EVENTS

Hey Berlin! Here’s what’s happening this weekend July 15-19

We’ve got an open house at UdK, Sound Metaphors at Neue Nationalgalerie, butoh at Berghain, a street festival in the Regenbogenkiez, free pizza & much more!

ART

Exhibitions & Openings

  • Bjørn Melhus: ‘LOST IN FINITY’

  • Opening Thursday, July 16, 19:00

  • Exhibition until August 23, 2026

  • silent green Kulturquartier | Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Wedding | Map

silent green presents Lost In Infinity, a major solo exhibition by artist Bjørn Melhus. The exhibition was conceived specifically for the Betonhalle and takes you on an exploration of the collective unconscious of the 20th and 21st centuries: a cinematic narrative between desire and fear, collapse and utopia.

  • UdK-Rundgang: Tage der offenen Tür an der Universität der Künste

  • July 17-19

  • Universität der Künste | Hardenbergstraße 33, 10623 Charlottenburg | Map

  • Free entry.

Every year, the Berlin University of the Arts opens the doors of its workshops and studios to the public for three days. This gives you the rare opportunity to explore work from the university's four faculties: Fine Arts, Design, Music, and Performing Arts, plus the Berlin Career College.

  • ’10 Jahre KINDL. Anniversary Celebration’

  • Saturday, July 17, 12:00

  • KINDL | Am Sudhaus 3, 12053 Neukölln | Map

KINDL celebrates their 10th birthday this Saturday. Since 2016, the KINDL has grown into a vibrant venue for contemporary art. The gallery opens at noon and the programming kicks off at 16:00, featuring performances, workshops fo both adults and children, film screenings, guided tours, and a DJ set in the beer garden.

  • Arghavan Khosravi: 'The Shape of Absence'

  • Opening July 16, 18-20:00

  • Exhibition until July 30, 2026

  • König Galerie | Alexandrinenstraße 118-121, 10969 Kreuzberg | Map

König Galerie presents Iranian-born, US-based Arghavan Khosravi's 'The Shape of Absence'. It's the artists second exhibition with the gallery and it continues Khosravi’s exploration of themes central to her practice: the position of women at the intersection of oppression, tradition, authoritarian power, resistance, and hope.

  • Free Thursday at KW

  • Thursday, July 17, 16-21:00

  • KW Institute for Contemporary Art | Auguststraße 69, 10117 Mitte | Map

Every month, KW opens its doors for free on a Thursday night. If you haven’t had a chance, go check out the current exhibition “A Bird That Cannot Land” which is part of the Kyiv Biennial, which is taking place at multiple galleries in Europe.

Forecast Festival returns to Radialsystem this weekend for its tenth anniversary. Forecast is a platform dedicated to facilitating, mentoring, and promoting artists and creatives and the festival shows off the work of this year's cohort over four days of new performances, installations, and films.

MUSIC

Clubs & Shows

  • Unclouded #2

  • Thursday, July 16 17–22:00

  • Neue Nationalgalerie | Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Tiergarten | Map

The Sound Metaphors DJs take over the sound at Neue Nationalgalerie on Thursday alongside a curated selection of Japan's rarest teas by Circadian.

  • Endzeit: Mike Parker // Convextion (Live) // Lily Ackerman

  • Thursday, 16 July 16, 22-06:00

  • Ohm | Köpenicker Str. 70, 10179 Mitte | Map

The Bay Area's Endzeit was founded as a nonprofit platform for techno and experimental electronic music and has emerged as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary American underground culture. They land at Ohm on Thursday night for a night featuring Mike Parker, Convextion (life) and Lily Ackerman.

Nation of Gondwana is back with a stacked line-up with favorites like Avalon Emerson, Amotik b2b PAREKA, Dasha Rush, Marie Montexier, Prosumer, Rødhåd & many more.

  • Butoh Batoru

  • Thursday July 16 22-04:00

  • Berghain | 70 Am Wriezener Bahnhof 10243 Friedrichshain | Map

Butoh Batoru returns for its third night at Berghain, transforming the space where Japanese form of dance theater meets the techno club. The night begins with performance before transforming into a party with music by Amanda Mussi, Magna Pia and more.

