The Freiluftkino is one of Berlin’s most beloved summer traditions. Every year, the city comes alive with outdoor movie screenings, as more than 30 open-air cinemas across Berlin transform parks, gardens, rooftops and cultural venues into unique cinematic experiences under the stars. Audiences can enjoy everything from cult classics and timeless favourites to international films and the latest blockbusters. Whether you’re a local or visiting, discovering open-air cinema culture in Berlin is one of the best ways to spend a summer evening. Just remember that screening times change throughout the season to coincide with the sunset!
Bergfest x Mobile Kino and The Berliner
The Mobile Kino collective are exactly what it sounds like: a travelling cinema, specialising in pop-up events at unique, underground locations. The venues they turn into a movie theatre range from famous clubs to remote locations outside of the city. For their Bergfest series, Mobile Kino has teamed up with The Berliner to screen films every Wednesday in the RSO beer garden. You can expect a lot of classic Berlin films scattered into the regular programming this summer!
- Mobile Kino x Bergfest, Revier Südost, details
Mobile Kino Lakeside Film Festival
One of the more unique locations Mobile Kino takes their programming to is the Schlaubetal Nature Park. This idyllic location is the site of Lakeside Film Festival, an open-air cinema lover’s dream with an expertly curated programme of big-screen gems. Outside of the programme, folks can enjoy a cool-off in the lake, a jaunt in the forest, film quizzes, karaoke, live music and DJ sets.
- Lakeside Film Festival, Klingemühle 4, Friedland, Brandenburg, Jul 3-5, details
ARTE Sommerkino Kulturforum
What better way to spend a warm evening in the heart of the city than sharing a cinematic experience with around 1,000 spectators? It certainly adds a big-city magic to the cinema experience. With reclining seating, the panorama of the Kulturforum offers multiple vantage points of the not-so-shabby skyline of Potsdamer Platz. Operated by the Yorck Kino Group, you know you’re in safe hands when it comes to the curation: from stone-cold classics, contemporary films and arthouse cinema, there’s something here for moviegoers of all stripes.
- Johanna-und-Eduard-Arnhold-Platz, Mitte, through Aug 31, details
Freiluftkino Neue Zukunft
Between Treptower Park and Ostkreuz, this outdoor Kino has a ramshackle, DIY Berlin aesthetic and makeshift signage that will lead you into a snug spot where you can grab a beer and enjoy a diverse selection of classics, children’s films and film concerts. Keep checking the programme as the summer continues for regular updates.
- Alt-Stralau 68, Friedrichshain, details
Rosengarten Kulturpavillon
This open-air cinema is a really special one. Tucked away in a hidden rose garden inside Volkspark am Weinberg, this artistic hub hosts an array of films in the summer, from political to artful, in a truly idyllic setting.
- Volkspark am Weinberg, Weinbergsweg 15, Mitte, details
UFA Film Nights
Although the programme hasn’t been announced yet, keep your eyes peeled for when it is. For the past 15 years, over the course of three nights at the tail end of summer, you can immerse yourself in classic films from the Weimar era with Museum Island as the backdrop. At UFA film nights, the focus is on silent film, reimagined through live orchestral music conducted by legends of contemporary electronic music (previous guests include Moritz von Oswald and Jeff Mills). Don’t miss this slice of film history on Berlin’s Museuminsel.
- Kolonnadenhof, Museum Island, dates TBD, details
Freiheit 15 Kinosommer
For those cinema folks who are after something a little more left field, take the S-Bahn to Köpenick and enjoy a movie under the stars and along the banks of the Spree. At Freiheit 15, you’re given a pair of headphones and a nice deck chair to stretch out. It’s a great chance to check out a spot on the outdoor-Kino map that you might not have visited just yet.
- Freiheit 15, Köpenick, through Aug 20, details
Campus Kino 2026
This August film series offers something different: a chance to learn and explore the history of the DDR, security and resistance through film. Organised by the Bundesarchiv, “Stasi Headquarters. Campus for Democracy” screens a programme of relevant films, alongside guided tours, panel discussions and a chance to discuss and share ideas. Located in the inner courtyard of Stasi headquarters – an uncanny historical spot for such themes – the four-week programme will include several documentaries alongside classics like Good Bye, Lenin! Plus, admission is free!
