Name: Long Night of Open Churches Berlin 2026
Start: 2026-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Rund 100 Kirchen in Berlin und Brandenburg

Long Night of Open Churches

About Long Night of Open Churches

The Long Night of Open Churches is a city-wide ecumenical cultural festival that traditionally takes place on Pentecost Sunday in Berlin and Brandenburg. Around 100 churches and communities – Protestant, Catholic, free church, Orthodox – open their doors, towers, and organs for concerts, tours, services, discussions, and interactive formats. The organizer is the Ecumenical Council Berlin-Brandenburg, which comprises 35 member churches. Admission is free. It traditionally begins with an ecumenical service in the Berlin Cathedral.

Dates 24 May — 24 May 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Long Night of Open Churches — edition 2026

On Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026, the Ecumenical Council Berlin-Brandenburg invites you to the Long Night of Open Churches. Around 100 places of worship and communities in Berlin and Brandenburg open their doors with concerts, organ tours, tower experiences, services, discussions, and interactive formats. The evening traditionally begins with an ecumenical service in the Berlin Cathedral; most venues are open until midnight at the latest. Admission is free.

Pentecost 2026 in Berlin and Brandenburg

The Long Night of Open Churches 2026 falls on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026. Around 100 churches and communities in Berlin and Brandenburg open their doors throughout the evening for a diverse program.

Opening in Berlin Cathedral

Traditionally, the night begins with an ecumenical service in the Berlin Cathedral in the early evening, followed by a musical program. The Ecumenical Council thus sets a central signal before the event flows into the individual venues.

Program Diversity

The programs of the individual venues will be published online from spring 2026 and are sorted by districts (Mitte, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Neukölln, ...) and Brandenburg districts (Barnim, Havelland, Oder-Spree, ...).

Highlights Long Night of Open Churches 2026

Around 100 churches open; opening in Berlin Cathedral; concerts, organ tours, tower experiences; ecumenical character.

Programme Long Night of Open Churches 2026

Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026 — Around 100 Churches in Berlin and Brandenburg

Opening

Early Evening: Ecumenical Service in the Berlin Cathedral
Musical accompanying program for the opening

Program Types in Individual Venues (Selection)

Concerts: Classical, organ music, jazz, world music, gospel, choir
Organ tours with demonstrations of historical and modern instruments
Tower experiences with ascents to otherwise inaccessible views
Services and short worships in various denominations
Discussions on theology, faith, social issues
Tours of architecture, art, and history of the buildings
Interactive formats: Singing, quiet experiences, creative writing
Light installations in some venues

Venues (Selection)

Berlin Cathedral (Mitte) — Opening service
Marienkirche (Mitte)
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Charlottenburg)
St. Hedwig's Cathedral (Mitte, Catholic)
Russian Orthodox Resurrection Cathedral (Wilmersdorf)
Numerous small district and village churches in Brandenburg

Full program and list of all participating venues: offenekirchen-bb.de.

Prices Long Night of Open Churches 2026

Free admission.

Practical information

Practical information — Long Night of Open Churches

Getting There

The events are spread across the entire city and the Brandenburg region. Public transport (S-Bahn, U-Bahn, bus) serves almost all venues. For the events in Brandenburg, regional or S-Bahn trains are sometimes required.

Admission

Free admission to all events.

Start

Usually with an ecumenical service in the Berlin Cathedral in the early evening; most venues are open until midnight at the latest.

City-wide Ecumenical Cultural Festival

The Long Night of Open Churches is a comparatively young but rapidly growing Berlin cultural festival that opens the churches of Berlin and Brandenburg to the general public once a year on Pentecost Sunday. The organizer is the Ecumenical Council Berlin-Brandenburg – an association of 35 Christian denominations and communities that represents the diversity of Christianity in the region.

Around 100 Venues

Throughout the evening, around 100 churches and communities open their doors. The spectrum ranges from famous Berlin main churches such as the Berlin Cathedral, the Marienkirche, or the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church to Orthodox communities and small village churches in the Brandenburg region. This makes the Long Night one of the few Berlin cultural formats that simultaneously covers the entire greater Berlin-Brandenburg area.

Program Types

The program of the individual venues is as diverse as the communities themselves:

Concerts – from classical to organ music to jazz and world music
Organ tours with demonstrations of historical and modern instruments
Tower experiences with ascents that are otherwise inaccessible
Services and short worships
Discussions on theology, faith, and social issues
Tours of church history, architecture, and art
Interactive formats – singing, creative writing, quiet experiences

Ecumenical Character

Unlike purely Protestant or Catholic formats, the Long Night of Open Churches is ecumenical in orientation: Protestant, Catholic, free church, Orthodox – all member churches of the Ecumenical Council Berlin-Brandenburg are involved. The festival is embedded in Pentecost Sunday, the traditional date of the Holy Spirit – a symbol of connection across linguistic, cultural, and denominational boundaries.

Admission and Program

Admission to all events is free. The programs of the individual venues will be available online from spring onwards on the website offenekirchen-bb.de, sorted by Berlin districts and Brandenburg districts.