The Berlin Events Guide for July 28–Aug. 03 Is Out!
Things to do in Berlin - Week of July 28!
I woke up on Sunday morning to the sad news of what happened at CSD on Saturday 💔. My immediate reaction was to check whether my friends who attended were alright. It’s heartbreaking to face the reality that love still has not prevailed over hate.
I hope we live long enough to see a world where radical Islamists no longer exist, no more children die in Gaza, Ukrainians can live in peace, Sudanese no longer have to flee their country for safety, and wars of aggression become things of the past.
What’s in store for you this week:
🎪 Britzer Gartennacht 2026
🎵 silent green Open Lab #8
🎶 Das FluxFM Bergfest with GANNA and Aka Kelzz
🎛️ Berlin Beats: Ben Klock
🎞️ British Shorts Summer Edition
🎻 Young Euro Classic
💃 Festival Entre Trópicos
🎙️ The Wonder Years - Dating Stories
🎭 Sour and Sweet
📅 Spotlight - Sponsors & Partners
📖 ENTSCHEIDET EUCH! A Reading and Discussion with Hermann Vinke on His Pamphlet Against Right-Wing Extremism: Marie Das Bistro im Deutschen Bundestag - Thurs. 30 July, at 18:00 - German journalist and
author Hermann Vinke presents his new pamphlet on defending democracy and countering right-wing extremism (Event in German). Free Registration.
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1. Britzer Gartennacht 2026
For one night each summer, Britzer Gartennacht fills Britzer Garden's paths, lawns, and lakeside stages with a walk-through mix of light installations, live music, and circus arts. More than 100 performers work the grounds, from aerialists and fire artists to costumed walking acts, while individual stages host everything from candlelit classical ensembles to indie-pop and a saxophonist-and-DJ dance floor by the rose garden. There is a hot air balloon ride which is included in the ticket price. More info.
💵 €19.25- €38.5
📅 08 Aug (Sat), 16:00 - 00:00
2. silent green Open Lab #8: aiel + Xingqi Liu
silent green continues its Open Lab series, a stage for Berlin-based musicians and performance artists taking their first steps in front of an audience. Ellis Papadaki brings her ambient and left-field electronic project, aiel, to life with a live rendition of her unreleased album Matters of the Heart. Xingqi Liu follows with The Unresolved, an experimental performance using condoms, a judge's gavel, and sampled voices to confront the recent drug-facilitated rape cases in Germany and the everyday dangers women face. More info.
💵 Free
📅 28 Jul (Tue), 20:00 - 22:00
3. Das FluxFM Bergfest with GANNA and Aka Kelzz
FluxFM’s weekly Bergfest returns to FluxBau on the Spree with free live music, this time featuring GANNA (⭐ I’ve seen her a few times. Her voice and signing style are amazing!) and Aka Kelzz. GANNA performs blending jazz with Ukrainian folklore and neo-classical arrangements from her album Utopia, while Aka Kelzz follows with neo-soul built on velvety production and groove-driven songwriting from their recent EPs. There will be fodo and drinks. More info.
💵 Free
📅 29 Jul (Wed), 18:00
📍 FluxBau
4. Berlin Beats: Ben Klock
Hamburger Bahnhof’s Berlin Beats series brings techno DJ Ben Klock to the museum for an open-air set. Klock has spent close to two decades shaping the sound of modern techno through his residency at Berghain and releases on Ostgut Ton, known for a patient, story-driven approach behind the decks. More info.
💵 Free
📅 30 Jul (Thu), 19:00 - 22:00
5. British Shorts Summer Edition
The British Shorts Festival’s summer edition brings a handful of favorites from its main short film program back to Berlin’s open-air screens, with shows at the outdoor cinemas in Atelier Gardens and Volkspark Friedrichshain plus Sputnik am Südstern. Three film programs cover the festival’s usual range, from drama and comedy to documentary, animation, horror, science fiction, and music videos. The program.
💵 €10+
📅 31 Jul (Fri) - 02 Aug (Sun)
📍 Various Venues
6. Young Euro Classic
Young symphony orchestras from around the world come together in Berlin for a festival of classical music. Each concert combines renowned orchestral works with music from the visiting ensemble's home country, alongside selected premieres. The program.
💵 Cost varies
📅 31 Jul (Fri) - 16 Aug (Sun)
7. Festival Entre Trópicos
Entre Trópicos brings a full day of Latin American culture to Neue Zukunft, mixing live music, open-air cinema, food, and a market of independent makers from the diaspora in Germany. The day opens with workshops, talks, and vendor stalls before the main stage lineup shifts to contemporary Latin American acts. Later, the program moves to a special open-air cinema slot, including a 10th-anniversary screening of the Colombian film Los Nadie and a Berlin premiere of Balada para niños muertos. More info.
💵 €20
📅 01 Aug (Sat), 13:00 - 00:00
Submitted Event
8. The Wonder Years - Dating Stories from Another Place and Time
The Wonder Years brings together dating stories from Berlin's BIPOC communities for an evening of storytelling. Labour of Love hosts two rounds of first-person stories about love, culture, and relationships, with group reflection built in after each round to unpack what came up. An icebreaker opens the night, and drink breaks give guests room to mingle between sessions. More info.
💵 €8
📅 29 Jul (Wed), 19:00
📍 Marsha*s
9. Sour and Sweet
Sour and Sweet is a documentary, performative monodrama from Theater GAS that reconstructs the story of Kysliwka, a small village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region destroyed by the Russian army between 2022 and 2024. The script draws on interviews with former residents now scattered across the Czech Republic, Canada, Germany, the US, and the UK, staged using devised and physical theater techniques. More info.
💵 €5
📅 30 Jul (Thu) - 31 Jul (Fri)
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