Fri. Aug. 21: FOMO x BARRY'S 💗 | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM: FOMO takes over Barry's Red Room for the first time. 50 people, one hour in the world's most iconic workout, then snacks, drinks, and the conversations that actually stick.

Thu. Aug. 27: FOMO x Qonto: Back to School Boats Party 🚤 | 6 PM – 10 PM: Summer's over, the boat's back. FOMO's annual return to the water, teamed up with Qonto this year. Skyline, drinks, seventy founders who matter. Sunset does the rest.

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Thu. Aug. 27 – Fri. Aug. 28: Forward Festival Berlin 2026 🎨 | Doors 1:00 PM, program runs to 9:00 PM: Two days, three stages, 50+ speakers on where creativity is headed. Sagmeister, Anton & Irene, Mr. Bingo, FutureDeluxe. Talks, workshops, a magazine release party to close night one. HKW Berlin.

Plant Club rents, designs and takes care of the plants in your office. 🪴plantclub.io — one membership, zero hassle. We used them for our own Super Aperitivo, and the office looks better for it. Want to learn more - intro call.

Access (Denied) x Pauline Ghassemi OPEN by HYAM STUDIOS 💭🎤 | Tuesday, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Explore career transitions, decision-making, and creative reinvention with Pauline Ghassemi through talks, Q&A, and networking over complimentary drinks.

Claude Constitution Reading By Claude Community Events 🤖📖 | Wednesday, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Explore Claude’s constitutional principles through group readings and discussions on AI ethics, governance, philosophy, and responsible artificial intelligence.

SummerUP 2026 🚀 | Fri Aug. 7: 10:00 AM – Aug 14, 8:00 PM: Eight days, zero decks. Raw idea to paying customers, then a pitch on The Delta Stage for €10K and real VC eyes. Last year's alumni landed six figure funding. CODE University of Applied Sciences, Berlin.

Thu. Aug. 6 - Sun. Aug. 9: Elevate Her Strength | ELEVATE Retreats 💪🌿| All Day: Strength, wellness, and education retreat helping women build sustainable fitness, improve recovery, boost confidence, and reconnect through movement, nutrition, and community.

Fri. Aug. 7 – Fri. Aug. 14: SummerUP – Launch Your Startup from 0 to 1 | CODE Events 🚀 | 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM: Build, validate, sell, launch your MVP, gain paying customers, receive mentorship, network with founders, and pitch for €10,000 prizes.

Fri. Aug. 7 – Sun. Aug. 16: Box Office Around the World - Humboldt Forum Berlin 🎬🌍 | 8:00 PM: Enjoy award-winning international blockbuster films, cultural spotlights, guest speakers, and open-air cinema celebrating stories from six countries.

ACT Berlin #8 - w3.hub 🤖💻| 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM: Cowork with AI builders, join technical workshops, network through curated matchmaking, and collaborate in a focused, high-signal innovation environment.

Investing in Civic Infrastructure - Medulla🌍🏙️ | 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Explore sustainable civic technology, governance, funding, licensing, and shared urban infrastructure through demos, expert discussions, networking, and collaborative exchange.

Silent Book Club | Silent Book Club – Berlin West 📚🌿 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Enjoy peaceful outdoor reading, relaxed book discussions, and connect with fellow readers in a welcoming community atmosphere at Gleisdreieck Park.

Access (Denied) x Pauline Ghassemi OPEN by HYAM STUDIOS 💭🎤 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Explore career transitions, decision-making, and creative reinvention with Pauline Ghassemi through talks, Q&A, and networking over complimentary drinks.

BAD1 & Steffen Krach: Shaping the Future of Berlin's Startup Ecosystem - The Delta 🚀 | 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Explore Berlin's startup future through policy discussions, founder insights, the BAD1 White Paper, networking, and interactive community conversations with leaders.

Claude Constitution Reading By Claude Community Events 🤖📖 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Explore Claude’s constitutional principles through group readings and discussions on AI ethics, governance, philosophy, and responsible artificial intelligence.

Constantin Brancusi Exhibition - Volkswagen Group Art4All 🏛️🎨 | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Enjoy free afternoon access to Constantin Brancusi’s iconic sculptures during the exhibition’s final public viewing at Neue Nationalgalerie.

THURSDAY GATHERING #65: Builders’ Mindset - Venture Café Berlin 🛠️🚀 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Discover practical insights, resilience strategies, deep work techniques, and inspiring conversations for founders, innovators, creators, and ambitious builders shaping meaningful projects.

Belsazar Afterwork x Spree Fumée 🥂 | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Enjoy Berlin-inspired aperitif culture with a welcome drink, DJ beats, summer cocktails, networking, interactive giveaways, and relaxed afterwork vibes.

