Berlin festival season is upon us, meaning whatever your taste, budget, or level of hipster cred, there’s a fest for you.

I present to you: the Berlin Fest Forecast.

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Pop-Kultur

When | 31.08-02.09

Where | various venues in Neukölln

How much | tickets sold individually per event/performance

What used to be Berlin Music Week, has since 2015 evolved into Pop-Kultur, a multi-media and multi-platform festival featuring live acts, DJs, videos, workshops, and talks from world-renowned names. Musical genres range from electronic to indie to experimental, and some highlights include: Mogwai, Algiers, Ezra Furman, Zola Jesus, and Frankie Cosmos.

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Off-Kultur

When | 31.08-02.09

Where | various venues in Neukölln

How much | tickets sold individually per event/performance

Founded this year as a critical response to the aforementioned Pop-Kultur, Off-Kultur has forgone the big international names for a focus on local music. The grassroots festival features a ton of Berlin mainstays like Girlie and Hush Moss, with DJ sets from Better Person, Molly Nilsson, and Sean Nicholas Savage, among others.

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Melodica Festival

When | 03-04.09

Where | Birgit&Bier

How much | donation basis

Melodica Festival is a lovely little acoustic music festival organized by and for singer-songwriters. A tight-knit network of musicians has made the festival possible in over a dozen international—primarily European—cities. They do a great job of creating an intimate living room concert atmosphere, with the musicians and fans all intermingling and supporting one another. This year they’ve invited a host of musicians from all over, but the must-see has got to be Iceland’s folk teddy bear, Svavar Knutur.

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Lollapalooza

When | 10-11.09

Where | Treptower Park

How much | 79€ single-day // 139€ two-day

Also starting up just last summer, the famous Lollapalooza has made a new home for itself in the German capital. Taking place along the Spree in lush Treptower Park, the big-name festival’s lineup this time around features the likes of Radiohead, James Blake, The Temper Trap, and many more.

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#mittenmang

When | 11.09

Where | Marie Antoinette

How much | 7–10€

#mittenmang is a festival celebration of Berlin’s vibrant alternative music scene. Featuring a host of indie/dream pop, psych, and noise folk outfits, the one-day minifest will showcase of some of this city’s best in a cozy venue right on the river waterfront. So if you’re searching for the real homegrown experience, look no further than right here.