Berlin Freedom Week
City-wide festival week focused on freedom, democracy, and the fall of the Wall
About Berlin Freedom Week
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City-wide Festival of Freedom
The Berlin Freedom Week was launched in 2025 as a new city-wide initiative to transform the anniversary of the fall of the Wall (November 9) into a multi-day international forum for freedom, democracy, and human rights. The Governing Mayor of Berlin is the patron, and the festival week is supported by a consortium of visitBerlin, the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation, the World Liberty Congress, the Berlin Commissioner for the Study of the SED Dictatorship, and the Robert Havemann Society.
Programmatic Pillars
Throughout the week, the festival week utilizes numerous Berlin locations with events in a variety of formats:
- Conferences – most notably the Berlin Freedom Conference, which brings together leading voices from politics, business, civil society, culture, and media
- Eyewitness accounts at sites of GDR history (Berlin Wall Memorial, Stasi Headquarters, escape tunnel sites)
- Cultural events – theater, film screenings, readings, concerts
- Exhibitions and guided tours
- Workshops and interactive formats for families, schools, and an international audience
- Freedom Week Mobile – a mobile stage with a Freedom Bell and listening stations, touring the city
Hybrid Format
Many events are offered in a hybrid format (on-site and online). This allows the Berlin Freedom Week to also reach international activists, scientists, and journalists who cannot attend in person.
Venues Across the City
The festival week uses numerous Berlin locations between Mitte, Tiergarten, and Tempelhof-Schöneberg: the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße, the Gasometer at the EUREF Campus in Schöneberg, the former Stasi headquarters in Lichtenberg, and many cultural institutions. The idea: to bring freedom as a shared value into Berlin's everyday life, not just celebrate it in one central location.
Background
The Berlin Freedom Week is part of a growing movement in Berlin to give more visibility to November 9 as a date of significant democratic importance (fall of the Wall in 1989). The premiere in 2025, from November 4 to 16, was a complete success; in 2026, the festival week will be more compact (November 7–14) and programmatically sharpened.
Berlin Freedom Week — edition 2026
Second Berlin Freedom Week
The second edition of the Berlin Freedom Week runs from Saturday, November 7 to Saturday, November 14, 2026. Three program blocks, spread across the entire city, are central.
Berlin Freedom Conference on November 10
On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the Berlin Freedom Conference will bring together leading voices from international politics, business, civil society, culture, and media to discuss new perspectives, alliances, and concrete joint solutions for strengthening democracy worldwide. The venue will again be the Gasometer at the EUREF Campus in Schöneberg (as in the 2025 premiere).
Storytelling Salon on November 9
On Monday, November 9, 2026 – the actual anniversary of the fall of the Wall – the Berlin Wall Memorial invites you to the International Storytelling Salon, where eyewitnesses and visitors from Berlin and around the world will share their memories and thoughts on the fall of the Wall.
Freedom Week Mobile
The mobile format Freedom Week Mobile brings voices for freedom directly into the urban space with a stage, Freedom Bell, audio stations, and an interactive module – at various locations across Berlin.
Programme Berlin Freedom Week 2026
Saturday, November 7 to Sunday, November 8, 2026 — Opening
- Opening events with the Governing Mayor (Patron Kai Wegner)
- Opening of exhibitions and the Freedom Week Mobile
- Guided tours of Wall memorial sites
Monday, November 9, 2026 — 37th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
- Berlin Wall Memorial (Bernauer Straße) — International Storytelling Salon with eyewitnesses
- Central commemoration ceremony for the fall of the Wall
- Light installations and musical performances along the former Wall route
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 — Berlin Freedom Conference
- Berlin Freedom Conference at the EUREF Campus / Gasometer, Schöneberg
- Panels with international voices from politics, business, civil society, culture, and media
- Evening award ceremony and concert
Wednesday, November 11 – Friday, November 13, 2026 — Culture Week
- Film screenings, theater performances, readings, and concerts in numerous Berlin venues
- Discussion forums on human rights, activism in authoritarian contexts, and transnational repression
- Workshops for school classes and families
- Guided tours (Stasi Headquarters Lichtenberg, escape tunnel sites)
Saturday, November 14, 2026 — Closing
- Closing event of the Berlin Freedom Week with a review and outlook
- Final stops of the Freedom Week Mobile
Full program and registrations: berlin-freedom-week.com.
Highlights Berlin Freedom Week 2026
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Practical information — Berlin Freedom Week
Admission
Many events are free; some conferences require registration or tickets. Current program and registration at berlin-freedom-week.com.
Getting There
Events are spread across the entire city. Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station), U-Bahn lines U5/U6, S-Bahn, and buses provide access to all major venues.
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Where it takes place Berlin Freedom Week
Stadtweite Veranstaltungen (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer, Gasometer EUREF-Campus u.a.)