3️⃣9️⃣ Oktoberfest Beers Hit Record Prices, Deutschlandticket to Rise, Berlin Bomb Scare in Spree + Weekly Events, IWB Highlights, Housing Offers & More!

Hello, dear IWBies! 💌

We’re slowly saying goodbye to summer. Yes, we were lucky with a bit of a late summer, but now the days are getting shorter… At least October often brings us the famous Goldene Oktober — those crisp, sunny autumn days that make Berlin look magical. ✨

And speaking of October… are you going to Oktoberfest? Or have you ever been? The 190th edition of Germany’s most famous festival has just kicked off! 🍺

Still, this is your gentle reminder to start taking your vitamin D and maybe even start planning some winter getaways… just saying! 😉

With love,
Sabrina & your IWB team 💖

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Oktoberfest has just started! Are you going? (Photo: maximaltrips.com)

As immigrants, it's important to stay informed about what's happening in Germany. Here are the most important news updates you should be aware of:

• 🍺 At this year's Oktoberfest, beer is more expensive than ever. Here's everything you need to know about the event.

• 🎟️ Breaking: Deutschlandticket will cost 63 euros from January 2026

• 😲 People in central Berlin were ordered to evacuate after an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered in the Spree River.

• 🇳🇱 DB to launch new trains on Berlin-Amsterdam route from October

• 🗑️ Who’s gonna clean up this city? Inside Berlin’s trash problem

• 🧐 What to do when Germans are rude (or racist) to you

• 💰 New tax break for people who continue to work past retirement age.

• 🇵🇸 Germany walks tightrope over recognizing state of Palestine

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Festival of Giant Kites (photo: Berliner Morgenpost)

👉 Week from September, the 22nd to September, the 28th - Berlin is a city full with events to suit all tastes. Here are some highlights that we think you and your friends would enjoy:

• 🪁 The classic “Festival of Giant Kites” at Tempelhofer Feld. September, 27

• 💃 LA FIESTA DE LA SALSA LEGENDARIA. September, 27

• 👯‍♀️ Fania Brava Party / Perreo en Salsa. September, 26

• ⚡ Cumbia vs Salsa - Será una noche de baile hasta el amanecer. September, 26

• 😍 Festival of Animation Berlin 2025. September 26 - 28

• ☕️ Coffee Week and Coffee Festival Berlin 2025. September, 22 - 27

• 🏳️‍🌈 FLINTA* Stand Up Comedy & Party (Smash Comedy Club @ Dykes* gone Wild). September, 27

• 💚 brat party • w/ charli xcx & other brat coded artists. September, 26

• 😜 BERLIN POP-UP MARKET - Shop, dance & connect: Berlin’s ultimate creator pop-up with DJs, workshops, tattoos & unique local talents. September, 26

• 🍕 True Italian Pizza Week. September, 25

• 🍜 Berlin Ramen Festival #3. September, 27

• 👗 Friendly Flohmarkt @ Jules B-Part. September, 28

• 🕺 Break Dance - Open Class / DNA Art Club. September, 23

• ☀️ Morning Walk & Talk. September, 24

• 🎊 SOBERLIN #3 — Coffee Rave. September, 27

• 🍿 »Late Night Cult Movies« September: Blue Velvet @ Planetarium. September 26 - 27

• 🌸 FREE: Großer Pflanzenverkauf. September, 26

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Important BVG updates! (photo: rbb24)

IWB, with +40k members, is a very active community. Given that you might not have time to catch up on everything and some good posts may get overlooked, here are a few highlights from our group, from the last week:

• 🚊 “Berlin Public Transport Update: Screenshots of BVG tickets are no longer valid!”

• 🥴 “Does anyone have any tips on the citizenship process?”

• 😍 “Romance at the Jobcentre”

• ❤️‍🩹 “Fertility treatment or give up?”

• 🤧 “How do you deal with your triggers?”

• 🎨 Thinking of exhibiting your art somewhere? Maybe this post is exactly what you need

• 😅 “Recently a stranger offered me to use his as a carpet.”

• 🗣️ “Is there a good place in or around Berlin to scream?”

• 🇩🇪 “New project: to go to a new place or do a new activity in Berlin every day for the next year (365 days).”

• 🤔 How to (kindly) reject a work offer?

• 😕 “Gaslighting from the psychiatrist”

• 🤗 “Has anyone struggled with their relationship with their mother?”

• 🔎 “How to not be the caretaker/mum in relationships with men?”

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We know finding a place to stay in Berlin is a hard tasks, sometimes. That’s why we gather, every week, some links that might help you - from women to women:

• “6-month sublet with possibility to take over permanent contract. (Anmeldung is possible from April if you take over the contract).

• “Beautifully renovated & cozy furnished 1-bedroom available for rent (35 sq. ‘) in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg, both for short term (up to 12 months) and long term stays (12 months with option to extend)”

• “Flat Free in Friedrichshain from September 29th and on - dates flexible for a few months. No Anmeldung”

• “I’m looking for someone to share my lovely home in Friedrichshain with. You’ll have a bright, unfurnished 22m² room.”

• “Sublet in Graefekiez, Kreuzberg | Studio with Park View. 6 months starting in October – Anmeldung possible”

• “3-Room Furnished Apartment for Rent - Paul-Linke-Ufer, Kreuzberg (10999), anmeldung is possible.”

• “Looking for someone to take over my room close to Maybachufer. Anmeldung possible!

• “My friend is subletting her room from 01.11.25 to 30.01.26 (3 months) right in the heart of Kreuzberg, Bergmannkiez.”

• “Sublet an Entire gorgeous 2.5 room apartment in Mitte-Kreuzberg from the beginning of October for a period of at least 3 months with the possibility to extend to a year. 850/month with everything.”

• “Our 2-room apartment is becoming available (unlimited lease)”

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Wishing you a fantastic week ahead! 💖
Warm regards from the IWB Team