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Summer is Berlin at its best, as the city spills outdoors to lakes, beer gardens, rooftops and open-air clubs. From swimming at the Wannsee to festivals and long light evenings, summer offers endless ways to soak up the warmth and buzz.
This overview gathers Berlin locations for summer, from lidos and beaches to rooftop bars, gardens and festival grounds. Some focus on swimming and sunbathing, others on music, dining and dancing under the open sky.
Browse the places below to find the best summer activities in Berlin, compare options and prices, and plan your visit.
At the foot of the TV Tower in Berlin-Mitte, the Human Museum shows what lies beneath the skin: real plastinated bodies, preserved with a method that has brought anatomy from the lecture hall into the public space. Berlin's most curious museum is also one of its most consistent.
On Friedelstraße in the Reuterkiez, where Neukölln and Kreuzberg almost meet, Fräulein Frost serves homemade organic ice cream with unforgettable flavors. GuZiMi, Gorgonzola-pear, elderflower with Prosecco: here, creativity is not a passing trend, but a craft lived for years.
Plänterwald is a forest on the banks of the river Spree in Berlin-Treptow and home to the former amusement park Spreepark.
Where Little Red Riding Hood meets Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel look out from the climbing frame: The Fairy Tale Playground in Schulenburgpark in Neukölln is Berlin's most magical adventure playground, designed around the world of the Brothers Grimm. Imagination and the urge to move are brought together here on a generous area.
The scent of sun screen on your skin and sand under your feet - playing a round of beach volleyball at Beach61 will give you the real vacation feeling!
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.
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In Berlin's Kreuzberg Wrangelkiez, just a few steps from the Oberbaumbrücke, Aldemir Eis has stood for homemade, special trend ice cream since 1989. Over 30 self-created flavors, freshly baked butter waffles, and combinations like chocolate-chili or gorgonzola-fig make this shop a serious destination for ice cream explorers.
Bürgerpark Pankow is the ideal destination for a summer trip with friends or family to enjoy the green of the city, a picnic or a trip to a beer garden.
A large area for running, playing and cooling down is the splash pool on Boxhagener Platz.
Hidden in the middle of Bäkepark in Steglitz is one of Berlin's most beautiful playgrounds: around 3,000 square meters of Africa and adventure, right by the Teltow Canal. Wooden giraffes, zebras, and palm trees create a jungle atmosphere, while climbing towers, zip lines, and hammocks do the rest.
Tucked away in the Grunewald, deserted and absolutely peaceful - if you prefer a calmer place to go for a swim, the bathing spot Badestelle Kuhhorn on the banks of the Havel might just be the place for you.
Sage Beach in Kreuzberg is Berlin's beach bar with authentic Spree riverbank feeling: sand, palm trees, sun loungers, and beats from the club scene, directly on Köpenicker Straße between Zalando Outlet and Sage Restaurant.
Kinderbad Monbijou scores above all with its location and its splendid view of Berlin-Mitte's Museum Island.
The swimming facility Sommerbad Wilmersdorf offers its visitors both a refreshing swimming experience and a lot of distraction.
On the Rummelsburg Bay in Lichtenberg, where the Spree flows languidly past, Hafenküche Berlin has achieved the feat of combining beach bar flair with upscale gastronomy. Once you've found the location, nestled between a climbing gym and industrial scenery, you won't want to leave quickly.
Since 2009, the ice cream manufacturer Vanille & Marille has been producing its ice cream in a Kreuzberg backyard - handcrafted, without artificial additives, with over 100 self-developed flavors. What goes into the cone daily ranges from Sicilian pistachio to Caramel Beurre Salé. Nine stores across Berlin, a clear commitment to quality.
Hidden on Lohmühleninsel at Schleusenufer, the ŒLGARTEN combines a beer garden under old trees with a marble bar and club area, from after-work drinks until deep into the night.
Gleisdreieck Park in Kreuzberg is more than just a playground. Multiple play areas, a nature exploration space, and the legendary 'Stangenwald' (pole forest) make this expansive green area one of the most versatile play spaces in the city.
Red strawberries, tractor ride, and over 60 attractions: Karls Adventure Village in Elstal near Wustermark, directly in Havelland, is probably the most famous family excursion destination in the Berlin 'Speckgürtel' (commuter belt). From the free petting zoo to the large indoor play area, the adventure farm turns a simple day trip to Brandenburg into a whole adventure camp.
Located on the traffic-calmed Ludwigkirchplatz in Wilmersdorf, Weyers Cafe – Restaurant is a true neighborhood institution with a spacious sun terrace, traditional German cuisine, and a clientele that keeps coming back from breakfast to dinner.
In Schöneberg, they've long known what good ice cream means. Jones Ice Cream, founded by French pastry chef Gabrielle Jones, stands for serious trend-setting ice cream in Berlin: handmade, uncompromisingly creative, and with a queue out the door.
Where Weinbergsweg meets Rosenthaler Platz, the pink-painted house of Süsse Sünde in Mitte offers more than just frozen yogurt: handmade ice cream from regional organic milk, creative sorbets, and a loyal clientele who have made queuing a leisure activity.
Freizeitpark Lübars is a recreation park in the Northern district Berlin-Reinickendorf and a famous destination for a nature trip in the city of Berlin.
The water playground of Britzer Garten is a small landscaped area with rocks, a murmuring stream and flood gates.
Where the Gemäldegalerie meets the summer sky: The Sommerkino Kulturforum at Potsdamer Platz in Tiergarten transforms Matthäikirchplatz every summer into one of Berlin's largest and most atmospheric open-air cinemas. Arthouse on a deck chair, with the skyline of Potsdamer Platz at your back.