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Berlin Exploring What´s On Guide
The information on this page is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to what is on in Berlin throughout the year. It is a guide to dates of the most popular events which will hopefully help you choose a week with Berlinexploring with that something extra.

September 2008

All month English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Saturday 13th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot - Premiere

Sunday 14th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hallaender).

Monday 15th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Rigoletto.

Tuesday 16th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

Wednesday 17th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender).

Thursday 18th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Rigoletto.

Friday 19th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

Sunday 21st Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Saturday 27th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Rigoletto.

 

October 2008

All monthEnglish films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Friday 3rd Deutsche Oper - Mariinsky Theater. Ballet. Swan Lake.

Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th Deutsche Oper - Mariinsky Theater. Ballet. Le Corsaire.

Sunday 5th Shopping Sunday. Shops in Germany are normally closed all day Sunday. This is one of three Sunday shopping days throughout this year and this day follows on from the Unifaction Day public holiday on the 4th.

Monday 6th. Deutsche Oper - Mariinsky Theater. Opera and ballet gala evening.

Thursday 14th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.
English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Thursday 14th - Sunday 26th. Festival of Lights (Berlin Illuminiert). More than 40 buildings, monuments, open spaces and sights are involved in spreading a band of light from east to west. Included are the Brandburg Gate, Unter den Linden, the TV-Tower, the victory Column and many more ....

Friday 17th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Saturday 18th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

Sunday 19th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender).

Wednesday 22nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. Manon Lescault.

Friday 24th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends - Premiere.

Saturday 25th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender).

Wednesday 26th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Manon Lescault.

Tuesday 28th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends.

Thursday 30th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lohengrin.

Friday 31st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Manon Lescault.

 

November 2008

All month English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Saturday 1st Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends.

Sunday 2nd. Berlin cross-country run. With races of 4400 and 8800 metres and a special course for children. Full details here.

Monday 3rd. Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends.

Tuesday 4th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Wednesday 5th. Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends.

Thursday 6th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lohengrin.

Thursday 6th - Sunday 9th. JazzFest Berlin´08. Full programme published in August 2008. Tickets on sale from September.

Tuesday 11th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. La Sylphide.

Wednesday 12th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

Saturday 15th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

Sunday 16th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. La Sylphide.

Wednesday 19th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

Wednesday 19th Germany v England. International football friendly match at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin.

Thursday 20th - Sunday 23rd. Berlin Boat Show.

Saturday 22nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Sunday 23rd Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. La Sylphide.

Thursday 27th Start of the month-long Christmas Markets. These are located at various sites in and around Berlin and run through until December 27th.

Friday 28th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Aida.

Saturday 29th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. La Sylphide.

Sunday 30th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tannhaeuser - Premiere.

 

December 2008.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

All December until the 27th. Christmas Markets in around the city.

Sunday 7th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tannhaeuser.

Wednesday 10th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Aida.

Thursday 11th Sir Elton John in Concert at 02 World.

Thursday 11th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tannhaeuser.

Saturday 13th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lucia Di Lammermoor.

Sunday 14th and Monday 15th. Deutsche Oper - Opera. Hansel and Gretel.

Tuesday 16th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lucia Di Lammermoor.

Wednesday 17th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Cunning Little Vixen (Das Schlaue Fuechslein).

Thursday 18th and Friday 19th. Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Boheme.

Saturay 20th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Hansel and Gretel.

Sunday 21st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Der Rosenkavalier.

Thursday 25th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. The Nutcracker (Der Nussknacker).

Friday 26th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Der Rosenkavalier.

Saturday 27th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Cunning Little Vixen (Das Schlaue Fuechslein).

Sunday 28th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Hansel and Gretel.

Monday 29th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Boheme.

Tuesday 30th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. The Nutcracker (Der Nussknacker).

Wednesday 31st Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Boheme.

 

January 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Thursday 1st Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Friday 2nd Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. The Nutcracker (Der Nussknacker).

