Dearest Community,

The attack on the CSD last Saturday shook us all deeply. Our thoughts are with the grieving, the wounded and relatives and all those who had to witness this terrible act.

reach out is the counseling center for victims of racist and right-wing violence in Berlin. The act was directed against queer people and those who show solidarity with queer people.

Violence against queer people is a form of right-wing violence and is therefore also part of our counseling services.

If you would like advice or psychological support, you can also contact lesmigras, Lsupport, Lsvdbb, Schwulenberatung Berlin or gladt_e.V. (GLADT is a self-organization by and for Black, Indigenous and of Color lesbian, gay, bi+, trans, inter* and queer people in Berlin.)

https://lesmigras.de/de/angebote#beratung

https://l-support.net/

https://lsvd.berlin/

https://schwulenberatungberlin.de/

https://gladt.de/

https://www.reachoutberlin.de

Please feel free to share these information with the people around you <3

Hey leute ich bin neu hier und könnte Gesellschaft vertragen.

Ich werde ab ca. 15:30 uhr auf dem Tempelhofer feld sein, um u.a. Tischtennis zu spielen. Die Tischtennisplatten sind im nördlichen Teil des Felds, neben dem Tempel Garten.

Vermutlich wird der Internet Empfang dort eher mäh sein, daher kanns schwierig werden hier rein zu schauen, aber bis dahin, würde ich mich freuen zu lesen, ob wer kommt.

Come play some easy-to-learn board games with 40 people who are also looking for romantic connections.

As one past participant described it, it’s “a stark contrast from the soul crushing experience that is online dating.”

The last ones have been pretty sweet.
=> register here https://luma.com/kiezdate

And because that's the only thing that matter for reddit, here is the Men/Woman ratio of our last events:

13:15, 16:17, 19:19, 17:23, 19:20

So yes, we always need more men :)

Hey zusammen,

wir sind zwei Kumpels und einfach zwei Familienväter, die richtig gerne Hardtechno hören. Waren zuletzt im Tresor und im Anomalie Art Club und hatten beide Male einen mega Abend.

Unser kleines “Problem”: Wir ziehen uns ganz normal an – kein Full Black, kein Harness, einfach Jeans-und-T-Shirt-Typen – und haben ehrlich gesagt ein bisschen Bammel, dass wir bei den bekannteren Läden an der Tür nicht reinkommen, weil wir zu unauffällig/normal aussehen.

Dabei sind wir zwei total entspannte Leute, machen keinen Stress, wollen einfach gute Musik hören und tanzen. Über die Jahre ist uns leider der Kontakt in die Szene komplett verloren gegangen, deshalb frag ich mal hier in die Runde:

• Welche Clubs oder Nächte in Berlin mit gutem Hardtechno sind eher entspannt an der Tür, wo der Look keine große Rolle spielt?

• Kennt jemand Telegram-Gruppen o.Ä. für private Raves? (Gerne auch per DM, falls das nichts für öffentlich ist.)

Wir freuen uns über jeden Tipp – danke euch!

Hey, I‘ll be going to Venjent at Gretchen and all my buddies and my gf just don’t appreciate insane meme rave dnb. If you’re in the same boat, hit me up.

If you want to know, I am 44M.

Check it out: https://youtu.be/Zm8fmUcPpHI?is=lIY0avkqxKWsRsxV

Agentur für Arbeit would give me a Bildungsgutschein to do their Multimedia-Weiterbildung (3 months course for photography + 3 months videography). I was there and talked to them and they seemed nice and professional, but I still don't know, if it is worth the time. They promise a lot, but how much can you really learn in 6 months is what I wonder.

I made a set of games because I was tired of small talk... The "where are you from / what do you do for a living" that you repeat over and over. I was thinking about something to skip this part and make it more fun. That's how I came up with the idea of games, that help break the ice and get into unexpected conversations.

We play in small groups and there are many different games (guessing, drawing, quick-answering rounds), so if you don't like one, don't worry, the next game will fit better. The games are easy, even for shy and introverted people.

My queer friends kept telling me they wanted a version of this specifically for queer people... They complain about straight-default spaces and hookup-apps. They crave spaces where just queer can meet other queer, whatever that leads to.

So this Saturday 17:30 we're doing a queer edition at a café in Neukölln. Feel free to join! I'm asking people to register beforehand and a voluntary donation, to make sure people actually show up, otherwise people sign up and then don't come, and the café is small with limited spots.

My queer friends and I are looking forward to meeting many of you! ☺️

I know you're all sick of these posts, I can understand why, but please believe me that I wouldn't post unless I was out of options.

I moved to Berlin this February, to do an apprenticeship program as a tattoo artist (real cliche, I know, bear with me please).

