CTM Festival

January 23 - February 01, 2026

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  Maarja Nuut, CTM Festival 2026

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  Marylou, CTM Festival 2026

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  Mark Bain, CTM Festival 2026

The CTM Festival for Adventurous Music and Art celebrates experimental, contemporary and electronic music in special places of Berlin's nightlife.

Every year, the CTM aims to put the spotlight on artists from regions beyond the usual hotspots of electronic and experimental music. The 27th edition of the CTM Festival has the motto "dissonate < > resonate" and explores the musical, social and political relationship between dissonance and resonance, between sound and contradiction, friction and harmony. The program ranges from doom and drone to experimental rap, hyperpop and noise to bass-heavy, afrofuturistic sounds. This year's venues include Berghain, Radialsystem, Oxi, Silent Green and the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz.

Participating Artists 2026

The lineup is as extensive and diverse as ever. Among others, Emma Ruth Rundle, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Blawan, Sarah Davachi, Ellen Arkbro, Youth Code, King Yosef, gamut inc, Emiddio Vasquez, Maarja Nuut, Microhm, Blood Of Aza, and Opium Hum will be performing. Venues include Berghain, Radialsystem, Haus der Visionäre, and daadgalerie.

CTM and Transmediale

The festival is being held in cooperation with Transmediale, which takes place at the House of World Cultures alongside the CTM. Together, the two events see themselves as one of the world's largest platforms for reflecting on digital culture.

At a Glance

• Event: CTM Festival 2026
• Location: Various locations in Berlin (see above)
• Start: 23 January 2026
• End: 1 February 2026
• Admission Fee:
  Varies depending on the event
• Program: www.ctm-festival.de