05.08. – 16.08.2026
Festivals
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16.04. – 26.04.2026
Festival Internationale Neue Dramatik (FIND)
The Schaubühne’s search for new dramatic forms is inspired by a lively international exchange that consistently brings the theatre and its ensemble into contact with other dramatic traditions. Every spring since 2000, the FIND has ...
08.05. – 10.05.2026
mowe
mowe is an art and urban culture festival, which transforms (North-)Moabit and Wedding into a stage. Over the course of ...
14.05. – 17.05.2026
Puls & Peilung
Over four days at Schaubude Berlin, the festival Puls & Peilung presents the diversity and artistic signatures of the students ...
11.06. – 14.06.2026
Soundance Festival
The soundance festival berlin was founded in 2017 and presents projects by dancers, choreographers, musicians and composers from Berlin's independent ...
05.08. – 16.08.2026
Berlin Circus Festival
The Berlin Circus Festival is the largest festival for contemporary circus in Germany. Over 12 days, the festival on Tempelhofer ...
13.08. – 29.08.2026
Tanz im August
Tanz im August, presented by HAU Hebbel am Ufer, is a festival for contemporary dance in Berlin. Founded in 1989, ...
15.08. – 17.08.2026
Platform 14
Platform 14 is a yearly international dance festival for dance artists from all styles and backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity ...
21.08. – 20.09.2026
SUBMERGE
Dance, Choreography, & Performance Festival SUBMERGE is an international festival dedicated to choreography and artistic exchange. The festival uniquely bridges ...
Next Berlin edition:
10.09. – 13.09.2026
FIGURE IT OUT
FIGURE IT OUT wanders each year between Berlin, Leipzig and Stuttgart and presents the diversity of contemporary puppet and object ...
16.09. – 20.09.2026
KUYUM Tanzplattform
The KUYUM Tanzplattform is a festival for contemporary African dance in Berlin. Since its founding in 2021 by Felix Dompreh ...
30.09. – 04.10.2026
Le Lampenfieber
Le Lampenfieber is a young transnational theatre festival in Berlin that brings together emerging artists. With an annual theme, the ...
01.10. – 11.10.2026
PLATAFORMA BERLIN
PLATAFORMA BERLIN was founded in 2011 by Colombian choreographer, performer and curator, Martha Hincapié Charry. It has established itself as ...
09.10. – 15.10.2026
FRATZ International
FRATZ International, organized by Theater o.N., invites the international children's theatre scene to Berlin every two years and presents extraordinary ...
30.10. – 31.10.2026
ADIRA Drag Festival
ADIRA Drag Festival celebrates Arab* and SWANA queer cultures across the East Mediterranean through drag, music, performance, and community-driven formats. ...
30.10. – 05.11.2026
Theater der Dinge
Theater der Dinge is one of the most important international festivals for contemporary puppet and object theater in Germany. With ...
12.11. – 21.11.2026
NO LIMITS – Disability & Performing Arts Festival
NO LIMITS Disability & Performing Arts Festival is Germany's leading festival for theater, dance and performances by disabled artists. The ...
13.11. – 15.11.2026
Zeit für Zirkus Berlin
In 2026, the German Association for Contemporary Circus (BUZZ) will once again take part in the international La Nuit du ...
16.01. – 24.01.2027
PURPLE
International Dance Festival for Young Audiences In addition to a professional stage program featuring numerous dance performances, the festival offers ...
13.04. – 18.04.2027
AUGENBLICK MAL!
The Festival of Theater for Young Audiences AUGENBLICK MAL! is the only national festival of theater for young audiences. Within ...
Next edition in fall 2027
BAM! Berlin Festival for Contemporary Music Theater
BAM! Berlin’s Festival for Contemporary Music Theater is the festival of the local independent music theatre scene. It focuses on ...
Next edition in fall 2027
Berlin Showcase
Performing Arts for the Very Young The Berliner Schaufenster is a festival featuring current productions for very young audiences in and ...
Next edition in 2027
Black Berlin Black
Black Berlin Black is the largest producing festival of political art from Black perspectives in Berlin: Through theater, literature, performance, ...
Next edition in November 2026
Emerging Change Tanzfestival
Emerging Change offers a dynamic curation of performances, workshops, residency-showings, community conversations, and celebrations with renowned and emerging international and ...
Sept - Nov 2026
IKARUS-Spielzeit
In 2026, the IKARUS Prize celebrates its 25th anniversary. Since 2001, it has honored outstanding productions by Berlin theaters for ...
Next edition in fall 2027
Monologfestival
Monologfestival at TD Berlin has been held biennially since 2007. For each edition, it co-produces up to ten new solo ...
Next edition: November 2026
Queer Performance Festival
The Queer Performance Festival is a platform for queer and queered performance, featuring shows, workshops, community events, and more. Created ...
Next edition: fall 2027
Tanznacht Berlin
Tanznacht Berlin presents the diversity of choreographic works by artists living and working in Berlin. Initiated in 2000, the festival ...
Next edition: January 2027
Tanztage Berlin
Tanztage Berlin has been presenting innovative and cross-genre works by Berlin artists in the fields of contemporary dance, choreography and ...
The Expo: A Showcase of Wahlberliner*innen
Since 2013, this annual festival has presented selected performances from the diverse yet often still undiscovered international independent performing arts ...
Next edition: Okt - Nov 2026
Voices Berlin Festival
Voices Berlin is an independent international festival of contemporary performing arts, founded in 2023. In response to the growing number ...
Next edition: Summer 2027