Easter in Berlin

As Easter always falls on the Sunday after the first spring full moon, this year the holiday will fall at the end of March. 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 bonfire.

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

You can find more great tips for the Easter weekend in our events calendar.

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

DAY TICKET FOR PALACES AND GARDENS

Spring festivals

Visit the 52nd Spring Festival on Kurt-Schumacher-Damm, which takes place from March 30 to May 12. This funfair with over 60 rides, including a ghost train and various roller coasters, is great fun for the whole family.

The Zitadelle Berlin in Spandau invites you to the annual Easter Knights' Festival from March 30 to April 1. From jousting and a fire show to storytellers, everything a knight's heart desires is on offer here and at the same time the 26th Easter Spectacular takes place at Storkow Castle.

From March 22 to April 14, the Britz tree blossom festival takes place at the Britz Estate Park. In addition to many delicacies and rides, there will once again be a non-stop stage program and Easter specials: just drop by!

From Easter Saturday to Easter Monday, you can sample delicacies and admire handicrafts at the Easter market in Chorin Monastery.

Of course, the FEZ (Adventure - Education - Fun) will also be offering a musical Easter treat for children over the vacation period with the "Seven Little Easter Bunnies" concert (March 31).

The Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World) also offers children's theater and musical entertainment with the colorful Easter weekend program "Ach du dickes Ei!".

Easter markets

• In the week before Easter, the season starts at Späth'sche Baumschule with lots of spring flowers, egg days and the opening of the beer garden.
• On March 24, 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 jewelry and pottery to figurines made of wood or metal and Easter decorations. Culinary delights are also provided.
• Bright colors, Bollywood music and a design flea market await you in the Park am Gleisdreieck at the Festival of Colours - Holi in Berlin 2024.
• The Easter market at Alexanderplatz brings a spring atmosphere. Many wine stands and a beer garden invite you to linger. Numerous shows and a petting zoo will keep the little ones entertained.

Easter bonfire on Easter Saturday

• Easter fire at the Britzer Garten 
• Easter fire at the Strandbad Wendenschloss 
• Easter fire in Weißensee at Bildungs- und Kulturzentrum Peter Edel 
• Easter fire in the large fire bowl in the Biergartner at Späth'sche Baumschulen from March 30 to April 1
• Easter bonfire in Karlshorst in the equestrian sports park
• Easter fire in Spandau on the grounds of Buchwaldzeile/Straße 265 in Gatow

Shipping season

March marks the start of the boat tour season. Hop on one of the many excursion steamers and boats and discover Berlin from a whole new perspective.

Tickets for a boat tour

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 enough to fall in love with. The show at the Friedrichstadt-Palast will captivate you with its ravishing beauty. Plunge into a surging sea of colors and emotions and experience the most sparkling Grand Show of all time!

Until the end of April , Stars in Concert presents an incredible range of musical genres and artists, from pop idols such as Madonna and Michael Jackson to rock legends such as 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 90s FOREVER show.  A show as shrill, sweet, loud and fast as its time, with top international artists and wonderful singers who put on a furious show and perform hits from boy and girl groups, hip-hop and Britpop by well-known greats.

A fascinating mixture of contemporary circus, satire and UK hip hop is what Showdown at Chamäleon Berlin has to offer.

Easter programmes for children

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

• Easter games at the open-air laboratory in Britzer Garten on Easter Sunday from 11 am.
• Easter egg painting in the Sorbian tradition from March 23 to 30 at the Spät'schen Baumschule.
• Experience the story of the fox, the fairies and the egg at Theater Jaro.
• The Allied Museum invites you on a voyage of discovery through the exhibition "Of chocolate planes and spies" followed by an Easter surprise.
• Try out the creative and Easter market at Paaren Adventure Park.
• Season opening on Easter Sunday at the Hoppegarten racecourse.
• Sorbian Easter eggs - workshop at the Druckgraphik-Atelier on 22 and 23 March in Prenzlauer Berg.
• Rabbits and Easter bunnies will be hunted for at Königs Wusterhausen Castle on Maundy Thursday.
• The Museum für Naturkunde (Museum of Natural History) in Berlin offers lots of activities for young explorers at Easter.
• Take advantage of the Easter events at FEZ Köpenick.
• Explore Karl's adventure village in Elstal. 
• Marvel at the stars and Easter sky in the planetariums in Berlin; in the Zeiss-Großplanetarium in Prenzlauer Berg, in the Archenhold-Sternwarte (Obersevatory) in Treptow, Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte with planetarium in Schöneberg.
• Paint eggs and make Easter decorations at the Ökowerk nature conservation center in Wilmersdorf.
• The Deutsche Historische Museum (German Historical Museum) invites you to special children's tours during the Berlin Easter vacations, and the children's film "Keine Angst vorm Anderssein" will also be shown at the Zeughauskino.
• The popular Easter tours and an exciting holiday programme at Berlin Zoo and Tierpark.
• The Düppel Museum Village invites you to the long Easter weekend with a varied program.
   

Tickets for the Berlin Zoo and Tierpark

Easter and the Opera Festival 2024

The State Opera Festival from March 18 to April 1 is the cultural highlight for all opera lovers. This year, we can once again expect many great days full of excitement. The main focus is on Richard Wagner.

The St Matthew Passion at the Deutsche Oper will occupy the entire auditorium and the main stage from 24 to 31 March. 

Zubin Metha and the Staatskapelle Berlin will perform Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in the Great Hall of the Philharmonie on Good Friday.

Our calendar of events tells you what else is going on in Berlin at Easter