75 years of the Berliner Festspiele

A group of people stand in the garden of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele at night.

75 years of the Berliner Festspiele

In 2026 the Berliner Festspiele will celebrate their 75th anniversary. A selection of programming spread throughout the year will take this anniversary as its theme or mark it in events and programmes in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, the Gropius Bau and public spaces. Here the thematic agenda will be set by outstanding international and national artists who transcend genre boundaries.

More informations coming soon.

About the Berliner Festspiele – History

The Berliner Festspiele was founded in 1951 in what was then West Berlin to enrich the cultural life of the divided city. Originally launched as the Berliner Festwochen, it quickly developed into one of Germany’s most important cultural institutions.

You can find out more about its success story and the diverse international festivals that have emerged from it, such as Musikfest Berlin, Theatertreffen Berlin, Jazzfest Berlin, MaerzMusik, Treffen junge Szene, Performing Arts Season, about the Gropius Bau, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, in the chronicle.

To the Berliner Festspiele Chronicle

Team

Curatorial director Moritz Frischkorn
Artistic Production Management Claudia Peters

Dramaturgical assistant Lisa Homburger
Communications and public relations Nancy Henze
+49 30 254 89 228
Na ncy.henze@berlinerfestspiele.de