Events
Carnival of Cultures
2 - 5 June 2017
Every year in early summer, the Carnival of Cultures celebrates the cultural diversity of Berlin. Grand finale is the street parade on Pentecost Sunday in Kreuzberg where thousands of dancers, musicians and artists perform and about a million people from all over the world watch.
Street parade on Pentecost Sunday
Costumes, dance, music, rituals - the carnival is a great opportunity for members of Berlin's ethnic groups to make their cultures visible and for everybody else to see and celebrate cultural diversity.
"A proud expression of hybrid cultural identities"
The organizers of the festival proclaim that "the Carnival of Cultures is open to everybody and all forms of cultural expression. It is regarded as a platform for a proud expression of hybrid cultural identities, containing traditional and contemporary elements. It includes and attracts all age groups, professional artists and amateurs, people from all walks of life."
Four day street festival at Blücherplatz
For four days during the Carnival of Cultures a street festival takes place at Blücherplatz in the Kreuzberg district. On several stages, Berlin's World Music scene and international bands play concerts. Stiltwalkers, acrobats and magicians invite visitors to test their own abilities. About 300 market stalls attract visitors with culinary temptations, arts, crafts and much more.
| Address: |
Carnival of Cultures
Hermannplatz
10967 Berlin
|
|---|---|
| Opening Hours: | Four Day Street Festival at Blücherplatz: 2 - 5 June 2017 Friday 16:00 - 24:00 Saturday 11:00 - 24:00 Sunday 11:00 - 24:00 Monday 11:00 - 19:00 Street Parade: 4 June 2017 Starts at 12:30 at Hermannplatz Ends at 21:00 at Möckernstraße |
| Useful hints: | U-Bahn stations Südstern, Gneisenaustraße and Mehringdamm are located along the route. |
| Admission Fee: | Free admission |
| District: | Kreuzberg |
Public transportation
- Underground
-
-
0km
U Hermannplatz
- U7
- U8
-
0km
U Hermannplatz
- Bus
-
-
0km
U Hermannplatz/Karl-Marx-Str.
- 194
-
0km
U Hermannplatz [Bus Westseite]
- N7
- N94
- N8
- M29
-
0km
U Hermannplatz/Karl-Marx-Str.
