# The best things to do in Berlin today

The best things to do in Berlin today, Thursday 29 October: 31 events, among them 15 in exhibitions and museums, 5 in festivals and street parties, 4 in theatre, 3 in concerts, 2 in film and 2 in tours and walks.

## When

- [Today](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/best/?format=markdown): 31
- [Tomorrow](https://noky.io/en/berlin/tomorrow/best/?format=markdown): 39
- [Weekend](https://noky.io/en/berlin/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 56
- [This week](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/best/?format=markdown): 64

## Where

- [Berlin](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/best/?format=markdown): 31
- [London](https://noky.io/en/london/today/best/?format=markdown): 29
- [New York City](https://noky.io/en/new-york/today/best/?format=markdown): 13
- [Zürich](https://noky.io/en/zurich/today/best/?format=markdown): 4

## What

- [Anything](https://noky.io/en/berlin/?format=markdown): 1,576
- [The best](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/best/?format=markdown): 31
- [Concerts](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/concerts/?format=markdown): 97
- [Theatre](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/theatre/?format=markdown): 97
- [Party and club](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/party-club/?format=markdown): 65
- [Comedy](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/comedy/?format=markdown): 57
- [Film](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/film/?format=markdown): 89
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 556
- [Festivals and street parties](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 21
- [Talks and readings](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 137
- [Dance](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/dance/?format=markdown): 11
- [Food and drink](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/food-drink/?format=markdown): 20
- [Markets](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/markets/?format=markdown): 12
- [Tours and walks](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/tours/?format=markdown): 158
- [Quiz and games](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 26
- [Kids and family](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/kids-family/?format=markdown): 57
- [Workshops and courses](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 149
- [Sport](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/sport/?format=markdown): 4
- [Demos](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/demos/?format=markdown): 8
- [Worship](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/worship/?format=markdown): 12
- [History](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/history/?format=markdown): 292
- [Art](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/art/?format=markdown): 547
- [Music](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/music/?format=markdown): 190
- [Jazz](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/music/jazz/?format=markdown): 28
- [Stage](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/stage/?format=markdown): 160
- [Society](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/society/?format=markdown): 194
- [Painting](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/art/painting/?format=markdown): 81
- [Photography exhibitions](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/art/photography/?format=markdown): 79
- [Colonialism](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/history/colonialism/?format=markdown): 18
- [Contemporary art](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/art/contemporary/?format=markdown): 129
- [Nazi era](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/history/nazi-era/?format=markdown): 11
- [GDR](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/history/gdr/?format=markdown): 36
- [Performance art](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/stage/performance-art/?format=markdown): 12
- [Portrait exhibitions](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/art/painting/portrait/?format=markdown): 4
- [Electronic music](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/music/electronic/?format=markdown): 39
- [Street photography exhibitions](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/art/photography/street-photography/?format=markdown): 3
- [Migration](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/society/migration/?format=markdown): 15
- [Middle Ages](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/history/middle-ages/?format=markdown): 10
- [Modernism exhibitions](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/art/painting/modernism/?format=markdown): 2
- [Weimar Republic](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/history/weimar-republic/?format=markdown): 4

