FESTIVALS AND FAIRS

1. Fashion Week

prac_info Various venues • Jan & Jul • Adm • www.fashion-week-berlin.com/en

Top designers and local talent present their new collections.

2. Grüne Woche

prac_info CityCube Berlin • (030) 38 30 00 • 2nd half of Jan • Adm • www.gruenewoche.de

Google Map

The largest gourmet feast in the world, Green Week is a tasty agricultural and gastronomical fair for everyone. Nowhere else can you enjoy a culinary journey around the world in such a condensed space.

3. Berliner Filmfestspiele

prac_info Filmhaus Potsdamer Platz • 2nd & 3rd week in Feb • www.berlinale.de

Google Map

The Berlinale is the top German film festival, and is attended by Hollywood and German stars alike. Until 1999, the film festival took place around the Zoo-Palast cinema; today the area around Potsdamer Platz takes centre stage for the festivities.

TopTen

Crowds surround the red carpet at the Berliner Filmfestspiele

4. Internationale Tourismus Börse (ITB)

prac_info CityCube Berlin • (030) 38 30 00 • Mar • Adm

Google Map

The world’s largest tourism fair offers up-to-date travel information to the general public, often at elaborately designed stalls. The night-time shows put on by many of the exhibiting countries are especially popular.

5. Karneval der Kulturen

prac_info Kreuzberg • Whitsun (varying date in May or early Jun)

Google Map

Multicultural Berlin celebrates for three days in the colourful Kreuzberg district in a street carnival parade.

6. Christopher Street Day

prac_info Kurfürstendamm and Straße des 17. Juni • (030) 23 62 86 32 • 3rd or 4th weekend in Jun

Google Map

This colourful pride parade on Christopher Street Day celebrates sexual diversity. Up to 500,000 people from all around the world boisterously celebrate as they drink and dance in the streets of Central Berlin.

7. Lange Nacht der Museen

prac_info Berlin museums • (030) 24 74 98 88 • last weekend Aug • Adm • www.lange-nacht-der-museen.de

For one night, one ticket gives access to all the city’s museums until well after midnight, offering visitors an unusual experience. Many institutions also put on special events, and street artists and sellers entertain the patiently queueing public.

8. Pop-Kultur

prac_info Various venues • End Aug • www.pop-kultur.berlin

As a successor of the Berlin Music Week, this new festival for bands, musicians, artists, producers, labels and audiences is held at various venues in Kulturbrauerei in the Prenzlauer Berg district.

9. Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA)

prac_info CityCube Berlin • (030) 30 38 30 00 • every year in early Sep • Adm

Google Map

The latest in high-tech toys and entertainment technology are on show from over 1,500 global exhibitors at the IFA (International Broadcasting Exhibition).

TopTen

A crowded pavilion at the IFA

10. Festival of Lights

prac_info Various venues • Oct • www.festival-of-lights.de

For 10 days, dozens of Berlin’s most popular landmarks are illuminated using light installations created by a number of artists.

TOP 10 SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

1. Tempelhofer Feld

prac_info Open daily

This former airport has become the city’s largest sports ground (see Tempelhofer Feld).

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Kite festival at Tempelhofer Feld

2. Berliner Neujahrslauf

prac_info Brandenburger Tor • 1st Jan

This New Year’s Day Run is for those who are fit and not afraid of the cold.

3. Sechstagerennen

prac_info Velodrom • 2nd half of Jan

The Six-Day Race is one of Berlin’s most venerable sports events.

4. Berliner Motorradtage

prac_info Kurfürstendamm • end Mar

The international meeting of bikers is a noisy event.

5. DFB-Pokalfinale

prac_info Olympiastadion • May

Germany’s second-most important soccer cup final is played here.

6. Skate by Night

prac_info Str. des 17. Juni • Jun–Aug: Sun evening

In-line skaters from around the world meet for night-time “blading”.

7. Berlin Triathlon

prac_info Treptower Park • early Jun • triathlon-service.de

Amateurs can register online for this.

8. Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF)

prac_info Olympiastadion • First Sun in Sep

Germany’s biggest athletics festival.

9. Berlin Marathon

prac_info Str. des 17. Juni • 3rd/4th Sun in Sep

The most exuberant marathon in the world attracts thousands of runners.

10. Deutsches Traberderby

prac_info Trabrennbahn Mariendorf • 1st week in Aug

The derby for professional trotter races.

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