What to do in Berlin? Activity guide for and from students

How do you take the most out of your stay in Berlin?

There are many ways you can make the most out of your sudy, internship or work placement period. The activities below show you how to have a great way to enhance your experience in Berlin.

There are great ways to make friends and more importantly to learn something new and take home a memory of Berlin home with you whilst studying for your internship in a foreighn country.

You may think that Berlin is about history, the famous wall or a great place for shopping eating and going out but I bet you didn’t expect this…

Check here the experiences on how to explore Berlin.


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Students in Berlin and more fun for the comming year

In Berlin each year, the City offers a growing list of great festivals, parades, celebrations, and annual cultural highlights. First time students from abraod in Berlin well notice a boasting over 1,500 events daily, Berlin promises an exciting event program every year, from museum nights and design festivals to symphonies, sports events and outdoor fairs.

Berlin is for sure a city to consider to visit or to study while you are studying in Germany or any where else in Europe.

Some Event examples in Berlin:

Carnival in Berlin
More than 1 million spectators and participants are again expected to attend the 8th annual Berlin Carnival Costume Parade. With an expected 3,000 participants in 100 groups, 60 floats, and numerous marching bands, the frolicsome parade will start at 11:11 am, and move through the Western center of the German capital (www.karnevals-zug-berlin.de).

Festival Days at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
A “must” for classical music aficionados from around the world, the Festival Days at the Staatsoper are one of Berlin’s musical highlights. Every year, highly acclaimed artists present two opera productions plus several symphonic works. Featured last year, will be Richard Wagner’s “Mastersingers of Nuremberg” under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, as well as a new production of Sergei Prokofiev’s opera “The Gambler”. Based Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel and rarely performed in Germany, “The Gambler” will be produced by Dmitri Tcherniakov and directed by Daniel Barenboim. Further highlights include three concerts presented by Barenboim - both as conductor and as pianist - together with famed Chinese pianist Lang Lang. The two artists will perform works for piano by Franz Liszt, Béla Bartók and Maurice Ravel. (www.staatsoper-berlin.org).

Designmai
Since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, a new generation of designers has established itself in Germany, setting trends and gaining recognition around the world. In its 6th year, the annual design festival “Designmai” will bring together local and international designers to present the most innovative trends. Over 100 events, exhibitions, workshops, presentations and lectures are planned at numerous locations throughout the city. (www.designmai.de).

Carnival of Cultures
In celebration of the cultural and ethnic diversity found in the German Capital, the annual Carnival of Cultures will host about 1 million enthusiastic patrons in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. Presenting a colorful parade with over 100 groups, 4,000 dancers, singers and musicians from about 70 more than nations, the "Carnival of Cultures” has become one of Berlin's most popular and highly anticipated annual events. (www.karneval-berlin.de).