Berlin Highlights 2019

The opening of Futurium, the Bauhaus year celebrating its 100th anniversary and 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall - these are just a few of the many event highlights taking place in Berlin during 2019. Here are the most important highlights:

November 2019 will mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin will take this opportunity to celebrate democracy and the reunification of the city. Several exhibitions will take place in commemoration of this event.

NEW, starting 24 August 2019

"In the middle of time!- The Virtual reality time travel "TimeRide", directly at historical Checkpoint Charlie opens on 24 August and tells the story of Berlin in the mid-1980s.

Nineties Berlin – Multimedia Exhibition in the Alte Münze

permanent exhibition

This 270° multimedia experience allows you to dive into Berlin life, politics and the its techno past before, during and after reunification. 

East Berlin – half of the capital

11/05/2019 – 09/11/2019

In the middle of next year, the Stadtmuseum Berlin and the Centre for Contemporary Historical Research will showcase an exhibition on the history of the “capital of the GDR” from the late 1960s right through to reunification.

You will get an overview in our 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall special

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2019 is Bauhaus year: The 100th anniversary of its foundation will be celebrated nationally as well as internationally with extraordinary and at times experimental exhibitions, events and festivals. This includes the Opening Festival between 16 and 24 January 2019 at the Berlin Academy of Arts with various artistic contributions, the bauhaus imaginista project with worldwide exhibitions and lectures series and the associated exhibition in the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of the Cultures of the World) and the Bauhaus Week in Berlin.

The finale of the anniversary will be the new museums in the three Bauhaus cities. In 2019, new cultural centres will open their doors for the first time in Dessau and Weimar. The Bauhaus Archive built by the Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius in Berlin, will be extended to include a new museum building which will be ceremoniously opened in 2021.

See also our special "Bauhaus 100"

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Overview of the main events:

A cultural stronghold is currently springing up in heart of the capital. 2018 will ended with the hand-over of keys for the James-Simon-Galerie, which will be open to the public from summer 2019. Soon after the Futurium finally opens its doors. The coming year will also witness the opening of the Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace, whose future events will provide a stage for world cultures and central questions facing humanity. Since the middle of 2018, parts of the Pergamon Altar have been open to the public again, but it is expected to be fully completed by 2023. The world-famous all-round panorama by Yadegar Asisi that was on display in 2012/2013, has returned and has now been integrated in the middle of the exhibition tour.

An overview of all information on the cultural centre

Besides the art and music events, 2019 will also herald in a number of exhibitions. The Futurium will open its doors in September 2019. From then on, the Futurium will link future issues surrounding politics, society, art and business. September will also pay homage to art. Between 12 and 15 September 2019, art berlin will make its entry in the city at the same time as the eighth edition of Berlin Art Week.

Berlin is expecting a green premiere in May: the Green Tech Festival. From May 23 to 25, the former Tempelhof Airport will be the venue for the first Green Tech Festival. The festival combines an exhibition of green technologies, a sustainability conference and a Formula E race. More

Berlin – a festival on every street: During the Carnival of Cultures (7 - 10/6) and the Fête de la Musique (21/6), Berlin transforms its streets into a party zone where the whole world dances together. Another summer highlight is the Classic Open Air at Gendarmenmarkt. In 2019, the popular festival will take place for the 28th time.

The Lollapalooza Festival (Olympiapark, 7 - 8/9) is a real attraction during late summer in Berlin, and is now taking place for the fifth time in Berlin. It is one of the most established and respected festival brands. The event enables over 100,000 visitors to experience some 50 acts – over the last few years, the event has even become one of Germany's cultural highlights.

You will find even more festivals in the programme overview at visitBerlin.de/en.

CONCERTS



From Grönemeyer and Rammstein through to Metallica – 2019 will be an extraordinary year for concerts in Berlin. Whether it's German pop stars or international rockers: Fans from all over the globe will have the chance to experience special live spectacles in the German capital. The year will be kicked off with the Fantastischen Vier (13/1, Max-Schmeling-Halle), the pop duo Twenty One Pilots (14/2, Mercedes-Benz-Arena) and one of the greatest German-speaking artists: Herbert Grönemeyer (7/3 and 3/9, Mercedes-Benz-Arena). They will be followed by pop musicians Mark Forster (28/3, Mercedes-Benz-Arena), the band Revolverheld (30/3, Mercedes-Benz-Arena), the heavy metal band Manowar (3/4, Velodrom), singer and songwriter Maite Kelly (13/4, Mercedes-Benz-Arena) and Germany’s electronic pop artist Schiller (25/5, Mercedes-Benz-Arena). Fans of guitar legends will get their money’s worth in 2019: On 4 June the Berlin Mercedes-Benz-Arena will honour blues legend Eric Clapton, who is considered to be one of the best guitarists of all times. Fleetwood Mac will rock the Berlin Waldbühne for their only concert in Germany on 6 June. The band Rammstein will go on a stadium tour for the first time (22/6, Olympiastadion). In summer, Berlin will also be treated to Kiss, the icons of rock on their farewell tour (4/6, Waldbühne), the creator of German rock Udo Lindenberg (7/6, Mercedes-Benz-Arena), the folk rock'n'roller Andreas Gaballier

(28/6, Waldbühne) and Metallica (6/7, Olympiastadion). Pink will be playing at the Olympiastadion on 14 July as part of her Beautiful Trauma world tour. Two of the greatest and most successful German rappers and live artists Marteria & Caspar, will appear at Waldbühne on (3/8). Schlager fans can look forward to Roland Kaiser's open air concert (23/8, Waldbühne) and to Vanessa Mai who will play at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena (29/10). Seeed, the Berlin Reggae Task Force as they like to call themselves, will be at the Max-Schmeling-Halle (6/11). As always, the end of year concert highlights will be a compilation of different music acts at the free open air New Year’s Eve party between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column, with a light, laser and firework show.

There are many other concerts taking place in Berlin too. You can find out more on the visitBerlin events calendar.

Berlin is increasingly attracting large medical conventions and digital events. The Berlin Convention Office’s convention calendar run by visitBerlin is booking up fast and is indicative of a positive development. You can get a complete overview on the congress calendar.

Here are the best of the upcoming conventions in 2019:

Berlin is Germany’s number one city of sport and venue for major sporting events with an international flair. Berlin has a leading position at major events: top teams, top events, and top locations attract numerous guests to Berlin.

 

High-class sporting events will take place in 2019 as well:

To the visitBerlin events overview