July 07-13: Classic Open Air, Board Games Con, Open Air Festival, and more!
Things to do in Berlin - Week of July 07!
Wow, we’ve already sold more than 80% of the tickets for our Summer Get-Together with Handpicked Berlin!
The event is less than two weeks away (Friday, July 17), and we can’t wait to meet many of you in person and spend the evening together.
If you haven’t grabbed your ticket yet, make sure to do so before the event sells out:
Come support us, meet familiar faces, and make new friends.
What’s in store for you this week:
🎻 Classic Open Air on Gendarmenmarkt
🎵 Durchlüften 2026
🎶 Heroines of Sound 2026
🎲 Berlin Board Games Con
🎛️ Open Air Festival - From East to West
🍷 Kiketi Fest Berlin
💻 Tempelhofer Feld Walk: I Want Out of Tech
📅 Spotlight - Sponsors & Partners
🎤 SING ABBA ’THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL’ WITH YES CHOIR: SING ABBA IN 3-PART HARMONY IN ONE OF BERLIN’S MOST GORGEOUS BALLROOMS. NO SINGING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! 12 July (Sun), 19:30, CLÄRCHENS BALLHAUS, MITTE. More info.
💿 MACHINE LEARNING [001]: Hello, World! The first iteration of Berlin's newest electro night. Electro, breaks, & adjacent frequencies on Angel Audio's FLINTA*-built deep-bass soundsystem. Fri 10 July, 22:00 - 06:00, at Block1, Blockdammweg 1, 10317 Berlin. Tickets link.
🏆 The Hideout Pop-Up: Camp Olympics: Field day is back, but this time it’s for adults: silly relays, team games, tiny prizes, and actual weekend fun. Saturday, July 11, 15:30–19:00, Treptower Park. Tickets link.
🍷 Women Make Wine: Clos Lentiscus meets Mendall: Blind tasting as a game. Six wines from two Catalan winemakers. Núria Aviñó works the coast at Garraf; Alicia Serres, the dry inland of Terra Alta. Guess each wine by what you taste, hear, and hold, with warm pão de queijo to carry you through. Register Online.
🎙️ New worker-owned Berlin news site HEIST launched their podcast today, featuring investigations, stories, and voices from Berlin you won’t find anywhere else. There are three episodes already available, about life in Berlin as a Palestinian, the AfD’s queer politics, and the story of a faked attempted murder on the U-Bahn:
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🎫 This Week’s Giveaways
We have 2 tickets to 🎤 SING ABBA ’THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL’ WITH YES CHOIR for two subscribers. To enter the raffle, hit the ❤️ button (top or bottom of this email/post) and send an email to this email address with the subject line “ABBA”.
We have 2x2 tickets to 💿 MACHINE LEARNING [001]: Hello, World! for two subscribers to go with +1. To enter the raffle, hit the ❤️ button (top or bottom of this email/post) and send an email to this email address with the subject line “MACHINE LEARNING”.
⭐ Winners will be announced by Wednesday and selected from those who both liked ❤️ this post and sent an email. They will be notified directly via email.
1. Classic Open Air on Gendarmenmarkt
Gendarmenmarkt turns into an open-air concert stage for six nights this July. The Konzerthausorchester Berlin opens the series, followed by evenings with Giovanni Zarrella, Joja Wendt, and violinist David Garrett performing his "Millennium Symphony" program, before the Dutch band HAEVN and a closing set from Alphaville bring the festival to an end. The program mixes classical repertoire with rock, pop, jazz, and opera, and some nights add a light show or fireworks to the performance. More info.
💵 Varies (€65+)
📅 09 Jul (Thu) - 14 Jul (Tue)
2. Durchlüften 2026
The Schlüterhof courtyard at Humboldt Forum turns into a free open-air event for four summer weekends, bringing together musical traditions from around the world. Each evening pairs two live acts with a DJ set, opening on July 9th with Canto Diáspora and Jatun Mama, and continuing through a lineup that ranges from Mauritanian desert blues to Andean futurism and Kurdish club sounds over the following weeks. The program.
💵 Free
📅 09 Jul (Thu) - 01 Aug (Sat)
3. Heroines of Sound 2026
Radialsystem hosts a three-day festival dedicated to women and non-binary artists shaping electronic music and sound art, with concerts, installations, and scenic performances exploring the space between sound, performance, and technology. This year's program leans into the Asian and especially Japanese diaspora, bringing composers and musicians such as Kyoka, Miki Yui, and Nina Fukuoka alongside a portrait concert of Berlin composer Iris ter Schiphorst performed by ensemble mosaik. More info.
💵 €16+
📅 09 Jul (Thu) - 11 Jul (Sat)
4. Berlin Board Games Con
This is a three-day event dedicated to board and role-playing games for casual players and dedicated hobbyists alike. Spread across more than 10,000 square meters, the trade fair lets visitors try out new releases before they hit shelves, join tournaments and discussion rounds, or browse a large flea market where old and new games change hands. More info.
💵 €23+
📅 10 Jul (Fri) - 12 Jul (Sun)
5. Open Air Festival - From East to West
Holzmarkt spends a full day showcasing contemporary SWANA culture through music, fashion, food, craft, storytelling, and performance, running from noon into the night before an afterparty takes over until early morning. The lineup moves across several stages, with DJs, live sets, and a Moroccan Gnawa-inspired performance, alongside spoken word, dabkeh workshops, henna, and live painting. Food stalls serve Syrian and Egyptian classics, while the late-night program shifts into diaspora-rooted techno. More info.
💵 €5 (Afterparty €15)
📅 11 Jul (Sat)
6. Kiketi Fest Berlin
Kiketi Fest celebrates Georgian culture through wine, food, music, and community. You can enjoy tastings from Georgian wineries, traditional and modern cuisine, DJ sets, and a festival atmosphere that brings together people for a day of cultural exchange and shared experiences. More info.
💵 €7+
📅 12 Jul (Sun)
🌟 Save The Date For Our Summer Get-together
Join us Friday, 17 July for good company, fine drinks, and ice cream. Grab your tickets.
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7. Tempelhofer Feld Walk: I Want Out of Tech
For this event, Andra, a Berlin-based career coach leads a small, invite-only walk across Tempelhofer Feld for people working in tech or venture capital who feel unsatisfied despite outward success. Participants meet at the field's entrance before setting off on a roughly hour-long walk, using the open space as a backdrop for honest conversation about what isn't working and what might come next. More info.
💵 Free
📅 07 Jul (Tue), 18:30
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