## Thursday 29 October

- 10:00 Dschingis Khan und die Welt der Mongolen — James-Simon-Galerie — from 14 € — "Dschingis Khan und die Welt der Mongolen" is a major special exhibition at the James-Simon-Galerie on Berlin's Museum Island. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/dschingis-khan-und-die-welt-der-mongolen-16239/
- 14:00 zurückgeschaut | looking back — Museum Treptow — Free — The exhibition „zurückgeschaut | looking back - Die Erste Deutsche Kolonialausstellung von 1896 in Berlin-Treptow“ is the first permanent exhibition on … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/zuruckgeschaut-looking-back-15692/
- 15:00 'Tanzflächen der Wiedervereinigung' im Kraftwerk — Kraftwerk Berlin — Free — The exhibition 'Tanzflächen der Wiedervereinigung' at Kraftwerk shows the social upheaval surrounding the fall of the Wall as seen by club, subcultural and … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/tanzflachen-der-wiedervereinigung-im-kraftwerk-2524/
- 17:45 Naza — fsk - Kino am Oranienplatz — from 12 € — The documentary "Naza" investigates the military structures, decision-making processes and technologies behind Israel's warfare in Gaza. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/naza-9066/
- 18:00 Jazzfest Berlin 2026 — Jazzfest Berlin 2026 is the 63rd edition of a major jazz festival bringing more than 135 musicians from over 25 countries to Berlin. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jazzfest-berlin-2026-16520/
- 18:00 EROSÃO PERCUSSION TRIO // DREAM BABY DREAM // Anthony Braxton Septet // Alexander Hawkins Willow Music — Haus der Berliner Festspiele — Free — A concert and film evening at Jazzfest Berlin at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/erosao-percussion-trio-dream-baby-dream-anthony-braxton-sept-16530/
- 19:00 Sound Metaphors Festival Part 1 — Berghain — 36 € — Sound Metaphors Festival Part 1 is part of a three-day music festival at Berghain with a focus on live acts. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sound-metaphors-festival-part-1-46/
- 19:00 Jazzfest Berlin 2026 erleben — Jazzfest Berlin is a multi-day jazz festival taking place at various venues throughout the city. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jazzfest-berlin-2026-erleben-33709/
- 21:30 Der Exorzist — Babylon — The horror film 'The Exorcist – Director's Cut' is being shown at the cinema. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/der-exorzist-159/
- 22:30 Jazzfest Berlin – Karoline Wallace: Eon — Quasimodo — from 19 € — As part of Jazzfest Berlin, the Norwegian singer and composer Karoline Wallace performs at Quasimodo. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jazzfest-berlin-karoline-wallace-eon-3840/
- until 3 Jan Ruin and Rush: Berlin 1910–1930 — Neue Nationalgalerie — The exhibition “Ruin and Rush: Berlin 1910–1930” presents around 35 works from the Neue Nationalgalerie's collection of Classical Modernism that address the … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ruin-and-rush-berlin-19101930-22065/
- until 17 Jan Focus Japan — Berliner Festspiele — Focus Japan is a special programme focus by the Berliner Festspiele dedicating their anniversary year to Japan's performative and musical arts. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/focus-japan-72095/
- until 17 Jan Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 — Gropius-Bau — 15 € — Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 is a group exhibition at Gropius Bau in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kreuzberg-kunst-und-migration-seit-1960-65/
- until 20 Jun Ryuichi Sakamoto. seeing sound, hearing time — Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart — 16 € — Ryuichi Sakamoto's first major retrospective in Europe is on show at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ryuichi-sakamoto-seeing-sound-hearing-time-15761/
- until 6 Dec Not All Travellers Walk Roads: Humanity as Practice — Haus der Kulturen der Welt — 10 € — Not All Travellers Walk Roads—Of Humanity as Practice is an exhibition at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Berlin edition of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/not-all-travellers-walk-roads-humanity-as-practice-3145/
- until 29 Nov Die Magie der Straße – Meisterwerke der Street Photography — F3 - Freiraum für Fotografie — 7 € — The show Die Magie der Straße presents masterpieces of street photography at f³ – freiraum für fotografie. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-magie-der-strae-meisterwerke-der-street-photography-11833/
- until 29 Nov The Magic of the Street — F3 - Freiraum für Fotografie — "The Magic of the Street" is an exhibition of masterpieces of street photography, showing around one hundred photographs by 45 photographers from the LEICA … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/the-magic-of-the-street-22069/
- until 30 Dec Der Holocaust – Was wussten die Deutschen? — Topographie des Terrors — Free — "Der Holocaust – Was wussten die Deutschen?" is a special exhibition of the Stiftung Topographie des Terrors in Berlin. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/der-holocaust-was-wussten-die-deutschen-3490/
- until 27 Mar Alltag Zwangsarbeit 1938-1945 & Baracke 13 — Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit — “Alltag Zwangsarbeit 1938-1945 & Baracke 13” is a guided tour through the former Nazi forced labour camp. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/alltag-zwangsarbeit-1938-1945-baracke-13-15416/
- until 4 Apr „… wir haben uns widersetzt, wie wir nur konnten.“ — Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand — Free — The exhibition „… wir haben uns widersetzt, wie wir nur konnten.“ looks at resistance inside the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wir-haben-uns-widersetzt-wie-wir-nur-konnten-15683/
- until 9 Jan Linie 1 — GRIPS Theater — 13 € — "Linie 1" is a musical revue at the GRIPS Theater about life and survival in the big city. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/linie-1-16651/
- until 17 Jan Kintsugi! Neu im Chamäleon — Chamäleon — from 39 € — Kintsugi! Neu im Chamäleon is a contemporary circus production at the Chamäleon Theater in the Hackeschen Höfen. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kintsugi-neu-im-chamaleon-10352/
- until 5 Feb Tosca — Staatsoper Unter den Linden — "Tosca" is a melodramma in three acts from 1900. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/tosca-7811/
- until 22 Jan Performing Arts Season — Gropius-Bau — Performing Arts Season is a series of theatre, dance and performance works. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/performing-arts-season-59/
- until 15 Nov Entlang der Berliner Mauer — Berlin on Bike - Radtouren & Verleih — 35 € — Entlang der Berliner Mauer is a guided bicycle tour following the former Berlin Wall border strip and the Berlin Wall Cycle Route. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/entlang-der-berliner-mauer-20380/
- until 6 Jan Staatssicherheitsinhaftierung — Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen — Free — "Staatssicherheitsinhaftierung" is a special exhibition showing 100 portrait photographs of former political prisoners of the German Democratic Republic's … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/staatssicherheitsinhaftierung-15897/
- until 14 Mar Porträts! — Gemäldegalerie — 16 € — "Porträts! Überraschende Begegnungen von Botticelli bis Lempicka" is a major special exhibition by the Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/portrats-15974/
- until 11 Apr Umstrittene Verwandtschaft. Koloniale und nationalsozialistische Gewalt — Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau — 7 € — This exhibition in the lower level of the Pei Bau at the German Historical Museum compares central features of colonial and National Socialist violence in the … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/umstrittene-verwandtschaft-koloniale-und-nationalsozialistis-15976/
- until 14 Feb EVA FRANKFURTHER – Das Leben malen — Kunsthaus Dahlem — “EVA FRANKFURTHER – Das Leben malen” is a solo exhibition at Kunsthaus Dahlem showing more than 40 paintings and works on paper. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/eva-frankfurther-das-leben-malen-12184/
- until 1 Nov Jazzfest Berlin — Gropius-Bau — Jazzfest Berlin is a four-day jazz festival that forms the crowning finale of every jazz year. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jazzfest-berlin-58/
- until 1 Nov Jazzfest Berlin — Haus der Berliner Festspiele — Jazzfest Berlin is a multi-day festival for contemporary jazz and creative music featuring concerts, workshops, films, jam sessions and discourse. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jazzfest-berlin-2413/