KLEINER FREITAG – Level 22 Rooftop - KLEINER FREITAG ☁️🍸 | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Enjoy rooftop drinks, sunset networking, summer vibes, music, and unforgettable community moments high above Berlin with the KLEINER FREITAG family.

Speed VS Sovereignty – Europe’s AI Startup Dilemma - Debate Club & The Agora 🤖⚖️ | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Debate Europe’s AI future through expert insights, interactive discussions, audience participation, networking, and thought-provoking conversations on innovation versus digital sovereignty.

Berlin Local Hub: Solopreneur Series #1 - L&D SHAKERS Events 💼🚀 | 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Discover your niche, refine your positioning, receive expert feedback, and connect with fellow L&D solopreneurs building sustainable independent businesses.

Wed. Aug. 12: Home Again Festival: Solomun Live 🎧🔥 | All Day: Experience an extended daytime set from electronic music icon Solomun, delivering unforgettable beats and high-energy festival moments.

Sat. Aug. 15: Rave The Planet Parade 2026: Imagine Love 🕊️ | 2 PM – 10 PM: Dr. Motte and Westbam bring the Love Parade's spirit back for round five. Three hundred artists, floats up and down Straße des 17 Juni, Maceo Plex and Nicole Moudaber among them.

Thu. Sep. 10: Merantix Developer Day 2026 🤖 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM:
Engineers, researchers, and applied scientists gather at the frontier of AI, again. Full stack talks, deep dives, hands on sessions. New architectures to physical AI, drug discovery. Approval only.

Padel Factory Grand Opening 🎾🎉 | All Day: Experience Berlin’s newest padel venue with premium courts, a stylish lounge, bar, modern changing facilities, and a vibrant community atmosphere.

VOLKSBAD am Rosa Luxemburg Platz 🏊 | Fri. Aug. 7 – Thu. Oct. 1: Tue–Sat 12PM–8PM, Thu 1PM–9PM: A 25 meter pool where the Volksbühne's front steps used to be. Free, no ID, fries stall included. Swim laps or just linger, closing act comes courtesy of Florentina Holzinger.

Rally Nights Round Three - BEYOND Berlin Club 🎾🌙 | 6:00 PM: Enjoy social tennis, liveball, music, drinks, giveaways, snacks, and relaxed community vibes with players of every skill level.

The Ever-Changing Table III - Vitamin Color & Inspired Gathering 🌿🍽️ | 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM: Experience a seasonal multi-course dinner where art, nature, architecture, and immersive dining merge within a beautiful forest-inspired setting.

B Gets Naked – Femme-Only Wellness Experience | butter.butter.berlin 🧘 | 8:00 PM: Experience an intimate, body-positive mat workout focused on movement, mindfulness, comfort, and self-expression in a supportive women-only environment.

C/O Berlin x MUBI Open-Air Cinema 🎬🌙 | 8:00 PM – 10:15 PM: Watch We're All Going to the World's Fair, enjoy curator introductions, open-air cinema, DJ, drinks, and free exhibition access.

Padel & Pilates Special - Auszeit Retreat × Josef P 🎾🧘 | 9:00 AM: Enjoy Pilates, coached padel sessions, healthy snacks, refreshing drinks, and community connections in an all-inclusive fitness experience.

Alfred Grenander U-Bahn Architecture Tour - WEAST Berlin 🚇🏛️ | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Discover Berlin’s iconic underground architecture through a guided tour exploring Alfred Grenander’s enduring design legacy, stations, history, and hidden details.

Thai’d Up Sundays - Ecem & Tarek × Tartak Cooks 🌶️🍜 | 5:00 PM: Enjoy shareable Thai-inspired vegetarian and vegan dishes, relaxed outdoor dining, refreshing drinks, and a vibrant community evening until everything sells out.

Startup Social Run - torq.partners 🏃‍♀️🌆 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Join founders, investors, and professionals for a relaxed 5km social run, networking, drinks, fruit, snacks, and community-friendly fitness.

Uber Buys Delivery Hero for €13B 🍔💸 | Uber buys Delivery Hero for €13B, a 127% premium. Berlin HQ safe until 2029, €2B pledged to Germany. 14 markets carved off to SSW Partners.

Headline VC Maps the AI Europe 100 🗺️ | Headline VC sorts 100 European AI companies into six breeds. Lovable hit $400M ARR in two years, Cursor sold to SpaceX for $60B, Mistral remains Europe's last independent frontier lab if Cohere's Aleph Alpha deal clears.

Rapid Pioneers Is Hiring a Unicorn Hunter 🦄 | Roman Kirsch, Flaconi founder turned investor, wants a Founders Associate glued to his side: consumer brands, unicorn hunting, community, agentic AI across the portfolio.