☀️ FOMO Berlin - 1. Mai is here and the timing could not be better: April 29 - 5. Mai

Hey Berliners 🙋🏽‍♂️

After this weekend, I will never again miss the Berlin Gallery Weekend 😍. Our first FOMO: Gallery Weekend Art Tour was an absolutely amazing experience for me! Thank you for making this possible: @thenextdayberlin, @0010_exhibitions, and @bluelobsterart.

Who had their first drink this year at Gibsdreieck this weekend? 🙋🏽‍♂️ The weather was just too good not to go! And it's only getting better 🔥 May 1, here we come. We're ready for you. Also, Berlin Design Week and Free Museum Sunday are this week.

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What did you FOMO last week 📸 ?

FOMO Top Picks of the Week 🔥

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

• VOLLKOMMEN 💃🍸 | Tuesday, 6 pm - Ready for and after work event at the electric Bredouille Bar! Kick off May with a lineup of upcoming artists from Berlin, promising beats that’ll keep you grooving till dawn.

• Open Studio Night @ DAYONE 👀 | Friday, 6:30 pm - Experience the AI application DIaaS® AI exclusively, discuss the role of designers in a world that is increasingly dominated by AI and enjoy delicious snacks, drinks and music in the open studio kitchen.

• How to stay authentic when building personal brands 💫 | Sunday, 11 pm - Join an exclusive gathering at the next Healthy Hedonism Club’s monthly brunch series in Berlin, dedicated to entrepreneurs and leaders passionate about creating authentic personal brand.

The FOMO Berlin week 💙 (29.4 - 5.05):

Monday 29th

• iF DESIGN AWARD NIGHT 2024 🌀| 5:30 pm - It is a night full of glamour, joy and the best people in design in the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin, where 75 gold winners will accept their award trophy on behalf of all winners.

• Manifest Your Best Self 🌟| 7 pm - Are you an artist, a creative, or a freelancer feeling a bit lost in the vast world of social media? Wondering how to make your project stand out, or how even to start promoting it? Join this Social Media Workshop for Creatives & Entrepreneurs!

• Feminist Book Club: All about love by bell hooks 🚀 | 8 pm - ​Join us to discuss All About Love by bell hooks! What stood out? What did you love? What questions do you have? Was there an interesting or new idea that blew your mind? How easy or hard was this to read?

Tuesday 30th

• Dreaming of Summer / Design Pop Up 🔥 🗒| 3 pm - A pop-up shop by independent designers and a special event for the 1st of May. Find exclusive clothes, up-cycled pieces, jewelry, bags, bikinis, and unique summer outfits made in Berlin.

• Latinas in Tech: After work drinks @ BrewDog Berlin Mitte 👯‍♀️ 🗒| 6 pm - Join the second edition and meet new organizers, see old friends, make new ones, and most importantly, help kickstart the journey to make the Latinas in Tech community official.

• VOLLKOMMEN 💃🍸| 6 pm Ready for and after work event at the electric Bredouille Bar! Kick-off May with a lineup of upcoming artists from Berlin, promising beats that’ll keep you grooving till dawn.

• Computer Visionaries Club #1 - Edge Computing Takes Over Cloud Computing🤖 | 6 pm - Whether you're a seasoned expert or a budding enthusiast, join and explore the intricacies of computer vision, from algorithmic breakthroughs to real-world applications.

• Pyjamas Party 🌈| 8 pm - From the hotel room to the lobby and at the bar, join a night of celebration in our newly designed Dream Machine Rainbow Pyjamas by tom àdam & MICHELBERGER.
  

Wednesday 1st

• Maifeiertag am Mariannenplatz 🎪| 10 am - Whether with “Myfest” or without: many celebration fans are drawn to Kreuzberg’s Mariannenplatz for the first of May.

• May Day with Diskolusion 🌳☀️| 11 am - It’s open-air season start, so join the annual season opener Mayday rave in Berlin Kreuzberg!

  It’s gonna be great weather with even better house music! Location will be shared in the WhatsApp group.

• May Day at Berghain 🎈| 12 pm - Panorama Bar will open its doors from midday onwards with an unforgettable lineup including Boris, Katy De Jesus, Ogazon and Quelza. Depending on the weather, the club may just open its garden for the first time this year too.

Thursday 2nd

• Designing customer centricity and making it measurable! 🎯| 5 pm - As part of the ‘Berlin Design Week 2024’, Miele and the VDID (Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V.) invite you to a lecture and discussion at the Miele Experience Centre ‘Unter den Linden’.

