Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion According to Saint John, BWV 245
Venue: Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022 (Midtown)
Categories: Music
Price: From $35 donation
NYC's only live performance of Bach's St. John Passion on Good Friday, sung in German with period instruments.
J. S. Bach's Saint John Passion, BWV 245, is among the greatest settings of the Passion in the history of music. Saint Peter's Choir and Baroque Orchestra continues their annual tradition of presenting this masterwork on Good Friday in the context of the liturgy. The performance will be sung in German and feature period instruments, with opportunity for participation with the Chorales, in English, by the congregation. Featuring Vincent Carr as conductor and Jacob Perry as evangelist. General admission donation starts at $35.
Lucie Pohl's Immigrant Jam Comedy features NYC's funniest immigrant and 1st gen comedians
Lucie Pohl's Immigrant Jam Comedy features NYC's funniest immigrant and 1st gen comics, who will make you laugh so hard you'll wish you were born somewhere else. Guaranteed not to have stolen any of your jobs, Immigrant Jam celebrates the beauty of everything cross cultural, deliciously different and not from here. Hosted by German-born-NYC-raised comedian and actress Lucie Pohl.
Screening at MoMA: An Evening with Saodat Ismailova
Venue: MoMA, Theater 2, 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019 (Midtown)
Categories: Arts
Price: Ticketed
Swiss Institute-presented screening at MoMA featuring Saodat Ismailova's U.S. premiere of "Melted into the Sun," followed by a conversation. Part of the broader DACH cultural calendar.
Venue: Pier 36, 299 South St, New York, NY 10002 (Lower East Side)
Categories: Arts
Price: Free
Vienna's Gallery Steiner showcases contemporary art at Artexpo New York — one of the longest-running art fairs in the US.
The Gallery Steiner, a prestigious modern art gallery from Vienna's Old Town, brings its curated collection of contemporary works to Artexpo New York 2026 at Pier 36. Led by Michelle, Corinna & Dominic Steiner, the gallery represents professionalism, modernity, diversity and internationalism. Don't miss this chance to preview stunning works from international artists in Manhattan.
Venue: Galli Theater New York, 357 W 36th St, Suite 202, New York, NY 10018 (Midtown)
Categories: Arts
Price: $20
Interactive fairy tale theater for kids — performed in German
Rumpelstilzchen — Mitspieltheater is an interactive retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale at Galli Theater New York. Children are invited to participate in the performance, making it an engaging theatrical experience for young audiences. Performed in German.
Venue: GACC New York — The Studio Lounge, 250 Greenwich Street, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 (Financial District)
Categories: Talk
Price: Free
Half-day conference showcasing 12 German entertainment and creative industry companies exploring U.S. market opportunities.
Join us for a half-day conference showcasing 12 selected German companies from the Entertainment and Creative Industries as they explore opportunities in the U.S. market. The program features a keynote presentation, company showcases, and a panel discussion with leading U.S. partners, concluding with a networking session.
Agenda:
4:00 PM — Registration & Networking
4:30 PM — Insights into the German Entertainment Market
5:00 PM — Company Presentations Part 1
5:45 PM — Break
6:00 PM — Company Presentations Part 2
6:45 PM — Panel Discussion
7:30 PM — Networking
Part of the Market Entry Program (MEP), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). Free to attend — RSVP required, space is limited.
Sense and Cents: How Sustainability Drives Consumer Choice and Revenue
Venue: Serendipity Labs, 205 E 42nd St, 21st Fl, New York, NY 10017 (Upper East Side)
Categories: Talk
Price: Free
An evening conversation on how changing consumer behavior is making sustainable business a smart commercial strategy, with a transatlantic U.S.-Germany lens.
Consumers aren't just talking about sustainability, they're using their purchasing power to reflect their values. This evening conversation looks at how changing consumer behavior is making sustainable business a smart commercial strategy. Across the U.S. and Germany, brands that align sustainability with what consumers actually care about — whether health, quality, transparency, or ethics — are growing faster, building stronger loyalty, and outperforming competitors. With a transatlantic lens, we'll examine how different market dynamics lead to the same conclusion: sustainability and profitability are no longer opposites.
Venue: 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111 (Midtown)
Categories: Business
Price: Free
Discover how leading organizations use process insights to improve performance, optimize costs, and execute transformation strategies.
Confident transformation requires more than isolated initiatives or one-time improvement exercises. It demands a proactive, data-driven approach that connects people, processes, data, and applications, enabling continuous value creation across the enterprise. Discover how leading organizations are using process insights to improve performance, optimize costs, and confidently execute transformation strategies.
