EVENTS

Hey Berlin! Here’s what’s happening this week

We’ve got a free Kim Petras concert, free Oatly drinks, Cherry Blossom Festival, Sisy flohmarkt & much more!

ART

Exhibitions & Openings

  • Group Show: ‘Die Kunst Ist Kein Ziel Für Sich"

  • When: Opening Friday, April 10, 17:00

  • Exhibition until June 28, 2026

  • Where: Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien | Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Kreuzberg | Map

Art is not an end in itself explores the avant-garde practices of Latvian theater maker, educator, and revolutionary Asja Lācis through contemporary artistic, scientific, and activist perspectives.

  • Yulia Popova & Dani Miranda: ‘BlueSystems’

  • When: Opening Friday, Apr. 10; 6–10pm

  • Exhibition until April 18, 2026

  • Where: Hošek Contemporary Motor Ship Heimatland, Märkisches Ufer 1z, 10179 Mitte | Map

Explore the meaning and sensory experience of shared water spaces such as beaches, swimming pools, and fountains with Blue Systems. Artists Yulia Popova & Dani Miranda replace water with LED light sculptures, creating an imagined environment that asks how sensory experiences, bodily behaviour, and cultural norms change when an essential natural resource is turned into technology.

  • Concert: Mohammad Reza Mortazavi

  • When: Sunday, April 12, 20:00

  • Where: Between Bridges | Adalbertstraße 43, 10179 Kreuzberg | Map

  • Entry by donation (suggestion €15) & RSVP.

Between Bridges hosts a special concert by Mohammad Reza Mortazavi on Sunday. Mortazavi is known for his virtuosic approach to the tombak and daf and his music bridges classical Persian rhythms with a personal, contemporary language, creating immersive and meditative sonic landscapes.

MUSIC

Shows & Clubs

  • Kim Petras x Cupra

  • When: Thursday, April 9, Doors 18:00

  • Where: Komplex | Modersohnstraße 35-45, 10245 Friedrichshain | Map

  • Free entry

Get there early for this free party featuring Kim Petras, Eli Prei$$, and a DJ Set from LOVEFOXY celebrating the launch of the Cupra Raval. 18+

  • Tresor New Faces x BCCO

  • When: Wednesday, April 8 23-08:00

  • Where: Tresor / Globus | Köpenickerstrasse 70, 10179 Mitte | Map

New Faces is always a great choice. Tonight features BCCO downstairs and Aria Santillana holding it down in Globus all night long.

  • Giegling

  • When: Saturday April 11, 10-00:00 (afterparty to follow at Sonnenraum)

  • Where: Haus der Visionäre | Eichenstr. 4a, 12435 Alt-Treptow | Map

Giegling returns to Berlin with another day party and a stacked line-up featuring Tobias, Cassy, Stella Zekri and more.

To celebrate the launch of π on Mama Told Ya, Polar Inertia performs a 3-hour live set in MaHalla, followed by an afterparty featuring A Strange Wedding, Cio D'Or & Woody92 and much more.

Babylon Orchestra performs a spatialized take on Tahar Ben Jelloun’s novel The Sacred Night, using MONOM’s 4DSOUND system. In Transcult, voices, instruments, and electronics move through the room instead of staying in a conventional stage setup.

  • Sama' Abdulhadi Live

  • When: Friday, April 10, 23:59-05:00

  • Where: Gretchen | Obentrautstr. 19-21, 10963 Kreuzberg | Map

Famed Palestinian DJ and producer Sama’ Abdulhadi brings her high-octane, full-bodied techno and emotionally charged live set to Gretchen on Friday.

FOOD

Pop-Ups & Events

  • Vino, Carbs & Vibes

  • When: Thursday, April 9, 18-23:00

  • Where: Ripieno | Wiener Str. 20 Kreuzberg | Map

Head to the new location of Ripieno on Thursday for a night of carbs, wine and great vibes. Try out the fresh handmade pasta dishes by Ripieno for just 10€ and wine by BELMILAN for just 5€/glass, plus DJs all night long. No reservations required!

  • saamuri x dzira Pop-Up

  • When: Friday, April 10, 19:00
    Where: Mezzacantina | Falckensteinstraße 14 Souterrain, 10997 Kreuzberg | Map

Celebrate spring Georgia-style with Dzira and Saamuri on Friday. For €35 per person, (including the full menu + 2 glasses of wine) you get a 5-course vegetarian menu and delicious Georgian wines. DM on Insta for reservations.

  • Oatly Sakura Pop-Up

  • When: Sunday April 12, 11-17:00

  • Where: Atelier Kyo | Kollwitzstr. 80, 10435 Prenzlauer Berg | Map

Grab your free Oatly beverages this Sunday on Kollwitzstr! Drop by for a sakura-themed pop-up cafe, ceremonial matcha, functional sweet treats and ambient vinyl The day kicks off with a 6km social run through Berlin's beautiful blossomed streets.

MISC

Film, Fashion & More

  • Sisyphos Flohmarkt

  • When: Friday April 10 18-02:00, Saturday & Sunday from 14:00

  • Where: Sisyphos | Hauptstraße 15, 10317 Lichtenberg | Map

  • Entry: €5

We could all use a style upgrade for spring! Sisy offers a great place to do just that starting on Friday. This is probably a great place to pick up your festival outfits for the summer season! Should you want to make a day of it, there will also be food, drinks, music and an afterparty starting at 20:00 on Sunday.

  • Tarot Nacht

  • When: Thursday, April 9, 14-19:00

  • Where: Showmoon | Wrangelstrasse 78 Kreuzberg | Map

Balance out your modern life with some ancestral wisdom. Get your tarot cards read this Thursday (in either English or Spanish) at Showmoon.

  • HHV X Birkenstock

  • When: Saturday April 11, 12-20:00

  • Where: HHV | Grünberger Str. 54, 10245 Friedrichshain | Map

Swing by HHV to customize your Birkenstock Loma & Solana with exclusive, hand-crafted designs by Japanese artist FACE OKA.⁠

  • Building Community by Design

  • When: Thursday, April 9, 19-23:00

  • Where: Trixie Bar | Stargarder Str. 13, 10437 Prenzlauer Berg | Map

Queer Design Club presents their second edition of Building Community by Design. Swing by on Thursday for a structureless networking event and deep listening session.

  • Cherry Blossom Festival

  • When: Saturday & Sunday April 11 & 12

  • Where: Gardens of the World | Blumberger Damm 44, 12685 Marzahn | Map

Sakura season is in full blossom and one of the best locations to see the blooms is Gärten der Welt. Their sakura festival also offers music, dance, crafts, food in the Japanese, Chinese, and Korean gardens, as well as a cosplay contest.

That’s it for this week.

Thanks so much for being here 💛

💜 The Hello Berlin Team

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