Name: Stretch Festival Berlin — Imagine (Autumn Edition) 2026
Start: 2026-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Village.Berlin

Stretch Festival Imagine

About Stretch Festival Imagine

Stretch is a queer workshop festival by the Berlin association we.are.village. Three times a year, the venue Village.Berlin in Schöneberg transforms into a meeting space for GBTQ men* and non-binary individuals — with around 36 workshops on bodywork, mindfulness, sexuality, spirituality, performance, and social engagement. The autumn edition "Imagine" 2026 runs from October 30 to November 1 and is limited to 120 participants per day.

Dates 30 Oct — 01 Nov 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices 180.00€ — 280.00€

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Edition 2026

Stretch Festival Imagine — edition 2026

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The autumn edition “Imagine” of the Stretch Festival runs from October 30 to November 1, 2026, at Village.Berlin in Schöneberg. Around 36 workshops on bodywork, mindfulness, art, sexuality, psychology, spirituality, and social engagement are on the program. It is the third and final edition of 2026 — limited to 120 participants per day.

Imagine — The Third Stretch Edition of 2026

Three days, a long weekend (including All Saints' Day Sunday), and a festival motto that concludes the year after the two editions in spring and summer 2026. “Imagine” invites you to explore queer self-experience and world-experience in a protected space under the keywords Sensual | Experimental | Spiritual. The workshops are spread across parallel studios — participants choose freely according to their interests.

Highlights Stretch Festival Imagine 2026

36 workshops in 3 days • Studios limited to 120 people/day • Topics: Bodywork, mindfulness, sexuality, spirituality, ritual • Motto: Sensual | Experimental | Spiritual • English-speaking

Programme Stretch Festival Imagine 2026

Program “Imagine” Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026

Format

3 days, approx. 36 workshops in total, parallel slots
Limit of 120 participants per day — no large hall, intimate workshop character
Language: English
Target audience: GBTQ men* and individuals in the genderfluid spectrum between male and non-binary

Thematic Workshop Areas

Bodywork: Yoga, dance, breathing techniques, somatic experiencing
Mindfulness and Meditation
Sexuality, Intimacy, Consent
Psychology and Identity
Spirituality and Ritual
Art and Performance: Voice, movement, improvisation
Social Engagement and discussion formats

Motto and Atmosphere

Sensual | Experimental | Spiritual — the three poles around which the curatorial concept of the “Imagine” edition is oriented.

Venue

Village.Berlin, Kurfürstenstraße 31-32, 10785 Berlin (Tempelhof-Schöneberg district). U1 Kurfürstenstraße / U1-U3 Wittenbergplatz.

Tickets and Reservation

Reservation via wearevillage.org — payment required within 10 days. Cancellation fee €30 up to one month prior, no refund possible thereafter.

Prices Stretch Festival Imagine 2026

3-day pass on a solidarity model: Concession €180 (for queer individuals facing financial difficulties), Member €220, Standard €260, Supporter €280. Earlybird €240 until August 2, 2026. Day tickets available upon request.

Practical information

Practical information — Stretch Festival Imagine

Getting There

Village.Berlin: U1/U2/U3 Wittenbergplatz (10 min. walk) or U1 Kurfürstenstraße (5 min.). From Hauptbahnhof (Central Station): S5/S7 to Zoologischer Garten, then U2 to Wittenbergplatz.

Tickets

3-day pass on a solidarity model: Concession €180, Member €220, Standard €260, Supporter €280. Earlybird €240 until August 2, 2026. Day tickets available upon request. Reservations must be paid within 10 days.

Language

Event language is English.

A Different Berlin Festival

In a city known for its clubs, film festivals, and open-air concerts, a different format has been established in recent years: the Stretch Festival, a queer workshop weekend organized by the Berlin association we.are.village e.V. Three times a year — in spring, summer, and autumn — GBTQ men* and individuals who identify as between male and non-binary come together at Village.Berlin on Kurfürstenstraße in Schöneberg.

What Makes Stretch Special

Unlike most queer Berlin events, Stretch takes place during the day, not at night. Instead of dance floors and DJ sets: studios, mats, cushions, candles. A typical festival day consists of three to five workshop slots offered in parallel — participants choose freely. The range of topics is broad:

Bodywork: Yoga, dance, breathing techniques, somatic experiencing
Mindfulness and Meditation: Vipassana, mindfulness, self-experience
Sexuality and Intimacy: Workshops on desire, consent, tantra, queer sexuality
Psychology and Relationships: Masculinity, identity, relationship dynamics
Spirituality and Ritual: Queer rituals, shamanism, contemplative practice
Art and Performance: Voice, movement, improvisation
Social Engagement: Reflection rounds, discussions, activism

Festival Rhythm 2026

The three Stretch editions in 2026 are:

Spring — Tanzfabrik Xberg, April 3–5, 2026 (fully booked)
Summer — Village.Berlin, July 3–5, 2026
Autumn “Imagine” — Village.Berlin, October 30 – November 1, 2026

An Intimate Scale

With a maximum of 120 participants per day, the festival deliberately remains small — a conscious decision to foster trust, depth, and quality of interaction. The event language is English, making Stretch a strongly international meeting point for the queer spirituality and bodywork scenes.

Schöneberg as a Queer Hub

Village.Berlin is located on Kurfürstenstraße in Schöneberg — historically one of Berlin's queer centers since the 1920s, now part of the LSBTI* infrastructure of the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district. The connection between location and content is no coincidence: Stretch sees itself as a contribution to a Berlin queer culture that exists beyond the clubs, during the day as well.