Longing for Spring — Strauss & Viennese Lied Recital
Venue: Austrian Cultural Forum New York, 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022 (Midtown)
Categories: Music
Price: Free
Soprano Miriam Kutrowatz and pianist Andreas Fröschl present a recital of Richard Strauss and the Viennese song tradition.
Join us for an evening dedicated to the art of Lied as soprano Miriam Kutrowatz and pianist Andreas Fröschl present Longing for Spring, a recital that brings together pillars of the Viennese song tradition with the expressive sound world of Richard Strauss. United by a shared artistic focus on German Lied, the duo offers a program that reflects both historical depth and their own long-standing engagement with this repertoire.
Feeding the Gap: Growing Access and Reducing Waste to Counter Food Deserts
Venue: Serendipity Labs, 205 E 42nd St, 21st Fl, New York, NY 10017 (Upper East Side)
Categories: Talk
Price: Free
Part of the "are we okay?" series — exploring food deserts, food waste, and what the U.S. and Germany can do to combat rising food insecurity.
Food deserts are defined as urban areas where it is difficult to access affordable, high quality, and fresh food. The U.S. and Germany have growing food deserts in both urban and rural regions, with approximately 13.5 million citizens in both countries respectively experiencing food insecurity. With 80 million tons of food wasted in America and 11 million tons in Germany each year, opportunities to reduce waste could also contribute to shrinking food deserts. What can we do to combat both food waste and food deserts? What alternatives are available to ease the rising food insecurity crisis, and what are the barriers?
Venue: St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church - The Actors' Chapel, New York, NY (Midtown)
Categories: Music
Price: Free
An exploration of the instrumental works of three of 17th-century Germany's most important composers: Schein, Scheidt, and Schmelzer.
An exploration of the instrumental works of three of 17th-century Germany's most important composers: Schein, Scheidt, and Schmelzer. Presented by Midtown Concerts at St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church - The Actors' Chapel.
Venue: BASEMENT, 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378 (Maspeth)
Categories: Techno
Price: $27.80
Berlin-born Nene H headlines BASEMENT alongside Daria Kolosova and Annie Lew. Nene H is a Turkish-Azerbaijani artist based in Berlin whose label UMAY champions SWANA and QTBIPOC artists.
"Die Geträumten" (The Dreamed Ones): Screening & Discussion
Venue: Austrian Cultural Forum New York, 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022 (Midtown)
Categories: Film, Talk
Price: Free
Screening of Ruth Beckermann's "Die Geträumten" followed by a discussion on Ingeborg Bachmann's life and legacy, part of the series "Today is an Impossible Day For Me: Bachmann at 100."
Join us for a screening of Die Geträumten (The Dreamed Ones) by Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann, presented as part of the series "Today is an Impossible Day For Me: Bachmann at 100" honoring Austrian literary icon Ingeborg Bachmann. The evening will include a post-screening discussion with Asma Abbas and Nick Pinkerton. The 2016 film brings the famous correspondence between Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan to life through two young actors who read, whisper, sing, and shout the letters aloud in a Vienna recording studio.
Venue: Goethe-Institut New York, 30 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 (Gramercy)
Categories: Language, Social
Price: Free
Free, casual German-language conversation meetup at the Goethe-Institut. All levels welcome — no registration required.
We're excited to invite you to our free Conversation Hour. This opportunity is meant for everyone who would like to have conversations in German or practice their German conversational skills. Whether you're "neu" to German speaking or "erfahren" does not matter at all. Everyone is welcome to this casual meetup. Registration is not required. We will play games together and chat in German, so feel free to join us!
Venue: Goethe-Institut New York, 30 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 (Gramercy)
Categories: Film
Price: Free
Free screening of "Eternal You," a documentary on AI reanimating the dead. Q&A with filmmaker Moritz Riesewieck.
The German Film Office presents a free screening of Eternal You, Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck's moving documentary on a troubling new use of AI: reanimating the dead. Q&A with Riesewieck to follow. As the 2020s become defined by the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into our personal and working lives, some startups are using it to create avatars of the deceased. Eternal You explores this strange technological frontier and the complex emotions, motivations, and hopes of those pioneering it.
BASEMENT 7 Year Anniversary: Marcel Dettmann, NDRX, LYDO
Venue: BASEMENT, 52-19 Flushing Ave, Maspeth, NY 11378 (Maspeth)
Categories: Techno
Price: From $27.80
BASEMENT celebrates seven years with Marcel Dettmann, NDRX, and LYDO. A night of Berlin-rooted techno at one of NY's best underground clubs.
Across two nights, BASEMENT celebrates seven years with a lineup of key artists, residents and friends. Marcel Dettmann headlines — one of Berghain's foundational residents who helped mold the modern techno landscape. NDRX brings smoky, grooving techno, and resident LYDO rounds out the BASEMENT room. The Carry Nation, Natuta, and e-Lite hold down STUDIO. Sold out — check RA resale. 21+.
