Events & Festivals in Berlin 2013
Highlights of the Berlin culture program, tipps for events and festivals, theater, opera, concerts, movies, fairs and more
"Show Me" is the Friedrichstadt-Palast’s most lavish production yet featuring more than 100 artists on the biggest theater stage in the world.
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May 2013
Mozart May is a festival of the opera house Komische Oper Berlin which is held annually in May. During the whole month the Komische Oper only presents Mozart's works.
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On four days Berlin celebrates the Carnival of Cultures. The multicultural street festival is an integral part of the city's annual event programme.
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A new generation of variety artists is coming to the stage to fuse man and puppet together, creating a fascinating entity in a terrific, technically innovative treat for the senses. Experience this show live at Hackesche Höfe.
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The exhibition at Pergamon Museum is the first major exhibition to study the genesis and flourishing of the first city in the history of the world.
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June 2013
"Ich bin ein Berliner"- With this sentence the former U.S. president John F. Kennedy demonstrated 1963 his solidarity with Berlin. To commemorate his visit a citywide program of events takes place.
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The Open Air Gallery turns the Oberbaumbrücke into an art mile. On two days in summer more than hundred artists present their work including paintings, photographies and sculptures.
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DMY Berlin is a contemporary design platform founded in 2003. At its annual festival well regarded but also young designers present new products, prototypes and experimental concepts.
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The Velothon Berlin premiered in May 2008. Meanwhile, it has established itself as the second largest bicycle-race of its kind in Europe. The sophisticated route follows Berlin's main sights.
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48 hours Neukölln is an art festival in Neukölln-District. About 300 institutions present the variety of Neukölln's cultural and artistic potential.
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At the All Nations Festivals, also called the Day of open embassies in Berlin, many embassies welcome visitors to show them distinctive features of the country represented and the work of diplomats.
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"Equal Rights for the Unequal" remains the motto of the annual Lesbian and Gay City Festival. Europe's largest party of its kind is held in the traditional gay stomping ground around Nollendorfplatz.
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To mark the finding date of Nefertiti's bust on the 6th December 1912 the Neues Museum Berlin shows a special exhibition on the Amarna period.
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People in Berlin celebrate the beginning of summer with the open air festival Fete de la musique. On the 21st of June bands play all sorts of music on various places all over the city for free.
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On this day about half a million people demonstrate for the rights of gays, lesbians, transgenders and bisexuals. They do so with a great parade, colourful wagons and music.
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Bergmannstraßenfest is a three-day open air street festival along Bergmannstraße in Kreuzberg district. The festival awaits visitors with a multi-cultural atmosphere and lots of Jazz music.
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The exhibition shows a spectacular reconstruction of the Pharaoh’s tomb and treasures.
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July 2013
In 1992 the Classic Open Air started with a concert of tenor José Carreras. Since then every summer the Gendarmenmarkt in the heart of Berlin turns into a great concert arena.
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With a large fairground the German-American folk festival celebrates the American way of life.
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Once a year the Botanic Garden Berlin hosts the Botanical Night. Visitors can experience the manifold flowers in a most romantic and magical way.
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Young Euro Classics is the first festival especially for symphonic youth orchestras. The concerts are held at the Konzerthaus and focus on classical and contemporary music.
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August 2013
Summer is a magic time in Berlin, especially during the ten-day juggler's festival at the historical Schinkelplatz. Jester groups, magicians and acrobats turn the area into a fantastic place.
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The ultimate Germany experience! For three days and nights countless sorts of beer are offered at a 2,2 kilometres long folk festival in Friedrichshain district.
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For one night it is all about Guiseppe Verdi's music at the Gardens of the World in Marzahn-District. About 150 musicians are involved in performing Verdi's great music- in a unique open-air setting.
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"Dance in August" in Berlin is one of the most important dance festivals in Europe. It focuses on contemporary dance including experimental choreographies performed by international stars and newcomers.
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The Days of Jewish Culture are an annual ten-day festival organized by the Jewish Community of Berlin. It presents the diversity of Jewish Culture in Germany today.
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At this special summer night the parks and palaces of Sanssouci in Potsdam celebrate the ancient pomp and glory of Prussian Kings.
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The "Fire Flowers and Classic Open Air" is set annually in late summer in Britzer Garten. It offers its guest classical music and garden art in a romantic park atmosphere.
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The Musikfest Berlin starts the autumn concert season in Berlin. The best classical music orchestras of the world are performing in concert halls all over the city.
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The second Long Night of Museums always takes place on the last Saturday in August. Warm temperatures and a starry sky make wandering from one exhibition to another a special experience.
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September 2013
About 200 world-class athletes from various disciplines make the International Stadium Festival (ISTAF) one of the world's most popular sports events. It takes place annually at the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
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During ten days the International Literature Festival Berlin presents contemporary authors from all over the world with their prose and poetry.
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Popkomm is an international music trade show for professionals. Since 2003 it is set in Berlin as a part of the Berlin Music Week. Currently, its organizers realign the concept of Popkomm.
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During the Berlin Music Week the city is the home of international music artists. Together with labels, media partners and about 20,000 music fans they turn Berlin into a music hotspot.
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The Pyronale, a fireworks championship, takes place annually on the Maifeld. By presenting spectacular fireworks, international teams try to win the jury's and audience's support.
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Over six days the nearly 1,200 exhibitors from 32 countries will be presenting a comprehensive display of consumer electronics products and services.
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This year, Berlin is one of the five cities in which the Volleyball European Championship Women takes place. Its role in the tournament is special as it hosts the semi finals and the final.
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The Berlin Art Week was only established in 2012. It is a unique platform for artists, galleries and institutes and thereby strengthens the city's status as a centre for art.
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The Berlin Marathon traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September every year. More than 40,000 athletes set off the marathon, cheered on by about a million spectators.
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October 2013
The Day of German Unity is the legal national holiday and celebrates the German reunification in 1990. In Berlin, the day is celebrated with a festival around Brandenburg Gate.
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The Berlin Festival of Lights is one of the largest illumination festivals in the world. Each year it transforms Berlin’s world famous landmarks through light, projections and events.
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November 2013
Every two years more than 100 museums and galleries in Berlin present superlative photographic art at the largest photo festival in Germany, the European Month of Photography.
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The Jazz Festival represents the final chord of Berlin’s jazz calendar. It is a world renowned festival that presents all the manifold and diverse styles of jazz.
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The Berlin Music Days (BerMuDa) is an electronic music festival, established in 2009. Since then every year the electronic music scene comes to Berlin to celebrate its clubs and their culture.
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News sounds in town: "Worldtronics" is a music festival and a fair focusing on global innovations in electronic music.
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December 2013
Zeughausmesse is one of the leading fairs for contemporary art for everyday use. The products presented combine a high quality with a most modern design.
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The Louis Lewandowski Festival is an international music festival dedicated to the synagogue music of German-Jewish composer Louis Lewandowski. On three days his music is showcased to the audience on various places in Berlin.
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On New Year's Eve one of Europes largest open air celebrations is located between Brandenburg Gate and Victory Column in Berlin. There, about one million people await the beginning of a new year.
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