🏛 FOMO Berlin: Everyone is doing a summer bbq party and Long Night of Museums is this Sat. |20. - 26. August

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Hey Berliners ☀️

I hope all enjoyed this beautiful weekend! We are a day delayed because of a team injury, and I was out of the office! This can happen. I am good 💪 thank you, everyone, for asking. We have a special edition coming out in the following days (probably Thursday) so keep your eyes open 👀. We will share some exciting announcements.

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What did you FOMO last week 📸 ?

Me at the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Schlabornsee) and enjoying some days at Bucht der Träume and enjoying the calm before the event storm.

The FOMO Berlin week 💙 (20.08 - 26.08):
FOMO Top Picks of the Week 🔥

These are the events I would like to attend if I find the time:  

  • The Founder's Story incl. Book Release Party 🦄 | Tuesday, 5:30 pm: Meet six of the authors in person and listen to their personal founders' stories (Flix Daniel Kraus, Plan A -Lubomila Jordanova). Afterward, book signing, drinks, and BBQ.

  • Revenue Leaders Summer Event by Pavilion & Women in Sales Network 🍻 | ​Thursday, 6 pm: This event is a great opportunity for 100+ Revenue Leaders to get to know both of our communities, to connect, learn and enjoy a Berlin Summer evening with a great BBQ.

  • 1-06 Grand Opening 🎭 🥂| Saturday, 3 pm - 3 am: 1-06 is excited to announce the start of our new season, 2024. We officially invite you to our GRAND OPENING, bringing our new venue to life.

Day Events / Conferences:
  • THAI NOODS Pad Thai Bar — pop up 🍜 | Monday 12 - 24.08: the pad Thai is here is dope!

  • Dance In August 💃 | Thursday, 15 - 31.8: Berlin's international festival for contemporary dance returns, showcasing performances from global artists across the city. Experience a wide range of styles, from avant-garde to classical, and participate in workshops.  

  • Box Office Around the World 🍿 | Friday, 16 - 31.08: Box Office Around the World festival presents six current cinema productions that are audience successes and box office hits in their countries of origin, but have not yet been seen on the big screen in Germany.

  • Berlin Atonal: Openless 🎭 | Friday 23 - 25.08: An illustrious group of visual and sound artists will be showing immersive works at Kraftwerk Among them are Forensic Architecture, in collaboration with PAN / Bill Kouligas, and the legendary Chris Watson with artist Izabela Dłużyk.

  • Radioeins Parkfest 🍻 | Saturday 24.08 - 1.09: The radioeins park festival is back! There will be numerous concerts, comedy, readings, poetry, magic, sports and much more in the Park am Gleisdreieck.

Tuesday 20th
Wednesday 21st
  • Product Leaders Champagne Brunch 🥂| ​UserTesting & airfocus have joined forces to host another exciting FREE in-person event for Product Owners & Leaders, this time in Berlin! Join an exciting morning of brunch, bubbly, riveting panel discussions.

  • FutureTalk: Mobilität im Wandel 🚝 | 6:30 pm: How to Make the Transport Revolution a Success," participants will discover what truly matters in the evolving landscape of transportation.

  • Networking Event for Women @Baret, Rooftop Edition 🦸‍♀️ | ​Femme Forward invites you to a Women’s Leadership Worksop (5 pm) and Networking Evening (7 pm) at the beautiful Rooftop of Baret. Join them for a sunset soirée filled with connection and inspiration.

  • Off Days @ Zitadelle Spandau Berlin 🎸 | Experience three artists in one evening in a unique open-air concert location.

Thursday 22th
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  • Forward Festival ⏩ | 29. - 30.08: The festival holds 3 stages with 40+ international creatives, hands-on workshops, immersive installations, and exclusive side events, all done for you to unleash your creativity. Few Tickets left, 15% discount code: FOMOXFORWARD

  • Revenue Leaders Summer Event by Pavilion & Women in Sales Network 🍻 | ​6 pm: This event is a great opportunity for 100+ Revenue Leaders to get to know both of our communities, to connect, learn and enjoy a Berlin Summer evening with a great BBQ. Limited tickets for 30EUR use code: FOMO30

Friday 23th
  • Brunch for Change ☕️🍳| 9:30 - 11 am: This free brunch event brings together Berliners working to create a more resilient and adaptable urban environment and culture.

  • Summer Grooves pres. by Luca Nova 🕺 | 8 pm - 4 am: Summer vibes all night long - with the best house and disco music from our DJ & Startuo friends Luca Nova and Stephan von Perger. @Breduille, just next to the Georgia Bar.

  • Naon Brand Night 🛵🥂 | 5 pm - 12 am: Team Naon will be showcasing LUCY in a Gallery style exhibition accompanied by artistic visuals, vibrant electric sounds by Yoni-W and Niconé - as well as complimentary drinks for our forward thinking guests!

  • House of QRA first ceramic art exhibition 🖼 🥂 | 23 + 24.08_6 pm - 9 pm: Be part of the debut exhibition in Berlin and get early access to the next collection of unique ceramic art pieces including entirely new resident artists of House of QRA that are being introduced via this event.

  • Kolonnaden Bar ar Museum Island is back 🍹| The Kolonnaden Bar is on the edge of the historic Kolonnadenhof at the northern tip of Museum Island, directly on the river. From Thursdays to Saturdays (16-22h), there will be cold drinks, hot DJ sets and warm, friendly guests until the 1.09.2024

Saturday 24th
  • Open Community Day: What (Dis)Connects Us All 👯 | 11 am - 2 pm: ​Join for a relaxed and playful time exploring what true connection feels. ​This event is designed to counteract this paradox in an era where we're constantly connected yet often feel more isolated than ever.

  • Afterglow x VOLLKOMMEN: Garden Æden Summer Open Air ☀️💃 | 4 pm - 5 am: Experience an extraordinary "Boogie in Paradise" at Aeden Garden. This special Summer Open Air Event will promise a night of unforgettable music, style, and celebration.

  • 1-06 Grand Opening 🎭 🥂| 3 pm - 3 am: 1-06 is excited to announce the start of our new season, 2024. We officially invite you to our GRAND OPENING, bringing our new venue to life.

  • Ringside by dopamine 🥊 🍖| 6 pm - 12 am: "Ringside" is dopamine first fight night, where they will host a fully stacked fight card featuring our participants from the dopamine community testing themselves inside the boxing ring. Afterward, there is the opportunity for food, drinks, and good vibes.

  • Long Night of Museums Berlin 🏛 | 4 pm: 75 Museums, 750 events, and only 1 ticket is necessary. During the Long Night of Museums, museums, exhibition venues, planetariums and memorials throughout Berlin open their doors and invite visitors to express tours, workshops, concerts, readings, artist talks, performances and DJ sets.

Sunday 25th
  • Adelfi Space X Social Food Club: Summer Soirée - Dine & Connect 🍋🍹| 3 pm - 8 pm: This event is at the intersection of food, art, talks and female connections, organized by two female collectives. 65 EUR

  • FluxFM SUMMER BASH DAY RAVE☀️ 🍻 | 4 pm - 10 pm: It's summer, we love electronic music and FluxFM is turning thirteen! That's why we're inviting you together with the Berlin label “Stil vor Talent” to the FluxBau.

  • Festival of Cabaret in the Nikolaiviertel (Berlin Mitte) 🤹‍♀️ | Despite its central location, the Nikolai Quarter is a place of old-fashioned coziness. During Nikolaizauber, the district invites you to enjoy a lively visit with cabaret artists, historical games, live music, acrobatic shows and walking acts.

Monday 26th
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