Berlin Light Festival(s)
The "light festivals season" is starting this weekend with "Berlin Leuchtet", an illiminations festival on Berlin's famous buildings. This one will be joined by the Festival of Lights until October 14th. The difference is a difference in organisers, nothing that should really trouble you as the audience. "Thanks" to the Erdogan visit, the first day went pretty quiet, but it is recommended, especially for fotography lovers
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Day of German Unity
The German Unity Day, a national holiday, takes place on October 3rd. This means, first of all - no schools/kitas, etc. Museums, public transport, cafes/restaurants will all be operating
The main street party for Unity Day will be in Brandenburg Gate and will feature live shows , kids activities, and of course lots of street-fair stuff.
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There are also other events for Unity Day
- The "Gauklerfest" is a renaissance fair in the Spandau Citadel, from October 3rd and until October 7th
- Free admission on October 3rd to the German Historical Museum ; the Traenenpalast will run a museum event
- FEZ have a fairy-tale festival on the day
- Kite Festival in Hagenower Ring (Hellersdorf)
- Birds of prey show, in the Britzer Garten
- The "Maus" TV show is having "Open Doors Day", not necessarily with the mouse itself, but about different things that are usually being shown on the show (e.g., how to make something). The doors in the Berlin region are listed here
- Day of Open Mosques
Unfortunately, the day also draws unsavoury nationalist demonstrations. An anti-Nazi demonstration will take place in Friedrichsstadtpalast from 2 pm on Wednesday.
Furthermore...
- A multicultural family party on Sat/Sun in Auguste-Viktoria-Allee 16, 13403 Berlin in Reinickendorf, to celebrate the neighbourhood's diversity
- Autumn Festival in the Botanical Gardens Pankow on Sunday
- The Apple Festival, in the BUGA parks in Potsdam
- Museums and Casltes:
- Every Sunday until December 30th , guided tour for children in the archaeological exhibition in Martin Gropius (Sun, 2:30)
- This Sunday you can visit the Technical Museum's car hangar
- Music:
- The Musical Instruments Museum will run a children event on Sunday, from 12:00, including demonstrations, tryouts and concerts. Kids get in for free, adults get in for free if the child has a costume on (if not, EUR 6)
- Sport
- The Spandau Neustadt funrun, on Sunday , with many children courses (details)
- Oktoberfest:
- at the Hofbräuhaus Berlin, starting this weekend until October 7th
- The Alexanderplatz Oktoberfest is taking place till October 7th
- Another "traditional" Oktoberfest, this time with rides, takes place in the Zentraler Festplatz in Kurt Schumacher Damm, until October 14th. The programme:
- Food and Markets:
- Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei
- The food festival "Stadt Land Food" will take place in Markthalle IX from Monday
- Flowmarkt in Maybachufer, on Sunday
Jewish Traditions and Hebrew Events: Simchat Torah
The Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah is being celebrated on Monday / Tuesday and there are children events e.g. in Fraenkelufer (Monday, 5pm) ; Hakafot on ca 7pm
Later in the week...
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