Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 2nd - June 5th

A Reminder

Before everything else, a public service for the confused: Please remember that Monday (June 5th) is a holiday (Pentecost) and therefore shops and government offices are closed. 

Carnival

The Carnival of World Cultures is supposed to celebrate Berlin's multicultural heritage, with a huge street fair in Blücherplatz in Kreuzberg (Friday through Monday); a children parade (Goerlitzer Park on Saturday) and the highlight - the Carnival Parade, which takes place on Sunday, from noon, from Hermannplatz to Yorckstrasse. The parade tends to become extremely crowded and it is inadvisable to : 

• Come anywhere near Kreuzberg with a car at the weekend
• Come to the parade with a child who tends to go missing
• Come to the parade or the street party with anyone who is sensitive to big crowds and noises

Having said that, this is an awesome party which is a Berlin staple and one of those things most identified with the city. 

Karnival der Kulturen

• Street Fair: On all four days in Blücherplatz (U Hallesches Tor or Mehringdamm) 

• Children carnival: On Saturday, June 3rd, with a parade that starts from Mariannenplatz at 1:30 p.m and an event for children from 3 p.m. in Görlitzer Park , information in German only

• The big parade: On Sunday, June 4th starting from Hermannplatz at 12:30 and ending in Yorckstrasse only at ca. 9 p.m. This is the time to find a friend with a balcony on the Gneisenaustraße 

The Gymnastics Festival (Turnfest)

The German Gymnastics Festival features many different events, including a Street Fair in Brandenburg Gate on Saturday, a Gala in the Mercedes Benz Arena and of course a big show in the Olympic Stadium.

International German Gymnastics Festival

June 3rd through 10th 

Turnfest Gala in the Mercedes Benz Arena (PR)

Furthermore

• Other funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The Steglitzer Festwoche, a traditional funfair with rides and stands, takes place every day until June 11th. In Bäkepark, 15 minutes walk from Rathaus Steglitz 



Steglitzer Festwoche, for the 65th year!





• World Play Day in Alexanderplatz (Sat/Sun) 

• Renaissance Fairs in Oranieburg Castle and in BUGA Park in Potsdam, Sat / Sun / Mon 

Knights in Oranienburg

• Malzwiese, a music festival in Malzfabrik (details)

• Museums and Castles: 

• Guided tour in the Natural History Museum, Sunday 11:00

• The windmill at the Technical Museum will be open in the rare occasion of Pentecost Monday (details) 

• Throughout the week: The exhibition "Kaboom! Comics and Games", at the Computer Games Museum ( Karl-Marx Allee 93A 10243 Berlin )

• Music:
• Instruments workshop at the Klingendes Museum, Saturday, 2:30 (details)

• Markets and food: 

• And as usual, the weekend flea markets and the street food market in the Kulturbrauerei

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