PATIOS, CRACKLING, LIEBE GRÜSSE: CONTRASTS IN CC’S CALENDAR TIPS

The first weekend in June is buzzing and full of contrasts. There are warm and cold books, old and new films, inside and outdoors, empty and packed art evenings. Here are CC’s Calendar tips for the start of summer. A house within a house, a room within a room: today (04.06.2026), the In Wirklichkeit unmöglich exhibition opens at BDA Galerie, featuring models by set designer and Schaubühne production manager Jan Pappelbaum. Created between 1996 and 2026, on display are spaces built for the stage, for Hedda Gabler, Hamlet, or The Seagull. The exhibition asks about the reality of architecture, its conditions on stage, and the social role of theater. Nothing in your calendar for tomorrow? Sometimes it’s the gaps that are most exciting. On Friday (05.06.), ACUD Galerie launches Venus in Three Movements, a program interested in exactly that: what is missing from archives, what disappears, or what was never recorded in the first place. The starting point is Saidiya Hartman’s concept of “critical fabulation”, which understands archives as products of the power structures that created them, not neutral repositories. Together with Zack Darsee and Nadia Marcus of Tabloid Press, an evening of readings and performances takes shape around the personal, the fleeting, and the barely graspable. If you like literature combined with other art forms, this is for you. Now for abundance, or rather, full portfolios: starting Friday (05.06.), the graduating graphic design class of Lette Verein will celebrate its exhibition Liebe Grüße at Kunstquartier Bethanien.

After months of drafts, critique sessions, and final submissions, the graduates will present their work and celebrate everyone who has accompanied them along the way. After stages and screens, a look at the city itself: in Schöneweide, the SchoeneVibes collective brings together various Berlin initiatives and associations at the 21st Festival for Democracy(06.06.), all of them committed to collective action. There will be insights into their work around coexistence, civic engagement, and urban society. And there will be stickers to design yourself. Long days are followed by long nights. During the Long Night of Science (06.06.), three poets from Afghanistan and Syria from The Poetry Project will read texts on migration and belonging in Berlin. They will be joined by students from the Institute for African and Asian Studies. The evening is called Berlin Belonging. Sunday (07.06.) is a fourfold invitation to leave the house. One of them leads to Knistern at Richten25, where the Berlin-based artist Duendita, who has just released her new album Existential Thottie, will perform. Her music moves between soul, jazz, R&B, and experimental soundscapes. If you’re looking for a place to sit, you will also find a place to read at Accidental Interest Books, where Ferdinand Dölberg and Jan Koslowskiwill present their book Warm, Kalt und Sehnsucht. Readings by the authors themselves, and also from Mark Tumba, Banafshe Hourmazdi, and Brigitte Cuvelier, accompanied by music from Ali Atari. After that, it’s easy to drift into thought among the greenery at The Frame. The reformer pilates studio is celebrating its terrace on Sunday (07.06.). At the Garden Opening, the season begins with matcha, drinks, smoothie bowls, and, hopefully, plenty of sunshine. Let’s stay outside a little longer: on Sunday (07.06.), Feasts of Eden is clearing out its warehouse on Urbanstraße. Experience suggests that these kinds of clear-outs at event spaces are often more exciting than many design markets. At the flea market, find decor, furniture, clothing, and all kinds of treasures from past productions. And in the Graefekiez, many more courtyard flea markets are taking place at the same time, so a stroll through the neighborhood is definitely worth it. For Sunday evening (07.06.), which may well end on the sofa, Q Studios Berlin is releasing Freier Fall – Wer du bist, a reinterpretation of Stephan Lacant’s film. The latest teaser promises a fresh take on the story, with Hanno Koffler, Max Riemelt, and Katharina Schüttler in leading roles. The new version screened on Monday as a Mongay special at Kino International. And one more tip for later in June: on Friday (26.06.) and Saturday (27.06.), A Song For You Berlin, together with the Konzerthausorchester, will bring A Soulful Missa to Konzerthaus Berlin. The starting point is Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, but seen through the lens of the collective. The Berliner Vocal Ensemble, with a strong feel for soul, has reimagined the work for Beethovenfest Bonn. After its premiere there, the project is coming to Berlin.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Amelia Ada, Bishop Black, Harry Miller, Luka Naujoks, Maisie Gibb

BDA Galerie, Mommsenstr.64, 10629 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
In Wirklichkeit unmöglich 04.06.–10.07.2026. Vernissage 04.06.2026 19h.

