Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) brings LGBTQ+ rights into the streets with walking groups, floats and a closing stage programme at the Brandenburg Gate. Recent demonstrations have fallen in July. You can watch from the roadside or join on foot as an individual, whether you want to march, see the passing groups or spend time […]
Berlin’s Carnival of Cultures, known locally as Karneval der Kulturen, brings the city’s communities into public view through music, dance, costumes and performance around Pentecost. If you enjoy percussion, community arts or trying food from different traditions, you can watch the procession or spend time among the stages and workshops at Blücherplatz. The parade and […]
You can attend the Berlinale, Berlin’s international film festival, without working in the film industry. Its public programme brings international films, premieres and filmmaker discussions to cinemas across the city. A public screening ticket gets you into a film, not every event associated with it. At the Berlinale Palast, that distinction separates a gala-premiere screening […]
Choose Fête de la Musique for a flexible music-led visit, or Festival of Lights for an outdoor evening around sightseeing. The Berlinale suits a trip built around films, while Carnival of Cultures rewards joining the street celebration rather than seeking quiet sightseeing nearby. Berlin’s festival dates range from a fixed calendar day to changing annual […]
