✨ The Next Day #99: Berlin Holiday Guide
Must-See Events in Berlin for the Liberation Day Holiday
Hi
Another long weekend is here, and Berlin’s not holding back. Whether you’re in the mood to dance, listen, wander, taste, or just take it slow, this guide is packed with things to do.
So much is happening at once in the best possible way, from dark rave basements to rooftop oysters, from ambient sanctuaries to feminist body-opera. And if you’re like us and love stepping inside the creative process, don’t miss the Reinickendorf Open Studios with more than 100 artists welcoming visitors into their workspaces this weekend.
And if you didn’t catch all the shows during Gallery Weekend, scroll back to our special guide or the last edition; many exhibitions are still running.
Time to scroll, mark your favorites, and let the weekend unfold.
Lalai & Mateus
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🎸 CONCERTS
Noche De Cantautoras: Juana Aguirre
Thursday, 08.05, 7–10:30 pm. Privatclub, Skalitzer Str. 85-86, Berlin. Tickets: €22
The second edition of Noche de Cantautoras welcomes Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Aguirre. She blends Latin American folk with electronic textures in an intimate, poetic style. Expect songs from her beautiful new album 🎧anónimo. Support artist: Gabriela Beltramino.
Circuit des Yeux
Thursday, 08.05, doors 7 pm, start 8 pm. Kantine am Berghain, Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Berlin. Ticket: €24.20.
Circuit des Yeux is back in Berlin to present her new album 🎧 Hale on the Inside in a night of intense beauty and sonic transformation. Sweeping strings, pulsing beats, and a voice that cuts right through you, it promises to be a cathartic trip not to miss.
Gezellig Sessions: Live at the Gallery
Friday, 09.05, 6–11 pm. Quantum Galerie, Kurfürstendamm 210, 10719 Berlin. Ticket: €20-25. The Next Day 10% Discount: THENEXTDAY. The first 3 people to comment on this newsletter on our website get a pair of tickets — on us!
A cozy indie night in a hidden art gallery on Ku’damm. With Anica Russo, Alice Hills, and Vincent Varus. Perfect for those into pop and indie vibes.
toechter
Friday, 09.05, 8 pm. Galiläakirche, Rigaer Str. 9, Berlin. Ticket: €15.
A delicate mix of strings and electronics, 🎧 toechter turns violin, viola and cello into something intimate and unexpected.
PEOPLE mixtape VII
Friday, 09.05, 8 pm. Michelberger Hotel, Warschauer Straße 39-40, 10243 Berlin. Ticket: €20-35 incl. limited vinyl.
An intimate solo performance with Joel Gibb (The Hidden Cameras).
🎹 EXPERIMENTAL & AMBIENT MUSIC
Mara & Forsberg | Gurinas & Dobie
Friday, 09.05, 8 pm. KM28, Karl-Marx-Str. 28, Berlin. Entry by donation (cash).
A night of gentle intensity and sonic textures. 🎧 Mara (viola, electronics) and 🎧 Marta Forsberg (electronics) explore memory, voice, and nature. 🎧 Gurinas & Dobie play acoustic sculptures and handmade instruments.
Frequencies of Displacement
Friday, 09.05, 8:30 - 11:59 pm. Kantine am Berghain, 70 Am Wriezener Bahnhof; Friedrichshain. Ticket: €16-20.
Drone, ambient and electroacoustic works exploring memory, migration and dissonance. 🎧 Tegh, 🎧 Nour Sokhon and 🎧 10or møsaic offer deep listening beyond borders.
whisprrr x underlab
Saturday, 10.05, 10 pm – 6 am. Mariannenpl. 2A, 10997 Berlin. Ticket: €8–20.
Don’t know much, but unusual: ambient and experimental sets inside an art labyrinth, with quiet corners and a ritual vibe. Entry to the listening room via RSVP only.
Kantine Musik
Sunday, 11.05, 3–7 pm. silent green, Gerichtstr. 35, Berlin. Donation-based.
A gentle afternoon of live, living-room-inspired music with jazz, improvisation, and global rhythms. Featuring 🎧 Petter Eldh, 🎧 Tamar Osborn, 🎧 Mariá Portugal, 🎧 Cassie Kinoshi, and 🎧 Bex Burch.
Belle Chen
Sunday, 11.05, 8 pm. Morphine Raum, Köpenicker Str. 147, Berlin. Ticket: €12.
Intimate solo show and live recording session by 🎧 Belle Chen, mixing piano, synths, and field recordings into dreamy sound journeys. Think Ravel meets Sakamoto in a forest of electronics.
