Easter in Berlin

As Easter always falls on the Sunday after the first spring full moon, this year's holiday will be at the end of April. Very optimistically, the family celebration will then take place in fine weather and you can use the long weekend to visit one of the many spring festivals and Easter markets in Berlin together, sit together over Easter breakfast and stand around the Easter fire.

We particularly recommend the "Ab ins B!", which give you the chance to experience Berlin outside the tourist locations and mega events.

Our Events calendar tells you what else is going on in Berlin at Easter.

For excursions into the surrounding area, use our new day ticket sanssouci +, which connects most of the palaces and gardens:

Day ticket FOR SCHOOLS AND GARDENS

Spring festivals

Visit the 53rd Spring Festival. Spring Festival on Kurt-Schumacher-Damm, which takes place from 29 March to 4 May. This funfair with over 60 rides, including a ghost train and various rollercoasters, is great fun for the whole family.

The Zitadelle Berlin in Spandau invites you to visit from 19. to 25 April for the annual Easter Knights' Festival. From knight fights to a fire show and storytellers, everything a knight's heart desires is on offer here and at the same time, the Easter Spectaculum takes place again at Storkow Castle.

The Britz Tree Blossom takes place at Britz Estate Park from 24 to 27 April. In addition to many delicacies and rides, there will once again be a non-stop stage programme and Easter specials: just drop by!

From Easter Saturday to Easter Monday, you can visit the Easter market at Kloster Chorin Taste delicacies and admire handicrafts. No dates have yet been announced for 2025. 

The FEZ (Freizeit- und Erholungszentrum Wuhlheide) offers a colourful Easter programme for children over the holiday period. Exact dates for 2025 are not yet known.

The Gärten der Welt await you with a colourful programme for the Easter weekend. However, specific information about the programme is not yet known. 

Easter markets and festivals

• In the week before Easter, the season starts at Späth'sche Baumschule with lots of spring flowers, Easter herbs and the opening of a beer garden. 
• On 13 April, potters, painters and designers will be exhibiting their works of art in the immediate vicinity of the romantic Trinitatis Church. The variety on offer ranges from jewellery and pottery to figurines made of wood or metal and Easter decorations. Culinary delights are also on offer.
• The Easter market at Alexanderplatz brings a springtime atmosphere. Many wine stands and a beer garden invite you to linger. Numerous shows and a petting zoo keep the little ones entertained. No date has yet been announced for 2025. 

Easter bonfire on Easter Saturday (No dates known for 2025 yet)

• Easter bonfire at Britzer Garten
• Easter bonfire in the Strandbad Wendenschloss
• Easter bonfire in Weißensee at the Bildungs- und Kulturzentrum Peter Edel
• Osterfeuer im Kienbergpark in Hellersdorf
• Osterfeuer in der große Feuerschale im Biergartner der Späth'schen Baumschulen vom 30. March to 1 April
• Easter bonfire in Karlshorst  in the equestrian sports park
• Easter bonfire in Spandau on the Buchwaldzeile/Straße 265 site in Gatow

Shipping season

The cruise season starts in March. Hop on one of the many excursion steamers and boats and discover Berlin from a whole new perspective.

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Shows and musicals

FALLING | IN LOVE is once again this year with over 100 artists from 28 nations on the biggest stage in the world, beautiful to fall in love with. The show at the Friedrichstadt-Palast will captivate you with its ravishing beauty. Plunge into a surging sea of colours and emotions and experience the most sparkling Grand Show of all time until 5 July 2025!

Until the end of March Stars in Concert presents an incredible range of musical genres and artists for you, from pop idols like Madonna and Michael Jackson to rock legends like Elvis Presley and Queen. With a breathtaking light show, a live band and talented vocal performers, this show is an unforgettable experience for all music fans.

The Wintergarten Varieté Berlin presents The Crazy Berlin Show: VARIETÉ GAGA. A show fantastically shrill, rousing, loud and with crazy acrobatics. Berlin's diverse street scene is perfectly reflected on the Wintergarten stage. You may recognise characters such as the Berghain regular, esoteric yoga teachers and other quirky characters from the capital.  

Experience with  Play Dead at Chamäleon Berlin for a rousing, atmospheric and surprisingly humorous performance. 

Easter programmes for children & families

Berlin always has something to offer for children, of course, and so the capital also has numerous events for the family this weekend - here is just a small selection:

• Easter games at the Freilandlabor in Britzer Garten on Easter Sunday from 11am.
• Easter egg painting in the Sorbian tradition from 12 to 19 April at the Spät'schen Baumschule.
• In Theatre Jaro experience the story of the fox, the fairies and the egg.
• Big season opening on Easter Sunday at the Hoppegarten racecourse.
• Park festival at the water tower in the Schöneberger Südgelände nature park on Easter Monday (no date yet known for 2025).
• Sorbian Easter eggs - workshop at the printmaking studio in Prenzlauer Berg (no date yet known for 2025).
• Bunnies and Easter bunnies will be searched for at Schloss Königs Wusterhausen on Gründonnerstag (no date yet known for 2025).
• Try out the creative and Easter market at Erlebnispark Paaren (no date yet known for 2025).
• The Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin offers lots of activities for young explorers at Easter.
• Easter events at FEZ Köpenick (no date yet known for 2025).
• Explore Karl's Adventure Village in Elstal (no date yet known for 2025).
• Marvel at the stars and Easter sky in the planetariums in Berlin; at the Zeiss-Großplanetarium in Prenzlauer Berg, in the Archenhold-Sternwarte in Treptow, Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte mit Planetarium in Schöneberg (no dates known for 2025 yet).
• In Naturschutzzentrum Ökowerk in Wilmersdorf Painting eggs and making Easter decorations (no date yet known for 2025).
• The Deutsches Historisches Museum invites you to special children's tours during the Berlin Easter holidays, and the children's film "Keine Angst vorm Anderssein" will also be shown in the Zeughauskino.
• The popular Easter tours and an exciting holiday programme at Berlin Zoo and Tierpark.
• The Museumsdorf Düppel invites you to a long Easter weekend with a varied programme (no date yet known for 2025).

Tickets for the Berlin Zoo and Tierpark

Easter and the 2025 Opera Festival

The Festtage der Staatsoper Berlin from 11. -21 April are the cultural highlight for all opera lovers. This year, we can once again look forward to many great days full of excitement. The main focus is on Richard Wagner.

On Easter Monday, the Hamburg Stage Ensemble will perform Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and "The Four Seasons in Buenos Aires" by Astor Piazzolla at the Philharmonie Berlin.

Andreas Sieling and the Staatsoper unter den Linden play organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach on Karfreitag on the great organ in Berlin Cathedral.

find more events at Easter time in our events calendar