4. Marzahn-Hellersdorf Pride Week / Marzahn Pride
A week of queer visibility on the eastern outskirts of Berlin — with the Marzahn Pride street festival as the highlight on Victor-Klemperer-Platz
About Marzahn Pride
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Pride on the Eastern Outskirts of Berlin
The district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf is located on the eastern edge of Berlin and is characterized by large housing estates from the 1970s and 1980s. With around 280,000 inhabitants, it is a populous district with a high proportion of residents from Eastern Europe. The Marzahn-Hellersdorf Pride Week is a deliberate response to the perception that queer visibility in Berlin is often reduced to inner-city districts like Schöneberg, Kreuzberg, and Friedrichshain. It shifts Pride to where it is structurally most needed.
Concept and Sponsorship
The Pride Week is organized by the District Office of Marzahn-Hellersdorf through the office of the Commissioner for Queer Life, in close cooperation with Quarteera e.V. (Russian-speaking LGBTQ+ community in Berlin). Unlike classic CSD formats, there is no central parade — instead, a decentralized program of events organized by schools, churches, counseling centers, associations, and artists independently, spread throughout the week. Applications for program points in 2026 ended on May 17th, 2026.
Marzahn Pride 2026 — The Central Day
On Saturday, June 20th, 2026, starting at 12 PM, Marzahn Pride will be the central major event. The venue is Victor-Klemperer-Platz in the Marzahn district, named after the Romance scholar and diarist of Nazi resistance. From 4 PM to 7 PM, the square will become a street festival: stage with queer artists from Eastern Europe (Quarteera programming), information booths of queer organizations, cultural and educational offerings, food, and drinks. The program specifically addresses the situation of queer communities in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland — where Pride events are legally risky or prohibited.
4th Edition as a District Standard
2026 marks the 4th edition of the Pride Week. The first took place in 2023; the format has since established itself as a fixture in the district's calendar and is politically supported by the district office as part of its strategy against discrimination and for the visibility of diversity. It is the only Pride in eastern Berlin and one of the few in Germany with an explicit Eastern European focus.
Marzahn Pride — edition 2026
The 4th Pride Week features a decentralized program of film screenings, readings, workshops, theme nights, and church services from Saturday, June 13th, to the big Pride Saturday, June 20th, 2026. A special focus in 2026 is the life and legacy of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (1928–2002), the famous Berlin trans personality, whose founder's house, the Gründerzeitmuseum Mahlsdorf, is located in neighboring Mahlsdorf.
The highlight is the Marzahn Pride on June 20th. Starting at 12 PM, opening events will take place in the neighborhood, and from 4 PM, Victor-Klemperer-Platz will transform into a street festival. Until 7 PM, there will be a stage program with queer artists from Eastern Europe (Quarteera programming), information booths of queer organizations, cultural offerings, and food stands.
Programme Marzahn Pride 2026
Saturday, June 13th to Friday, June 19th, 2026 — Pride Week
Decentralized Program
- Film screenings in cinemas and cultural institutions of the district
- Readings — 2026 focus: Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, queer life in the GDR
- Workshops for young people and adults (District organizations and schools)
- Theme nights on queer history and the current situation in Eastern Europe
- Church services by Protestant and Catholic communities
- Information booths and counseling services by queer associations
Saturday, June 20th, 2026 — Marzahn Pride (Central Major Event)
From 12 PM — Kick-off in the Neighborhood
- Welcome and opening events around Victor-Klemperer-Platz
- District office speeches and statements
4 PM to 7 PM — Street Festival at Victor-Klemperer-Platz
- Stage program with queer artists from Eastern Europe (Quarteera programming)
- Focus: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Baltics
- Information booths of Berlin-based queer organizations
- Cultural and educational offerings
- Food and drinks from the neighborhood
Organization
- Marzahn-Hellersdorf District Office — Commissioner for Queer Life
- Quarteera e.V. — Russian-speaking LGBTQ+ community Berlin
- Cooperation with local schools, churches, counseling centers, cultural institutions
Program overview available from early June 2026 at marzahn-pride.de. Applications for own program points ended on May 17th, 2026.
Highlights Marzahn Pride 2026
- 4th edition since 2023 — a fixture in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district calendar
- A week of decentralized programming from June 13th to 19th, 2026
- Marzahn Pride on June 20th, 2026, from 12 PM, street festival 4 PM–7 PM at Victor-Klemperer-Platz
- Queer artists from Eastern Europe — Quarteera programming
- 2026 focus: Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and queer life in the GDR
- Free admission
Prices Marzahn Pride 2026
Completely free of charge. All program points of the Pride Week and the Marzahn Pride street festival on June 20th, 2026, are accessible without admission fees.
Practical information — Marzahn Pride
Getting There
Victor-Klemperer-Platz, 12683 Berlin (District Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Quarter Marzahn). S-Bahn S7 Marzahn, approx. 8 minutes walk. Tram M6, M8, 18. Bus 191, 195, 197. Public transport recommended.
Admission
Marzahn Pride on June 20th, 2026: free admission to the street festival. Individual program points of Pride Week 2026 are free or by donation, depending on the format.
Good to Know
Program overview available from early June 2026 at marzahn-pride.de. Inquiries via the district office: [email protected] or Tel. (030) 90293-4004. Family-friendly, without alcohol barriers.
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Where it takes place Marzahn Pride
Victor-Klemperer-Platz und Quartier Marzahn
Victor-Klemperer-Platz, 12683 Berlin