Name: Newroz Children's and Family Festival (Yekmal e.V.) 2026
Start: 2026-03-28T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-28T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Spore Initiative

Newroz Yekmal

About Newroz Yekmal

Newroz (also spelled Nowruz, Newroz, Nauroz) is the Kurdish, Persian, and Central Asian spring New Year festival on March 21st. In Berlin, the Kurdish association Yekmal e.V. has been organizing its own Newroz Children's and Family Festival since the early 1990s. In 2026, the festival will take place on March 28th at the Spore Initiative in Neukölln (Hermannstraße 86), together with Rojavida e.V. and the AfgActivistCollective. On the program: Kurdish songs, music, creative workshops, traditional Govend dance, Kurdish cuisine, and a bazaar. One of the most important diaspora dates for Berlin's Kurdish community — as a community counterpart to the large institutional Nowruz at the Humboldt Forum.

Dates 28 Mar — 28 Mar 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

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Edition 2026

Newroz Yekmal — edition 2026

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Yekmal e.V.'s Newroz Children's and Family Festival 2026 will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2026, from 12 PM to 10:30 PM at the Spore Initiative (Hermannstraße 86, Neukölln). Program: Kurdish songs by children (Tum Bak Çap), fathers' dance performance and workshop, textile crafting by the women's group, interactive games, concerts, discussion rounds, performances, bazaar, and Kurdish cuisine. Cooperation with Rojavida e.V. and AfgActivistCollective.

On March 28, 2026, Yekmal e.V. invites you to the annual Newroz Children's and Family Festival at the Spore Initiative in Berlin's Neukölln district. For over ten and a half hours, from 12 PM to 10:30 PM, a packed program of songs, dance, workshops, concerts, and discussions will unfold — organized by Yekmal e.V. together with Rojavida e.V. and the AfgActivistCollective. One of the most important community diaspora events for Berlin's Kurdish, Persian, and Afghan communities.

Highlights Newroz Yekmal 2026

Community Newroz event of the Berlin Kurdish diaspora
Yekmal children with the Tum-Bak-Çap project
Govend dance as a communal highlight
Cooperation with Rojavida e.V. and AfgActivistCollective
Spore Initiative as the venue

Programme Newroz Yekmal 2026

The 2026 program has been published by the organizer. Key program points:

Children and Youth

Tum Bak Çap — Children from Yekmal's bilingual (Kurdish/German) kindergartens will perform traditional Newroz songs, dances, and drumming sessions
Interactive game activities from family centers of the Berlin diaspora community
Hands-on workshops for children of various age groups

Dance and Workshop

Fathers' Group with a dance performance followed by an open workshop
Govend — the Kurdish circle dance, in which all participants can join (communal highlight in the evening)

Textiles and Crafts

Textile crafting workshops by the Yekmal women's group
Various hands-on stations related to Newroz symbolism

Music and Performance

Concerts with Kurdish and allied acts from the Berlin diaspora
Performance contributions

Discussion and Education

Panel discussions on current topics of the Kurdish, Afghan, and Persian communities

Bazaar and Cuisine

Kurdish cuisine and sweets
Bazaar with diaspora products — books, crafts, textiles

Current details at yekmal.de.

Prices Newroz Yekmal 2026

Community family festival. Admission in the lower range or on a donation basis. Details on the Yekmal website. Kurdish cuisine and bazaar at moderate prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Newroz Yekmal

Getting There

Spore Initiative, Hermannstraße 86, 12051 Berlin (Neukölln district). U-Bahn line U8 Boddinstraße or Hermannplatz, each about a 5-minute walk. Bus lines M29 and M41.

Admission

Community family festival — donation or small entrance fee; specific conditions will be communicated by Yekmal e.V.

Good to Know

Family-friendly, multilingual (Kurmanji, Sorani, German, possibly Persian). Children's program all day. Spore Initiative spaces are accessible.

Yekmal e.V. — Kurdish Association Life in Berlin

Yekmal e.V. is a Kurdish cultural and educational association, founded in 1993 in Berlin. Among other things, the association operates two bilingual childcare facilities (Kurdish/German) and has been organizing a regular program of language courses, cultural events, workshops, and political education formats for three decades. Its annual Newroz Family Festival is one of the most important Berlin dates for the Kurdish diaspora, alongside the larger Newroz events at Tempelhofer Feld and the Humboldt Forum.

Spore Initiative in Neukölln

The venue for the 2026 edition is the Spore Initiative at Hermannstraße 86 in the Neukölln district. The Spore Initiative is a cultural and educational center opened in 2022, specializing in biocultural diversity, multilingualism, and diaspora programs — the ideal location for a family festival that connects languages, cultures, and generations. U-Bahn line U8 Boddinstraße or Hermannplatz, then a few minutes' walk.

Program and Significance

The festival will run from 2026 from 12 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The program includes: traditional Kurdish songs performed by Yekmal children from the Tum-Bak-Çap project; performances by a fathers' dance workshop; textile crafting workshops by a women's group; interactive games offered by family centers; concerts, discussion rounds, performances, a bazaar, and Kurdish cuisine. The highlight is traditionally the communal Govend, the Kurdish circle dance, which draws all participants onto the dance floor. The festival is conceived as a community format — distinct from the large institutional Nowruz at the Humboldt Forum on March 21st.

Where it takes place Newroz Yekmal

Spore Initiative

Hermannstraße 86, 12051 Berlin

Newroz Yekmal at a glance

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