The Next Day Berlin: May Day Special
A mini guide to enjoy the May Day in Berlin
Hi,
We're a little bit late, but better late than never. We’ve made this mini-guide to help you enjoy parties, concerts, or escape to a festival or theater this May Day.
Stay in the loop with Berlin's latest news in English through 20 Percent Berlin. Get a sneak peek of our weekend guide every Tuesday.
Have a nice holiday.
Lalai & Mateus
MAY DAY EVE PARTIES
15th ALFILM Closing Event bringing the Arab vibes to the dancefloor. Tuesday, 30.04, 9 pm - 4 am. Gretchen, Obentrautstr.19-21; 10963 Kreuzberg. Ticket: 30€. 🎧 Thawra Records
Finest Tuesday: The traditional Finest Friday at Panorama Bar presents a special edition for May Day Eve with Ben Klock on the bill. Tuesday, 30.04, 10 pm - 6 am. Berghain/Panorama Bar.
MAY DAY PARTIES
Garteneröffnung: If you prefer a daytime party, the Garten makes its “grand opening” this Wednesday at noon. Berghain/Panorama Bar. Free admission.
Block Party with house to baile and live RAP. Wednesday at noon until the police come. Skalitzer Str. 68, Kreuzberg.
Sound Metaphors Free Party open air with a long line-up featuring some of the town's best techno & house DJs. Wednesday, 12 pm - 6 am. OST, Alt-Stralau, 1-2 Friedrichshain. Donation based.
Erster Mai at CDV with a stellar line-up including 'Richard Wolfsdorf'. It’s worth going, but try to arrive early if you want to get in. I’ll be there on the dancefloor. Wednesday, 12 pm - 12 am. Club der Visionaire, Am Flutgraben 1, 12435.
925s 'DAYSHIFT' - Open air: Our beloved restaurant Yafo celebrates May Day with an open-air house music party in their courtyard. Wednesday, 12 - 6 pm. Ritterstrasse 12, 10969, Berlin. Free entrance.
May Dat at 90 mil with music, food, and cocktails, starting in the garden with cold drinks and sofas in the sun, and going late across two floors. Wednesday, from 3 pm. 90 mil, Holzmarktstrasse 19-23, 10243 Berlin.
More parties:
Free Else Open Air with Tom Trago and 🎧 Paty Vapor. Wed, 01.05, 2 pm - 6 am. Else, An den Treptowers 10. Free entrance.
Renate Klubnacht X 1st of May Rave: House and techno music party indoor and outdoor. Wed, 01.05, 10 am - 8 pm. Renate, Alt Stralau 70; Friedrichshain. Free entrance at Gardenboat.
Awkward Social Club // May Day Rave outdoor and indoor. Techno & bass party with a fundraiser to the 'Save The Children - Gaza Emergency Fund'. Wed, 01.05, 4 pm - 4 am. Fitzroy, Holzmarktstrasse 15.
CONCERT
DAIISTAR
Tuesday, 30.04, 8:30 pm. Loophole, Boddinstrasse 60, Neukolln. Ticket: 17,55€.
DAIISTAR, a noise-pop band from Austin, TX, channels the vibes of the 80s and 90s neo-psychedelic scene. Armed with synths, hefty guitars, and groovy bass lines, their music combines noise and melody with a Britpop mood. 🎧 Good Time
PERFORMING ART
The Silence
Wed-Sun, 01-05.05. In German with mobile English surtitles. Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Kurfürstendamm 153, 10709 Berlin. Tickets: 7€ to 49€.
For his autofictional play "The Silence," playwright and theater director Falk Richter explores his family history. His father passed away before having a reconciliatory conversation with the author. The autobiographical blends with the fictional, memories contradict each other, and the possibilities of alternate realities emerge.
Einfach das Ende der Welt (It is only the end of the world) based on Jean-Luc Lagarce
Wednesday, 01.05, 8 pm. Directed by Christopher Rüping. In German with English surtitles. Deutsches Theater Berlin, Schumannstraße 13a 10117 Berlin Ticket: 16€ - 28€.
After twelve years, a young man returns to his family. During this time, he didn't let anything be heard from him, while he successfully established himself as an artist in the big city and moved further and further away from his family in the small town in his heart and mind. And now? Is it still possible to meet them?
FESTIVAL
Pictoplasma Festival
Wed-Sun, 01-05.05. Exhibitions: 1-3.05, 3-8 pm; 4-05.05, 12-8 pm. Tunnel Betonhalle, transmediale studio. Sunday Open House + Character Market: 05.05, 12-6 pm. Animation Screenings: 05.05, 12:30-5:30 pm. silent green, Gerichtstrasse 35, Wedding.
Pictoplasma Berlin turns 20 and looks back at the beginnings and reflects on the practice of collecting, curating, and promoting character design. The festival has film screenings, exhibitions, a kids’ character workshop, and the Open House and Character Market on Sunday.