Berlin in Pictures

Thousands of people celebrate the Carnival of Cultures, an international street festival featuring stage performances, parties, and a large parade on Pentecost Sunday.  more

Numerous kites fly in the air at the 12th Festival of Giant Kites at Tempelhofer Feld. Around 75 professional kite pilots took part in 2025.  more

A total of 75 museums took part in Berlin's Long Night of Museums on August 30. This year's theme was “Love.”  more

Under the motto “Basses connect,” the parade made its tenth journey through Berlin on August 30, 2025, to send a political message of tolerance, diversity, and solidarity.  more

Hundreds of thousands of people march through the city at the 47th Berlin Pride, the demonstration for Christopher Street Day (CSD).  more

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, visitors to the Lollapalooza festival in Berlin on July 12 and 13, 2025 enjoyed top musical acts from all over the world.  more

Thousands of people danced to the music of the techno parade “Rave The Planet” on July 12, 2025, despite the rain, as it moved along the Straße des 17. Juni.  more

Numerous stars are once again in Berlin for the Berlinale 2025. Among others: Marion Cotillard, Robert Pattinson, Fan Bingbing, Timothee Chalamet, Jessica Chastain, Ruper Friend, Toni Colette, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, Ethan Hawke and Rose Byrne.  more

Life-size dinosaurs will move into the Tierpark Berlin for the exhibition "Dinoworld" between Apriln 2023 and October 2025.  more

Around 60,000 people celebrate the turn of the year at the traditional New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate in 2024.  more

Photos of the 20th Festival of Lights in Berlin. From October 4 to 13, 2024, numerous buildings will be artfully illuminated under the motto “Celebrating Freedom”.  more

IFA Berlin is the largest tech trade fair in the world. It is very popular with visitors as it showcases innovations from renowned manufacturers in the fields of consumer electronics and household appliances. Impressions of the IFA 2024.  more

Thousands of participants dance on August 17, 2024 during the techno parade “Rave The Planet” on the street of June 17 under the motto “Love is stronger”.  more

Impressions of the European Football Championship 2024 in Berlin: A four-week football spectacle with a supporting programme surrounds the European Championship.  more

Two days before the start of the 2024 European Football Championship, the fan mile at the Brandenburg Gate was opened with a show lasting around two hours.  more

Brightly coloured costumes, the sound of drums, exuberant dancing in the streets: Around 650,000 people watched and celebrated the traditional parade at the Carnival of Cultures on Whitsunday 2024.  more

Saoirse Ronan, Kristen Stewart, Cillian Murphy, Rooney Mara, Kristen Stewart, Matt Damon, Sebastian Stan and more: the Berlinale 2024 is once again attracting numerous international stars to Berlin.  more

The exhibition in the Neue Nationalgalerie sheds light on Josephine Baker's work in dance, music, film and her role as a resistance fighter, civil rights activist and leading cultural figure.  more

Impressions: The 88th edition of the Green Week, a leading international trade fair for food, agriculture and horticulture, takes place from January 19 to 28, 2024.  more

Around 65,000 people celebrated peacefully at the traditional New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate in 2023. There were fireworks for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.  more

The unauthorised Banksy exhibition at Berlin's Kleisteck shows 18 original works and 43 original prints from private collectors' collections.  more

At the Christmas Garden 2023, numerous light installations in the Botanical Garden create a special atmosphere.  more

Impressions of the "Fiesta de Día de Muertos" at the Humboldt Forum.  more

In the exhibition "The Great Repair" at the Akademie der Künste, 40 exhibits from art and architecture deal with current ecological and social crises.  more

Let there be light! Impressions of the 19th Festival of Lights in Berlin. From 6 to 15 October, numerous buildings will be artfully illuminated under the motto "Colours of Life".  more