"Berlin, the city of freedom, will mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 8 and 9. To celebrate this important anniversary, the German capital is hosting numerous events and activities. Several hundred thousand guests from all over the world are expected. And before and after the actual anniversary, the historic events will be commemorated in numerous formats.
Event program on November 8 and 9
One of the highlights of this year's celebrations is the four-kilometer-long open-air presentation of 5,000 historical and newly designed posters on the topic of freedom. It can be seen on November 8 and 9 and follows the former inner-city route of the Wall between Invalidenstraße and Axel-Springer-Straße. Another highlight of the anniversary days is the Festival for Freedom along this route. On November 9 between 8 and 9 p.m., the entire area will become a large stage on which up to 1,000 volunteers - Berliners and guests - will play songs about freedom. Everyone celebrating is invited to sing along.
Well worth seeing and in a historically significant location: the democracy festival "Revolution! - and then?" in the former Stasi headquarters, today's Campus for Democracy in Lichtenberg. Workshops, guided tours and an exhibition will deal with the topic of revolution, among other things. The festival will end in the evening with a performance by the Russian band Pussy Riot.
Accommodation for the anniversary days is still available. Interested travelers can book hotels on this page
Exhibitions and guided tours around the anniversary
Even after the anniversary weekend, the events of 1989 will be a topic in many places in the city. The Berlin Wall Foundation is organizing events and guided tours until November 14 under the motto "Remember the revolution | Shape democracy". The renowned exhibition house C/O Berlin is showing the photo exhibition " Dream on - Berlin, the 90s " until the end of January 2025. Until February next year there will be an exhibition in the Humboldt Forum on the Palace of the Republic , which stood on this site during the GDR era. A model of the Palace of the Republic and original parts of it are on display in the large GDR exhibition in the DDR Museum . You can find more events on the divided city and the fall of the Wall on this page . Information on tours, guided tours and tickets can be found here .
Special offers from visitBerlin for the 35th anniversary
visitBerlin has put together a special exhibition for the historic datealso launched a number of campaigns and offers. For example, on November 12th, the visitor center of the Berlin Wall Memorial will host a storytelling salon with contemporary witnesses on the topic of “Life behind the Berlin Wall.” The videos with interviews with contemporary witnesses on this page are also informative and exciting .
The official Berlin app ABOUT BERLIN has been expanded to mark the anniversary. A bike tour along the Wall Cycle Path, for example, shows exciting background information on the history of Berlin’s division. There is also a website about the Berlin Wall and further information in various blog posts . An episode of the podcast “ Berlin Unboxed ” is about “ The night the wall fell | 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall .” A two-minute video is available on YouTube
Further information
More at visitBerlin.de/35-jahre-mauerfall-berlin . As supplementary material, we have put together a short summary in the fact sheet and before and after photos for your reporting in the download portal . There is a lot of content about the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on visitBerlin 's social media channels , including Instagram , TikTok , Facebook and LinkedIn . The relevant hashtags are #visitberlin, #mauerfall35, #mauerfall and #berlinwall."