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What's On in Berlin in September 2026: Events, Exhibitions & Art Week

By Berlin ArtWalk · Updated 2026-08-09 · Berlin · Events · September 2026

September is Berlin's best-kept month: summer crowds thin out, the gallery city wakes up for Art Week, and the last open-air season keeps running. Here's what's actually on in September 2026, pulled from the live feed in Berlin ArtWalk — 350+ events and 215+ galleries and museums, refreshed nightly, with finished shows cleared automatically.

Closing in early September — catch these first

  • 'The white flag!' at Galerie Hentrich & Shrivastava — until 5 September.
  • Sister Act – The Heavenly Musical at the BLUEMAX Theater — final shows until 6 September.
  • Walter Schels, '16° Fische' at C/O Berlin — until 2 September.
  • The Kyiv Biennial, 'A Bird That Cannot Land', at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art — until 13 September.

The big one: Impressionism until 27 September

'Cassirer and the Breakthrough of Impressionism' on Museum Island — roughly 100 works by Monet, Degas, Cézanne and their circle — runs until 27 September, closing out the summer in which Museum Island turned 200. If you see one exhibition in Berlin this September, this is it; go on a weekday morning.

The daily What's On events feed in the Berlin ArtWalk app
The What's On feed pulls concerts, openings and festivals into one daily list

Berlin Art Week: the city in overdrive

September is when Berlin's gallery scene peaks. Berlin Art Week brings fairs, museum openings, award shows and a citywide sprint of vernissages — and it's exactly the week when a nightly-refreshed feed earns its keep, because half the programme is announced late. Keep the Galleries tab open and plan by neighbourhood rather than by venue.

Still running, delightfully odd

  • 'Public Bath in Front of the Volksbühne' — the theatre's forecourt pool stays open until 1 October.
  • Sunset wire walking with Coraggio WireWalkers — weekend high-wire sessions until 25 October.
  • 'The Humboldt Forum for Newbies' — the German-language intro tour of Berlin's newest palace runs until 28 September.
  • 'Kreuzberg Myth and Truth' — Bärentouren's historical walk through Kreuzberg legends, running all autumn.

Street-art tours you can book any day

September's mild light is prime mural weather. From the app's bookable tours: the Off The Grid street-art walk (€20, rated 4.9/5), the Berlin Street Art & Graffiti Walking Tour (€20, 4.8/5) and the original Alternative Berlin & Street Art Tour (€20, 4.6/5) — or go guideless with our urban art guide, which maps the landmark murals with addresses.

Prefer a narrator in your ear?

New this summer: Berlin ArtWalk's free audio guide — 100 narrated landmarks and 8 self-guided audio walking tours, from Mitte Classics to Cold War Berlin. September's cooler days suit the longer routes.

Keep the list live

This page is a snapshot; the app is the live version. Berlin ArtWalk refreshes its events feed daily and its 215+ galleries nightly, maps 450+ street artworks, and builds AI walking tours with distance and time. Free on the App Store and Google Play.

Tip: Every date below comes from the live feed in Berlin ArtWalk, which clears finished shows automatically each night — check it the morning you set out and you'll only see what's still open.

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