• Make Sense of Smell 👃| 5 pm - Caroline McMillan and seekicks host

  a tour through the invisible to the material that brings forth how essential smell is to sensing the interactions of our inner and outer worlds, and a central aspect of Caroline’s technology designs.

• On a mission to unify Beauty, Tech and Culture with Nana Addison 🎙️ | 6:30 pm - Join the podcast recording with Nana Addison, a trailblazer in the beauty and tech industry, recognized as a FOCUS Magazine Top 100 Woman in Germany and LinkedIn Top Voice inductee. 

• Game Creators Hangout 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 | 7 pm - It doesn’t matter if you're a veteran game dev, just started school or only dabble in creating games in your free time, join fellow creators and talk about whatever sparks your interest.

• Code Brew Crew: Berlin’s Tech Mingle 🍺 | 7 pm - Friedrichshain’s vibe is our tribe, and this is where you’ll find your kindred spirits. Leave the workday behind and step into a laid-back realm where bright tech minds unite over the clink of glasses.

FOMO Upcoming Top Events & Opportunities 🚨

• EWOR offers 20 more coworking spots at their new space in Berlin - Mitte. EWOR was launched by 4 serial entrepreneurs (e.g., Adjust - €1.2BN exit, ProGlove - €500M exit). Text [email protected]. Infos here. A short interview to get in is required.

• Techstars Berlin is hosting Deep Tech Momentum 🛰 | May 14 -16, This event is for (pre-) seed Deep Tech founders and prospective first employees, AKA “Joiners'', who want to grow your team / join a startup, gain traction with big customers like Telekom, etc. and pitch on stage to top-tier European investors like Lakestar, Cherry Ventures and HV Capital. Use the code: “FOMO-BERLIN” for a 50% discount on the Joiner and Founder tickets.

• Business Creator Summit 2024 💃 | Diana zur Löwen and Sarah Emmerich are opening their network for the third time with BCS 2024! Spend a whole day with the most relevant business creators in Germany and learn about personal branding firsthand - at the SCANDIC Hotel Frankfurt Hafenpark. Use the code: “FOMObcs” for a 10% discount.

Friday 3rd

• Open Studio Night @ DAYONE 👀| 6:30 pm - Experience the AI application DIaaS® AI exclusively, discuss the role of designers in a world that is increasingly dominated by AI and enjoy delicious snacks, drinks and music in the open studio kitchen.

• Kiezsalon opening w/ Antonina Nowacka, Josephine Foster and Ka Baird🎼| 7 pm - Kiezsalon returns to Zionskirche with a full weekend program. Friday features Ka Baird, Antonina Nowacka and Josephine Foster, Saturday brings Valentina Goncharova, Blue Lake and Zoh Amba.

• A Place Beyond - Floathouse Party at Aeden 🕺 | 11 pm - Psyched to dance to a fire line-up? Start the weekend with the finest house, UK garage and [90S] eurodance with a party curated by Floathouse for Aeden.

Saturday 4th

• Berlinerfahrradmarkt 🚲| 10 am - A weekend full of bikes for all bike lovers. Bring your wheels and enjoy special offers at VeloBerlin on the Tempelhofer Feld!

• Connecting with your Inner & Outer Nature 🌳| 12 pm - Breathe the fresh forest air and take a break from our stressful city life Olivia from Kailo Nature Therapy, in an event part of the "Stepping into Spring" workshop series curated by Soul Collective Berlin.

• Pillow Princess Apéro Club 🏖️| 5 pm Start your Saturday night plans joining the first edition of Pillow Princess aperitif series at Crack Bellmer. A vinyl-only night, and a FLINTA* & friends line-up curated by your ones & only Prinzessin.

Sunday 5th

• Court Collective ​🎾| 11:30 am - Get in shape with like-minded sport lovers. Join a digital-first padel tennis community in Berlin at “We are Padel”.

• AFRICAN FOOD FESTIVAL BERLIN 🥙 ​| 12 pm - Experience the diverse flavours of African cuisine at the AFFB Spring Market - a exquisite celebration of African food, music & culture!

• How to stay authentic when building personal brands 💫 | 11 pm Join an exclusive gathering at the next Healthy Hedonism Club’s monthly brunch series in Berlin, dedicated to entrepreneurs and leaders passionate about creating authentic personal brand.

• Museumssonntag 🖼️ | If it’s the first Sunday in May, it’s Museum visit day. Take a stroll through your favorite spaces or discover new collections, and get your dose of art for the next month.

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