Despite the not-so-summery weather as of late, this weekend is so colorful and international that your long-awaited summer escape from Berlin might become unnecessary. The first acoustic-culinary excursion begins under the plane trees on Frankfurter Allee, where Listening Bar Ysy is hosting the next round of Taco Thursday (29.05.). On what will hopefully be a balmy evening, Klix, a Berlin-based house DJ, will shape the soundscape — drawing on jazz, funk, and hip-hop. As always, the Thursday menu includes vegetarian, vegan, or meat tacos with homemade salsa and a bright selection of drinks. Just a few tram stops feel like a trip around the world: on Friday (30.05.), Rocket Wine is throwing its tenth Wine Rush garden party in Mitte. Winemakers and friends from Slovenia, Japan, Portugal, and beyond are coming together to share their bottles and stories. It’s all about tasting, chatting, asking questions, and lingering in the back garden.

For those with a refined palate, the evening continues with a special menu from Mathias Gondol, head chef at Les Valseuses and longtime friend of the festival. The soundtrack: electronic rhythms from Laurel. International guests can be found on Karl-Marx-Allee: Nella Beljan Gallery is hosting a two-day Berlin Pop-up (30.05.–31.05.) featuring Dutch vintage label Enso. Usually only found in Antwerp and Amsterdam, the brand is bringing a curated selection of vintage, upcycled, and designer pieces to Berlin. The opening on Friday (30.05.) includes drinks; Saturday (31.05.) is all about discovering the collection in calm daylight. Also on Saturday, but closer to home: Mitte Daily brings back its open-air format at Gipsdreieck, Mitte Daily’s Pétanque Picni — playful neighborhood hangout for Berliners and social souls. If you’re looking to spend your Saturday with friendly faces, live music, and a round of boules, this is your spot. Just bring a blanket and your favorite drink. In the evening, if you’re ready to swap the park for a concert hall and screen, Silent Green is the place: together with Volksbühne, the Kulturquartier is hosting a landmark celebration: 30 years of Editions Mego. The Austrian experimental label marks its grand finale with immersive performances, film screenings, and a sound installation that traces its sonic legacy. It begins at Volksbühne (30.05.) and continues at Silent Green on Saturday (31.05.). Entry to the film and sound installation is free. Also experimental: the traveling exhibition series Loose Ends 001by Exgirlfriend and Soft Launch, stopping at Soma in Kreuzberg on Saturday (31.05.). Thirteen artists explore the tension between voyeurism and self-determination through performance, sculpture, and video. The exhibition asks us to consider what the gaze reveals and what it controls. And if your weekend still calls for a final trip (this time culinary) head to Volk, Berlin’s first oyster bar, for the Berlin Seafood Festival (31.05.–01.06.). In collaboration with Urban Spree, they’re bringing together the freshest fish and seafood from some of the city’s best vendors, including La Sirena Negra, Samurai Spoon, and more. Think of it as a journey across the seven seas, accompanied by wine, beer, and the taste of something rare. It’s a weekend to make us think how lucky we are to live in this city.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Nella Beljan, Nele Bogaerts, Mitte Daily, Georg Gatsas, Lukas Truniger, YSY

Ysy, Frankfurter Allee 23, 10247 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Taco Thursday 29.05.2025 from 16h. 

Hinterhof, Joachimstr.20, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Wine Rush 30.06.2025 17–21h.

Nella Beljan Gallery, Satellite II, Karl-Marx-Allee 85, 10243 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Enso Pop-Up 30.05.2025 14–22h, 31.05.2025 11–19h.

Gipsdreieck, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Mitte Daily’s Pétanque Picnic 31.05.2025 16–20h. You can register here.

Silent Green, Gerichtstr.35, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Editions Mego 30 Years 31.05.2025
Sound Installation 16–22h. Film screening 20h. Festival 20h30. You can get tickets here.

Soma Eylauer Str.9 10965 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Loose Ends 001 31.05.2025 17–22h.

Urban Spree, Revaler Str.99, 10245 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Berlin Seafood Festival 31.05.–01.06.2025 12–22h.

@ysy.berlin
@itstheklix
@rocketwineberlin
@berlinwinerush
@l.umarell
@lesvalseusesberlin
@pizza.pasta.salat
@nellabeljan_gallery
@enso.vintage
@mittedaily
@silent.green
@editionsmego
@somaart.berlin
@exgirlfriendberlin
@softlaunchproduction
@volkmitte
@urban_spree
@croquetas.berlin
@samuraispoon

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.

@fez.berlin
@superbooth_berlin
@cashmere_radio
@shop.mijas
@puchica.pupusas
@larisa.tru.l
@hausderstatistik
@chorderstatistik
@africanfoodfestivalberlin
@chanelllla
@slowfoodecomarkt.berlin
@schoenevibes_kollektiv
@kink.bar.restaurant
@island.universe.sounds