🪩 PARTIES
Hunger to Create
Thursday, 08.05, 9 pm – 4 am. Berghain, Am Wriezener Bahnhof 70, Berlin. Ticket: €22 at the door.
🎧 Dasha Rush debuts her live-focused series with 🎧 Rrose, 🎧 Surgeons Girl, 🎧 Hainbach (live tape-loop wizardry), and her own cello-electronic duo with 🎧 Schloss Mirabell, where sound becomes raw, sculptural matter.
Out Of Line Weekender 2025 – Dark n Electro Edition
Thu-Sat, 08-10.05, from 6:45 pm. Saturday from 5 pm. Astra Kulturhaus, Revaler Str. 99, Berlin. Ticket: €50-€100.
A three-day descent into darkwave, EBM, and post-industrial sounds. Highlights: 🎧 Marie Davidson, 🎧 Years of Denial, 🎧 Sidewalks and Skeletons.
Astral Industries Showcase
Thursday, 08.05, 11:59 pm. OHM, Köpenicker Str. 70, Berlin. Ticket: €15.
Deep, cinematic electronics from one of the UK’s cult ambient/techno labels. Live sets from 🎧 Anthony Linell, 🎧 mu”he, 🎧 Magna Pia, and more.
Berlin Modular Society BMS52 – Superbooth Night
Friday, 09.05, 7:30 pm – 4 am. Neulant / Transistor Raum, Schlesische Str. 27, Haus2, 10997 Berlin. Ticket: €22–28
If you like Atonal, you’ll feel at home here: modular-driven techno, dark textures, and twisted beats from 🎧 Blush Response, 🎧 Jamaica Suk, 🎧 Krista Bourgeois, and more. It's gritty, multi-sensorial, and uncompromising.
Breakfast Club x Tendersesh
Saturday, 10.05, 12–6 pm. Giri, Hermannstr. 14, 12049 Berlin. Donation-based with RSVP.
A daytime sober rave, downtempo grooves, and zero booze, just music, connection, and nourishing rhythms in a cozy setting.
System Dialog 02
Sat-Sun, 10-11.05, 11 pm – 5 pm. Backsteinboot, Eiswerderstr. 18, 13585 Berlin. Ticket: €25
Bass-heavy, dub-infused and immersive, this isn’t a rave, it’s a sonic council. 🎧 Obeka, 🎧 Alicia, softchaos, 🎧 Fukinsei, and more in a warehouse by the water.
Tresor meets Surgeon
Saturday, 10.05, 11 pm – 12 pm. Tresor / Globus, Köpenickerstr. 70, 10179 Berlin. Ticket: €22
Two techno titans, 🎧 Ben Sims and 🎧 Surgeon, go b2b in Globus. In the vaults, 🎧 Beatrice, Flavia Laus, Marina George and Mython keep the night heavy.
PORN by Pornceptual
Saturday, 10.05, 11:59 pm – 11 am. Münze, Molkenmarkt 2; Mitte; 10179 Berlin. Ticket: €27.90
Sweat, sex, and sound: 🎧 Tygapaw, 🎧 Amanda Mussi and 🎧 Dr. Rubinstein set the floor on fire. Dress code: fetish, lace, post-drag, or nothing at all.
Klubnacht
Sat-Mon, 10-12.05, 11:59 pm – 6 am. Berghain | Panorama Bar | Säule, Am Wriezener Bahnhof 70, 10243 Berlin. Ticket: €26
A lineup filled with depth and groove: techno breathes in the main room with Fadi Mohem, Nørbak, and Vera Logdanidi. Upstairs, Pano goes all in with 🎧 Lakuti, 🎧 Optimo, 🎧 Sedef Adasï, and the must-see 🎧 Floorplan.
VERTX w/ Elli Acula, DJ Mell G, Josey Rebelle
Sat-Mon, 10-12.05, 11:59 pm – 8 am. RSO, Schnellerstrasse 137, 12439 Berlin. Ticket: €18–23
A high-energy night blending techno, electro, and bass. 🎧 Elli Acula, 🎧 DJ Mell G, 🎧 Josey Rebelle, and others make this one of the hottest lineups of the month.
Island Universe – Sunday Daytime Party
Sunday, 11.05, 3–11 pm. KINK, Schönhauser Allee 176. Ticket: €8
Close the weekend with soulful grooves, cosmic disco, and balearic warmth. No peak-time stress, just a dancefloor that feels good. 🎧 Moretz
🎭 PERFORMING ARTS
SANCTA by Florentina Holzinger
Thu-Sat, 08-10.05; 7 - 9:45 pm and Sat 3 pm. In DE and EN with EN and DE surtitles. Volksbühne Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, 10178 Berlin. Tickets: €20-€80.