- Stasi Museum, Ruschestr. 103, Lichtenberg, Aug 4-28, details
Freiluftkino Kreuzberg
While there are many great Freiluftkinos across the city, Kreuzberg’s one of the most iconic and a personal favourite – a great place to catch a movie on a hazy summer evening. This year, Tuesdays are dedicated by films by atmospheric Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai.
- Kunstquartier Bethanien, Mariannenplatz, Kreuzberg, details
Freiluftkino Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain’s open-air cinema is located on the edge of the beautiful Volkspark Friedrichshain with its wide range of sports and cultural activities. Up to 1800 people can be seated here on the wooden benches (with backrests!). If you like, you can make yourself comfortable with a picnic basket on the lawn or take a seat at the tables in front of the screen. Induction loops are provided for the hearing impaired. Typically, the films run in German-language dubbed versions, but there are often original versions and English subtitles too.
- Volkspark Friedrichshain, Friedrichshain, through Sep 5, details
Open Air Kino Mitte
It’s often beautiful behind the pretty facades, and that’s why we’re so in love with the backyards in Berlin-Mitte. At Rosenthaler Straße 39, right next to Hackesche Höfe, you’ll find Kino Central, a wonderful little cinema that specialises in arthouse films, classics and occasionally premieres and special events. There’s also an extensive programme for students. Be quick with your ticket booking, because there are only a few seats!
- Central-Kino, Rosenthaler Str. 39, Mitte, through Sep 17, details
Freiluftkino Rehberge
The open-air stage was built in the 1930s for the Nazi Thingbewegung, served as an open-air theatre after the War and was eventually abandoned to vandalism. In 2008, a new operator took over the gem and extensively renovated it. The result can still be seen today: In the already very idyllic Volkspark Rehberge, there is a large open-air cinema whose diverse program ranges between independent films and major Hollywood flicks.
- Freiluftkino Rehberge, Volkspark Rehberge, Transvaalstr. 160, Wedding, through Sep 5, details
Freiluftkino Hasenheide
Another classic, the Freiluftkino in Hasenheide park has a full programme this summer, with films ranging from the most current to the most classic. The cinema benefited greatly from an improved sound system and a new stage, which allows the open-air cinema programme to also take place during the day.
- Freiluftkino Hasenheide, Volkspark Hasenheide, Columbiadamm 160, Neukölln, through Sep 14, details
Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen
Friedrichshagen is a perfect destination if you want to spend a day in the at Müggelsee. What could be better than a cozy film after the day on the water? The open-air cinema Friedrichshagen is part of the Union-Filmtheater and it shows some feature films, but the programming focuses heavily on films about music. From time to time, the space offers off-screen cultural events like concerts, readings, poetry slams and lectures.
- Freiluftkino Friedrichshagen, Hinter dem Kurpark 13, Friedrichshagen, through Aug 30, details
Freilichtbühne Weißensee
The days when international stars made guest appearances at Weißensee are long gone, unfortunately, but there’s still plenty going on at the Kino! Their programme this summer includes readings and small theatre performances, especially for children, in addition to plenty of open-air screenings of both recent films and classics.
- Freilichtbühne Weißensee, Große Seestr. 9, Weißensee, through Sep 7, details
OpenAirKino Spandau
Starting June 19, you can expect even more cultural programming come sunset in the cosy courtyard of the historic Spandau City Library. Our tip: spend the afternoon exploring the leafy district of Spandau before settling down for a screening in the moonlight.
- OpenAirKino Spandau, Carl-Schurz-Str. 13, Spandau, starts Jun 19, details
Freiluftkino Insel
Located in the Atelier Gardens at the southern end of Tempelhof, this independent open-air cinema is known for a well-curated selection of cinema classics and contemporary crowd-pleasers. This year they’ve already screened films as part of Doxumentale International Documentary and Media Festival and have a few classics from directors like David Lynch on the way.
- Freiluftkino Insel at Atelier Gardens, Oberlandstr. 26-35, Tempelhof, details
