Are the parade and the festival in the same place?

No. The festival is around Blücherplatz in Kreuzberg and the parade runs along Karl-Marx-Allee in Friedrichshain, so allow time to travel between them.

Can kids join the parade?

Groups apply to the organizer to march, and every group follows its code of conduct. Watching from the roadside is open to everyone.

Upcoming

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Karneval der Kulturen: Berlin's Whitsun Street Festival and Parade

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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FestivalFriedrichshain-KreuzbergBerlin

Where

Blücherplatz (street festival) and Parade route (Karl-Marx-Allee)

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

Drop-in, stay as long as kids last

What to expect

Street festival with 1,000+ artists, bands, performers; large parade with 4,500 participants

Food

International food vendors throughout festival grounds

What you need to know

Drop in any time, with music stages and food stands around Blücherplatz
Openly political roots: it began in the 1990s as a response to racist attacks, and still takes a stand against the far right
Music made in Berlin: the festival stages focus on international music from Berlin

About

Karneval der Kulturen brings Berlin's many communities out onto the streets. The street festival around Blücherplatz in Kreuzberg has music stages and food from international vendors, and kids can wander in and out as they like. The parade is a separate outing in Friedrichshain, with many groups making their way along Karl-Marx-Allee.

Free

Dates to be announced

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Where it is

Blücherplatz (street festival)
Blücherpl., 10961 Berlin, Germany
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Parade route (Karl-Marx-Allee)
Karl-Marx-Allee 131a, 10243 Berlin, Germany
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Nearby playgrounds

Naturerfahrungsraum Robinienwäldchen0.8 km

Resources

Event website
Official page from the organizer.

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