Berlin International Film Festival: Held in February, the Berlin International Film Festival showcases the best offerings in film. This is festival rivals the international film festival in Cannes as it gives independent film makers an opportunity at worldwide acclaim.

Festival for Art and Digital Culture Berlin: This festival includes exhibitions, conferences and live performances. The festival started in 1988 as a video arts festival and has since grown to include a variety of multimedia communications.

Carnival of Cultures: is by far Berlin's most colourful and lively street festival. Held from 25 May to 28 May, more than 500,000 people come together to enjoy costumes, dancing and stage performances.

Summer Dance Festival: is held on 9 and 10 June and is "Open to World". Competitions categories include juniors and youth, standard and Latin dance.

Love Parade: is held in July and is a celebration of electronic dance music. Some of the hottest and most celebrated artist in the electronic dance genre came here to perform and to celebrate. The love Parade is a definite favourite for music lovers.

The Day of German Unity: This event held on 3 October commemorates the anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the German reunification in 1990.

Berlin Photography Festival: is held in October and is an international competition for contemporary works in photography. Exhibitions and events are held throughout the entire month.

Christmas: The celebrations of Christmas are, without any doubt, one of the most important events in Berlin, being the time of the year in which the whole family gets together. Gifts, food and song are abundant during these holiday times.

New Year's Day January 1
Epiphany January 6
WII Genocide Memorial Day January 27
Good Friday April 14
Easter April 16
Labour Day May 1
Ascension Thursday May 25
Pentecost Monday June 5
Vincent's Day June 13
Corpus Christi June 15
Assumption Day August 15
Unity Day (National) October 3
Reformation Day October 31
All Saint's Day November 1
National Day of Mourning November 14
St. Nicholas Day December 6 - St. Nicholas Day
Christmas December 25