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Things to Do in Berlin
May 25, 2013 7:30 pm Berlin Tempelhof Airport The A&P Berlin Summer Rave is a nightlong electronic music festival held at the Berlin Tempelhof Airport hanger. Featuring dozens of DJs spinning the latest techno and house beats, past performers include the likes of Westbam, Vitalic ... more
Platz der Luftbrücke
12101 Berlin
Party Earth Review It may look like a hole in the wall from the outside, but inside, Cassiopeia has transformed a former factory into a stylish, alternative club complex that retains the old industrial rusticity of East Berlin. The cavernous structure, located past the front gate and on the left side of the courtyard, houses dance floors ... more
Revaler Strasse 99/Simon-Dach Strasse
10245 Berlin
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Arts Festival / Art Exhibit
May 25–31, 2013 With all the beer festivals and summer carnivals going on in May, it’s easy for art celebrations to get lost in the shuffle. Nevertheless, Berlin still boasts an awesome multi-cultural, performance art event yearly called Month of Performance ... more
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Party Earth Review Berliners have an obsession with beach bars – arising no doubt from the city’s distinct lack of a coastline to call its own – and one of the best of the bunch is Badeschiff, which contains an outdoor bar, concert venue, and swimming pool located on the banks of the Spree River. With just a minimal entrance fee, an international ... more
Eichenstraße 4
12435 Berlin
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Film Festival
May 25–Sep 8, 2013 Film lovers enjoy open air screenings amidst beautiful surroundings and summer weather at the annual Freiluftkino Friedrichshain. Held from May through September, Freiluftkino Friedrichshain 2013 takes place at Freiluftkino Friedrichshain ... more
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Party Earth Review The oldest beer garden in Berlin, Prater Garten has been around since 1837 and features its own unique beers, Prater Pils and Prater Schwarzbier (black beer). The establishment’s long history – Prater survived bombing raids during World War II and the Soviet rule of East Berlin – has made it a local ... more
Kastanienallee 7-9
10435 Berlin
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May 25–27, 2013 Komische Oper Berlin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a rockstar before rockstars existed. As if there were any doubt, the French band Phoenix riffed on the legendary composer’s name in the title of its gold-certified album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Every May ... more
Behrenstraße 55-57
10117 Berlin
Party Earth Review Known as the world’s oldest brewery, the Weihenstephan brewery has long been revered as a giant among German beer makers – and fortunately for Berliners, the brewery’s Weihenstephaner restaurant and beer hall transports this famous taste of Bavaria right to the center of the city. Located on Hackescher Markt, this charming ... more
Neue Promenade 5
10178 Berlin
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Street Fair / Outdoor Event
May 25–26, 2013 Preußenallee Frühling in der Preußenallee is a community festival featuring food, music, and crafts in the Charlottenburg-Westend area of Berlin. The event was launched as a way to save a tiny neighborhood playground from destruction and has ... more
Preußenallee
14052 Berlin
Party Earth Review A beach bar right in the middle of the city, Strandbar Mitte is located across from Museum Island on the banks of the Spree, Berlin’s main river. Warm summer days find the supremely relaxed patrons lying out on the sand, sipping Coronas under the palm trees, and soaking up the sun in one of the 200 beach chairs ... more
Monbijoustrasse 3
10117 Berlin
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May 25–Sep 1, 2013 Arena Berlin The grave treasures of Tutankhamun among the most important discoveries of archeology. Since the British archaeologist Howard Carter in November 1922, the grave has been discovered in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, is the fascination of ... more
Eichenstraße 4
12435 Berlin
Party Earth Review Running roughly a half mile along Berlin’s scenic River Spree, the Türkenmarkt (Turkish Market) has been attracting thrifty shoppers and curious sightseers for as long as most Kreuzberg residents can remember. Depending on the weather, the day, and sometimes just the vigor of the vendors, the hastily thrown-together stalls ... more
Maybachufer
10967 Berlin
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What to Do in Berlin by Day or Night
Day
- → Outdoors
- → Cafés
- → Parks
- → Shopping
- → Happy Hour
- → Beer Gardens
- → Sports
- → Brunch
- → Theaters
- → Festivals
Night
Despite its fabulous nightlife, Berlin’s appeal isn’t just limited to the dark hours, and there is an endless list of things to do in Berlin regardless of the time.
The city is home to a plethora of beer gardens, relaxed outdoor cafés, and much-loved plazas and parks. While spending time at a beer garden is not as much a way of life in Berlin as it is in Munich, the gardens still fill up with a casual, diverse crowd hoisting hearty steins and spending many happy hours in the sun.
Berlin’s parks, which brim with things to do in the spring and summer, are scattered all over and give the city its reputation as a green city. Much of the city’s older buildings were destroyed during WWII, but the stunning landmarks that remain serve as a lasting reminder of Berlin’s history.
There are also countless places for shopping, from temples of consumption overflowing with designer labels to budget-friendly flea and antique markets, shopping malls, bargain stores, and everything in-between.
What are you in the mood for?
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Lucas
Sports? Pub crawls? Rowdy bars? Good beer? Then check out these suggestions from Lucas:
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Adriana
Exclusive hotspots? Chic crowds? Bottle service? Posh shopping? Then check out these suggestions from Adriana:
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Jonah
Eclectic crowds? Authentic bars? Live music? Nothing mainstream? Then check out these suggestions from Jonah:
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Emma
Amazing drink deals? Unpretentious crowds? Karaoke with friends? Dancing all night? Then check out these suggestions from Emma:
... or find things to do by interest
- → Happy Hour
- → Live Music
- → Creative / Art / ...
- → DJ
- → Outdoor Area
- → Budget-friendly
- → High Energy
- → Conversational
- → Dancing
- → Locals
- → Expensive
- → Free
- → Sightseeing
- → Beer
- → Sports
- → Shopping
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