75 Years of the Berliner Festspiele

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

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