members of the International Opera Studio of the… Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Staatsoper Unter den Linden Unter den Linden 7 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/de/veranstaltungen/adventskonzert-kinderchor.27821/
Classical Music © Jan Windszus Photography Classical Music 07/12/2026 Konzert Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Classical Music 07/12/2026 Final concert of the Federal Singing Competition. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Komische Oper Berlin: Schillertheater - Großer Saal Bismarckstraße 110 10625 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.komische-oper-berlin.de/spielplan/a-z/konzert-bundeswettbewerb-gesang/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Sebastian Blutau Lectures & Readings 07/12/2026 Christoph Maria Herbst & Moritz Netenjakob: The earnest effort towards silliness Lectures & Readings 07/12/2026 One is among Germany's most popular TV and film actors, the other a bestselling author and cabaret artist. And yet they have much in common: a love of subtle satire, the enjoyment of quickly switching roles, and an admiration for Loriot. Read more Literature On Tour Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/christoph-maria-herbst-moritz-netenjakob-das-ernsthafte-bemuehen-um-albernheit-tipi-am-kanzleramt-21244366/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Concerts © visitBerlin, Foto: Uwe Steinert Concerts 07/12/2026 Guest Concert: Spectrum Concerts Berlin Concerts 07/12/2026 The string players of Spectrum Concerts Berlin will perform two piano quintets alongside Ashley Wass on piano. Read more Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57220 Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Hendrik Gergen_ZDF_Julia Feldhagen Cabaret & Comedy 07/12/2026 Ingmar Stadelmann meets Oliver Welke Cabaret & Comedy 07/12/2026 Ingmar Stadelmann is coming to the theater “Die Wühlmäuse” for his new LIVE talk and has a very special guest with him: Oliver Welke. Read more Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/ingmar-stadelmann-trifft-oliver-welke-ich-hab-da-mal-ne-frage-berliner-kabarett-theater-die-wuehlmaeuse-20455876/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Show © Andrey Kezzyn Show 07/12/2026 + 2 additional dates UNVERSCHÄMT CHARMANT! A burlesque–variety–music show Show 07/12/2026 + 2 additional dates Let’s Misbehave – this outrageously charming cabaret band rocks the stage with songs ranging from Charleston to chanson, swing to sinful elegance. Read more International City of music Location BAR JEDER VERNUNFT Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.bar-jeder-vernunft.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/unverschaemt-charmant-burlesque-variete-musikshow.html Buy tickets
Festival © visitBerlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Festival 07/12/2026 ZeitenKlänge Musikfestival Festival 07/12/2026 The Sydney Youth Orchestra is one of Australia's leading youth orchestras and offers young musicians a challenging musical education as well as the opportunity to perform together at a high level. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Philharmonie, Großer Saal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57400 Buy tickets
Puppet & Object Theatre © Theater JARO Puppet & Object Theatre To 24/12/2026 Ms. Schaum and a Dinosaur Under the Christmas Tree Puppet & Object Theatre To 24/12/2026 Today is Christmas, and Mrs. Schaum wants to quickly clean and polish everything. Her daughter Luzi would rather visit the neighbors. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Theater Jaro Schlangenbaderstraße 30 / Ecke Wiesbadenerstraße 14197 Berlin Time 10:30 am https://www.theater-jaro.de/stuecke/frau-schaum-und-ein-dinosaurier-unterm-weihnachtsbaum/ Buy tickets
Art © Max Slevogt, Morgiane und Ali Baba Art 08/12/2026 Telephone Etiquette Art 08/12/2026 As part of the exhibition ‘On to New Works! Max Slevogt, Bruno Cassirer and Max Liebermann’, we invite you to join us for a guided tour by telephone. Together, we will explore the Liebermann Villa on the Wannsee and its historic garden – no matter where you… Read more Accessible Events Location Liebermann-Villa Colomierstraße 3 14109 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://liebermann-villa.de/veranstaltungen/telefonfuehrung/
Panel discussion © visitBerlin Panel discussion 08/12/2026 Stepan Bandera Panel discussion 08/12/2026 A cult figure with contemporary implications: Stepan Bandera (1909–1959) is a historically highly controversial figure. Everyone in Ukraine knows his name. Read more History History of National Socialism Location Deutsches Spionagemuseum Leipziger Platz 9 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/event/stepan-bandera