@bda.berlin
@schaubuehne_berlin

ACUD Galerie, Veteranenstr.21, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Venus In Three Movements 05.06.2026

@acudgalerie
@tabloidpress
@zackdarsee
@nadia.d.marcus

Kunstquartier Bethanien, Mariannenpl.2, 10997 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Grafik Abschluss Ausstellung 05.–07.06.2026. Vernissage 05.06.2026 19h.

@lettegrafikdesign
@lettevereinberlin
@liebegruesse26

Michael-Brückner-Platz at Spree-, Flut- and Schnellerstraße, 12439 Berlin–Niederschöneweide; map
21. Fest für Demokratie 06.06.2026 13–20h.

@schoenevibes_kollektiv
@zentrum_fuer_demokratie_tk

Zentralasien-Seminar HU Berlin, Invalidenstr. 118, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map
Berlin Belonging, 06.06.2026 19–20h30.

@thepoetryproject.berlin
@central.asia.hu
@lndwberlin

Accidental Interest Books, Weydingerstr.10, 10178 Berlin–Mitte; map
Warm, Kalt und Sehnsucht 07.06.2026 16h.

@antonjanizewski
@accidentalinterestbooks
@ferdinanddoelberg
@kos_lowsky

The Frame, Waldemarstr.17, 10179 Berlin–Mitte; map
Garden Opening, 07.06.2026 from 15h.

@theframe.pilates

Richten25, Gerichtstr.25, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Knistern, 07.06.2026 from 12h.

@_knistern_
@duendita

Feasts of Eden, Urbanstr.137A, 10967 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Flea Market, 07.06.2026 12–18h.

@feastsofeden

Free Fall – Who You Are, from 07.06.2026, available at Q Studios Berlin.

@freefallfreierfall
@qstudiosberlin

Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt 2, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
A Soulful Missa 26. & 27.06.2026 20h.

@asongforyouberlin
@konzerthausberlin

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A THREE-COURSE JOURNEY THROUGH BERLIN: RESTAURANTWEEK 2026

“I’ve been meaning to go there forever,” is probably one of the most frequently uttered phrases in Berlin. More often than not, it comes up in conversations about restaurants. RestaurantWeek Berlin, running from 03.-28.06.2026, is here to turn a few of those plans into reality before we end up ordering the same thing all over again. For just under four weeks in June, the city becomes a shared menu. Around 50 restaurants across Berlin are taking part, opening their kitchens with specially created three-course menus. These are dishes designed for the festival, but still offer a small glimpse of the restaurants’ usual experience. Expect three courses at two fixed price points, for lunch or dinner. Among the participants are familiar addresses, new concepts, fine dining restaurants, and places newly opened, such as Zum Heiligen Teufel, Heimlich Treu, Crackers, or Klinke, alongside many others that will reveal themselves shortly before the festival begins. That is also when all menus and reservations go live online. RestaurantWeek has long since found its place in other European cities. This year, it will take place exclusively in Berlin for the first time. Until then, there is still plenty of time to ask why we keep ordering the same thing over and over again.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: RestaurantWeek

RestaurantWeek Berlin 2026, 03.–28.06.2026. Get tickets here.

@restaurantweek_de

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CROISSANT SESSIONS X EDITED: OUR DAYTIME PARTY IS BACK AT BAR BASTA

Our Croissant Sessions are back, and for the first edition of 2026, we’re heading to Mitte on 06.06. Together with fashion brand Edited, we’re inviting you to Bar Basta for our next daytime party. The occasion is the launch of Edited’s Summer 2026 collection “Soft Power“. There will be a DJ set by Aneleon from Refuge Worldwide to ease your Saturday into motion. And of course, great drinks and snacks from the Bar Basta team. And yes, the name says it all: the first to arrive will get mini croissants on the house, while they last, plus a few special goodies. Come by and bring your crew.

