Music

The Classic Open Air on Gendarmenmarkt is one of the big open air music events of Berlin!

The Salon zur wilden Renate in Friedrichshain is far more than just a club – it resembles an intricate labyrinth in a former residential building. After its surprising salvation from closure at the end of 2025, this institution of Berlin's club culture remains preserved, continuing to invite to excessive nights across several lovingly decorated floors in 2026.

The special Christmas party "Christmas Dine & Dance" at Restaurant ALvis combines two elements: the "Winter Wonderland" Christmas buffet in the restaurant and the subsequent celebration on the party boat!

Novels in all languages, audiobooks, specialist literature e.g. from the fields of computer science and natural sciences, as well as films and music of all genres - Dussmann, the large culture department store on Friedrichstraße, is a true mecca for culture enthusiasts!

In Volkspark Rehberge, in the heart of Berlin's Wedding district, a listed open-air stage from the 1930s transforms every summer into one of the city's most atmospheric open-air cinemas. Here, you sit under the open sky, surrounded by old trees, watching films on an inflatable screen.

From „Les Misérables“ via „We will rock you“ to "Dance of the Vampires", the historic Theater des Westens ("Theatre of the West") has always seen the biggest musical productions!

The Golden Gate, nestled under the S-Bahn arches at Jannowitzbrücke, is a firm institution for anyone seeking pure, raw, no-frills techno. With its legendary, often multi-day opening hours, the small club is considered one of the best addresses for extended after-hours.

The Club Bricks at Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin-Mitte is well known for its Black Music parties and urban sounds.

Music is life and freedom: that's why musicians at Oberbaumbrücke will give you lots of beats. Don't miss it!

Visit the outside of the building where David Bowie used to live in Berlin and remember that: "We can be heroes, for ever and ever".

The Cruise In American Diner in Berlin-Spandau looks like a setting for a 60s road movie.

The Ramones Museum in Neukölln is the world's first and only museum dedicated to the New York punk band, housed in the Bar 19:77 on Weserstraße. Anyone who takes punk seriously cannot miss this collection of over 1,000 original exhibits. The museum is currently moving again, with a new location imminent.

The perfect mix of streetwear and music - this outlines the concept of Friedrichshain's HHV Store pretty well. Fancy sneakers, countless jackets and T-shirts, far off any mainstream designs will give fans of exclusive streetwear a big smile.

Where Beethoven meets Berlin nights: The Philharmonie at the Kulturforum in Tiergarten is home to one of the world's most renowned orchestras. Spending an evening here with parents or grandparents means experiencing classical music in a hall that is itself an architectural marvel.

Those searching for off-mainstream vinyl in Friedrichshain will sooner or later end up on Marchlewskistraße. Since 2006, Bis Aufs Messer Records has stood for curated record sales with attitude: punk, drone, avant-garde, and jazz, coupled with expert advice and its own label.

At Yorckstraße 52 in Schöneberg, there's more behind the name POP – The Record Store than just a vinyl shop: here, passionate record knowledge meets a vibrant community that understands pop culture as a discourse. Around 10,000 records, Friday evening events, and a newly renovated store concept make it one of Berlin's most personal destinations for record lovers.

In the Bergmannkiez, in the heart of Kreuzberg, resides one of Berlin's largest record stores: Spacehall combines an impressive vinyl assortment across three rooms, focusing on electronic music from House to Techno to Minimal, and has long achieved the status of a true Berlin institution.

YAAM at Schillingbrücke is Berlin's most famous open-air club with a Caribbean-African character, a sandy area directly on the Spree, and a program ranging from Reggae to Afrobeats.

A mini electric guitar, a tuba and crazy instruments from everyday objects - in "Das Klingende Museum Berlin" (Museum of Sound), children of all age groups have the most diverse possibilities to make music.

Where classical music meets church history: The Berlin Cathedral on Museum Island in Berlin-Mitte is one of the city's most fascinating concert venues. Whether it's an organ concert under the dome vault or choir music by the Cathedral Choir – here, sacred architecture literally resonates.

Germany's largest music theater for children, Atze in Wedding, freshly awarded with the IKARUS 2018, has once again planned a magical Christmas program.

Hidden in Berlin-Mitte is a record store that takes its name literally: Record Store Berlin is an address for vinyl lovers seeking original pressings, signed rarities, and shellac records from the thirties – enjoying cult status worldwide.

If you want to end your week's start with some sporty fun, just roll into SO36 on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg. The legendary punk and rock club transforms several times a month into a roller disco, with funk, hip-hop, and roller boogie providing the soundtrack. Roller skate novices and pros share the same venerable dance floor during this after-work event.

If you like to drink a beer with friends in a surf, tiki and rock'n'roll atmosphere, meet new people and listen to rock and roll music in style, then the Moja is the place for you.

The IFA-Sommergarten at Messe Berlin is a popular concert location at night and a place to relax and hang out during the day.