LGBTQIA Winterdays und Christmas Avenue
Christmas Market in Berlin from 8 November to 23 December 2024
The gay and lesbian community gets the Advent season in Berlin underway with the LGBTQIA Winterdays and sends out a message for more openness and tolerance.
Protected from wind and rain under the roof of the elevated railway, Christmas Avenue has long since established itself as a popular meeting place in the pre-Christmas season. Here you can experience the diverse life of the capital's LGBTQIA community live on site.
Sales stalls entice you with decorative items, handicrafts and fashionable accessories. You can look forward to colourful, sparkling Christmas lights, an exuberant atmosphere and a selection of hot cocktails and culinary delicacies.
Making a mark together
Together with many actors from politics and the community, glittering lights and an exuberant atmosphere will set a sign against discrimination and exclusion. The aim is to create a special and safe place during the Christmas season where the entire community can feel at home - in the place that has been the entrance to Berlin's Regenbogenkiez for a hundred years. From here you can reach most of the bars and clubs of the scene easily and quickly.
Colourful Christmas market concept
The scene presents itself at many colourful stalls. In addition, there is of course plenty of Christmassy stuff to marvel at, as well as delicious street food, mulled wine and traditional Christmas treats.
Winterdays with a focus on LGBTQIA issues
Every year, the gay and lesbian community heralds the season of charity in the run-up to Christmas Avenue with a very special Winterdays programme. From 8 to 23 November 2024, associations, organisations and initiatives are invited to present their messages and work to the public. Winterdays is therefore the perfect opportunity to find out more about the LGBTQIA scene in Berlin.
Every year, the gay and lesbian community rings in the season of charity with a very special ten-day stage programme in the run-up to Christmas Avenue.
Christmas Avenue stage programme
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Once again this year, the stage programme at Christma Avenue promises plenty of drag and glamour. Performers from the community and, of course, friends of the LGBTQIA community will provide the atmosphere. The presenters Destiny & Mae Drescher and Kim Bärly will enchant you. Nikita and DJ Mark Lime will heat you up on the turntables, as well as pop DJ Jacky-Oh Weinhaus, Martin Möchtegern will bring you hits and much, much more.
- On Tuesday there will be lots of prizes to be won at Drag Bingo with Margot Schlönzke.
- Thursday: Pop DJ Jacky-Oh Weinhaus and Winterwonderdate with Miss PanAm DragAirlines
- Friday - Karaoke with Destiny & Mae Drescher
- DJs from Berlin's LGBTQIA club scene will also be on hand to provide entertainment with a colourful and diverse programme: from house and techno to pop and pop-swinging, everything is included
Tip: Plan your Christmas evening programme now
Give yourself and your family another very special moment of anticipation for Christmas in Berlin with a glittering Christmas show or a festive concert. We have the most beautiful Christmas events for you. Plan an extraordinary evening after your visit to the Christmas market.
Christmas Events in Berlin
Highlights of the LGBTQIA Winterdays and Christmas Avenue
- Berlin's most colourful Christmas market
- Directly at the Nollendorfplatz covered by the Hochbahn
- Party hut
- Christmas carols karaoke
- DJs from Berlin's LGBTIQA club scene
- Drag bingo with lots of prizes
- Happy hour and Christmas treats
Our tips for the LGBTQIA Winterdays
In just ten minutes you can stroll from Nollendorfplatz to the Schwules Museum or get your first presents on a Christmas shopping spree along the Ku’damm. If you are looking for that special something to put under the Christmas tree you are sure to find it in the boutique stores on Fuggerstraße.
LGBTQIA Winterdays opening hours
- Dates: 8 November to 23 December 2024 (Winterdays 8 to 23 November, Christmas Avenue 25 November to 23 December), closed on November 17 and 24
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 4 to 10 p.m., Friday to Sunday from 3 to 10 p.m.
- Admission is free
Transport
The LGBTQIA Winterdays at Nollendorfplatz are very well connected to public transport. We recommend that you leave the car at home.
- U1, U2, U3, U4 Nollendorfplatz
- Bus lines M19, 106, 187, N2, N26 Nollendorfplatz