Merry Christmas!!!
What's Open on the 24th
Christmas Eve is known for being, unlike the usual condition in Berlin, pretty quiet. Only a few museums will be open on this day, no supermarkets (except for those usually available on Sunday) and also most Christmas markets, will be closed.
What's open (and what's not):
What's open (and what's not):
- The Flea Market in Mauerpark is Closed , I think most Sunday flea markets will be closed, although I haven't checked all 50-something markets in Berlin
- Museums: Open:
- DDR Museum 10 - 8pm
- Haus am Checkpoint Charlie 9:00 - 10pm
- Computer Games Museum 10 - 3pm
- Spandau Citadel 10 - 5pm
- All of the rest are closed on the 24th, but most will be open on the 25th/26th
- Christmas Markets: Relatively many markets in Berlin continue after the holiday, a few are also open on the 24th:
- Gendarmenmarkt, 11 - 6pm
- Breitscheidplatz, 11-2pm
- Potsdamer Platz, 10-2pm
- Swimming Pools: Quite a few will be open on the 24th till afternoon; and some pools will be open on the 25th/26th, so chlorine addicts, worry not!
- Christmas is of course a religious holiday and you'll be able to find services in any church. One less conventional service is ran by the Berliner Stadtmission in the Hauptbahnhof, on Christmas Eve, December 24th, at 10pm
- Otherwise, there are parties... because Berlin is never asleep, not even in the quiet night of the 24th. Full listing in RA . Among the more prominent parties: Ritter Butzke (Electro); SO36 (Kurdish, Mediterranean and more, with donations to LGBTQ*s in Egypt); Bassy (60s revival)
- Worth an honorary mention: YAAM don't do a regular party, but a feast for the homeless. You can help, volunteer etc.
Furthermore
- One of the finest Christmas traditions around Berlin is the annual Christmas singing at the Alte Foersterei, FC UNION's grounds. The singing is usually totally sold out, though you might strike lucky. It is on TV this year, becoming so popular ....
- Museums and Casltes
- Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology
- Music:
- Every Saturday , 12:00, the "Mighty Wurlitzer" in the Musical Instruments Museum
- Sports:
- Get that Christmas Roast off with a fun run through Grunewald, Tuesday, 10am
Jewish Traditions
Well, usually I write here about all kinds of Jewish events, and American-Jews have this unique tradition, easy to keep up with in Berlin: both cinemas and the Vietnamese Market (Dong Xuan) are open on December 24th, offering a perfect Heiligabend
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| Phở, a traditional Jewish-German soup for Heiligabend (Vietnamese: Stop this cultural appropriation!) |
Later in the week...
- Rollerdisco in SO36, on Wednesday: Kids from 5pm, adults from 7pm
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