Name: Bunte Platte — Hohenschönhausen Family Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Quartierspark am Warnitzer Bogen

Bunte Platte

About Bunte Platte

Bunte Platte is the traditional May festival in Neu-Hohenschönhausen, one of Berlin's largest prefabricated housing estates (Plattenbau) in the Lichtenberg district. On May 1st, the Quartierspark am Warnitzer Bogen (corner of Vincent-van-Gogh-Straße, Falkenberger Chaussee) transforms into a neighborhood meeting point with a stage program, information booths, live music, dance groups, and children's activities. Organized by the Lichtenberg District Office in collaboration with Synicial Berlin. Free admission. The festival thematically represents diversity and neighborhood cohesion — a format that highlights the large housing estate as a vibrant, colorful place to live.

Dates 01 May — 01 May 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Bunte Platte — edition 2026

The "Bunte Platte" May festival will take place in 2026 on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 1 PM to 6 PM in the Quartierspark am Warnitzer Bogen. Stage program, local bands, dance groups, children's activities, information booths from local initiatives — free admission. Organizers are the Lichtenberg District Office and Synicial Berlin.

On May 1, 2026, the Lichtenberg district invites you to the annual "Bunte Platte" in the Quartierspark am Warnitzer Bogen. From 1 PM to 6 PM, the stage program with local acts and dance groups will run, while social welfare organizations and district projects present themselves with booths. A children's program and food trucks complete the festival. Free admission.

Highlights Bunte Platte 2026

Traditional May 1st festival in the Plattenbau neighborhood
Stage program with local bands and dance groups
Children's entertainment with craft stations
Booths from local initiatives and organizations
Free admission

Programme Bunte Platte 2026

The exact daily program will be published by the Lichtenberg District Office in the weeks before May 1st. Structurally, the festival follows this scheme:

Stage Program (1 PM–6 PM)

Opening by the District Mayor
Local bands from the neighborhood and the district
Performances by local dance groups — dance classes from community centers, hip-hop crews, folklore groups
Artists and performers for children

Information Mile

Social welfare organizations and counseling centers from the district
Youth projects and initiatives from Neu-Hohenschönhausen
District projects and neighborhood management
Political parties and trade unions (in the context of the May festival)

Children's Program

Craft stations and hands-on workshops
Play activities and face painting
Sports-related interactive activities

Catering

Food trucks and stalls — drinks, meals, snacks
Vegan and vegetarian options available

Updates available on the Lichtenberg district website.

Prices Bunte Platte 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at the stalls for a fee.

Practical information

Practical information — Bunte Platte

Getting There

Quartierspark am Warnitzer Bogen, corner of Vincent-van-Gogh-Straße / Falkenberger Chaussee, 13057 Berlin (Lichtenberg District, Neu-Hohenschönhausen Neighborhood). S-Bahn S8/S41/S42/S85, U-Bahn U5, Tram M5/M13/16/18, Bus lines M13, 16, N5.

Admission

Free admission.

Good to Know

Family-friendly, sun-exposed park. Possibly with gazebos in case of bad weather. Dogs allowed.

Neu-Hohenschönhausen, the „Plattenbau“

Neu-Hohenschönhausen is one of the largest prefabricated housing estates from the former GDR — built in the 1980s, it is now part of the Lichtenberg district in northeastern Berlin. With over 50,000 inhabitants, the neighborhood is a small town in itself, long burdened by the stigma of the „gray Plattenbau“. „Bunte Platte“ — literally translated as „colorful slab“ — is the neighborhood's annual statement against this image: a festival that showcases the diversity, creativity, and vibrancy of the large housing estate.

Quartierspark am Warnitzer Bogen

The venue is the Quartierspark am Warnitzer Bogen — a relatively newly created green space at the corner of Vincent-van-Gogh-Straße / Falkenberger Chaussee. The location is easily accessible by public transport (S-Bahn S8/S41/S42/S85, U-Bahn U5, Tram M5/M13/16/18, several bus lines). On May 1st, a program featuring local bands, dance groups, and children's artists will be performed on a small stage. District Mayor Martin Schaefer typically opens the festival personally.

Information Mile and Children's Program

Around the stage, local social welfare organizations, counseling centers, youth projects, social initiatives, and district projects present themselves with booths. For children, there are play activities, craft sessions, and hands-on stations. Food and drinks are sold via food trucks and stalls. The festival is explicitly family-friendly, runs from 1 PM to 6 PM, and is free to enter — a classic district festival that combines the solidarity tradition of May 1st with modern family formats.