May Day
Event highlights for Labour Day (1 May)
For Germans, May is the real start of summer, usually with 2-3 long weekends (1 May, Ascension Day, Whitmonday). And Berlin's offering many different events for the first week of May.
We have collected some of the highlights here.
Dance in the 1st of May
You can dance into May in numerous clubs throughout the city on 30 April. Many locations have not yet published their programmes. Here are a few suggestions:
- The KulturBrauerei invites you to a long party night from 10 pm on 9 floors. 20 DJs will provide the atmosphere!
- From 8 pm, the composers' quarter dances into May at the Peter Edel educational and cultural centre in Weißensee
- In the ufaFabrik, hot rhythms resound in the Brasil Disco from 8 pm.
Spring & Street festivals
The German Trade Union Confederation is organising the classic Labour Day rally on 1 May. This is followed by a children's and family festival on the Straße des 17. Juni with food, drinks, games and a giant bouncy castle.
The Berlin Spring Festival offers classic fairground fun. On the central fairground on Kurt-Schumacher-Damm there are stalls and around 80 colourful rides.
Families with children aged between two and 12 can also let off steam at the Wuhlheide Leisure and Recreation Centre (FEZ) on 1 May.
More tips for Families with children
Arts & Culture
For those who would prefer a more relaxed welcome to May, the students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie offer a programme of diverse performances lasting around an hour in the Pierre Boulez Saal. Visitors will gain an insight into the repertoire with which the young artists are preparing for their entry into international musical life.
Attention all fans: On the last day of April this year, you can experience the soundtrack to "AVATAR - The Lord of the Elements" live at the Tempodrom.
Exhibition fans will also get their money's worth on 1 May. Marvel at the paintings of Hans Baluschek in the Bröhan Museum. The exhibition "Secret codes. Hans Baluschek's paintings re-read!" opens its doors for the first time on the public holiday.
Start of the swimming season
Swimming season? You have read correctly. The fearless have the opportunity to swim in Berlin on 1 May. If there's any doubt, your little toe might do the trick.
If the weather is nice, you can also enjoy the beer garden at the beach baths. To kick off the season, there are all kinds of delicacies and a bouncy castle for children at Strandbad Wendenschloss.
What else is going on in Berlin on 1 May is revealed in our calendar of events.