Classical Music © Peter Adamik Classical Music 08/12/2026 + 1 additional date Symphony concert III Classical Music 08/12/2026 + 1 additional date The Staatskapelle Berlin's grand symphony concerts are entering their 185th season. They are not only the cornerstone of the orchestra, but also shape Berlin's musical culture as a whole. Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Philharmonie Berlin Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/de/veranstaltungen/symphoniekonzert-iii.27769/ Buy tickets
Ballet © Ovation_Events Ballet 08/12/2026 The Nutcracker - International Ballet Festival & Festival Orchestra Ballet 08/12/2026 Few ballets are as synonymous with the winter and Christmas season as *The Nutcracker*. Read more International Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Admiralspalast Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Concerts © Tina Niedecken Concerts 08/12/2026 BAP Concerts 08/12/2026 When you talk about BAP, you're talking about German rock history. Read more City of music On Tour Location Uber Arena Uber Platz 1 10243 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 21:30 pm https://www.eventim.de/event/niedeckens-bap-bap-fuenfzig-jahre-die-zielgerade-tour-2026-uber-arena-berlin-20708670/?affiliate=VB1 Buy tickets
Concerts © visitBerlin Concerts 08/12/2026 “Because We Shine” – The Choir “Die Herzschrittmacher” Concerts 08/12/2026 As the days grow shorter in the run-up to Christmas and the city settles into a peaceful rhythm, it’s time once again for what is arguably the city’s most charming Christmas miracle. Read more City of music Location Ernst-Reuter-Saal im Rathaus Reinickendorf Eichborndamm 213 13439 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.komoedie-berlin.de/produktionen/weil-wir-leuchten-der-chor-die-herzschrittmacher.html Buy tickets
Film, theatre, literature & music © visitberlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Film, theatre, literature & music 08/12/2026 Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel Film, theatre, literature & music 08/12/2026 "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella" is coming to Berlin as a live-action film accompanied by a LIVE orchestra. Read more City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Tempodrom Möckernstraße 10 10963 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.eventim.de/search/?affiliate=VB1&searchterm=Drei+Haseln%C3%BCsse+f%C3%BCr+Aschenbr%C3%B6del+Berlin Buy tickets
Classical Music © visitBerlin Classical Music 08/12/2026 RAGAZZE QUARTET, KATHARINE DAIN & ENSEMBLE Classical Music 08/12/2026 In their project *They Have Waited Long Enough*, Katharine Dain and the Ragazze Quartet tell the stories of famous and lesser-known women from a new perspective. Read more experimental and contemporary Art Classic music in Berlin City of music Location Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin Französische Straße 33 D 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.boulezsaal.de/de/event/ragazze-quartet-katharine-dain-ensemble-769753 Buy tickets
Play © Daniel Wetzel Play 08/12/2026 The Fisherman and His Wife | Puss in Boots Play 08/12/2026 The Hexenberg Ensemble transforms *Fischer un sin Fru* and *Puss in Boots* into a cheeky, darkly humorous evening of fairy tales full of surprising twists – strictly for adults only. Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm http://www.hexenberg-ensemble.de Buy tickets
Cabaret & Comedy © Olli Haas Cabaret & Comedy 08/12/2026 C.Heiland: Der C.Hristmas Planner Cabaret & Comedy 08/12/2026 An evening as spicy as gingerbread and as sweet as cinnamon stars. This is what makes Christmas fun again. (in German) Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Location BKA – Berliner Kabarett Anstalt Mehringdamm 34 10961 Berlin Time 20:00 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © DLS Lectures & Readings 08/12/2026 Dead Ladies Show #44 Lectures & Readings 08/12/2026 The DEAD LADIES SHOW presents inspiring features about women who have achieved remarkable things in the face of all odds. It celebrates these impressive figures, their eventful life stories and their enduring legacy. Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm – 23:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/dead-ladies-show-44 Buy tickets
Classical Music © Philippe Matsas Classical Music 08/12/2026 Originalklang. Baroque Christmas music with Les Accents Classical Music 08/12/2026 Les Accents present their Christmas program, "Heavenly Night." Read more Classic music in Berlin City of music Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Kammermusiksaal Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/57071 Buy tickets
