A curated list Things to do, events to attend while you are in Berlin in May 2023.
Submissions welcome! Please feel free to submit an event.
Berlin Spring Fest ‘Frühlingsfest’ 2023
Friday 24. March 2023 — Monday 01. May 2023
Zentraler Festplatz Berlin
“The beginning of all things is a day in spring! The Berlin Showmen’s Association also knows this and is opening the folk festival season again…“
VELO Berlin Bike Festival 2023
VELOBerlin OPEN AIR
Saturday 06. May 2023 — Sunday 07. May 2023
“Since 2011, VELOBerlin has been the bicycle festival in the capital. Organized by Messe Friedrichshafen and conceived and organized by the Berlin…“
Pictoplasma
Conference and Festival of Contemporary Character Design and Art
Wednesday 03. May 2023 — Sunday 07. May 2023
Silent Green
“Pictoplasma is the world’s leading platform for contemporary character design and art. The project pushes forward interdisciplinary discussion,…“
A MAZE. / Berlin
Wednesday 10. May 2023 — Saturday 13. May 2023
Various locations across Berlin & Online
“A MAZE. / Berlin is an international festival, a platform for independent and arthouse games and explores the world and culture of playful media. (…)…“
XJAZZ Festival Berlin 2023
Jazz Festival
Monday 08. May 2023 — Sunday 14. May 2023
Various locations / venues across Berlin
“Since 2014, XJAZZ! has meant up to 80 concerts in less than a week each year in May. Thousands of visitors – almost 20.000 in 2019 – have surged…“
Vegan Sundays – Green Market Berlin May
Sunday 14. May 2023
Holzmarkt 25
“Nach mehreren erfolgreichen “Green Christmas Markets” beschloss Stefanie das Konzept um saisonale Märkte zu erweitern und der “Green Market…“
Berlin Design Week 2023
Monday 08. May 2023 — Wednesday 17. May 2023
various locations across Berlin / ONLINE
“Crises always offer opportunities for change. In the face of area-wide crises affecting our personal, societal, economic, ecological and geological…“
Theatertreffen 2023
Friday 12. May 2023 — Sunday 28. May 2023
Various locations across Berlin
“The Theatertreffen invites 32 exciting artists from all parts of the world to attend and reflect the festival and to exchange ideas and experiences…“
Art Spring Berlin 2022
Art Festival / Open Studios
Friday 05. May 2023 — Sunday 04. June 2023
Various locations across Prenzlauer Berg / Pankow
“artspring berlin is a space of action, design and mediation, which is co-created by a wide variety of actors and institutions, networks and initiatives.…“
Performing Arts Festival Berlin 2023
Six days of theater, dance, performance and much more!
Tuesday 30. May 2023 — Sunday 04. June 2023
Various locations across Berlin
“The Berlin Performing Arts Festival is organized by LAFT – Landesverband freie darstellende Künste Berlin e. V. in cooperation with the performance…“