Text: Emilie Graz / Photos: Edited, Mina Aichhorn, Ruby Watt

Bar Basta, Rosenthaler Str.53, 10178 Berlin–Mitte; map

Croissant Sessions No. 06, 06.06.2026 11–15h. Free entry. RSVP here.

@ceeceeberlin
@editedofficial
@basta.berlin
@refugeworldwide
@aneleon.ig

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SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE: CC’S CALENDAR TIPS BETWEEN FLEA MARKETS, NATURAL WINE & NOODLES

End of May in Berlin means book clubs, natural wine, picnics in hidden gardens, and noodles. Here are CC’s Calendar tips for the week. At Kissabō, exhibition Tactile (27.–31.05.) brings fabric and clay together. Japanese textile artist Itoshitsu works with khadi, a hand-spun fabric from India, that she transforms into layered compositions and collages. As a more solid counterpart, Cúze shows geometric and organic ceramics. Today (28.05.), Berlin Design Night draws people into a special kind of space. Space O-183 is the expanded studio of Hidden Fortress, moving between furniture design, exhibition space, and social hub. Joining them is Gubi, a Scandinavian furniture brand that brings historical and contemporary designs together. Drinks by Barthur round out the evening. From Friday (29.–31.05.), it’s worth saving some room in your stomach for the Asian Noodle Festival. At ShaNiu’s Market, work your way through bowl after bowl of pho, zhajiangmian, Thai kra pao, and spicy glass noodles. Choose individual bowls or all you can eat. At the African Book Festival (29.–31.05.), much is still in the making, and that is exactly the point. The program grows through audience suggestions and votes, making it an invitation to get involved.

On Friday, 29.05.2026, things begin at TAK Theater with the opening event “Welcome to the Club: Stories Across Continents”. And this club views literature not only as a stage, but as a shared space for the curious, for writers, and for book clubs. InterKontinental brings together this year’s lineup, with food from their own kitchen, One More Chapter, and from Isimo. Saturday (30.05.), could easily be spent at Ernst Cave. At Drip & Pour, there will be rotating wines from Ernst Cave, sake from Reigen, and Japanese ice cream from Amami all afternoon. This week, they are starting with sake kasu and cream cheese, dark chocolate, and yuzu and Greek yogurt. Is it summer already? At Avgvst on Alte Schönhauser, it always is. On Saturday, everything moves onto the lawn as garden season opens with a picnic of ice cream and sparkling drinks. A tooth gems pop-up and live recordings from Isla Radio straight from the garden make things even more fun. And if you find something special in the shop, get a small gift with it. In Wedding, Saturday is for knitting and browsing. The Wolle(n) Flea Market has everything a knitter’s heart could want, from old and new yarns to special needles and little finds. Outside, there is a knitting meetup you can join for a donation. To ensure everyone fits around the tables, it’s best to register in advance. On Sunday (31.05.), Grape Odyssey invites you to its fourth Wine Fair at Kühlhaus. Natural wines from Slovenia and neighboring countries will be available, along with organic BBQ by Piechas, coffee from Antibarist, plenty of cheese, and DJs. And if you want a souvenir to take home, buy the wines directly from the winemakers. Browsing and sipping for a good cause? On Sunday, 8greenbottles launches a joint flea market with the team from Herrlich Dining. The first half of the day belongs to vintage clothing, natural wine, and slushies, all in support of Abortion Buddy’s taxi fund. Hannah Kleeberg founded the virtual abortion support service in 2022. To close the week, things get sweet at Adana Grillhaus. On 31.05.2026, an ice cream party is on the agenda. Cousins are adding a baklava ice cream sandwich to the menu, more precisely pistachio baklava with kaymak ice cream, alongside a Grill Master Sundae with grilled grapes, goat’s milk ice cream, and pomegranate molasses. Two more ice cream creations will follow. This sweet pop-up adds another layer to the Grillhaus’s 18-year family tradition, and to your weekend.

