Rudower Septembermeile

Berlin South, on the last summer weekend

Rudow is the southernmost district of Neukölln, directly bordering Brandenburg. Connected to Berlin via the U7 subway's end station Rudow, the district retains a rural-suburban character that clearly distinguishes it from the densely built-up northern parts of the district in Kreuzberg. The Rudower Septembermeile is the largest neighborhood festival in the area – an event that takes place every year in early September, marking the end of summer.

Three stages and over 100 stalls

The festival grounds stretch along Alt-Rudow and Krokusstraße, featuring three distributed stages for different music genres and a corridor of over 100 stalls. Food, crafts, information from local clubs, and small businesses from the neighborhood – the stall offerings mix Volksfest (people's festival) classics (crêpes, bratwurst, ice cream) with a local profile (clubs, schools, small craftspeople from Rudow and the surrounding area).

Family program with a focus on activity

The Septembermeile is designed as a large activity park for families: face painting, bouncy castle, giant slide, bungee trampoline, and several small children's carousels are spread across the entire festival mile. Unlike some urban neighborhood festivals that are culturally or educationally focused, the Septembermeile clearly emphasizes physical activity – fitting the still summery September weather and the district's character.

Free admission, public transport recommended

Admission is free; arriving by public transport is strongly recommended – the festival area is in a densely populated residential neighborhood, and parking is scarce. Getting there is easy with the U7 subway to Rudow: it's a ten-minute walk from Rudow station to the festival grounds on Alt-Rudow. The organizer is Hauptstadt Kultur / Jüttner Entertainment, the same organizer responsible for the Street Food Festival Rudow and similar events in Berlin and Brandenburg.