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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.
Anyone who wants to experience Berlin from the water should start directly in Spandau: Marina Lanke Houseboat Charter is located on the Scharfe Lanke, Berlin's largest yacht harbour, and sends its guests on Silent class houseboats into the aquatic world between the Havel, Müritz, and Brandenburg lake district.
Plötzensee is not really an insiders' tip tucked away off the beaten track, it's much more centrally located in the city - in the heart of Berlin-Wedding. It is, so to speak, a lake with S-Bahn connection.
Half an hour from Berlin, Biosphäre Potsdam offers summer temperatures 365 days a year. 20,000 tropical plants, a waterfall, and hourly thunderstorms leave the grey everyday outside the hall.
In Neukölln, the most beautiful view of the Berlin skyline is atop the parking deck of the Neukölln Arcaden. Klunkerkranich is a cultural rooftop garden, rooftop bar, and club all in one – with a 360-degree panoramic view over the city's rooftops and an atmosphere no architect could have imagined.
Lübars Lido in northern Berlin attracts with its village idyll on Lake Ziegeleisee, offering swimming fun for the whole family with slides, a diving tower, and a sandy beach. Those seeking relaxation can rent a beach chair, while active guests can let off steam on the volleyball court or in the clear water.
In Wedding's Nordhafenpark, where the shipping canal borders green banks, charter ships depart. From here, trips go on the Spree and Havel rivers up to Hennigsdorf, for a few hours exchanged for waves and panoramic views.
Huckleberry's Tour is considered the classic among raft rentals and starts directly in Köpenick on the Spree, among other locations. The boat rental offers rustic log cabin rafts for day and multi-day tours on the Havel, Spree, and countless Brandenburg lakes.
Kiezkino Charlottenburg is Berlin's most charming open-air cinema, hidden in the courtyard of the S-Bahn station at Stuttgarter Platz, right in the heart of the Leonhardtkiez. Here, independent cinema and genuine community meet, under the open sky and with a fresh drink in hand.
Sand, palm trees, and cocktails, less than 50 meters from Checkpoint Charlie: Charlie's Beach in Berlin-Mitte is the beach bar that brings history and summer vibes together on 1,500 square meters. Where once the Wall stood, today tourists and Berliners dip their toes in the sand.
Germany's first beach bar has been located directly on the Spree in Berlin-Mitte since 2002, opposite the Bode Museum: sand underfoot, real palm trees, fairy lights, and free open-air salsa and tango evenings. No other place in the city combines a museum backdrop with a summer feeling so effortlessly.
Frau Krüger, a friendly café near Mauerpark, scores big time with coffee, cakes and frozen yogurt.
The Park am Gleisdreieck is located between Anhalter Bahnhof, Potsdamer Platz and the German Museum of Technology and stretches until Yorckstraße.
On the northern shore of Schlachtensee in Zehlendorf lies one of Berlin's oldest excursion restaurants, founded in 1723, with a direct view of the water and a cuisine that combines Alpine classics, Berlin specialties, and fresh fish.
The famous botanical night will transform the Botanical Garden 2019 into the magical dream world of Botanica!
The swimming facility Kombibad Seestraße of Berlin-Wedding is a real summer location for family fun.
Raft rental with soul: In Woltersdorf on Lake Flakensee, directly on the city limits of Berlin, Flossleben rents out spacious, comfortably furnished rafts for day and multi-day tours through the Berlin-Brandenburg water network. Those who set off here exchange the big city noise for the Dahme, Spree and 1000 lakes.
In the heart of Charlottenburg, near Savignyplatz, a piece of the city transforms into a medieval adventure village. The "Sherwood Forest" playground on Knesebeckstraße focuses on fantasy over functionality, featuring Robin Hood, fairy tale figures, and an unparalleled climbing castle.
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt HKW presents the Wassermusik - Festival 2019 with lots of concerts, films and discussions.
Just like Tempelhofer Feld, the Landschaftspark Johannistal started its existence as an airfield. It was here that motorised aviation in Germany made its first leaps in 1909.
Learn English or German without packing your bags: Abrakadabra Language School's Play-Language Course Daycamps in Wilmersdorf and Prenzlauer Berg combine holiday care with playful language acquisition. For children aged 4 to 12, there are daily excursions, activities, and a true language immersion experience.
City Music Berlin, located at Europa-Center in Tauentzienstraße, is considered Berlin's largest purchase and sale of used recordings.
A splashing area with a stream running through it, all got up by artists, is waiting for the kids to have fun there.