Saturday 3rd Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lucia Di Lammermoor.

Sunday 4th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Boheme.

Wednesday 7th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tosca.

Friday 9th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Cunning Little Vixen (Das Schlaue Fuechslein).

Sunday 18th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Egyptian Helen (Die Aegyptische Helena).

Sunday 11th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Friday 16th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. The Nutcracker (Der Nussknacker).

Friday 16th - Sunday 25th. International Green Week. Full details click here.

Wednesday 17th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Aida.

Sunday 18th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Egyptian Helen (Die Aegyptische Helena) - Premiere.

Wednesday 21st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Aida.

Thursday 22nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Egyptian Helen (Die Aegyptische Helena).

Friday 23rd Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. The Nutcracker (Der Nussknacker).

Saturday 24th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Saturday 24th. The Long Night of the Museums. An annual event when many of the Berlin museums put on special visior events and remain open until 2:00am on Sunday morning.

Sunday 25th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Salome.

Wednesday 28th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Cassandra/Elektra.

Thursday 29th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Friday 30th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Egyptian Helen (Die Aegyptische Helena).

Saturday 31st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Cassandra/Elektra.

 

February 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Sunday 1st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Salome.

Tuesday 3rd Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Egyptian Helen (Die Aegyptische Helena).

Wednesday 4th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Saturday 7th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Der Rosenkavalier.

Sunday 8th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Ariadne Auf Naxos - Premiere.

Tuesday 10th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Salome.

Wednesday 11th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Ariadne Auf Naxos.

Thursday 12th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Daphne.

Friday 13th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Cassandra/Elektra.

Saturday 14th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Egyptian Helen (Die Aegyptische Helena).

Sunday 15th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Der Rosenkavalier.

Monday 16th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tosca.

Thursday 19th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Ariadne Auf Naxos.

Saturday 21st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Ariadne Auf Naxos.

Sunday 22nd Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends.

Tuesday 24th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends.

Thursday 26th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Malakhov and Friends.

Friday 27th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Ariadne Auf Naxos.

Saturday 28th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tosca.

 

March 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Sunday 1st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lucia Di Lammermoor.

Friday 6th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lucia Di Lammermoor.

Saturday 7th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Glories of the Romantic Ballet.

Saturday 8th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen - Premiere.

Tuesday 10th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Glories of the Romantic Ballet.

Wednesday 11th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Lucia Di Lammermoor.

Thursday 12th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Friday 13th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Un Ballo in Maschera (Ein Maskenball).

Thursday 19th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender).

Friday 20th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Glories of the Romantic Ballet.

Saturday 21st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd. Fasching (Carnival). The German pre-Easter Lent period is celebrated with street markets, performers and a carnival parade of floats and fancy dress along the Kurfuerstendamm.

Sunday 22nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender).

Wednesday 25th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Friday 27th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Un Ballo in Maschera (Ein Maskenball).

Friday 27th - Sunday 19th April. Spring Fair. Marking the start of spring, this fair draws crowds of up to 250,000 and has over 100 performers during its run.

Saturday 28th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Glories of the Romantic Ballet.

 

April 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Friday 3rd Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Sleeping Beauty (Dornroeschen).

Sunday 5th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Wednesday 8th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Aida.

Thursday 9th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Marie Victoire - Premiere.

Friday 10th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Saturday 11th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Sleeping Beauty (Dornroeschen).

Sunday 12th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Aida.

Monday 13th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Thursday16th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Marie Victoire.

Friday 17th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Saturday 18th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Un Ballo in Maschera (Ein Maskenball).

Sunday 19th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Marie Victoire.

Wednesday 22nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. Marie Victoire.

Friday 24th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Marie Victoire.

Saturday 25th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Un Ballo in Maschera (Ein Maskenball).

Sunday 26th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Snow White (Schneewittchen) - Premiere.

