Short and romantic: February is here. Accompanied walks, bird education, long-distance conversations, and literary aperitifs. Here are Cee Cee’s calendar tips to remedy heartbreak. Beginning on Friday (06.02.2026) with an early evening bridging Sicily and Berlin. Sorry Siracusa Aperitivo is an invitation from Sorry Press and Pinci. Together, they offer two hours of stories, moderated by Maria Hunstig, featuring texts by Adriano Sack and Lukas Kubina, alongside short stories by Annabelle Hirsch, Dana von Suffering, and others. For those who enjoy gazing dreamily into nature, Friday (06.02.) also offers a change of perspective. In an evening about birdsong and connecting with nature, Paul Wernicke reads from his book Vögel verstehen and talks about his work as a wilderness educator. At the Zabriskie Bookstore, it’s about attention, learning, and what happens when familiar sounds are paid attention to. And how does architecture sound? How does it resonate? On Saturday (07.02.), sound artist Bea Targosz guides participants through the Krumme Lanke and Onkel Toms Hütte residential areas. Plant Story is a soundwalk that frames architecture as a repository of history and ideology, in active dialogue with the surrounding landscape. Registration is required, and a thermos of warm tea won’t hurt. Flea market on Saturday? Think Klub Maison — cool candles, colorful rings, and playful interior finds. Kiosk La Boom offers a colorful array of pre-loved treasures in Wedding on Saturday (07.02.), perfect for spontaneous discoveries and friendly chats between clothing racks. For everyone who has to brave the city’s cold, the Solidarity Run for Cold Aid (07.02.) offers a chance to warm up.

No stress, no stopwatch — just five kilometers through the city. Donations go to the Berliner Kältehilfe and Kältebus. Even a few coins (from five euros) make a difference, and running together keeps you twice as warm. Saturday evening (07.02.) lies somewhere between camera and composition. At Galerie erstererster, 2025 Edited is launching, the new photobook from the photo editing class at Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie. It features fourteen series, selected by fourteen photo editors, spanning Berlin and New York, intimacy and world events. On-site, there will be talks and the chance to take a copy home. From Ostkreuz to Antarctica: on Tuesday (10.02.), the Rangfoyer at the Deutsches Theater connects directly to Antarctica. Yes, really. At Theater im Eis, director Jan-Christoph Gockel and actors Julia Gräfner and Wolfram Koch share stories from their findings from the Neumayer III research station for the production Polaris (premiering June 2026). An evening about art under extreme conditions, life in no-man’s land, and theater far from any comfort zone. Those who want to boycott the month of love can meet like-minded people at Curly Bar in Wedding. On Wednesday (11.02.) is the Heartbreak Edition from Zine Maes, featuring Heartbreak Bingo, cocktails, and music. Hopeful hearts can try matchmaking, or at least find a Valentine. Or you can make your own luck: at Café Gentil on Valentine’s Day (14.02.), an open floral workshop invites solo visitors and couples to create arrangements together. And if that’s not enough, Snakegarden in Neukölln offers a Valentine’s Day Floral Workshop on the same Saturday (14.02.). Arrange flowers in floral foam, accompanied by snacks and prosecco (non-alcoholic included). Couples get a little extra; singles — no heartbreak!

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Bischof, Sophie Doering, Julia Toro, Savannah van der Niet, Snakegarden

Pinci, Große Hamburger Str.42, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map
Sorry Sicarusa Aperitivo 06.02.2026 16–18h

@pinci.berlin
@sorry_press
@mariahunstig

Galerie Erstererster, Pappelallee 69, 10437 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
2025 Edited Launch 07.02.2026 19h

@ostkreuzschulefuerfotografie
@erstererster

Zabriskie Buchladen, Reichenberger Str.150, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Vögel verstehen 06.02.2026 19h

@zabriskiebuchladen
@wildnisschule_hoher_flaeming

U-Bhf Onkel-Toms-Hütte, Onkel-Tom-Str.99, 14169 Berlin–Zehlendorf; map
Plant Story Sound Walk 07.02.2026 12h. Register here.

@pilecki_institut

Klub Maison, Lindower Str.20, 13353 Berlin–Wedding; map 
Kiosk La Boom 07.02.2026 10–15h

@klubmaison

Meeting Point Kottbusser Brücke, 10967 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Solidarity Run 07.02.2026 10h

@berliner.kaeltehilfe
@kaeltebus.berlin

Deutsches Theater, Rangfoyer, Schumannstr. 13A, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Theater im Eis 10.02.2026 19h 

@deutschestheaterberlin

Curly Bar Berlin, Adolfstr.17, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Zine Release Heartbreak Edition 11.02.2026 from 20h

@maes.berlin
@curly_bar_berlin

Café Gentil, Heinrich-Roller-Str.27, 10405 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Floral Workshop 14.02.2026 15–17h

@cafe.gentil

Schönleinstr.6, 10967 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Valentine’s Day Floral Workshop 14.02.2026 15–17h. Reserve a spot here.

@snakegarden.berlin

“Transhemispheric Resonances” or “An ITCZ of Many Tongues” — if these wonderfully cryptic titles sound like music to your ears, you’re ready for Transmediale 2026, which takes place from Thursday to Sunday (29.01.–01.02.) at Silent Green and other locations across the city. Under the title By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road – Compassing, Protocoling, Metaphoring, the festival approaches technology not as a tool, but as a network of relationships. Between installations, sound experiments, and temporary architectures, spaces for collective reflection emerge, including Afro hip-hop at Berghain and forest echoes in the concrete hall of Silent Green. If you’d rather wear mango and tamarind on your skin, a small cosmetics heaven awaits in Mitte. Kore’s pop-up brings Korean skincare to Galerie Wasser for a few days (29.01.–01.02.). Beauty meets other art forms with jewelry by Maison Le Super, hats by Fiona Bennett, and collages by Justine Laeufer.

