Last updated on 06/22/2026
A Sunday in Berlin never has to be grey and dreary, because the city has an adventure ready for every taste. At the Computerspielemuseum in Friedrichshain, the journey through time runs from the earliest arcade machines to the present, while the Berlin Botanical Garden in Dahlem gathers almost every climate zone on earth across 43 hectares and fifteen greenhouses. In Marzahn, the Gardens of the World lead through eleven theme gardens from China to Bali, with Berlin's only cable car floating right above them. And when the sun is shining, the balls roll across the boule court by the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg. Between museum, garden art and canal bank, it becomes clear that the last day of the week can be the most beautiful. How would you give your next Sunday in Berlin a new spark?
Viktoria Tkachenko
I think a Sunday in Berlin is far too precious to spend on the sofa. For this list I walked through the greenhouses of the Berlin Botanical Garden until the tropical air fogged up my glasses, and let the balls roll at the boule court by the Landwehrkanal. What stayed with me most were the Gardens of the World in Marzahn, where I travelled from the Chinese Garden all the way to Bali. I will show you how a dull Sunday turns into a small celebration.
The Computer Games Museum in Friedrichshain is the world's first museum of its kind, taking visitors on a journey through 70 years of gaming history. Over 300 playable exhibits, an arcade hall, and changing special exhibitions make Sundays an experience for all generations.
The Berlin Botanical Garden stretches over 43 hectares between Dahlem and Lichterfelde and houses around 20,000 plant species. The complex includes fifteen display greenhouses, among them the Great Tropical House with giant bamboo and palms. To combat a boring Sunday, the order helps: first the outdoor area, then the tropics, and both in any weather.
In Marzahn-Hellersdorf, the Gardens of the World gather eleven theme gardens and nine garden cabinets, from the Chinese Garden with its teahouse to the Balinese Garden under glass. Berlin's only cable car runs across the grounds up to the Wolkenhain on Kienberg. As a Sunday program, this offers options from a short stroll to a full afternoon.
One of Berlin's most courageous musical theaters is located on Karl-Marx-Straße in Neukölln: The Neuköllner Oper explores the intersection of opera, theater, and contemporary performance, without ever losing touch with the neighborhood. Its repertoire features pieces that truly have something to say.
A guided bicycle tour that leads from the Nikolaiviertel in Mitte through Tiergarten to Kreuzberg, revealing places that even long-time Berliners will find surprising. Away from the tourist crowds, approximately 18 kilometers, three hours, and countless hidden city stories.
In the historic Art Nouveau ballroom of the Hackesche Höfe in Mitte, the Chamäleon shows what contemporary circus truly can do: acrobatics, dance, and stage art merge into poetic shows unknown to classical vaudeville. For Sunday dates, the same lower prices apply as during the week.
Café Bravo in the courtyard of the KW Institute for Contemporary Art on Auguststraße in Berlin-Mitte is arguably the city's most beautiful museum café. Cobblestones, old trees, and an iconic glass pavilion make Sundays here a real event.
In Karlshorst, one of the greenest corners of Lichtenberg, stands one of Berlin's most historic sports venues since 1894: the harness racing track. Sunday afternoon, harness racing, a beer in hand, and two euros placed on the right horse - that's the most counter-cyclical excursion this city has to offer.
Sunday morning on Museum Island, with chamber music by the Staatskapelle Berlin: The museum concerts at the Bode Museum in Mitte combine a classical matinee with sculpture art and café culture to create one of the city's most atmospheric Sunday programs.
On Paul-Lincke-Ufer in Kreuzberg, directly on the Landwehrkanal, lies Berlin's most famous boules court. Free, gravel-paved, and always lively, it's a meeting point for the whole city on Sundays. Throwing boules has rarely been so relaxing.