SANCTA reimagines “Sancta Susanna” as a wild Holy Mass. Directed by Florentina Holzinger, nuns scale walls, god’s a robot, and desire meets ritual in a rebellious clash of opera, rock, and body art. It’s a fierce retelling of sacred power.
Gier (Crave) by Sarah Kane, directed by Christopher Rüping
Sunday, 11.05, 7 pm. In DE with EN surtitles. Deutsches Theater, Schumannstraße 13 A, 10117. Ticket: € 8-59.
Sarah Kane’s poetic text dives into longing, vulnerability, and the need for connection. “Crave” follows lovers craving closeness in a world of detachment.
Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Marco Arturo Marelli
Thursday 08.05, 5 - 8:30 pm. In IT with DE and EN surtitles. Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bismarckstrasse 35, 10627 Berlin. Tickets: €30–€144.
Marco Arturo Marelli stages Verdi’s “Don Carlo” as a bold epic on freedom under King Philip II. The Inquisition’s shadow looms large, silencing any resistance to power.
🎨 VISUAL ARTS
Performance: Käthe Kruse – 3927 Wörter
Thursday, 08.05, 4–6 pm. Berlinische Galerie, Alte Jakobstr. 124–128, 10969 Berlin. Ticket: €6–10
A sonic collage of 366 newspaper headlines turned into a live performance with piano, voice, and spoken word. With Myriam El-Haik and Edda Kruse Rosset.
At Least We Learned Something Today
Opening: Friday, 09.05, 5 - 10 pm. Exhibition until 31.05. Galerie Kungerkiez, Karl-Kunger-Str. 15, Berlin.
Clayton Junior’s latest works invite us into his playful, color-charged world of memories, plants, and abstract daydreams. Wait for bold compositions, folk echoes, and quiet joy in the everyday.
Kiss Against the Fire by Spyros Rennt
Until 30.05, Thursdays & Sundays 11 am - 4 pm and by appointment. Rosegarden by Frontrose, Address: Potsdamer Straße 98A, 10785 Berlin.
Rennt traces the evolution of his photographic work, revealing raw vulnerability and deep emotional ties. Subjects appear stripped down—physically or emotionally—in moments of striking sincerity.
Hole*Y Magic: Alicia Agustín, Pêdra Costa, Mary Maggic & Lauryn Youden
Opening: Wednesday 07.05, 7 pm. Until 17.08. Mon to Sun, 10 am – 8 pm. Galerie im Turm, Frankfurter Tor 1, 10243 Berlin.
Hole*Y Magic explores purity, dirt, and magic through queer, decolonial lenses. With works by Alicia Agustín, Pêdra Costa, Mary Maggic & Lauryn Youden, it embraces mess as a path to spiritual resistance.
Reinickendorf Studio Weekend
Opening: Saturday, 2 pm at Atelierhaus Auguste, Auguste-Viktoria-Allee 99–100, 13403 Berlim. Sat-Sun, 10-11.05, 2–8 pm; Sun until 6 pm. Various locations in Reinickendorf. Free entry
Over 100 artists open their studios across the district. Art tours, workshops, talks, and concerts—from hidden ateliers to big spaces like Monopol and Künstlerhof Frohnau.
❗Last chance to see: A World in Common - Contemporary African Photography. Until Thursday, 08.05 - C/O Berlin.
🍛 THE NEXT DAY: FRIDAY LUNCH
Ma-Makan
Lausitzer Platz 12, Kreuzberg. Mon, Tue, Fri–Sun: 11:30 am – 3:30 pm. Thu–Sat: 6 – 9:30 pm. Wed: closed. Lunch is walk-in only.
Kaya butter toast, sambal wings, and a fiery Nasi Lemak — this modern Kopitiam serves Malaysian/Singaporean comfort food with soul. Their sunny terrace, cold drinks, and the kind of lunch make you stay longer than planned.
🍽️ FOOD
Oyster Brunch at Geist im Glas
Thursday, 08.05, from 2 pm. Lenaustr. 27, Kreuzkölln.
Fresh oysters, natural wine, vinyl grooves and a drag show at 5 pm. Come early for a brunchy mood, stay for Happy Oyster hour from 4 to 5.
Refuge Worldwide: Bring Your Own Dish - Neighbourhood Dinner
Thursday, 08.05, 6–10 pm. Niemetzstr. 1, 12055 Berlin. Free (RSVP required)
A cozy vegetarian potluck hosted by Refuge Worldwide. Bring a dish, meet your neighbors, and enjoy live sax + downtempo DJ sets. Donations go to Berliner Obdachlosenhilfe.