  • Berlin Beats with GiGi FM

  • Thursday, July 16, 19-22:00

  • Hamburger Bahnhof | Invalidenstraße 50-51, 10557 Moabit | Map

This week Berlin Beats features multidisciplinary artist, DJ, producer and Berghain favorite, GiGi FM as one of their Kuboraum Editions. Originally trained in dance, she approaches music as an extension of the body, releasing sound, poetry and ritual into immersive experiences through her label “Sea~rène”.

  • 36 Jahre Hoffest

  • July 17 & 18, from 18:30

  • Schokoladen | Ackerstraße 169, 10115 Mitte | Map

  • Entry by donation.

Celebrate 36 years of Schokoladen with their annual Hoffest. The bands on the main stage veer toward punk and post-punk but there's DJs playing everything from rock to disco to techno. It’s one of the original alternative venues still standing in Mitte and they definitely deserve your support!

FOOD

Pop-Ups & Events

  • Sake Fest at Markthalle Neun

  • July 16-18

  • Markthalle Neun | Eisenbahnstraße 42/43, 10997 Kreuzberg | Map

Richie Hawtin's OSC brings three days of Japanese sake to Markthalle neun. Four sake breweries are flying in from Japan for the event for you to try fresh sake never before tasted in Berlin.

  • LAP x Belmilan

  • Thursday July 16, 18-22:00

  • LAP Coffee | Bergmannstraße 9 10961 Kreuzberg | Map

  • Free entry.

Did someone say free wine? If you’re one of the first 25 guests to the pop-up this Thursday, your wine will indeed be free! After that, it’s just €5 a glass, so grab your friends and stick around for the vibes and tunes by DJ Shaolannnn from 19:30.

  • 10th Birthday Party

  • Saturday July 18, from 16:00

  • Salami Social Club | Frankfurter Allee 43, 10247 Friedrichshain | Map

Celebrate the milestone birthday of Salami Social Club with free pizza! While supplies last.

  • Crosta One-Year Anniversary Party

  • Saturday July 18, 17-22:00

  • Crosta | Weinbergsweg 26, 10119 Mitte | Map

It’s already the birthday of Crosta. If you don’t already know, this is one of the best sandwich shops in the city! They are celebrating with an evening of DJs and food and drink specials starting at just €3!

  • Disko am Feld Pop-Up

  • Friday July 17, 19-22:00

  • Café Engels | Herrfurthstr. 21 12049 Neukölln | Map

Want to start your weekend with some disco vibes? The Disko am Feld pop-up is where to do it with €5 spritzes all night, music by Zelia From France and fresh empanadas by Boca A Boca.

MISC

Film, Fashion & More

  • Lesbisch Schwules Statdfest

  • July 18 & 19

  • Nollendorkiez: Motzstraße, Eisenacher Straße, Fuggerstraße, and Kalckreuthstraße

Just ahead of the CSD party next weekend, the Regenbogen kiez/ Nollendorfkiez hosts its annual street party, featuring six different music stages, information stalls, beer gardens and much more.

  • The Quiet Space

  • July 16-August 16 Daily 15-20:00

  • Kraftwerk | Köpenicker Str. 70, 10179 Mitte | Map

  • Free entry.

You almost never get the chance to explore the industrial nooks and crannies of Kraftwerk without some sort of loud music in the background. Not so this month, as The Quiet Space returns, allowing the public to engage with the space for free, without musical accompaniment.

Babylon hosts its short film festival this weekend, with a range of genres from documentaries to horror to animated shorts.

  • Berlin Folk Festival Summer 2026

  • Until August 2, 2026

  • Zentraler Festplatz Berlin | Kurt-Schumacher-Damm 207 Reinickendorf 13405 | Map

  • Free admission.

If you need a little adrenaline to boost your summer mood, the rides and games at Volksfestsommer will sort you out. Entry is free, which just allows you to spend more money on junk food or trying to win stuffed prizes.

  • Spike Magazine "Spirituality" Launch Party

  • Saturday, July 18, 19:00

  • Goebenstr. 22, 10783 Charlottenburg | Schöneberg | Map

Spike Magazine celebrates the launch of issue #88. "Spirituality" takes you on a faithmaxxing journey. Stop by for drinks and performances by Johanna Hedva’s essay “The Voice Is a Net and God is Water” and dub storyteller Isis Semaj-Hall, as well as your chance to pick up the new issue or some Faithmaxxing merch.

That’s it for this week.

Thanks so much for being here 💛

💜 The Hello Berlin Team

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