Text: Emma Zylla / Fotos: Cousins, Ernst Cave, Luna Schaffron, Robyn Steffen

Kissabō Berlin, Kopenhagener Str.16, 10437 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Tactile 27.–31.05.2026. Mi–So 14–18h. Do 14–17h, Opening 18–20h30.

@kissabo.berlin
@studio_cuze
@itoshitsu

O—183, Oranienstr.183, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Berlin Design Night, 28.05.2026 17–22h.

@space.o183
@gubi.official
@barthur_barcatering

ShaNiu’s Market, Uhlandstraße 42, 10719 Berlin–Wilmersdorf; map
Asian Noodle Festival 29.–31.05.2026 12–22h.

@shaniu_house

Tak Theater, Prinzenstr.85F, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
African Book Festival, 29.–31.05.2026. Opening 29.05.2026 from 19h.

@abfberlin
@tak.berlin
@ikontinental
@onemorechapterberlin
@isimo.culinarysituations

Ernst Cave, Gerichtstr.31, 13347 Berlin–Gesundbrunnen; map
Drip & Pour, every Saturday until 15.08.2026, 13–17h.

@ernst.cave
@amami.berlin
@reigenfermentation

Avgvst, Alte Schönhauser Str.27, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
Gardening Season, 30.05.2026 14–18h. RSVP here.

@avgvst.berlin
@isla.radio

Lindower Str.18, 2. Hof, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Wolle(n) Flohmarkt 30.05.2026 11–16h. Find out more here.

@wollenberlin

Kühlhaus, Luckenwalder Str.3, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Grape Odyssey Wine Fair, 31.05.2026 11–22h.

@grape_odyssey
@piechas
@antibarist
@kuehlhausberlinofficial

8greenbottles, Senefelder Str.34, 10437 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Charity Flohmarkt 31.05.2026 11–16h.

@8greenbottles
@herrlich.dining
@abortionbuddy

Adana Grillhaus, Audre-Lorde-Str.77, 10997 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Eis-Party, 31.05.2026 12–20h.

@adana.grillhaus
@cousins.icecream

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BRAZILIAN NIGHTS & BERLIN BUNKERS — CC’S CALENDAR TIPS PARA TODOS

Brazilian nights and detox, how do those go together? Plus: blushing over art, pole dancing to the point of exhaustion, and a festive bean stew. Here are CC’s Calendar tips encompassing these wild contradictions. Kick things off on a high note at Clärchens today (21.05). Forró Di Kenga is celebrating four years of Kengaral. With Forrobodó do Zé, a DJ set by Glowriosa, and a forró workshop by Tau Macedo, things are set to get hot, loud and very intimate. A queer feminist party for anyone who would rather lose themselves in dance. In the battle against screen time, what is often needed is real company, and that’s exactly what you might find on Friday (22.05), at the radio3 Atelier Talk at Roman Lipski’s studio. Under the nicely to-the-point title “Between Likes and Real Life: How Digital Are We?”, Siham El-Maimouni, Viktoria Binschtok, Andy Kassier and Jakob Ohme talk about how social media has long shaped the way we see the world. Binschtok’s work on digital image codes and Kassier’s satirical Instagram alter ego are especially worth hearing. Just before Karneval der Kulturen, it’s worth making a quick detour to Kunstquartier Bethanien, where “Vom Sehen und Gesehenwerden” (“On Seeing and Being Seen”) runs through Tuesday (26.05). The group show unites 14 artistic perspectives on the contradictions built into Carnival itself: liberation and projection, visibility and attribution, self-fashioning and the exoticizing gaze. Van Bo Le-Mentzel and Werkstatt für Alles contribute a mirror installation that asks who, exactly, is watching whom.

