Event Dates
From: Thursday, October 29, 2026
To: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Enjoy the annual gathering of Skins and Punks in Berlin, held at the end of October each year.
The annual Berlin Skins & Punks Weekend returns at the end of October, bringing four days of socials, fetish nights, photography, food and meet-ups to Schöneberg.
- Visiting Berlin for the weekend? Stay at the Riu Plaza Berlin – One of our most booked hotels with spacious rooms and delicious breakfasts
The Weekend
- Next Edition: Thursday, October 29, 2026 to Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Organised by SKINS & PUNKS United We Stand, the weekend draws gay skinheads, punks and guys into the scene from across Europe.
- The 2026 edition starts with the Beyond the Look photography exhibition and welcome gathering on Thursday, followed by dinner and the first big fetish night at New Action on Friday.
- Saturday combines a guided photography tour, the exhibition finissage and the Skins & Punks Nighter at Scheune.
- Sunday slows things down with farewell drinks at Segunda Casa and a final dinner at Pizza Luna.
- The Friday and Saturday club events operate a strict Skinhead and Punk dress code during the stated dress-code hours. Leather, rubber and sportswear alone do not qualify.
- The organisers operate a clear zero-tolerance policy towards Nazi imagery, racism and far-right symbols.
- Stay close to all the parties at the Mercure Berlin Wittenbergplatz serving delicious breakfasts and rated “Excellent” by guests.
The Schedule
Date & Time Event Venue Thursday 29th October 2026 6pm–8pm Beyond the Look – Opening Boxer Berlin, Eisenacher Straße 11 – Opening of the weekend’s photography exhibition exploring the people, identities and stories behind Skinhead and Punk culture. 8pm–11pm Skins & Punks Welcome Gathering Heckmeck Kneipe, Eisenacher Straße 111 – Informal opening social after the exhibition. Inclusive event open to all genders and sexualities. Cash only. Friday 30th October 2026 From 6.30pm Skins & Punks Dinner Restaurant Winterfeld, Winterfeldtstraße 58 – Friday dinner before the main party. Guests order individually from the Italian and Mediterranean menu. Advance booking and deposit required. From 9pm Skins & Punks Party New Action, Kleiststraße 35 – Friday’s main fetish night. Strict Skinhead and Punk gear policy from 9pm to midnight; no leather, rubber or sportswear as substitute dress codes. Free entry for Skins & Punks. Saturday 31st October 2026 2.30pm & 3.30pm C/O Berlin Guided Tour C/O Berlin, Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstraße 22–24 – Guided photography exhibition tours in English and German. Advance registration required; places are limited. 4.30pm–6.30pm Beyond the Look – Finissage Boxer Berlin, Eisenacher Straße 11 – Final afternoon of the Skinhead and Punk photography exhibition before Saturday night’s party. 9pm–1am Skins & Punks Nighter Scheune, Motzstraße 25 – Saturday’s headline cruising night. Strict Skinhead and Punk dress code; no leather, rubber or sportswear. Entry €10 at the door with no presale. Sunday 1st November 2026 5pm–8pm Skins & Punks Farewell Drinks Segunda Casa, Eisenacher Straße 2 – Easy Sunday afternoon drinks in Schöneberg and a chance to catch up before the final dinner. From 8pm The Last Supper Pizza Luna, Martin-Luther-Straße 21 – Final dinner bringing the 2026 weekend to a close. Places are limited. Friday – Dinner & New Action
- Friday begins at Restaurant Winterfeld, an Italian and Mediterranean restaurant at Winterfeldtstraße 58 in Schöneberg.
- There is no fixed group menu. Choose your own food and drinks and settle your own bill.
- A €10 deposit is required when reserving your place and is returned when you arrive; the booking fee is not refunded.
- From 9pm, head to New Action at Kleiststraße 35 for the first serious fetish night of the weekend.
- New Action is a long-running men-only fetish and cruising bar near Nollendorfplatz, with the bar up front and the action getting heavier deeper inside.
- The weekend’s special rule matters: 9pm to midnight is Skinhead and Punk gear only. Leather, rubber and sportswear do not count as an alternative dress code.
- Skins and Punks receive free entry.
Saturday – C/O Berlin & Beyond the Look
- Saturday afternoon offers a break from the bars with a visit to C/O Berlin, one of Berlin’s leading photography and visual-media spaces.
- The gallery occupies the former Amerika Haus beside Zoologischer Garten.
