Sweet tips, fresh from the field! Music and market hustle and bustle await this weekend. First up is the FEZ in the Wuhlheide. Built in the GDR as a pioneer palace, the leisure and recreation center has been a colorful playground with educational and cultural offerings for over forty years. For three days (08.–10.05.), the ultra-modern building will serve as a resonance chamber for new developments in electronic musical instruments and sound technology. At the Synthesizer Fair Superbooth, wander around, try things out, attend concerts and talks, and join workshops for modular synthesizers. Cashmere Radio is also turning the frequency knob with their 10th anniversary this Friday (09.05.) with Fine Tuning. The cuddly radio station will celebrate the occasion for three more Fridays in May — in the way of a session, dancehall and block party. Listen to live performances for over twelve hours this Friday at The Ballroom. There’ll be drinks and the finest music from Cashmere’s musical poetry album. Of course, you can join the celebrations from anywhere via their website or 88.4 MHz Berlin. There’s also an anniversary atmosphere at Mijas in Kreuzberg. The small store for art, gifts and beautiful objects has been offering female, queer and BIPOC creatives a platform to sell for two years, and is welcoming a special guest list for its birthday this Saturday (10.05.). Puchica Pupusas is serving vegetarian pupusas – tortillas with baked-in filling. There will also be horchata – refreshing drinks made from crushed nuts or fruit. You can also have your picture drawn live by Studio Christina Mros or dance into Saturday afternoon to the multiple beats of TRU:L. The Mijas team will serve fresh palomas to toast.

Further west, the African Food Festival invites you to enjoy delicious food and sounds: the Spring Market brings together over 50 stalls with authentic and fusion cuisine, superfoods, fashion and jewelry, as well as skin and hair care on the grounds of Jules B-Part. The line-up features DJs such as Chanella with Afrobeats, Afrohouse or Amapiano (a subgenre of house and kwaito originating in South Africa). On Urban Development Day (10.05.), look behind the scenes at a particularly exciting part of the city: the Haus der Statistik invites you to the KO-Markt – an open day dedicated to cooperation and exchange. The model project for urban development geared towards the common good offers guided tours of the district and various projects. Attend panel discussions and workshops with the project’s visionary actors, or listen to the choir concert and watch the colorful goings-on at Allesandersplatz. Anyone strolling through Schöneweide on Saturday (10.05.) should stop between the riverbank and the yellow brick façade on Wilhelminenhofstraße, at the Slowfood Eco Market, created in collaboration with the Schönevibes Kollektiv neighborhood association, and opening in the AEG industrial park. Where production once took place on a piecework basis, things have slowed down. Every second Saturday, find street food and fairly produced groceries as well as talks, arts and crafts, and workshops on sustainability and conscious consumption on the meadow by the Spree. Get a little more lively on Sunday (11.05.) at the Kink in Prenzlauer Berg – it’s the perfect place to end the week. Island Universe is back for another round and is occupying the bar on Schönhauser Allee for its daytime dance experience. There, party under the afternoon sun to cosmic disco and into the (early) evening hours to funky house. It will be a safe space for music lovers, passionate dancers, and those who prefer the day to the nightlife.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Raquel Gómez Delgado, Savannah van der Niet, Seamus Platt, Slow Food Eco Markt Schöneweide

FEZ, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin–Wuhlheide; map
Synthesizer Messe Superbooth 08.05.–10.05.2025 from 10h.

Radio Cashmere
Fine Tuning: The Ballroom 09.05.2025 16–05.30h
You can find out more about the event here or about the radio.

Mijas, Liegnitzer Str.34, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
2nd Anniversary 10.05.2025 12–19h.

Haus der Statistik, Otto-Braun-Str.70–72, 10178 Berlin–Mitte; map
KO-Markt 10.05.2025 14–22h.

Jules B-Part, Luckenwalder Str.6b, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Spring Market 10.05.–11.05.2025 12–22h.

AEG Industriepark, 10459 Berlin–Schöneweide; map
Slowfood Eco Markt 10.05.2025 10–18h.

Kink Bar & Restaurant Schönhauser Allee 176, 10119 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Island Universe 11.05.2025 15–23h.

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