Venue: German International School New York, 50 Partridge Road, White Plains, NY (White Plains)
Categories: Social
Price: Free
Explore European university options at this fair hosted by the German International School New York, featuring stands, a presentation on studying in Germany, and a chance to meet German students.
The German International School New York (GISNY) hosts a European University Fair open to the public. From 11 AM to 1 PM, university stands will be open for browsing. At noon, there will be a presentation about the requirements for studying in Germany, followed by an opportunity to meet current German students from 12:30 to 1 PM. For questions, contact Ute Zimmermann at uzimmermann@gisny.org.
Venue: Chelsea Industrial, 535-549 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001 (Chelsea)
Categories: Social
Price: From $25
Sample over 100 craft beers, wines, and spirits from emerging and renowned producers, with live music and local food vendors.
Beer Wine and Spirits Fest is your all-access pass to a wide variety of emerging and renowned breweries, wineries, and spirits. With over 100 samples available, this event is a great opportunity to discover new brews, wines and spirits. Engage in conversations with brewery representatives, sommeliers, and master distillers to learn more about your favorite drinks and the craft behind them. Local food vendors will also be on hand, serving mouthwatering dishes (additional cost applies) that pair perfectly with your drinks. Must be 21+ with valid photo ID. No knapsacks, large bags, or outside food/drinks. All exits are final. Tickets are non-refundable.
Venue: Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave, Maspeth, NY 11378 (Maspeth)
Categories: Techno
Price: $32.96
Len Faki and Octave One return to the Main Hall alongside Volvox. Industrial-grade techno from one of the genre's defining voices.
Faki has become one of Knockdown Center's signature artists. A maestro of thundering, industrial-grade techno, Faki has been one of the defining voices of the genre in the 21st century. Octave One and Volvox join for what promises to be a powerful night. 21+.
Art und Weise: Antifragile Body — ft. Selma Selman
Venue: Goethe-Institut New York, 30 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 (Gramercy)
Categories: Talk, Arts
Price: Free
Artist talk and performance by Selma Selman, part of the Art und Weise // Ways and Means series at Goethe-Institut.
For this edition of Art und Weise // Ways and Means, artist Selma Selman will perform a lecture addressed to Omer — a fictional character she has been writing to for years. The performance centers on Selman reading her CV aloud: her education, residencies, and exhibitions, all offered as proof of a worth that Omer will never quite see. Alongside this, Selman will guide the audience through a selection of her works — pieces with strong narratives that sit close to the Dear Omer writings.
Lessons Learned Too Well? The Weimar Roots of the Transatlantic Order
Venue: Center for Jewish History (Leo Baeck Institute), 15 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011 (Chelsea)
Categories: Talk
Price: Free
Leo Baeck Medal ceremony honoring former Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with a panel discussion featuring Secretary Blinken and journalist Kati Marton on Weimar's legacy and the transatlantic order.
Venue: Café Sabarsky, 1048 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 (Upper East Side)
Categories: Music
Price: From $39
The acclaimed queen of cabaret, Ute Lemper, presents an exclusive premiere exploring the world of Grete Stern through music and songs.
The Neue Galerie closes out this season of Cabaret at Café Sabarsky with the exciting, exclusive premiere of a newly-developed program by the acclaimed queen of cabaret, Ute Lemper. This program explores the world of Grete Stern, the pioneering German-Argentine photographer through a collage of music and songs inspired by her work and journey from Bauhaus to Buenos Aires. Tickets include the cost of a three-course dinner followed by a Cabaret performance.
Strangers in a Strange War: German Soldiers in the American Revolution
Venue: Ottendorfer Library, 135 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003 (East Village)
Categories: Talk
Price: Free
Historian Dr. Friederike Baer shares insights into the role of German soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.
What role did Germans play in the American Revolutionary War? Author and historian Dr. Friederike Baer shares her groundbreaking insights into Britain's war against American independence, told from the perspective of the thousands of German soldiers hired by Britain. Collectively known as Hessians, these men, women, and children spent extended periods across locations from Canada to West Florida. Presented by the German Consulate General New York together with the Goethe-Institut New York. Seating is first come, first served.
Venue: Café Sabarsky, 1048 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 (Upper East Side)
Categories: Music
Price: From $39
The acclaimed queen of cabaret, Ute Lemper, presents an exclusive premiere exploring the world of Grete Stern through music and songs.
