A curated list of things to do, events to attend while you are in Berlin in January 2025.
Submissions welcome! Please feel free to submit an event.
Unknown Pleasures – American Independent Film Fest
Arsenal on Location
“Same time, different place. Unknown Pleasures will also open the Arsenal year in 2025, albeit not in our own cinema this time – the new Arsenal in…“
Ultraschall Berlin – Festival for New Music
Various locations and venues across Berlin
“Ultraschall Berlin – the festival has undergone many a metamorphosis. And yet it has remained true to its basic idea. From the very beginning,…“
Finlandia – Aki Kaurismäki and Friends
Babylon
“FINLANDIA – A word that sounds like a melody. A melody that evokes images of forests, lakes, endless landscapes – like, by the way, Marko…“
Tanztage Berlin 2025
Sophiensaele
“Since 1996, Tanztage Berlin has presented innovative and genre-bending work by Berlin artists in the field of contemporary dance, choreography and…“
International Green Week Berlin 2025
Internationale Grüne Woche Berlin
Messe Berlin
“Welcome to Grüne Woche, one of Germany’s most traditional trade fairs and one of the world’s leading events in the food, agriculture and…“
British Shorts – 18th British Shorts Film Festival
Kurzfilmfestival
Sputnik Kino, City Kino Wedding, Acudkino, Kino Intimes, Gretchen, and others
“British Shorts Film Festival, Berlin is once more back in 2024 to present the most exciting, funniest, strangest and most thrilling new short films from…“
Sechstagerennen “Six Day Series” 2025
The Berlin six day race
Velodrom
“The lights get turned down and the music turned up, as Six Day Cycling combines the very best in track cycling with an incredible party atmosphere.…“
CTM Festival 2025
various locations across Berlin
“One open call is currently running: Our yearly Research Networking Day open call seeks proposals for short presentations from scholars and researchers…“
Transmediale 2025
Various locations across Berlin
“A three-day performance, conversation, screening, and exhibition programme features artists, thinkers, and practitioners to explore how language,…“
Berlin Fashion Week 2025 – Winter Edition
Various locations and venues across Berlin
“Berlin stands for progressive (sub)cultural movements and trends that unite fashion, art, design as well as the club and music scene like no other…“
Stummfilmfestival 2025
Silent Film Festival
Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche
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