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Concerts and events
Shtetl Berlin Festival 2026 spans the full range of Yiddish cultural expression — from an opening night of brand-new poetry and music to a deep dive into medieval Jewish repertoire, from the beloved chaos of a klezmer jam to the rarefied world of chamber improvisation. The festival's headline concerts bring the legendary Hungarian ensemble Muzsikás to Berlin for their 50th anniversary program of Jewish folk music from Maramaros, and close with an extraordinary meeting between Berlin's own Khupe and the Moguilevsky Lerner Duo from Argentina. Woven throughout are workshops, lectures, and a traditional non-traditional Shabes — six days tracing the many lives Yiddish culture has lived and continues to live.
Tue, Jun 09BerlinYour gateway to all of Shtetl Berlin 2026. The Festival Pass covers every concert, workshop, lecture, and event across the full six days — from the opening night at Grüner Salon on June 9 through to the closing jam at UfaFabrik on June 14. Get your pass here.
Tue, Jun 09Grüner SalonFrom the interwar avant-garde to today, Berlin has been a center of Yiddish culture. On June 9, meet the new generation: an evening of original Yiddish music and poetry with Patrick Farrell, Yael Merlini, and Di Shkatulkeles.
Wed, Jun 10Oblomov KreuzkoellnThe Neukölln Klezmer Jam: where Shtetl Berlin comes alive, one tune at a time.
Thu, Jun 11KulturKirche nikodemusLong before klezmer, there was Ashkenaz. On June 11, Simkhat HaNefesh and Ensemble Lucidarium resurrect the songs, dances, and melodies of Renaissance and Baroque Jewish Europe — repertoire almost no one else in the world performs.
Fri, Jun 12KulturKirche nikodemusA community Gathering in collaboration with the Interkulturelles Zentrum Neukölln - a Melting Pot Dinner with Shtetl Berlin Festival!
Sat, Jun 13BerlinWant to join us for the weekend? The Weekend Pass gives you access to all events at UfaFabrik on Saturday June 13 and Sunday June 14 — including the headline concerts, all workshops and lectures, the klezmer brunch, community dance, and kids program. Get your pass here.
Sat, Jun 13ufaFabrik - Internationales Kultur CentrLearn from the masters. The weekend program brings workshops and lectures with world-class musicians and scholars from Berlin and beyond — klezmer, Yiddish song, the history of Jewish Berlin, Yiddish literature, and more. Available as a Daytime Pass, evening concerts not included.
Sat, Jun 13ufaFabrik - Internationales Kultur CentrTwo days of dancing, stories, music, and imagination — with a little Yiddish woven in. This year, Shtetl Berlin has a full kids' program, and it's going to be something special. June 13 & 14, led by artists Eyal Davidovitch and Yeva Lapsker.
Sat, Jun 13ufaFabrik - Internationales Kultur CentrA rare opportunity — Muzsikás have no other German performances scheduled. Over fifty years, they have redefined Hungarian traditional music and rescued an entire chapter of Jewish musical heritage from oblivion, including music from Máramaros: The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania.
Sun, Jun 14ufaFabrik - Internationales Kultur CentrTwo legendary klezmer duos, two continents, one unmissable evening. Berlin's Khupe (Christian Dawid & Sanne Möricke) meet Buenos Aires' Lerner Moguilevsky Duo for an extraordinary closing concert — followed by our traditional Sunday jam session.
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