Entertainment

On most summer Sundays, Berlin’s best free entertainment kicks off around 3pm when Joe Hatchiban sets up his custom-made mobile karaoke unit in the Mauerpark’s amphitheatre. As many as 2000 people cram on to the sto…

This world-famous concert hall has supreme acoustics and, thanks to Hans Scharoun’s terraced vineyard configuration, not a bad seat in the house. It’s the home turf of the Berliner Philharmoniker, who will be led by…

The German Opera was founded by local citizens in 1912 as a counterpoint to the royal opera (today’s Staatsoper) on Unter den Linden. The original building was destroyed in WWII and replaced in 1961 by an introverte…

Germany’s most avant-garde and trailblazing theatre comes with a mission to explore the changes in the social and political fabric of society, often by blurring the lines between theatre, dance and art. Performances…

This top-rated indie screens a smartly curated potpourri of cinematic expression, from new German films and international art-house flicks to themed retrospectives and other stuff you’d never catch at the multiplex.…

A marriage of art nouveau charms and high-tech theatre trappings, this intimate 1920s-style venue in an old ballroom hosts classy variety shows – comedy, juggling acts and singing – often in sassy, sexy and unconven…

Fancy taking in a piano concert at a piano repair shop in a former bus and tram repair station in industrial Wedding? The brainchild of Christoph Schreiber, this unusual nonprofit venue hosts concerts, mostly by you…

Cradled by Volkspark Friedrichshain, this open-air cinema has seating for 1500 on comfortable benches with backrests, plus a lawn with space for 300 more film fans. A kiosk sells drinks and snacks, and you're free t…

Life’s still a cabaret at this intimate 1912 mirrored art nouveau tent, which puts on sophisticated song-and-dance shows, comedy and chansons nightly. Seating is in upholstered booths or at little cafe tables, both …

Herbie Hancock and Diana Krall have graced the stage of this intimate jazz club, but mostly it’s emerging talent bringing their A-game to the A-Trane. Entry is free on Monday, when local boy Andreas Schmidt and his …