Tips for a Queer Autumn in Berlin

In autumn there are some great opportunities to experience queer stories on the big screen. For example, from October 22 to 27, 2024, the popular "Pornfilmfestival" will take place, one of the most progressive film festivals for erotic films with a strong queer and feminist focus. The films will be shown at the "Moviemento" and "Babylon Kreuzberg" cinemas.

A classic event for queer films is "Mongay," which shows queer films from around the world every Monday. Note: During the major renovation of Kino International, Mongay will temporarily move to Kotti – at the Babylon Kreuzberg cinema.

Mongay
Kino Bayblon Kreuzberg, Dresdener Str. 126, 10999 Berlin
U Kottbusser Tor
Website vom Mongay im Kino Babylon Kreuzberg

Pornfilmfestival
Im Kino Moviemento, Kottbusser Damm 22, 10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg
U Schönleinstraße
Website vom Pornfilmfestival

Place2Be.Berlin, the tourism and event platform of the queer Berlin city magazine SIEGESSÄULE, and Bohème Sauvage, Europe's most famous 1920s party, proudly present for the second time "Eldorado – The Queer 1920s Experience"! On Saturday, November 16, immerse yourself in the world of bobbed hair, Charleston, and the first LGBTIQ* emancipation movement.

PROGRAM 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

CITY TOUR WITH JEFF MANNES
Berlin’s History of Sexuality + Berlin’s Queer and Trans History
Meeting point: Eldorado Denns Biomarkt, Motzstr. 24, Berlin Schöneberg

6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Travel via public transport to Le Boudoir accompanied by Jeff

7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
SALON AT LE BOUDOIR WITH SIGRID GRAJEK AND STEPHAN WUTHE
Welcome with sparkling wine and finger food
Cultural program: Queer songs from 1920s Berlin

FOOD AND DRINK
Your ticket includes drinks and amuse-bouches for the evening at Le Boudoir. There will be vegetarian delights, sparkling wine, water, and soft drinks.

TICKETS
Limited to 20 – Price: 59 euros (per person)

Eldorado Berlin
Meeting point: Eldorado Denns Biomarkt, Motzstr. 24, Berlin Schöneberg

Website der Veranstaltung
Buy Tickets here

After a completely sold-out run last year, Berlin’s supposedly most thrilling but definitely queerest immersive scare experience, NIGHTCRAWLERS, returns just in time for Halloween.

NIGHTCRAWLERS is an immersive 360° performance installation in the tradition of "Halloween Haunts"—haunted houses and horror mazes set up as walkable environments. From October 26 to 31, Fortuna Wetten in Neukölln invites 100 brave souls each evening to face this thrilling horror experience. For 60 minutes, three floors with uniquely designed rooms, performed and interacted with by actors, dedicated to different facets of fear, can be explored.

Nightcrawlers
Fortuna Wetten
Karl Marx Str 127, 12043 Berlin
U Karl-Marx-Straße

Buy Tickets here

An autumn walk is simply a must in Berlin. The city is known far and wide for its many parks, whose greenery transforms into the most amazing show of colour in autumn. The trees boast the most fabulous reds, oranges, and yellows. This spectacle is particularly impressive in the English Garden, which is part of Berlin's largest park, Tiergarten. The garden was clearly planned and laid out as a labour of love and combines plants, bushes, and trees so skillfully that they offer a beautiful interplay of colours in autumn. It's hard to think of a more fitting place for a romantic walk for two. The Tiergarten also offers other great corners, for example the Neuer See, where you can relish the last warm rays of sunshine in a beer garden, or warm up with a paddle boat tour on the water.

Englischer Garten
In the Tiergarten
S Bellevue
Website of Teehaus im Englischen Garten

After a whirlwind of parades, street festivals, and events throughout the summer, fall is the perfect time to turn inward and focus on well-being. And what better way to do that than with a yoga session? For instance, every Monday and Thursday, Yogi Micha offers queer yoga sessions at the "Yoga & Stimme" studio on Paul-Lincke-Ufer, open to all members of the LGBTIQ community. For those who want to continue practicing queer yoga outside of Berlin but might struggle to find studios: Yoga instructors Joachim Koch and Mate Granic from Berlin, who are not only married but also specialize in yoga through videos on their YouTube channel, as well as yoga retreats for the queer community.

Queer Yoga Berlin
Paul-Lincke-Ufer 30, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
U Görlitzer Bahnhof
Website von Queer Yoga Berlin

Yang Yoga
YouTube-Kanal von Yang Yoga

If there is one activity that is both fun and hot, it is karaoke. Fortunately, Berlin has a lot of queer spaces where the community comes together to sing. In Prenzlauer Berg, for example, the iconic 'Tipsy Bear Bar' organises a karaoke show every Thursday, providing participants the opportunity to sing on stage. The Neukölln counterpart is the monthly karaoke night at the 'Tennis Bar'. 'Monster Ronson's Karaoke Bar' in Friedrichshain is open every day and offers both private karaoke booths and shows with stage performances, where things often get particularly wacky.

Tipsy Bear Berlin
Eberswalder Str. 21, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
U Eberswalder Straße
Instagram account of Tipsy Bear Berlin

Tennis Bar Berlin
Reuterstraße 95, 12053 Berlin-Neukölln
U Rathaus Neukölln
Instagram account of Tennis Bar Berlin

Monster Ronson's Ichiban Karaoke
Warschauer Str. 34, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain
S + U Warschauer Straße
Instagram account of Monster Ronson’s Ichiban Karaoke

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Words: Frank Schröder