New Year's Eve in Berlin: The German capital celebrates the turn of the year with a varied programme
- Hotel bookings for the end of December are above last year's level
- "Yeah 2026" – big New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate
- Cultural highlights and shows invite you to welcome the New Year in a special way
Berlin, 15 December 2025 From large open-air events and legendary club nights to festive concerts and spectacular shows, Berlin offers numerous opportunities to welcome in the New Year again this year. And there is great interest in spending the turn of the year in the German capital. Booking figures for Berlin hotels on New Year's Eve are promising and already exceed last year's levels. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of rooms available in all categories.
Free New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate: "Yeah 2026"
Under the title "Yeah 2026", Berlin invites all guests of the city as well as Berliners to a free New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin's top DJs will transform Straße des 17. Juni into a huge open-air dance floor on New Year's Eve. At midnight sharp, spectacular fireworks will light up Berlin's most famous landmark in a blaze of colour. Admission to the party is only possible with a free ticket. Tickets are available on the KulturprojekteBerlin website.
Celebrate and dance into the New Year until the early hours of the morning in countless clubs. The Kulturbrauerei hosts the city's largest indoor New Year's Eve party, while Spindler & Klatt delights guests with two dance floors and a direct view of the River Spree. The Spandau Citadel invites you to one of the most extraordinary open-air parties of the year in a historic setting. At midnight, a laser and fireworks show impressively illuminates the old fortress complex.
Cultural highlights and special experiences on New Year's Eve
Those who want to celebrate the turn of the year can choose from a wide and varied programme in Berlin. At the "WeihnachtsZauber am Gendarmenmarkt" (Christmas Magic at Gendarmenmarkt), the New Year is welcomed with fireworks above the roof of the concert hall and waltzing under the open sky. Music lovers can see out the year at the traditional New Year's Eve concert by the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko, which offers a musical transition into the new year with pieces by Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Gershwin.
The city's show and variety scene also delights with an impressive New Year's Eve programme: "Flying Lights" at the Wintergarten Varieté combines street style, breakdancing and variety artistry into an energetic acrobatic performance. The Roncalli Christmas Circus enchants on New Year's Eve with poetic artistry and nostalgic flair. At the Estrel Berlin, guests can look forward to both the grand New Year's Eve Gala Show with buffet, live music and fireworks, and the New Year's Eve Late Night Show with "Stars in Concert".
More tips for New Year's Eve in Berlin can be found at visitBerlin.de/en/new-years-eve-events-berlin.