Streetparade 31st May (Whitsunday) 12.30 pm - 9 pm Street Festival 29th May - 1st June (Friday to Monday) Children's Carnival 30th May(Saturday)
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It will get colourful, electrifying and enchanting again:
Berlin will celebrate the 14th Carnival of Cultures on Whitsunday weekend.
During the Carnival of Cultures, visitors to the German capital, and "Kiezbewohner" alike, can experience the unique atmosphere of Berlin when the Metropolis shows itself at it's best: cosmopolitan, multicultural and passionate.
The street parade on Whitsunday (31st of May) is traditionally the highlight of the festival. The celebratory procession, which lasts about nine hours, will feature around 4,500 participants from 70 different nations. Impressive masks, artistic costumes and magnificent floats will astonish hundreds of thousands of visitors The creativity The creativity and commitment of the volunteers will turn the streets into a platform for Berlin's culture scene. Innovative and tradition-concious, subversive and striking, ambivalent and multilayered - here the creative potential of Berlin finds an appropriate stage.
Acrobats, wizards, tight rope and stilt walkers, clairvoyants, percussionists, curiosity marketeers and other wondrous creatures bustle on the green field at Blucherplatz.
With culinary delights and beautiful arts and crafts, up to 400 original stalls will invite the visitors to stay.
The soundtrack for the four day street festival (29th May - 1st June) is delivered by roughly 950 artists. Worldmusic, Dances and interactive performances will attract music and dance maniacs.
For those whose feet are irrepressible, different partys und festivals - organised by partners of the Carnival of Cultures - will offer a fantastic chance to experience the multifarious music- and dancescene of Berlin. Salsa, Soca or Flamenco - everyone who is searching for rhythm will find the right beat to dance the whole night through.
The Children's Carnival (30th May) - organised by the Kreuzberger Musikalische Aktion - is one of the biggest family attractions all year. This year the kids will be inspired by the theme
"the kingfisher is loose", creating their own imaginative parade. Afterwards the families are invited to continue the party at Görlitzer Park where the youngsters will present their artistic skills on stage.
The Werkstatt der Kulturen is the initiator and organizer of the Carnival of Cultures and is located in Berlin-Neukölln. It's a place for international exchange, where people of different nationalities, cultures and religions come together.
When the weather is fine we expect 1.3 millionen visitors. For more information, film material, articles and photos please visit our website
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