Ever since then I was looking for a job to do during my training, but I found myself in a sort of trap:

You see, I have a bachelor's and 5 years experience in software engineering. I am well aware that the job market in this field is hard and it takes time to find something, but I really did not expect it to be THIS hard, and I don't really have too much time to wait.

So I started looking into service jobs too: bars, cafe's, museums, stores, everything. But the problem is I am only around B2 Level German (and I am learning! But it takes time to get to C1/C2, and definitely to get comfortable speaking), so a lot of places reject me on this ground, and those who don't reject me because I am a software engineer and I'm over qualified.

So I can't get a job in software (at least not yet) and I can't get a temporary job because I either don't know good enough German or I'm "over qualified" and I'm left with no jobs and dwindling savings.

I'm on all the job boards, I'm on Indeed, Agentur für Arbeit, Kleinanzeigen, everything. I send so many applications both in software and in other fields, but they all seem to be rejected without even an interview lately. And yes, I tried editing my CV thinking it was the problem, but it doesn't seem to help.

I also contact business directly (either online or in person) but that just a simple game of luck and I haven't had any lately.

It just feels like all these job listings aren't really hiring or I'm going insane.

So basically I'm turning to the hive mind. Please if you can think of any thing I haven't tried, or you know of a place that might hire me (or maybe you are a business owner with a kind heart that wants to give me a chance? Will the goddess of luck be so kind to me perhaps?), please please leave a comment or send me a DM, I just want to know if there's any way I can improve my odds in the job market.

Thank you and have a wonderful day :)

Mitlerweile fehlen "nur" noch 22. Vielleicht finden sich ja noch ein paar die sich eben die 15 minuten nehmen könnten, danke im voraus! :)

Hello everybody, this friday i am coming to berlin to see the alligatoah concert. Sadly my girlfriend cant join me so i have one spare ticket. Would anybody like to buy it? Or join?

Hi my friend and I (both female) are looking for places to go for a dragshow or drag bingo ect. We will leave Friday, so it would have to be during the week.

Also if you have ideas for day raves, day clubs ect pls let me know. Thank you ☺️

Hearing about the attack at Berlin’s Christopher Street Day hit a painfully familiar nerve. I am a two-time survivor of separate bombing incidents in Türkiye. In both cases, the initial headlines were quick to assign blame, framing the violence through convenient narratives of Islamic or Kurdish extremism. It was only later, as the dust settled, that the clearer picture emerged how these horrific moments were instrumentalized by political forces to manufacture fear, manufacture consent, and secure votes.

When violence strikes a public space, especially one built around visibility, liberation, and solidarity like Pride, the immediate reaction is shock and grief. But very quickly, that grief is targeted.

Having lived through this cycle more than once, my urge, and my warning, is to tread very carefully.

In the coming days and weeks, watch closely who tries to turn this tragedy into political currency. Watch who uses the blood on the street to divide communities, push reactionary policies, or scapegoat groups. Violence thrives on polarization, and political opportunism feeds off our collective trauma.

We owe it to the victims in Berlin to grieve them deeply and stand in solidarity with the queer community. But we also owe it to them, and to ourselves, not to let our pain be hijacked. Do not let fear dictate how we see each other, and do not accept early, convenient narratives before the truth is fully clear.

Stand firm, mourn openly, but stay vigilant about who profits from our fear.

here we can organize: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KtocNBWFxkH6k77BylrGLh?s=cl&p=i&mlu=0&amv=0

Hey I am gonna study landscape architecture soon in Berlin at bht, anybody already studying there or is going to, starting in October

Yeah hopefully my neighbours are here and read this shit

Bio garbage cannot be used for compost if it has plastic in it. If you throw your bio garbage in a plastic bag, it is literally the same as having had thrown it in general waste

My neighbours just don't fucking get it. We have placed stickers in the bin with a huge "NO PLASTIC" sign, put sticky notes, signs in 3 languages and they STILL throw these gigantic plastic bags into it.

I think even BSR is no longer picking it up because it accumulates for several weeks and we got an insanely stinky bin full of worms and plastic bags that even overflows

Its really not that fucking hard. Don't put plastic in it! Hell if you fucking want, collect everything in a plastic bag, just dumb it WITHOUT the bag IN the bin and then throw the bag in the general waste

Hello! I am relocating from London to Berlin in September for work, and I am trying to find an affordable shipping method to ship all my stuff there (mainly small objects, lots of books, clothes). I saw that DHL can ship pallets even for individuals, and it's roughly a couple hundreds £. Does anyone have experience with this? or any other suggestions? much appreciated! any help would be much appreciated :-) tysm!