At the Fichtebunker, Göksu Kunak is currently showing “Remains“, on view until 28.06. Bodies work over long stretches against weight and exhaustion, and the strain becomes visible in the space itself. On Saturday (23.05), the performance Drawings takes place, with bodybuilders, grapplers and pole dancers enduring and transforming those physical states on site. The space changes with them. Considerably gentler is Marta Djourina’s exhibition “Blushing” at FWR Gallery. These works deal with light as a physical force. Surfaces shift visibly, reacting to intensity and time, and a walk-in installation makes that interplay tangible. It remains on view through (30.05). Pondji may be known for its hot, golden dough balls, but there is more going on, and Saturday sounds particularly worth a stop. Things are likely to get warmer than usual on Mainzer Straße once Ave Lino’s samba and Another Pedro’s set get going. If you feel like a walk, but not alone, City Daze is once again inviting people on a Berlin Walk through the Grunewald on Saturday (23.05). The idea is simple: discover new forest paths, breathe in some fresh air, and walk at an easy social pace. The motto is that the journey is the destination. For anyone unable to choose between the club and detox, Circadian is opening its new amphitheater on the Funkhaus grounds on Friday (23.05). Behind it is a studio at Funkhaus where Japanese tea culture is taken seriously and enjoyed in a very relaxed way on the banks of the Spree. Instead of a spritz, expect sugar-free cold brew, gyokuro and DJ sets, which makes the whole thing feel genuinely refreshing. There is happiness waiting in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, too. At the Wassermühle Nebeltal, the wood-fired oven will be fired up on Pentecost Sunday (24.05). Sascha, Leena and Franka Silberstein used to play on the grounds as children, and now run the place with a café, museum and cultural programming. And yes, this weekend is, of course, also Karneval der Kulturen, now celebrating its 30th anniversary. The big parade takes place on Sunday (24.05). A quick look ahead to next week… Starting Wednesday (27.05.) Daddy Magazine presents the group exhibition “The Land Remembers” at GlogauAIR, with works by Austin Nortey, Mona Okulla Obua and others. The show looks at waste colonialism, or how waste, consumption and their consequences are distributed globally. Until then, have a wonderful and wild weekend.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Angelo Dal Bo, Clärchens Ballhaus, Emilia von Senger, Isabelle Schmitz, Robyn Steffen, Ronja Arndt

Clärchens Ballhaus, Auguststr.24/25, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Forró Di Kenga 21.05.2026 from 20h.

@claerchens_ballhaus
@forrodikenga

Atelier Roman Lipski, Wiener Str.10, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Radio3 Atelier Talk, 22.05.2026 19–20h.

@atelierromanlipski

Kunstquartier Bethanien, Mariannenpl.2, 10997 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Vom Sehen und Gesehenwerden, until 26.05.2026.

@kuenstlerhaus.bethanien
@karneval.berlin

Fichtebunker, Fichtestr.6, 10967 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Remains von Göksu Kunak until 28.06.2026. Performance Drawings 23.05.2026 15h.

@goeksu_kunak

FWR Galerie, Jägerstr.5, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Blushing until 30.05.2026.

@martadjourina
@feldbuschwiesnerrudolph

Pondji, Mainzer Str.23, 12053 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Erstes Jubiläum 23.05.2026 12–22h.

@pondjiberlin

City Daze Club. You’ll receive the meeting point after you RSVP.
Berlin Walk 23.05.2026 12–14h30. Gathering from 14h30.

@citydaze.club

Circadian, Nalepastr.18, 12459 Berlin–Lichtenberg; map
Opening Amphitheater 23.05.2026 from 16h.

@tea.circadian
@funkhaus_berlin

Wassermühle Nebeltal, Mühlenweg 5, Kuchelmiß 18292; map
Pfingsten in der Wassermühle 24.05.2026 from 16h.

@wassermuehle_nebeltal

Karneval der Kulturen. Find the map here.
Straßenumzug, 24.05.2026 from 13h30.

@karneval.berlin

GlogauAir, Glogauer Str.16, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
The Land Remembers 27.05–02.06.2026.

@daddy.berlin
@glogauair

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