Berlin,
in August

12–17 August 2026 · Soho House

A few things are booked — the two dinners, our massages, the house. Everything else below is an option: photos, links, do as much or as little as you like. If you want to add something, tell me. And if you’ve got an in with any of the Berghain DJs, reach out for the list — Ketia is already helping.

Booked — the fixed points
The things that are locked in. Everything else is optional.
Wed 12 → Mon 17
Soho House suite
Our base for the trip · 3 bedrooms
Thu 13 · 7:00 PM
Berta — dinner for 8
Assaf Granit’s Middle-Eastern sharing feast
Fri 14 · 3:00 & 4:15
Massages
Andrew & Ben, at the house. Anyone else want a massage at Soho House? Let me know and I can request it for the same day or another.
Sun 16 · 4:00 PM
UUU — dinner for 5
Modern Chinese & natural wine — booked, but trying for a better time. Still totally optional.
Home base · Mitte

Soho House Berlin

Our base for the trip — a three-bedroom suite in the Soho House members’ club, set in a landmark 1920s building on Torstraße. Rooftop pool, Cowshed spa, and a screening room downstairs.

Torstraße 1, 10119 Berlin
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The five days
A loose shape. [BOOKED] marks what’s locked — everything else is optional, see the sections below for photos and links.
Wed 12 Aug
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Arrive & settle into Soho House[Booked]
Drop bags, first drink on the roof.
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Easy first dinner
Low-key: Julius Ernst, or go big at Tulus Lotrek.
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Loosen up
A sauna at Boiler, or just a wander.
Thu 13 Aug
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Art by day
Dark Matter’s light rooms or the Kindl galleries.
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Dinner at Berta · 7:00 PM[Booked · 8]
The big group dinner. Come hungry.
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Lab.oratory — “Naked Sex Party”
Doors 21:00–23:00 · fully naked, shoes only.
Fri 14 Aug
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Slow morning
A float at Liquidrom — big night ahead.
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Massages · 3:00 & 4:15 PM[Booked]
Andrew & Ben, at the house. Want one too? Let me know — I can request the same day or another.
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Berghain — Friday
The main event. Friday DJ list below.
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Lab.oratory — “Friday Fuck”
Doors 22:00–24:00 · no dress code.
Sat 15 Aug
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Rave the Planet parade
Techno parade through Tiergarten. Free. Details.
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Berghain — Saturday into Sunday
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Lab.oratory — “Gummi”
Doors 22:00–24:00 · strict rubber.
Sun 16 Aug
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Recover
Float & steam at Liquidrom — or keep going.
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Lab.oratory — “Mask”
Doors 16:00–18:00 · strict mask (buy at door).
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Dinner at UUU · 4:00 PM[Booked · 5]
Booked, but trying for a better time — still totally optional.
Mon 17 Aug
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Check out[Booked]
One last sauna or a long brunch before flights.
Nightlife — the main event
Berghain across the weekend, the Lab.oratory calendar, and the parade. Know a DJ? Reach out for the list — Ketia (@ketia4ever) is my contact and is helping.
Techno club · Berghain complex

Berghain / Panorama Bar

The DJs playing our weekend. If you’ve got an in with any of them, use it.

Fetish club · Berghain complex

Lab.oratory

A themed party every night of the weekend. Doors are tight — arrive in the window.

Thu 13
Naked Sex Party
Fully naked, shoes only · doors 21:00–23:00
Fri 14
Friday Fuck
No dress code · doors 22:00–24:00
Sat 15
Gummi
Strict rubber · doors 22:00–24:00
Sun 16
Mask
Strict mask (buy at door) · doors 16:00–18:00
Lab.oratory
Techno parade · Sat 15 · Free

Rave the Planet

The Love Parade’s spiritual heir — floats and sound systems down Straße des 17. Juni. 2026 theme: Imagine Love.

Tiergarten · Großer Stern
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Dining
Two are booked (Berta & UUU). The other two are strong options if we want another proper dinner — book ahead.
Middle Eastern · sharing · [Booked · Thu 7pm · 8]

Berta

Assaf Granit’s theatrical tribute to his grandmother — open kitchen, big flavors, loud and joyful. Our group dinner.

Stresemannstraße 99
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Modern Chinese · natural wine · [Booked · Sun 4pm · 5]

UUU

One of Berlin’s most-loved tables right now — inventive Chinese small plates and a serious natural wine list, in Wedding. Booked, but trying for a better time — still totally optional.

Amrumer Straße
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Michelin · one star · [Option · book ahead]

Tulus Lotrek

Max Strohe’s wild, decadent, plush-living-room take on a starred restaurant in Kreuzberg. Fine dining with the rules loosened.

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Fine dining · tasting · [Option · book ahead]

Julius Ernst

A quietly excellent tasting-menu spot in a gritty Wedding pocket — precise, modern, a real occasion dinner.

Wedding
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Saunas & water
Two ways to put yourself back together between nights.
Float · sauna · sound

Liquidrom

Float weightless in a warm saltwater dome with music playing underwater, then work through the saunas.

Möckernstraße 10 · near Tempodrom
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Men’s sauna

Boiler

Cruising sauna in Kreuzberg, for whoever’s into it. Open late, and essentially non-stop across the weekend.

Fri from noon continuous · Sat all day
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Culture & art
For the in-between. Cherry-pick.
Light art · immersive

Dark Matter · Skalar

Christopher Bauder’s pitch-black hall of kinetic light and mirror installations. A sober rave for the eyes.

Lichtenberg
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Contemporary art

Kindl

A former Neukölln brewery turned art centre — vast concrete halls, ambitious installations, a café-brewery for a mid-visit beer.

Am Sudhaus 3
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