Name: TU Berlin Summer Festival — 80 Years TU Berlin 2026
Start: 2026-05-28T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-28T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Campus TU Berlin (Hertzallee Ecke Fasanenstraße)

TU Summer Fest 80 Years

About TU Summer Fest 80 Years

In 1946, the Technische Hochschule Berlin was re-founded after World War II — as a conscious new beginning after the Nazi era, during which the old TH Berlin was involved in antisemitism and collaboration with the regime. This became the Technical University of Berlin. 80 years later, in May 2026, TU is celebrating this anniversary with a summer festival on the campus at Hertzallee corner Fasanenstraße in Charlottenburg. Three hours of live music, street food, TU anniversary beer, and an exchange between the university, politics, business, and society. Registration is requested. Organizer: TU Berlin's Staff Unit for Communication, Events, and Alumni.

Dates 28 May — 28 May 2026

Venue Berlin (11000)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

TU Summer Fest 80 Years — edition 2026

The TU Berlin Summer Festival for the 80th anniversary takes place on Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 5 PM to 8 PM at the Campus Hertzallee corner Fasanenstraße in Charlottenburg. Live music, street food, its own TU anniversary beer — an exchange between the university, politics, business, and society on the occasion of '80 Years TU Berlin' (re-founded in 1946 after World War II). Registration is requested via events.tu-berlin.de. Organizer: TU Berlin's Staff Unit for Communication, Events, and Alumni. Free admission.

On Thursday, May 28, 2026, TU Berlin invites you to its summer festival on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. Three hours of festival program at the central campus at Hertzallee corner Fasanenstraße in Charlottenburg — live music, street food stalls, a special TU anniversary beer brewed for the occasion, and encounters between the university, politics, business, and society. Registration is requested, and the event is open to all interested parties. Organizer: Staff Unit for Communication, Events, and Alumni.

Highlights TU Summer Fest 80 Years 2026

80th anniversary of TU Berlin (re-founded in 1946 after World War II)
Own TU anniversary beer in cooperation with a Berlin brewery
Live music, street food, open-air at the central TU campus
Exchange between university, politics, business, society
Free admission, registration requested

Programme TU Summer Fest 80 Years 2026

The complete program for 2026 can be found at tu.berlin/communication/events. Key points for May 28, 2026:

Thursday, May 28, 2026 — 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Festival Area: Hertzallee Corner Fasanenstraße

Open-air stage in the center of the area
Street food stalls along Fasanenstraße
Bar with the TU Anniversary Beer
Networking and exchange area for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and guests

Program

5:00 PM — Opening with welcome address by university leadership
Live music by a local Berlin band
Speeches on '80 Years TU Berlin' — University history 1946–2026
Discussion panels with representatives from politics, business, and society
Networking phase in the festival area
Evening concert
8:00 PM — Festival ends

TU Anniversary Beer

For its 80th anniversary, TU Berlin, in cooperation with a Berlin brewery, has brewed its own anniversary beer — exclusively available at the summer festival and afterwards in local gastronomy.

Registration

Registration requested: events.tu-berlin.de/e/40000022_SOMMERFEST26. Contact: [email protected].

Prices TU Summer Fest 80 Years 2026

Admission is free. Registration is requested. TU anniversary beer, street food, and drinks are paid for individually on site.

Practical information

Practical information — TU Summer Fest 80 Years

Getting There

S-Bahn lines S5/S7/S9 to S Zoologischer Garten (5 min walk) or U-Bahn line U2 to U Ernst-Reuter-Platz (3 min walk). Bus lines 100, 109, 245.

Registration

Requested via events.tu-berlin.de/e/40000022_SOMMERFEST26. The event is open to all interested parties — registration helps plan catering quantities.

Time Slot

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM (three hours).

80 Years TU Berlin — An Anniversary Celebration

The Technical University of Berlin has a rich history: founded in 1879 as the Royal Technical University of Berlin, it became one of Europe's most important technical universities during the Weimar Republic. In the Nazi era, it was ideologically disenfranchised and many Jewish faculty members were expelled. It was re-founded in 1946 as the Technical University of Berlin — with a conscious break from its problematic past. The 80-year mark in 2026 is the occasion for a summer festival that connects the university's past, present, and future.

Campus at Hertzallee as Festival Area

The venue is the central TU campus at Hertzallee corner Fasanenstraße in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf — right between the main TU building and the university library, with the Tiergarten nearby. A rather unusual festival area, but the right place for a university festival: students, faculty, TU staff, and invited representatives from politics, business, and society can meet in a festival setting.

Where: Hertzallee corner Fasanenstraße, 10623 Berlin
District: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Charlottenburg borough
2026: May 28, 2026, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Program: Live music, street food, TU anniversary beer, exchange with politics, business, and society
Registration: requested (via events.tu-berlin.de)
Organizer: Staff Unit for Communication, Events, and Alumni, TU Berlin

TU Anniversary Beer — A Special Beer for the Anniversary

For its 80th anniversary, TU Berlin, in cooperation with a Berlin brewery, has brewed a TU Anniversary Beer — its own special variety, exclusively served at the summer festival and afterwards in local pubs. Such university beers have a tradition (Heidelberg, Munich, Hamburg), and TU Berlin will have its own version in 2026. Live music with local Berlin bands, street food stalls, and an open stage area for speeches and encounters will make the evening a classic university festival format with a special anniversary touch.