Carnival of Cultures

Every year in early summer, the Carnival of Cultures celebrates the cultural diversity of Berlin. Grand

finale is the street parade on Pentecost Sunday in Kreuzberg where thousands of dancers, musicians

and artists perform and about a million people from all over the world watch.

Street parade on Pentecost Sunday

Costumes, dance, music, rituals- the carnival is a great opportunity for members of Berlin's ethnic

groups to make their cultures visible and for everybody else to see and celebrate cultural diversity.

"A proud expression of hybrid cultural identities"

The organizers of the festival proclaim that "the Carnival of Cultures is open to everybody and all

forms of cultural expression. It is regarded as a platform for a proud expression of hybrid cultural

identities, containing traditional and contemporary elements. It includes and attracts all age groups,

professional artists and amateurs, people from all walks of life."

Four day street festival at Blücherplatz

For four days during the Carnival of Cultures a street festival takes place at Blücherplatz in the

Kreuzberg district. On several stages, Berlin's World Music scene and international bands play

concerts. Stiltwalkers, acrobats and magicians invite visitors to test their own abilities. About 300

market stalls attract visitors with culinary temptations, arts, crafts and much more.