Friday 27th March - Sunday 19th. Spring Fair. Marking the start of spring, this fair draws crowds of up to 250,000 and has over 100 performers during its run.

Friday 24th - Sunday 17th May. Neukoelln Fair.

Wednesday 29th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Snow White (Schneewittchen).

Thursday 30th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Eugene Onegin.

 

May 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Friday 1stDeutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Saturday 2nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberfloete).

Sunday 3rd Deutsche Oper - Opera. Eugene Onegin.

Tuesday 5th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Wednesday 6th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Snow White (Schneewittchen).

Thursday 7th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Eugene Onegin.

Friday 8th Deutsche Oper - Opera. La Traviata.

Saturday 9th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Eugene Onegin.

Sunday 10th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tannhaeuser.

Friday 15th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Sleeping Beauty (Dornroeschen).

Saturday 16th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tosca.

Friday 24th April - Sunday 17th. Neukoelln Fair.

Sunday 17th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Snow White (Schneewittchen).

Monday 18th - Sunday 24th. Qatar Telekom German Open - Ladies tennis tournament.

Tuesday 19th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Snow White (Schneewittchen).

Wednesday 20th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Cinderella (La Cenerentola) - Premiere.

Thursday 21st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tosca.

Friday 22nd Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Snow White (Schneewittchen).

Saturday 23rd Illumination of the Reichstag to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the German republic on 23rd May 1949.

Sunday 24th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Cinderella (La Cenerentola).

Tuesday 26th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Der Freischuetz.

Wednesday 27th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Madame Butterfly.

Thursday 28th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tannhaeuser.

Friday 29th - Monday 1st June Kreuzberg Carnival of Cultures. Street carnival highlighting Berlin's multi-cultural population.

Friday 29th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Der Freischuetz.

Saturday 30th Kreuzberg Children's Carnival.

Saturday 30th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Cinderella (La Cenerentola).

Sunday 31st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tannhaeuser.

 

June 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Monday 1st Kreuzberg Carnival of Cultures. Street carnival highlighting Berlin's multi-cultural population.

Monday 1st Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Sleeping Beauty (Dornroeschen).

Tuesday 2nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. Cinderella (La Cenerentola).

Wednesday 3rd Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Sleeping Beauty (Dornroeschen).

Thursday 4th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Madame Butterfly.

Friday 5th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Saturday 6th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Madame Butterfly.

Sunday 7th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Wednesday 10th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tristan and Isolde.

Thursday 11th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Friday 12th - Tuesday 14th July. German-French Fair (VolksFest).

Saturday 13th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Snow White (Schneewittchen).

Sunday 14th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tristan and Isolde.

Monday 15th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Der Freischuetz.

Tuesday 16th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Wednesday 17th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Marriage of Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro).

Friday 19th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Marriage of Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro).

Saturday 20th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tosca.

Sunday 21st Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tristan and Isolde.

Sunday 21st. Fete de la Musique. An international day of music held in over 60 cities throughout Europe to mark the start of summer.

Wednesday 24th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tosca.

Thursday 25th Deutsche Oper - Opera. The Marriage of Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro).

Friday 26th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tiefland.

Saturday 27th Deutsche Oper - Staatsballet Berlin. Sleeping Beauty (Dornroeschen).

Sunday 28th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Monday 29th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

 

July 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Friday 12th June - Tuesday 14th. German-French Fair (VolksFest).

Thursday 2nd Deutsche Oper - Opera. Turandot.

Friday 3rd Deutsche Oper - Opera. Carmen.

Saturday 4th Deutsche Oper - Opera. Tiefland.

 

August 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

 

September 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

 

October 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

 

November 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

Friday 27th Start of the month-long Christmas Markets. These are located at various sites in and around Berlin and run through until December 27th.

 

December 2009.

All month. English films, marked OV (Original Version), shown in the Cinestar complex at Potsdamer Platz. Click here for full details.

All December until the 27th. Christmas Markets in around the city.

 


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