Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sports Highlights
Berlin-Marathon
The most exuberant
marathon in the world attracts
thousands of runners.
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Straße des 17. Juni • 2nd or 3rd
Sunday in September
Karneval der Kulturen
Berlin Parade
Inline-skaters from around
the world meet for “blading .
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Straße des 17. Juni • June
sellers entertain the public, who
normally wait in long queues.
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Berlin museums
•
(030) 28 39 74 44
•
last weekends in January and August
Sechstagerennen
The Six Day Race is one
of Berlin's most venerable
sports events.
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Velodrom
• 1st half of January
Grüne Woche
The largest gourmet feast in
the world, Green Week is a tasty
agricultural and gastronomical fair
for everyone. Nowhere else can
you enjoy a culinary journey
around the world in such a
condensed space.
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Messe Berlin, ICC
•
Map A5
•
(030) 303 80
•
2nd half of January
•
Admission charge
German Open
Top-quality ladies' tennis,
usually sold out.
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Tennisclub Rot-Weiß • May
Berliner Neujahrslauf
The New Year's Day Run is
a race for those who are fit
and not afraid of the cold.
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Brandenburger Tor • Map K3
• 1st January
Theatertreffen Berlin
Since 1963, the most
interesting theatre productions
from around Germany have
been performed annually here
in Berlin.
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Various venues
•
May
•
Admission charge
Internationales
Stadionfest (ISTAF)
Germany's biggest
athletics festival.
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Olympiastadion
• 1st week in September
DFB-Pokalfinale
German's soccer Cup Final
is played to a crowd of 76,000
fans every year.
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Olympiastadion
Deutsches
Traberderby
The derby for professional
trotter races. d
Trabrennbahn
Mariendorf • 1st week in August
Karneval der Kulturen
Multicultural Berlin cele-
brates for three days in the
colourful Kreuzberg district in a
cheerful street carnival parade.
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Kreuzberg
•
Map G/H5/6
•
Whitsun
Internationale
Tourismusbörse (ITB)
The world's largest tourism fair
offers up-to-date information
to the general public, often at
elaborately designed stalls. The
night-time shows put on by
many of the exhibiting countries
are especially popular.
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Messe Berlin
•
Map A5
•
(030) 303 80
•
March
•
Admission charge
Internationales
Reitturnier
German show-jumpers meet.
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Trabrennbahn Mariendorf
• 3rd week in November
Berliner Motorradtage
The international meeting
of bikers is a noisy event.
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Kurfürstendamm • end March
Trade Shows and Exhibitions:
www.messe-berlin.de
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