Last Issue of 2025: New Year Parties and New Year Run!
Things to do in Berlin in 2025!
The year is almost coming to an end, and I’ve published 51 newsletters, including this one. That’s why I’m taking a short break and skipping next week’s edition to spend time with friends and family, while still including the New Year parties in this issue.
It was great having you all here in 2025, and I hope to bring you even more events in 2026 that are truly worth your time and money. A special thank you to our monthly supporters 💛. I hope you felt your support was appreciated through giveaways and tickets 🎟️.
Happy holidays, and see you again in 2026.
What’s in store for you this week:
🎉 XMAS Party | NEUER CLUB
🎆 New Year’s Magic Citadel
🎊 YEAH 26! New Year’s Eve at the Brandenburg Gate
🎵 ALLES WIRD GUT - New Ear Festival
🎛️ The End: Renate Closing 86H
🍑 GEGEN • PRNCPTL • RSO 33H
🏃 Berlin New Year’s Run
🍽️ Les Valseuses - French Restaurant
🎫 This Week’s Giveaways
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1. XMAS Party | NEUER CLUB
The biggest party after the holidays 🔥🎅 Two floors, 1,000 guests, driving sounds, modern technology, and a fully reinvented club on Warschauer Straße. Formerly Haubentaucher, MAAYA returns with cutting edge lighting, LED walls, and a laser show for a unique two floor night on the RAW grounds. 🎶 All time hits and hip hop. Two floors plus pool area. 💝 Welcome shots for the first 200 guests. 🤑 Tickets from 5€. More info.
💵 From €5
📅 26 Dec (Fri)
2. New Year's Magic Citadel
The Spandau Citadel hosts an open-air New Year's Eve party with live shows, DJs, and fireworks. The event includes a family program from 3pm to 7pm with children's entertainment, followed by a party from 7pm to 2am with three dance floors and music ranging from German hits to pop, rock, and electro. The event takes place in a historical setting at the citadel. More info.
💵 €30+
📅 31 Dec (Wed)
3. YEAH 26! New Year's Eve at the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin welcomes the New Year with fireworks at the Brandenburg Gate. The event features DJ sets with pop, 80s and 90s hits, and Afrobeats from 10pm, followed by a countdown at midnight and a fireworks display. After midnight, the party continues with electro beats until 1am. More info.
💵 Free
📅 31 Dec (Wed)
4. ALLES WIRD GUT - New Ear Festival
Bachstelzen and MaHalla present a New Year festival featuring music, art, and performances across four floors. The event begins on New Year's Eve with a celebration in the Black Ballroom, continuing through other spaces until the energy flows into a day rave on New Year's Day. The festival offers an alternative to typical New Year's Eve celebrations, with techno and house music in the industrial setting of MaHalla. More info.
💵 €25+
📅 31 Dec (Wed) - 02 Jan (Fri)
📍 MaHalla
5. The End: Renate Closing 86H
Renate hosts an 86-hour closing party (apparently they are not closing after all!) for New Year's Eve, marking the end of the beloved Berlin institution. The event features multiple dance floors and rooms with various electronic music styles, from fast techno to house music. The lineup includes Lewis Fautzi, Felicie, Stephanie Sykes, Beau Didier and others. The party offers guests the option to view fireworks on the Elsenbrücke and re-enter the club. More info.
💵 €22+
📅 31 Dec (Wed) - 05 Jan (Sun)
📍 Renate
6. GEGEN • PRNCPTL • RSO 33H
Gegen, Pornceptual, and RSO come together for a two-day New Year's Eve sex-positive event. The event spans three dance floors with a darkroom and slings area, plus art installations. The lineup includes I. JORDAN, Jensen Interceptor, Dasha Rush, Akua b2b Tasha and others. The event creates a space where boundaries shift and identities flow, with a focus on celebration and transformation. The party includes a harm reduction stand and awareness team, with multiple entry options throughout the event. More info.
💵 €59
📅 01 Jan (Thu) - 02 Jan (Fri)
7. Berlin New Year's Run
The New Year's Run at the Brandenburg Gate attracts about 3,500 runners annually. The event marks the start of the new sports year with a running event that brings together participants for the traditional New Year's Day run. More info.
💵 Free
📅 01 Jan (Thu)
Restaurant Suggestion:
Les Valseuses - French Restaurant (⭐4/5)
This is a classic French restaurant serving familiar French dishes with a few nice twists on the basics. The atmosphere feels like a proper bistro. It is a bit lively, slightly loud, with dim lighting. The service is friendly, and while the place looks small from the outside, there is more seating toward the back. It was fairly busy on a Thursday night and they forgot our side salad, but nothing serious. The house wine was good, though I was a bit disappointed that natural wine is only available by the bottle. They offered it by the glass since we asked, but at €12 per glass it did not feel worth it. The appetizers were very enjoyable. The salmon was tasty, and the escargot were classic snails baked with garlic butter, with a great sauce for dipping the excellent bread. The steak was excellent and reasonably priced at €33 including fries, and the mussels had a nice spicy kick thanks to the nduja sausage. We did not try dessert, but given the kitchen, it is likely worth it. They accept cards, and the average price per person is around €50.
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