Info
Admission
Friday, 10.09. from 10 am
(incl. Popkomm until ca. 7pm – live music will start at ca. 2pm – ca. 6am)
Saturday, 11.09. from 12 a.m. (live music will start at ca. 2pm – 6am)
3 Stages – 1 x Outdoor, 2 x Indoor + Mobile Disco
Berlin Festival has the authority to refuse entry.
Festival address
Tempelhof Airport, Platz der Luftbrücke, 12101 Berlin
Map
By participating in the survey around mobility below, you will help us understand the environmental impact of guests travelling to Berlin Festival.
You will also have the chance to win one of the prizes listed below:
30 fair trade Berlin Festival cotton bags
10 Berlin Festival t-Shirts
30 bags made out from this years Berlin Music Week banners
50 fair trade Berlin Music Week cotton bags
20 Popkomm bagsPublic Transport
BVG/VBB (local trains and bus)
Take the U-Bahn train U6 to Platz der Luftbrücke or Paradestr..
Take the bus line 104, 248 to U-Platz der Luftbrücke.
Arrival by car
Travel with the motorway A100. Take the exit Tempelhofer Damm and the B96 to Platz der Luftbrücke. You can drive from Mitte to Tempelhof in 10 minutes. Check out the map above for the best routes through the city. As there will be a limited amount of parking places in the vicinity of Tempelhof, we would encourage you to use public transport. BE GREEN!
Arrival by plane
Schönefeld airport:
Take the bus line SXF1 in the direction of Sudkreuz. Stop at Tempelhof and take the U6 in the direction of Alt-Tegel and stop at Platz der Luftbrücke.
Or if you need to go to Berlin before you go to the festival:
Schönefeld Express: take the train to the Main train station ‘Hauptbahnhof’. Then go one stop to Friedrichstrasse with any of these trains: S5, S75, S7, S9. Change to the U6 in the direction of Alt-Mariendorf to U-Platz der Luftbrücke.
Tegel airport: Take the bus 128 to Kurt-Schumacher-Platz. Change and take the U6 train in the direction of Alt-Mariendorf to U-Platz der Luftbrücke.
Free ride
You can have look for a free ride here: www.mitreisen.net
Hostels, Hotels and camping
There is no camping possible this year. There are however many hostels and hotels in Berlin. The following accommodation booking service from the Berlin Tourism Office provides a wide range of accommodation for you to choose from: Search for accommodation. There are also camping sites in Berlin.
Tickets
There will be festival wristbands this year. You can leave the venue at any time and return later once you have your wristbands on. We are working on tourist discount offers in the city for anyone who has wristbands. Re-entry will not be allowed if you lose your wristband, it will not be replaced! Please do not lose your ticket as we cannot replace it. Tickets without the ticket stub are invalid and admission will not be allowed.
If the event is cancelled before it begins, there can only be a claim for the face value of the ticket. A claim for damages beyond that will not exist.
The event will take place in the case of every weather situation as long as the promoter can be responsible for the circumstances of the weather. If there is a possibility of danger to the body or health occurring, the event will be interrupted immediately. In this case, there is no automatic refund or claim for damages.
Consideration/Rights of the location/decisional authority
So that the festival visit is a great experience with lasting memories, we would ask that all festival visitors be tolerant, considerate, have moral courage and to help in the case of emergencies. The rights of the location remain for the complete duration of the festival with the festival organisers and their delegated third parties. The instructions of the security company of the promoter are to be obeyed.
People who wear clothing with dehumanizing, homophobic or right-wing extremist backgrounds will not be allowed into the venue and won’t receive a refund. People who are in the location who express the above opinions, will be asked to leave the location without a refund.
First aid
Medical services will be available at the festival and will take care of you when needed. There will be signs. If you are a diabetic, please bring enough insulin with you and please ensure that you eat appropriately at the food stands. You and your friends should investigate where the medical services are in advance in case you find yourself in an emergency.
Earplugs: The festival visitor should avoid any damage to their ear or to their health so we would recommend that earplugs be used. They can be found at the Festival Guide stand.
Wheelchair users and people with disabilities
A person accompanying a handicapped visitor will receive free entry but only with pre-registration. Not all areas are suitable for handicapped people or wheelchairs. We would ask you for your understanding. Handicapped accessible toilets and showers are available.
Drinks and food
It is forbidden to bring any type of glass container, canister, plastic bottles, PET bottles, cans and/or special drink containers, onto the festival site. There will be enough food stands to cater for vegetarians.
Protection of minors and youths
Laws on the protection of Minors in public are apply on the festival site. The regulations on serving and consuming alcoholic drinks and tobacco also apply on the complete festival site. Admission from 18 years old. Children and youths under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian or have to show permission signed by their legal guardian. Under German law, parents are responsible for their kids’ travelling to the festival and attending it. In case of a lawful inspection for the protection of minors, kids and teenagers who are drinking or smoking can be sent home. We recommend you to take a permission form signed by your parents with you – otherwise entry to the festival is not guaranteed! Download permission form. Please fill the form in accurately and keep it with you during the entire festival! There are no discounted tickets for minors.
We advise not to take kids under the age of 8 to the festival as the music festival might pose too much noise exposure.
Photography, audio and video recording
Professional audio and video recording of the artists is prohibited. Taking photographs in a private capacity is basically permitted. Only 35mm cameras, simple SLR cameras and mobile phones with camera functions are allowed. Cameras with a zoom lens or with video functions as well as recording equipment (MP3/MP4-recorder, dictation equipment etc.) of every type are not allowed. Generally all types of recordings without the explicit permission of the promoter or of any artist are forbidden and the publicity of such recordings will be dealt with a penalty.
Changes to the programme
The promoter reserves the right to amend the programme. Cancellations or changes will be announced as early as possible by the promoter.
Sound and image acquisition by the promoter
By entering the festival site, the festival visitor willingly and irrevocably allows the nonpaid use of his image or voice for photography, live transmissions, broadcasts and/or records from images and/or sound, which the promoter or their delegated parties compile in connection to the festival as well as their subsequent use in all current and future media (especially in the form of sounds and image carriers as well as digital circulation, for example, via the internet).
Lost and found
Lost items can be handed to security or to the Festival-Guide stand. Lost items which are not collected will be handed in to the city lost property office.
ATM
There is an ATM in the Sparkasse bank which is on the other side of the Platz der Luftbrücke.
Environment
Please respect the environment and use the available rubbish bins!
Animals
Animals are not allowed onto the festival site.
Forbidden objects
It is forbidden to bring any weapons, explosives or torches. The non-observance of this will result in removal from the festival site.
DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!