The Neue Galerie closes out this season of Cabaret at Café Sabarsky with the exciting, exclusive premiere of a newly-developed program by the acclaimed queen of cabaret, Ute Lemper. This program explores the world of Grete Stern, the pioneering German-Argentine photographer through a collage of music and songs inspired by her work and journey from Bauhaus to Buenos Aires. Tickets include the cost of a three-course dinner followed by a Cabaret performance.
German-born comedian and YouTuber Mario Adrion brings his Superior Comedy Tour to New York.
German-born comedian, model, and YouTuber Mario Adrion brings his Superior Comedy Tour to New York City. Known for his viral videos and sharp observational humor about culture, dating, and life as a German in America.
Venue: Knockdown Center, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY (Queens)
Categories: Techno
Price: From $35
WIRE Festival returns to Knockdown Center for its 5th anniversary. 4 days of uncompromising techno featuring German artists like Dr. Rubinstein, Freddy K, Chlär, Tama Sumo, Stef Mendesidis, and stage takeovers by Berlin's Herrensauna and WHOLE Festival.
Venue: Plattduetsche Biergarten, 1132 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY 11010 (Long Island)
Categories: Social
Price: From $20
Put on your lederhosen — DAS BOCK! returns to the famed Plattduetsche Biergarten with 45+ breweries, German food, and live music.
DAS BOCK! New York's Original Lager Festival™ returns to the famed Plattduetsche Biergarten, Long Island, Saturday, May 16th! Featuring more than 45 breweries from across the state, the unique event offers enthusiasts a rare opportunity to relish in craft beers of all styles, with a focus on traditional lagers. Discover German food, flavors, and music, and meet the masters behind the craft you love!
Venue: Plattdeutsche Park, 1132 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY 11010 (Long Island)
Categories: Social
Price: $31–$83
Annual crowning ceremony of Miss German-America, hosted by the German-American Steuben Parade Committee.
Join us for the Crowning of Miss German-America 2026 at Plattdeutsche Park. This beloved annual tradition celebrates German-American heritage with a festive ceremony. Ticket prices: Children (3-12) $30, Young Adults (13-20) $65, Adults (21+) $80.
Venue: Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, New York, NY 10013 (Tribeca)
Categories: Social
Price: Members only
Exclusive gala dinner featuring freshly imported white asparagus, German wine, and networking with 300 German-American business leaders at Tribeca Rooftop.
Join the White Asparagus Gala Dinner 2026! This exclusive event offers opportunities to expand your network and connect with the German-American business community. Join around 300 business leaders at Tribeca Rooftop and enjoy the beautiful view of Manhattan during the cocktail reception. Indulge in a seated 3-course dinner with German wine and freshly imported white asparagus.
Agenda:
6:30pm-7:30pm — Cocktail Reception on Tribeca's beautiful rooftop with passed Hors D'oeuvre
7:30pm-9:30pm — Seated Dinner with German Wine & White Asparagus, Keynote speech
9:30pm-10:30pm — After Hour Networking
Sponsoring packages are available. For sponsorship opportunities contact ifuchs@gaccny.com.
Refund policy: Cancellations cannot be refunded. Cancellations received one week prior to the event will be credited towards another GACC NY event.
Organizer: German American Chamber of Commerce New York
Venue: NY Cake Academy, 118 W 22nd St, New York, NY (Chelsea)
Categories: Social
Price: $125
Hands-on sourdough bread baking class rooted in the German bread-making tradition — learn to ferment a starter, knead dough, and bake a tangy loaf to take home.
Venue: Melrose Ballroom, 3608 33rd Street, Astoria, NY 11106 (Astoria)
Categories: Social
Price: Free
⚠️ Marketed toward Ecuadorian fans. World Cup viewing party for Ecuador vs Germany at Melrose Ballroom in Queens. Free entry, 21+.
⚠️ Note: This event is organized by and primarily marketed toward Ecuadorian fans. EL FAN FEST #1 DE LA COPA MUNDIAL EN QUEENS presenta Ecuador vs Alemania. After Party con DJ. Entrada gratis. Melrose Ballroom (El Estadio de Futbol en NY). Doors 3:00 PM, Game 4:00 PM. 21+ only. Seating available.
Berliner Philharmoniker — Carnegie Hall Opening Night Gala
Venue: Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 (Midtown)
Categories: Music
Price: Gala event — see website for pricing
The Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko with tenor Jonas Kaufmann kick off Carnegie Hall's 2026–2027 season. Program includes Verdi, Respighi's Fountains & Pines of Rome, and more.
Carnegie Hall's Opening Night Gala features the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko with tenor Jonas Kaufmann. The program includes Verdi's Overture to La forza del destino, Respighi's Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome, and arias by Cilea, Giordano, and Leoncavallo. Gala guests enjoy prime concert seating, a pre-concert cocktail reception, and a post-concert black-tie dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street.