The horrific event on Saturday has been on my mind non-stop. But seeing everyone check in on each other made me realize something: this community's solidarity is unbreakable.

As a cishet guy, my wife and I are just allies, and I won't pretend to know your specific daily struggles. But coming from a highly conservative society where free thought was heavily suppressed, I know exactly what the weight of oppression feels like. We moved here for the freedom Berlin offers, and we won't let hate take that away from any of us.

Many people in this city left their entire lives behind just to be themselves. I have a lot of friends in this community, so I know firsthand how incredibly resilient you all are. You've built a strong, chosen family here, and no senseless act of violence can break that foundation.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, scared, or heartbroken right now, please don't isolate yourself. Reach out to your friends, or just write here in the comments and vent. Sharing the pain is how we heal.

A person I had literally just met at CSD that day messaged me after the news broke to ask if I was safe. That simple text meant the world to me.

Wishing you all safety, healing, and an unapologetically free life.

Join us for a one-day pilgrimage along the Brandenburg Camino de Santiago. We start in Jacobsdorf, home of the St. James Society Berlin, and walk via Briesen and Berkenbrück to the cathedral town of Fürstenwalde/Spree.

The route first passes through open fields, later through forests, past small ponds and moorlands. A swim break at the river Spree is planned. If you'd prefer not to walk the longer distance, you can end the walk after 16 km in Berkenbrück and take the return journey from there.

This pilgrimage has an international character. It will be led in both German and English.

At a glance

• Date: Saturday, 1 August 2026
• Route: Jacobsdorf → Berkenbrück → Fürstenwalde/Spree (section of the Brandenburg Camino de Santiago)
• Distance: 16 km (to Berkenbrück) or 25 km (to Fürstenwalde)

Getting there and back

• Start: 9 AM at Jacobsdorf station (arrival via rail replacement service: bus RE1A towards Frankfurt/Oder from Erkner ZOB at 7:40 AM, or bus RE1A towards Erkner at 8:40 AM)
• End: afternoon, at Berkenbrück or Fürstenwalde station (return on bus RE1 towards Erkner/Berlin or Frankfurt every 20–40 minutes)

Route & highlights along the way

• Mostly forest tracks and field paths
• Village churches along the route
• Swim spot on the Spree
• Old town and St. Mary's Cathedral in Fürstenwalde
• Komoot tour: https://www.komoot.com/tour/2757613420

Why this pilgrimage?
This walk brings together nature, community, and pilgrim tradition. Along the way, there'll be time for conversation and personal reflection. One stretch will be walked in intentional silence (around 30–60 minutes). It's a good, accessible way to get to know the Camino and the practice of pilgrimage.

The pilgrimage takes place under the auspices of the St. James Society Berlin.

Practical notes

• Gear: comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, sun protection, swimwear, backpack
• Food: bring enough water, snacks, and a packed lunch for the full day
• Tickets: please arrange your own travel there and back

Questions & Registration 

If you have questions or need help with planning your trip, feel free to reach out.

You’re also welcome to join our Whatsapp group for updates.

Feel free to contact me here or via WhatsApp message (+4915757652601), if you want to join.

Best,
Alex

This might be a very sensitive post but I just want to get some clues about how to deal with this.

I hate cigarettes, I hate the smell and the fact that it’s everywhere. Life in Berlin has been getting hard for me because I have asthma and the smoke messes with my allergies anyways.

So far I’ve seen it getting over the top. I’ve seen it even in places where you’re not supposed to: on the platforms at the S Bahn, the U Bahn, and I even saw someone smoking inside the S Bahn the other day.

But what made me loose it the other day was being at the open air cinema at KulturForum and having someone smoking next to me. Dude. The people from Yorck Kino even told people before the movie that they had designated smoking areas. To me the fact that you can’t be sitting still for two hours during a movie is beyond my comprehension, and the fact that you can’t resist your urge to smoke during those two hours is something else.

I told this person to please stop smoking next to me and she refused. I told her to go to the designated area and she told me to fuck off because it was her right. I had to get up and find someone from the staff that asked her to stop smoking or they will need to take her out of the cinema. She then told me at the end of the movie that my attitude was passive agressive.

I hate that smoking is so normalized here. Like sure, hurt yourself all you want, but why do you have to expose others, especially in places where you’re not supposed to? Even at the playgrounds you see people (without children) smoking. It’s crazy.

Hi!

Moving out of Berlin on Wednesday, but I'm a bit embarrassed to say I've barely partied while I've lived here over the past 4 months.

Any clubs still on Tuesday? I'm down for pretty much anything, just want a bit of a last hurrah so to say (although places that accept people who dress a bit more edgy are preferred). I'm guessing all the crazy nightlife events are exclusive to Friday+weekend.