Street Food Thursday
Thursday, 08.05, 5–10 pm. Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstr. 42/43, Berlin.
Travel the world without leaving Kreuzberg. This weekly market brings together some of Berlin’s best street food: Thai dumplings, Brazilian tapioca, Peruvian ceviche, Nigerian fufu, and more. Come hungry.
🎬 CINEMA
Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg (JFBB)
Tue-Sun, 06–11.05. Various cinemas across Berlin & Potsdam. Tickets vary by venue - you can find the full program here.
One of Europe’s leading platforms for Jewish cinema returns with 57 films from 20+ countries, powerful panels, and filmmaker talks. Highlights include “Of Dogs and Men,” “Come Closer,” and “Alala High.”
Björk – Cornucopia (Concert Film)
Release Worldwide: Wednesday, 07.05. Various Berlin cinemas. Duration: 118 min. Iceland/UK, 2023. Average ticket price: €15.
Björk’s most ambitious tour becomes a deep cinema experience—bespoke instruments, otherworldly visuals, and spatial audio. It’s a must for fans of sonic and visual extremes.
🧠 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
TEDxBerlin – “Evolve”
Thursday, 08.05, 9 am - 7 pm. Fotografiska Berlin, Oranienburger Str. 54, 10117 Berlin. Ticket: €49–299.
A full day of talks on transformation, innovation, and what’s next. Highlights: futurist Dimitris Dimitriadis, digital culture thinker Arikia Millikan, and artist Lori Baldwin with the sensorial NEKRA performance. For those looking to feed the brain before the beats.
Let’s Talk Ecology & Dance over Mongolian Momos
Thursday, 08.05, 6–9 pm. Address shared upon registration. Buffet: €15
It’s an intimate vegan dinner for women and non-binary folks curious about climate. Dance researcher Sophie Spiral shares insights on somatics and climate justice, followed by nourishing Mongolian food and relaxed conversation.
✨ MISCELLANEOUS
Krempel de Luxe – Inspector Villa Flea Market
Saturday, 10.05, 11 am – 5 pm. Inspector Villa, Gerichtstr. 36, Wedding. Free entry
A charming flea market with vintage, art, and odd finds in a lush garden setting. Off the radar, easy to like.
Fetzenmarkt Vol. 6 – Day 1
Saturday, 10.05, 12–8 pm. MaHalla, Wilhelminenhofstr. 76, 12459 Berlin. Ticket: €7.
Vintage, slow fashion, tattoos, tarot and good food in an old industrial hall. A fun, low-key mix of market, music and people-watching.
Japanmarkt Berlin – Kirschblütenfest
Sunday, 11.05, 12–7 pm. Festsaal Kreuzberg, Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin. Ticket: €8–16. Kids under 10 enter free.
Japanese street food, crafts, live music, and Hanami flair. Kimonos, ceramics, samurai demos, and matcha await you.
Kinky Spring Market & Rave
Sunday, 11.05, 2 pm – 10 pm. ://about blank, Markgrafendamm 24c, Berlin. Ticket: €12–€15
If the dress code kept you away, this is your chance. Chokers, shibari, fashion, dance—Berlin’s kinky scene gathers for a spring market, workshops, catwalks, and a day rave. Come curious.
🌿 Tim Bernardes brings his metaphysical folk and lush 🎧 Brazilian melodies to Berlin. Wednesday, 14.05, 8 pm. Funkhaus Berlin, Saal 1. Ticket: €40
🎷 XJAZZ! Festival 2025 turns Kreuzberg into a genre-defying jazz haven with Alabaster DePlume, Moor Mother + Lonnie Holley, Joy Guidry, Yukimi (Little Dragon), musclecars, and more across four nights. Thu-Sun, 15–18.05. Various venues, Berlin-Kreuzberg. Ticket: €16.70-44.68
🎸 Stereolab is one of my favorite bands from the ’90s. They’ll be playing at Huxley’s Neue Welt on May 29th. Ticket: €41.
🌑 Dov’è Liana brings their uninhibited, mystic synthwave ritual to Berlin. Tuesday, 03.06, 7:30 pm. Kantine am Berghain. Ticket: €34.50
🎤 Kim Deal brings your latest album 🎧 “Nobody Loves You More” to Metropol on 22.06, at 7 pm. Ticket: €45.
🎸 I can’t wait to see St. Vincent present her latest album, 🎧 “All Born Screaming,” in Berlin! The show is on 05.07 at Tempodrom. Tickets: €53-€59.
⚡ Patti Smith Quartet returns for a rare open-air in Berlin—still fierce, wild, and luminous. Friday, 11.07, 7 pm. Zitadelle Spandau. Ticket: €73.55.
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