Name: Street Food Festival Rudow 2026
Start: 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-08T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Lieselotte-Berger-Platz, Rudow

Street Food Festival Rudow

About Street Food Festival Rudow

For three days, Lieselotte-Berger-Platz in the heart of Berlin-Rudow transforms into a street food mile with stalls from India, Africa, Jamaica, France, and Italy. Accompanied by live music ranging from 90s DJ sets to reggae, a street circus for children, and a beer tent with hot drinks to ward off the March chill. Organized by Hauptstadt Kultur, the festival is one of the first outdoor events of the Berlin festival season.

Dates 06 Mar — 08 Mar 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices 2.00€ — 2.00€

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Street Food Festival Rudow — edition 2026

The Street Food Festival Rudow 2026 runs from Friday, March 6th, to Sunday, March 8th, on Lieselotte-Berger-Platz. Three days of international cuisine – Indian, African, Jamaican, French, Italian – live music with DJ sets, a rock-Schlager band, and reggae/blues/jazz, plus a street circus on the weekend. Admission is €2, redeemable as a voucher in the beer tent; children under 12 are free.

The spring festival kicks off the street food season in southern Berlin. Hauptstadt Kultur (with Jüttner Entertainment in the background) sets up around two dozen food stalls, a beer tent with hot drinks, and a stage for DJs and live acts on the square.

The weekend is clearly structured: Friday afternoon opens the festival, followed by a DJ set in the evening; Saturday is the highlight with a live band and street circus; Sunday offers a relaxed family brunch with reggae vibes. Those wanting to attend in 2026 should plan for Saturday afternoon – the narrow square can get crowded around midday.

Highlights Street Food Festival Rudow 2026

DJ Mikey Cyrox on Friday evening; Volxroxx live on Saturday; André Bahia with reggae/blues/jazz on Sunday; street circus on the weekend; international street food selection from Indian to Jamaican.

Programme Street Food Festival Rudow 2026

Friday, March 6, 2026 — 2:00 PM–10:00 PM

Opening of the street food stalls and beer tent
Evening — 90s Party with DJ Mikey Cyrox

Saturday, March 7, 2026 — 12:00 PM–10:00 PM

Daytime — Street Circus (jugglers, acrobats) among the food stalls
Main Stage — Live with the rock-Schlager band Volxroxx + DJ set

Sunday, March 8, 2026 — 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Street Circus during the day for families
Stage — Reggae, Blues, and Jazz with André Bahia

Food Area (continuous)

Indian curries, African specialties, Jamaican jerk food, French crêpes, Italian pasta and pizzas
Creative burgers, tacos, churros, vegan and vegetarian options
Beer tent with hot drinks (mulled wine, punch), coffee, tea

Prices Street Food Festival Rudow 2026

Admission: €2 per person, redeemable as a voucher in the beer tent. Children under 12 free. Food, drinks, and beer tent consumption are paid separately. No online advance booking necessary.

Practical information

Practical information — Street Food Festival Rudow

Getting There

Take the U-Bahn U7 to the final stop Rudow, then a five-minute walk via Neuköllner Straße to Lieselotte-Berger-Platz. Bus lines 171, 271, 371 to Rudow. By car, park in the residential streets around the square (no paid parking).

Admission

€2 per person, redeemable as a voucher in the beer tent. Children up to 12 years: free. Ticket office on site, no advance booking necessary.

When to Go

For a quiet experience: Friday afternoon right after opening at 2 PM. For live music and the full program: Saturday afternoon to evening. For a relaxed brunch: Sunday around lunchtime.

Berlin's South-South: Street Food on the Outskirts

Rudow is a district on the southern outskirts of Berlin, in the Neukölln borough, not far from the border with Brandenburg. Lieselotte-Berger-Platz in the center of Rudow is small but ideal for a three-day street food festival: about one hectare of asphalt, surrounded by shops and residential buildings, with good U-Bahn (subway) access (U7 terminus Rudow). The festival has been a fixed date in Berlin's March calendar here for several years, long before the open-air season truly begins.

International Cuisine Instead of Currywurst

The gastronomic concept clearly focuses on diversity: Indian curries, African stews, Jamaican jerk chicken, French crêpes, Italian pasta and pizzas, plus creative burgers, tacos, spicy curries, and churros. Vegan and vegetarian options are explicitly planned, with several completely plant-based stalls usually on site. Hot drinks are available in the beer tent for warmth – mulled wine in March sounds absurd, but is often welcome at Berlin temperatures.

Program Between DJ Set and Reggae

Hauptstadt Kultur curates a stage program each year that fits the character of a street food festival: Friday evening features a 90s party with a DJ, Saturday a live band (in recent years often Volxroxx or similar rock-Schlager acts), and Sunday a relaxed reggae, blues, and jazz brunch. Additionally, a street circus with jugglers and acrobats roams among the stalls on weekends.

Admission with Voucher System

Admission is a symbolic €2 per person and also serves as a voucher for the beer tent – so if you have a drink, you get your money back. Children up to twelve years old are free. This clearly positions the festival as a family-friendly spring event, not a party format.