June 02-08: Breathing Concert, Long Night of the Sciences, Italian Food Festival, and more!
Things to do in Berlin - Week of June 02
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Breathing Concerts (Finally in Berlin!)
Berlin doesn’t get impressed easily. But hundreds of people breathing together in a sacred space, to live music tuned to 432Hz, with an overtone singer who can sing multiple notes at once? This is something else.
After 13 sold-out concerts, the Breathing Concerts come to Berlin for the first time. No experience needed. People arrive as curious strangers and leave feeling something they can’t quite explain.
“I just came for the music. But within minutes I found the deepest silence I’ve ever experienced. Like coming home.”
💵 €49 with code BEW11 (regular €55) + ticket fees - Exclusively for our readers - Get Your Ticket
📅 07 June (Sun), 19:30–21:30
What’s in store for you this week:
🎵 Breathing Concerts (Finally in Berlin!)
🎭 Dear Museum!
🎨 BAAM11 - Berlin Artists Art Market
🔬 Long Night of the Sciences
🍝 Italian Street Food Festival
🎉 Neighborhood Festival 2026
🚲 Fahrradsternfahrt (ADFC Bicycle Rally)
👋 Open Room by Project Withness
🍷 Briefmarken Weine
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100km in 24 hours Social Impact Hike across Berlin-Brandenburg: This year, the Löwenmarsch is back on 6-7 June 2026: a 100km hike in 24 hours in Berlin-Brandenburg for a good cause. But don’t worry: one walks as much as one wants — no pressure. 😉 What’s the good cause? Every step gathers donations for Learning Lions, a campus providing education for IT jobs to women and men in rural Kenya. More info.
🎫 This Week’s Giveaways
We have 2x2 tickets to Breathing Concerts (Finally in Berlin!) 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 “BREATHING”.
We have 3x2 tickets to Italian Street Food Festival for three 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 “FOOD FESTIVAL”.
⭐ 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. Dear Museum!
"Dear Museum!" is a performance at the Humboldt Forum that mixes movement, song, comedy, and spiritual invocation to question how ethnological museums collect and display objects. The piece centers on Nonqawuse, a 15-year-old Xhosa girl whose 19th-century prophecy was twisted by British colonial forces, and frames itself as both a love letter and a farewell to ethnological museum practice. It is performed in English, Setswana, Xhosa, and Zulu with German subtitles. More info.
💵 €16
📅 04 Jun (Thu) - 06 Jun (Sat)
2. BAAM11 - Berlin Artists Art Market
The Berlin Artists Art Market returns for its 11th edition, filling eight rooms across five floors with work from 242 local artists and more than 3,000 original pieces. It runs as a contemporary art fair built around affordability, with every fifth artwork priced under €500, so browsing and buying both stay within reach. Local musicians, live performances, and DJ sets run alongside the art over the weekend. More info.
💵 Free (donation suggested)
📅 05 Jun (Fri) - 07 Jun (Sun)
3. Long Night of the Sciences
The Long Night of the Sciences opens up laboratories, archives, libraries, and lecture halls across Berlin and Potsdam that normally stay closed to the public. For one evening, around 1,500 events let people explore real research spaces, with more than 800 of them aimed at children and teenagers. This year the organizers frame science as a counterweight to fake news and conspiracy theories. Shuttle buses connect some of the participating institutions. The program.
💵 €7.50
📅 06 Jun (Sat), 17:00 - 24:00
📍 Various locations
⭐ sponsored
4. Italian Street Food Festival
At the Italian Street Food Festival, around 20 vendors, food trucks, and restaurants serve specialties like arancini, supplì, porchetta, arrosticini, and cannoli, with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options and artisan gelato. DJ sets, karaoke, live music, and entertainment for kids round out the two days. More info.
💵 €6
📅 06 Jun (Sat) - 07 Jun (Sun)
⭐ sponsored
5. Neighborhood Festival 2026 – Come celebrate the summer on museum island
Join a lovely summer festival in the heart of Berlin, on the banks of the Spree, bringing together neighbors, students, residents, families, and several institutions on the museum island from across the city for a day of music, food, and shared experiences. More info.
💵 Free, no registrations required
📅 06 June (Sat), 14:00-18:00
6. Fahrradsternfahrt (ADFC Bicycle Rally)
The Fahrradsternfahrt is an annual mass bike demonstration that pushes for better cycling conditions in and around Berlin. Riders set off along roughly 20 routes covering close to 1,000 kilometers and converge on the city center, with past editions drawing as many as 250,000 participants. More info.
💵 Free
📅 07 Jun (Sun), 11:00 - 14:00
📍 Berlin (route info)
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7. Open Room by Project Withness
Open Room is a small social gathering, set up for people who want to meet others without the usual pressure or icebreaker games. The format keeps groups small and uses gentle prompts to get conversations going, with the idea that you just show up rather than perform. More info.
💵 €5+
📅 05 Jun (Fri), 18:30 - 21:00
📍 hubraum
Restaurant Suggestion:
Briefmarken Weine (⭐4/5)
This Italian wine bar on Karl-Marx-Allee has a charming atmosphere, with cute indoor seating and a nice outdoor terrace. It’s the kind of place that works well for a date night or a relaxed evening with friends. The menu offers a wide selection of antipasti, while the main courses are more limited and focused mainly on pasta dishes. I tried the Bottoni with Parmigiano Ragù, which was very tasty, but the portion was quite small. If you’re hungry, you’ll probably want to order a starter with your main. The staff were warm and welcoming, which made the experience more enjoyable. The wine list is extensive, especially if you’re ordering a bottle. By-the-glass options are a bit more limited, with around three to four choices per category. They also serve orange wine, which is a nice option for those who enjoy it. Prices are on the higher side, with main dishes around €25 and wine by the glass starting at €9. They accept both cash and card.
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