We’ve got a 24-hour screening at Neue Nationalgalerie, Ballet Sur meets Chlär, a Stranger Things-themed Christmas market & much more!

Neue Nationalgalerie's latest exhibition actually launched last week, but this weekend you can catch a full 24-hour run of the video installation 'The Clock' by artist Christian Marclay. If you're there during regular gallery hours, you can also drop by the pop-up café on the main floor run by Five Elephant.

This Thursday, head to the opening of “Dear Berlin: 10 Berlin Women Artists of the German Artists’ Association,” part of Sonya Schönberger’s Berliner Zimmer project. Marking the Association’s 75th anniversary, the exhibition highlights the breadth of artistic positions held by women whose lives and work are tightly bound to Berlin’s history and constant transformation. Video portraits from the ongoing Berliner Zimmer archive sketch a vivid, shifting portrait of the city, while artworks by ten interviewed women artists stand alongside their personal stories, revealing how women have shaped Berlin’s post-war art scene, forged new spaces, renewed discourse, and propelled social change.

Bode presents Material Tales: Gestures of Abstraction, an all-female group exhibition featuring Taqwa Ali, Kim Bartelt, Tonia Calderon, Elke Foltz, Naomi Lisiki, Senzeni Marasela, and Georgina Maxim. Each artist approaches the discipline through her own distinct visual language. Explore pieces from Bartelt’s serene geometric paper-layered compositions, Foltz’s organic, collaged gestures to the vibrant, movement-driven works of Ali, Calderon, and Lisiki. Together, their works reveal materials as storytellers and abstraction as a living, tactile archive of gestures, memories, and intertwined narratives, highlighting the breadth and interdisciplinarity of contemporary artistic practice.

The BPA// Exhibition 2025 – A place never fully held gathers new works by ten emerging Berlin-based artists developed during their two-year participation in the BPA// Berlin program. Founded in 2016 by Angela Bulloch, Simon Denny, and Willem de Rooij, BPA// is an independent mentoring program that fosters exchange between early-career and established artists through studio visits, public events, and collaborative exhibitions, and has partnered with KW Institute for Contemporary Art since 2020. This year’s exhibition spotlights a new generation of Berlin artists whose practices probe personal and societal transformation, underscoring the importance of sustained dialogue, shared structures, and long-term mentorship in shaping meaningful artistic growth.

As part of the exhibition Close Enough, Lúa Ribeira presents her latest book, Agony in the Garden, a series created on the outskirts of Spanish cities in close collaboration with young people from contemporary counter-cultures. The images capture the alienation, uncertainty, and contradictions of the present, and are set within landscapes that feel both immediate and timeless. The works portray protagonists shaped by a pervasive sense of crisis, yet also animated by energy, connection, and a search for meaning.

You might not think that techno and ballet could be friends, but DANCÆ X Chlär sets out to challenge that. This brand-new choreographic work is presented over six evenings at Berlin’s Haus der Visionäre and explores the interplay between body, sound, and machine intelligence through rhythm and perception. The collaboration with electronic music artist Chlär treats movement and music as mutually shaping elements, with dancers and a 360° spatial sound installation by d&b audiotechnik functioning as extensions of his live set. Performed with site-specific light and spatial design, the works immerse audiences in a multi-sensory environment where dance, installation, and sound converge, accompanied by a related exhibition with BBA Gallery.

Pregnant Void presents the release of Spirit Waters, the debut ambient album by Toxido Mask. This new work is a flowing journey through mythical aquatic realms where evolving rhythms, subtle pulses, and immersive textures guide listeners from meditative stillness into deeper sonic currents. The evening opens with a full listening session and record presentation before shifting into live music and dance led by Marylou, known for her daring, psychedelic sets spanning experimental beats, jazz, dub, and jungle; Prieste5s, whose live-coded performances merge hypnotic techno, breakbeats, and bass-driven atmospheres; and Toxido Mask, a Berlin-based sound artist whose work moves between ambient immersion, experimental rhythm, and electronic drive. Dive in!

Breaking Tempo is back for its second edition. Taking over Berlin’s bass-heaviest bunker, OHM, this edition hosts Teklife OG and footwork titan DJ Spinn for a rare Berlin appearance that needs no introduction. He’s joined by bass renegade Bianca Oblivion, blasting back into the city with her high-octane blend of juke, jersey club and pure adrenaline, plus Brazilian powerhouse ERAM bringing São Paulo heat with her 160 BPM flex. And to seal the night, Turkish footwork scientist DJ Strawberry goes b2b with Breaking Tempo co-founder and Berlin bass stalwart Opium Hum.

Get to know Sued Hang coffee (from Tübingen) tonight at Atelier Dough. Drop by for the cupping and find out what makes this coffee so special.

The days are cold, which means you might be craving a taste of warmer climates. You're in luck if you drop by The Rad on Sunday for sopaipillas, empanadas, and more. Everything is vegan and pairs perfectly with a glass of something natty.

Just in time for the holidays, the William Fan Sample Archive Sale is back, this time taking place at the Château Royal. Stop by to stock up on stylish treats for loved ones (or yourself).

One of Berlin’s best independent designer markets is back this weekend, just in time for holiday shopping. Swing by for independent designers, upcycled treasures, tattoos, toothgems, and DJ sets. (Basically, everything you need for your next night at the club!)

Frontrose welcomes you to Rosegarden for an evening with London-based art director and author Scott King, whose razor-sharp graphic language and satirical eye dissect the culture industry. His new limited-edition book, The New Space, explores the psychological grind of contemporary cultural labor, where relevance is contested, visibility is scarce, and an unseen force called Space Control shapes every move.

Break out of your normal Mauerpark flohmarkt routine and give this one a try. This small market is set inside a sweet little cemetery café in Mitte, and also offers great coffee and Italian treats to sustain you while you shop. Get there early for the best selection!

What says Christmas like Stranger Things? (lol!) It might not be traditional, but I'm sure this Christmas market will prove as popular as the Netflix series. Stop by for all the normal treats, plus taking photos with the Demogorgon and a chance to sit on Will Byers' couch.

Alt-Rixdorfer is my favorite Christmas market for one reason: every vendor supports a charity, so you can feel good while snacking, drinking, and shopping. It also only happens on one weekend a year, so it gets quite busy. But still well worth it in my opinion.

Berlin loves the unexpected and one great example is the Christmas Kinky Market. Drop by Aeden this weekend for a spicy winter market featuring workshops, shows, and s*x+ vendors.

Head out to Lichterfelde on Saturday for a Christmas market that features a rare sight in Berlin: Krampus! Stay late for the fireworks, followed by a rave for charity.

silent green opens its doors this weekend for the annual Open House and Winterfest. The program features the best of Pictoplasma 2025, DJ sets by !K7 and concerts by Singen3000, EERA, Martha Rose, and powli. But of course, there's a market to explore, treats from the MARS kitchen, and activities for children as well.

This weekend, the Old Fire Station at Tempelhof opens its doors for some winter magic. Drop by for food trucks, mulled wine, handmade goods, sweet treats, and a children's program inside the THF Tower. The celebration continues next weekend with the addition of Christmas carols in the historic main hall.

If you'd rather give the gift of art, there's no better place to be this weekend than the NOTAGALLERY Art Market. Take your pick of original artworks, prints, and ceramics, alongside a market of independent creators.