Berlin is pushing its limits. There’s underwater music, omakase dinners, and plenty of gossip. In between: Congolese cinema, plant-based colors, and solidarity markets. We’ll leave it to you to decide how to spend your week, but here are CC’s Calendar picks. Starting tomorrow (20.–27.03.2026), brace yourself for a uniquely Berlin wave — not a Spree rave, but a swimming pool with music. At Stadtbad Neukölln, the wave pool will transform into a concert stage: Bade Kultur Musik features performances by, among others, Gudrun Gut. In the following days, a dive is worth it, with an underwater sound piece by Yasmeen Al-Qaisi. For a whole week, jump into the water to enjoy music. Back on land, look up. At the Schöneberger Schützenverein, the exhibition Stick your head inside the clouds by the GIFT Collective opens, featuring works by Berlin-based artist Louisa Frauenheim, who works across photography and performance to explore memory. Through themes of motherhood, gender roles, and mnemonic objects, she searches for connections between the intimate and the collective memory. On another stage, Friday sees the premiere of the newly reworked production Modalities of Me by DANCÆ. Running until 29.03. at Monopol, it’s a multi-faceted experience: the evening begins with a solo by Berlin choreographer Tess Voelker, followed by ensemble work by Soraya Schulthess, to electronic music, five figures move through an installation of glass and electrochromic materials.
Or head to the cinema. On Saturday (21.03.), Sinema Transtopia presents Congo Cinematic Times, a curated screening of four short films about and from the Democratic Republic of Congo, assembled by Sammy Baloji and Rosa Spaliviero, founder of Twenty Nine Studio. If cinema chairs aren’t your thing, head to Schöneberg for some high-profile culinary action. On 21.03., Chelsea Turowsky takes over the kitchen at Onette for a one-night-only omakase dinner. Following the Japanese tradition of “I leave it to you,” the dinner is served in two sittings and consists of five courses — including fried mochi, lamb barbacoa, and lime pavlova. Speaking of lime (green): if you want to print on a large scale with plant-based colors, Flora und Farbe offers an intensive workshop on Saturday and Sunday (21.–22.03.). Participants will create their own color pastes and apply them to fabric with stamps or brushes — three cloths in total. Immersed in fabric, this evening loosens the tongue. It’s about the act of speaking with allies, with friends, against silence. Around the theme of “gossip” and its history, the first edition of Gossip takes place at Ikii on Sunday (22.03.). Artists and practitioners working with voice, sound, body, or language come together to practice a social ritual and create a space for voices. The afternoon also serves as a fundraiser for Casa Kua, a health center for FLINTA*. If you’re longing for a meaningful Sunday market (22.03.), head to Markthalle Neun. The Berlin Gastro Solidarity Network organizes A Taste of Solidarity for Palestine and Sudan: a market with food, drinks, and selected products, accompanied by talks and panels about the connection between gastronomy, trade, and global inequality. Participating vendors include Ada’s, Pars, and Conflict Food. And for those still in swimwear: starting Monday (23.03.), another part of the sound installation continues at Liquidrom.
Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Flora und Farbe, Libby Edwards, Philisha Schütz, Ma-Makan, Tales From The Source, Modalities of Me, Laura Martinova, Laura Iriondo, Victor Pena
Stadtbad Neukölln, Ganghoferstr.3, 12043 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Liquidrom, Möckernstr.10, 101963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Bade Kultur Musik 20.–27.03.2026
@wellenbad_
@liquidrom.berlin
@gutgudrun
@jasminescu
Schuetzenverein, Martin-Luther-Str.78, 10825 Berlin–Schöneberg; map
Stick your head inside the clouds 20.03.2026 18–20h
@louisa_frauenheim
@gift.kollektiv
Monopol, Provinzstr.40–44, 13409 Berlin–Reinickendorf; map
Modalities Of Me 20.–29.03.2026
@monopolberlin
@tessvoelker
@dancae_
Sinema Transtopia, Lindower Str.20–22, Haus C, 13347 Berlin–Gesundbrunnen; map
Congo Cinematic Times 21.03.2026 18–19h30
@sinematranstopia
@kwinstitutefcontemporaryart
@twentyninestudioproduction
Onette, Grunewaldstr.11, 10781 Berlin–Schöneberg; map
Omakase at Onette 21.03.2026 18h & 20h30
@onette_berlin
@chelseaturowsky_
Flora und Farbe, Genslerstr.13, 13055 Berlin–Alt-Hohenschönhausen; map
Painting and Printing with plant-based colors 21.–22.03.2026
@floraundfarbe
Ikii, Herrfurtplatz 8, 12049 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Gossip, 22.03.2026 14–20h
@ikii.berlin
@casakua
Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstr.42/43, 10997 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Fundraising & Community 22.03.2026 11–18h
@markthalleneun
@berlingastrosolidaritynetwork
@adas.deli
@pars.berlin
@conflictfood