Saturday (31.01.) belongs to the Sonntags-Club (and to the printed word). The mobile Queer Zine Library Berlin invites you to activate its archive in Prenzlauer Berg — meaning playful quests and collective explorations of the collection. These excursions last at least two hours. Anyone who prefers to browse freely can simply stop by in the afternoon — admission is free. Colorful collections can also be found at the Clothing Swap (31.01.) by Supersoft and Ouch. They invite you to Kreuzberg to send once-beloved items into new orbits. Clothing, accessories, books, or small home objects — you can bring up to 20 items. Anything left over will be donated to Aktion Hoffnung. Sunday (01.02.) begins in delicate green. The Ikigai Tea Bar, known, among other things, for its matcha crêpe cake, invites visitors to its matcha flea market. Second-hand treasures from the community await discovery. The first fifteen buyers receive a matcha on the house; everyone else can spin the wheel of fortune. Berlin remains a network, and we’re happy to get caught up in it.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Laura Fiorio, Kore, Marta Dzedyshko / Credit: Transmediale

Silent Green and other locations.
Transmediale 28.01.–01.02.2026. Find the program here.

@transmediale
@silent.green

Ikigai Tea Bar, Kronenstr. 66, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; Stadtplan
Matcha Flea Market 01.02.2026 12–17h.

@ikigai.teabar

Sonntags-Club, Greifenhagener Str. 28, 10437 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; Stadtplan
Queer Zine Library Berlin 31.01.2026 14–17h.

@queerzinelibraryberlin
@sonntags.club

Mittenwalder Str. 6, 10961 Berlin–Kreuzberg; Stadtplan
Clothing Swap 31.01.2026 16–20h.

@supersoft.wtf
@ouch.afairybitme
@aktion_hoffnung

Galerie Wasser, Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 16, 10178 Berlin–Mitte; Stadtplan
Kore Pop-up 29.01.–01.02.2026 11–20h.

@__k_o_r_e
@galerie.wasser

So your fingers don’t freeze this week, sink them into sourdough, keep them moving with knitting needles, and leaf through magazines. Here are CC’s Calendar tips — for warm hands and open minds. Let’s start with a bit of printer’s ink. On Friday (16.01.), Purgatory Magazine celebrates the release of its tenth issue with a release party. There will be reading, dancing, listening, and talking, and, of course, a first look at the new issue. It’s called “There’s Nothing In My Dreams”, but there’s plenty there that evening: paper, nice people, and a place to disappear into. Saturday (17.01.) brings fresh air to your wardrobe, without buying anything new. At the Swap Market at Desi Diner, you can swap, pass on, and recombine. Clothes, accessories, and anything ready for a second life will change hands. Admission is donation-based and there will be snacks and plenty of time to browse. It stays soft and fabric-focused on Sunday (18.01.) with the first Knitting Café, which is all about stitches and snacks. For a few hours, Neumanns Bäckerei will become a meeting place for anyone who wants to keep their hands busy and enjoy some company: a cozy spot to knit, crochet, talk, or stay quiet together, accompanied by cake and warm drinks.

Also on Sunday (18.01.), there’s a contrasting program (at least conceptually). “Riskier alles – Kunst und Sport” invites you to a Sunday get-together at Galerienhaus. The group exhibition brings together works on the body, reaction, and the constant in-between of control and loss of control. Among them is “Quick Reaction” by Katharina Reinsbach. On an advertising column, she lines up endless blind drawings, echoing the short-lived Instagram stories of a single weekend. No risk, no art! If you miss the feeling of dough on your hands after Christmas, join the Sourdough Workshop on Monday (20.01.). For tourists and locals alike, the recipe is slow, together, hands-on. Bread baking as an antidote to constant noise. Learn the basics of sourdough, fermentation, and a few little tricks. No prior knowledge required! On Tuesday and Wednesday (20.-21.01.), things get pleasantly uncomfortable: a piece of furniture with worldly intentions. A melancholic horse. The uncomfortable exhibition at Backhaus Projects brings together situations and moods that refuse to soothe. It’s about friction, about the feeling of not sitting right — in the room, in the system, in your own body. On Wednesday, a performance by Annita Sleep rounds off the evening. A week to warm up, for hands and hearts.

Text: Emma Zylla / Credit: Alexander Haas, Annita Sleep, Eric Tschernow, Katharina Reinsbach, Marjorie Brunet Plaza, Savannah van der Niet, Ruby Watt

Gelegenheiten, Weserstr. 50, 12047 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Issue #10 Release Party 16.01.2026 19h.

@purgatorymagazine
@gelegenheiten

Desi Diner, Thiemannstr. 1, 12059 Berlin–Neukölln; map 
Swap Market 17.01.2026 13–17h. You can register here. 

@desidinerberlin

Neumanns Bäckerei, Weichselstr. 32, 10247 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Strick Café 18.01.2026 16h30–19h. 

@neumanns.berlin

Galerienhaus, Lindenstr.35, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Sunday Get Together 18.01.2025 12–15h. 

@katsophier

Keit, Grünberger Str. 75, 10245 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Sourdough Workshop 19.01.2026 18-21h. You can reserve your spot here.

@tourist.official
@keit.berlin

Backhaus Projects, Weserstr. 168, 12045 Berlin–Neukölln; map
The uncomfortable exhibition 20.01.2026 from 19h. 21.01.2026 from 11h.

@backhaus_projects
@annitasleepbitte