What's on

Konzerthausorchester Berlin: Henze's Ninth Symphony

Fri 4 Sep, 20:00  ·  Konzerthaus Berlin

One-hour Musikfest performance of Hans Werner Henze's fierce choral Ninth Symphony, written as a reckoning with fascism.

Berlin New Media Week

Wed 2–Sun 6 Sep  ·  Various locations (galleries, clubs, cultural spaces)

Citywide showcase of digital art and electronic music — live audiovisual performances, installations, AI-assisted works.

Watergate Open Air w/ Anfisa Letyago, Chez Damier, Isaac Carter, Natalie Robinson

Sat 5 Sep, 15:00–22:00  ·  SAGE, Köpenicker Str. 18–20

Riverside two-floor session led by deep-house pioneer Chez Damier.

HIVE FREE RAVE

Fri 4 Sep  ·  DSTRKT Club Berlin

15Y EFN — Anime, Unicorn on K., Eycer, Koksberg, FabiTekk, Phiesi, District Red, Morbid

Fri 4 Sep  ·  Location TBA

M-BIALOKSCHUPPEN KLUBNACHT pres. PARACEK INVITES w/ CARGO, MRGNSTRN + more

Fri 4 Sep  ·  Lokschuppen Berlin

PULS x shockwerk x coconut concepts pres. LAST SUMMER NIGHT

Fri 4 Sep  ·  RSO.BERLIN

MILLIAMPERE x AMBRA pres. two girls one mom — HALF NIGHT LONG w/ Danilo Filipe, George Radsport

Sat 5 Sep  ·  Lokschuppen Berlin

Else x Hoe__mies

Sat 5 Sep  ·  Else

Small Great House 'September Edition' (Open Air + Indoor, 19 Hours)

Sat 5 Sep  ·  OXI

Amsterdam Techno Records and DEPOT BERLIN

Sat 5 Sep  ·  ://about blank

HEISSS I Open Air & Indoor

Sun 6 Sep  ·  Else

Hallen 07: Reinickendorf Rules

Sat 5–Sun 6 Sep, 11:00–20:00  ·  Wilhelm Hallen, Kopenhagener Str. 60–72

50+ artists and major Berlin collections take over 9,000 sqm of former industrial halls ahead of Berlin Art Week.

Confluence of European Water Bodies

Fri 4 Sep, 09:30–21:00 (Spore Initiative) & Sun 6 Sep, 10:00–20:00 (Floating University Berlin)

Rights-of-Nature panels, performances and water-listening sessions treating rivers and wetlands as political participants.

Berlin Chili Fest: Harvest Edition

Fri 4 Sep, 18:00–22:00, Sat–Sun 5–6 Sep, 12:00–22:00  ·  Berliner Berg Brauerei, Treptower Str. 39

50+ hot sauce makers, a chili-eating competition and live music.

Frizzante — Italian Food & Wine Festival

Sat 5–Sun 6 Sep  ·  Friedrichstraße 112

Aperitivo-themed pasta, focaccia, seafood and wine tastings; Saturday night party with Italo disco.

Chilean Pisco Month

Throughout September  ·  Bars across Kreuzberg, Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain

Discounted pisco cocktails at participating bars — check @sippinpisco on Instagram for the list.

Prenzlauerberginale #10 — Opening Night

Tue 1 Sep (today), 17:30 & 20:30  ·  Filmtheater am Friedrichshain, Bötzowstraße 1–5

Neighbourhood film festival opens with rare Prenzlauer Berg/GDR material, incl. Frank Beyer's Das Versteck, with guest discussions.

International Literature Festival Berlin

Thu 3–Sun 6 Sep this week (runs to 12 Sep)  ·  Haus der Berliner Festspiele + partner venues

200+ writers from 40+ countries, including Han Kang, Jenny Erpenbeck, Douglas Stuart, Dave Eggers, Christian Kracht.

40th Fantasy Filmfest

Wed 2–Wed 9 Sep  ·  Zoo Palast, Hardenbergstraße 29a

Eight days, ~50 films of horror, sci-fi and thrillers; opens with Adrian Chiarella's Leviticus.

StummfilmLIVE Festival: Der Mantel

Fri 4 Sep, 18:15  ·  Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30

Gogol's 1926 Soviet silent tale screened with live musical accompaniment, part of Babylon's centenary celebration.

IFA Berlin — Consumer Electronics Fair

Fri 4–Tue 8 Sep  ·  Messe Berlin

1,800+ exhibitors showcasing the latest consumer tech, appliances and gadgets.