- The weekend offers guided tours of the current exhibitions, with separate English and German sessions and limited places.
- Later, return to Boxer Berlin for the closing session of Beyond the Look from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
- The exhibition looks past the clothes, boots and visual codes of Skinhead and Punk culture, using photography to focus on the people and different identities within the scene.
Saturday Night at Scheune
- The main Saturday event takes over Scheune at Motzstraße 25 from 9pm to 1am.
- Scheune is one of Schöneberg’s established gay fetish and cruising bars, with a street-level bar and a basement darkroom and play area.
- Regular Scheune nights cover everything from skin and rubber to uniform and naked themes, but the Weekend Nighter has its own tighter policy.
- Skinhead and Punk gear is required. Leather, rubber and sportswear alone are not accepted for the event.
- Entry is €10 at the door and there is no advance ticket sale.
- The organisers and venue apply a zero-tolerance policy towards Nazi symbols, racist behaviour and far-right imagery.
Sunday Farewell
- Sunday starts late, with farewell drinks from 5pm at Segunda Casa, Eisenacher Straße 2.
- Segunda Casa describes itself as a neighbourhood pub, bar and living room. It sits right in Schöneberg’s queer quarter, making it a much softer finish after two nights in the fetish clubs.
- The weekend ends from 8pm at Pizza Luna, Martin-Luther-Straße 21.
- The Last Supper is deliberately simple: pizza, pasta, drinks and one final chance to meet before everyone heads home.
- Space for the dinner is limited.
The Venues
- Boxer Berlin – Eisenacher Straße 11, Schöneberg. Fetish fashion store and host of the Beyond the Look photography exhibition opening and finissage.
- Heckmeck Kneipe – Eisenacher Straße 111. Informal neighbourhood bar hosting Thursday’s inclusive Welcome Gathering. Bring cash.
- Restaurant Winterfeld – Winterfeldtstraße 58. Italian and Mediterranean restaurant hosting Friday’s group dinner before New Action.
- New Action – Kleiststraße 35. Men-only fetish and cruising bar near Nollendorfplatz; host of Friday’s Skins & Punks Party.
- C/O Berlin – Hardenbergstraße 22-24. Major photography and visual-media gallery inside the Amerika Haus; host of Saturday’s guided tours.
- Scheune – Motzstraße 25. Schöneberg fetish and cruising institution with a basement darkroom; host of Saturday’s Skins & Punks Nighter.
- Segunda Casa – Eisenacher Straße 2. Queer neighbourhood bar hosting Sunday afternoon’s Farewell Drinks.
- Pizza Luna – Martin-Luther-Straße 21. Late-opening Italian restaurant hosting The Last Supper on Sunday.
Where to Stay in Berlin
For this weekend, Schöneberg is the obvious base. New Action, Scheune, Boxer Berlin, Restaurant Winterfeld and Segunda Casa are all on or close to the traditional gay quarter, so there is little reason to stay across town.
- Mercure Hotel Berlin Wittenbergplatz – My pick for this weekend. Contemporary four-star hotel directly on Wittenbergplatz, close to Nollendorfplatz and within easy reach of New Action, Scheune and the other Schöneberg venues.
- RIU Plaza Berlin – Larger modern hotel on Martin-Luther-Straße with spacious rooms and a convenient position between the gay quarter and central Berlin.
- ArtHotel Connection – Small gay-oriented hotel in the heart of Schöneberg, a strong choice if being right beside the bars matters more than full-service hotel facilities.
- Browse hotels in Berlin Schöneberg for further options within walking distance of the weekend’s main venues.
Dress Code
Do not treat the Friday and Saturday parties as ordinary leather nights.
- Skinhead: boots, bleachers/jeans, braces, polos, bombers and recognisable Skin gear.
- Punk: boots, punk clothing, mohawks and clearly identifiable Punk looks.
- Leather, rubber and sportswear by themselves are explicitly excluded from the strict Friday and Saturday event dress code.
- Nazi symbols, racist imagery and far-right material are prohibited.
- The organisers’ and individual venues’ codes of conduct apply throughout the weekend.
Official Event Information
Check the 2026 Berlin Skins & Punks Weekend programme for reservations, tour bookings and any final programme changes.
Recommended Hotels in Berlin?
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Sheraton Berlin, Mercure Berlin, RIU Plaza Berlin, ArtHotel Connection.
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