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Berlin's Karnival der Kulturen takes place each year during the Pfingston holiday weekend.  It is the culmination of the artistic and musical abilities of Berlin's immigrant culture.  More than 70 nations are represented with nearly 1,000 performers.

The Karneval runs along Blücherplatz, Blücher Str., Zossener Str. and Waterlooufer. The area is best reached via ...

Every year the German government chooses a city for the BUGA (Bundesgartenschau) gardening event. The chosen city receives large sums of money in order to spruce up an area and transform it into a flourishing garden/park for generations to come.

Berlin was chosen way back in 1985 for the BUGA. With the money the city created ...

Every other Saturday night you can check out the best in Balkan music and experience eastern/southeastern European club culture right in Berlin's Mitte. 

"BalkanBeats" (DJ Rob Soko) & DJ Marko present BalkanBeats at Mitte's Mudd Cub (sister of the Manhattan Mudd Club) every other Saturday starting at 11:00pm. The club is located near S-bahnhof Hakesher Markt on Große Hamburgerstr. 17. ...

Last Wednesday some friends and I wandered into the b-flat club at Rosenthaler Straße 13 (near Hackescher Markt and Weinmeisterstr.  S/U-Bahn stations) to find a truly great jazz jam session going. Sometimes jam sessions can be interesting but (let's be honest!) quite hard to listen to if the music isn't quite working. That certainly wasn't a problem here, however. The music covered a range of styles and instruments ...

Yiddish is experiencing a rebirth of sorts in Berlin. 

Many of the Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union, having settled in Berlin, have brought with them their love of Yiddish.  Berlin's Yiddish speaking club (the Jiddish Gespächskreis) offers fans of the language a friendly and fun setting in which to practice. It is a refreshing way to experience Jewish life in Berlin.

On the first and third Mondays of each month during the academic ...

There are two aquariums in Berlin: The good one and the slightly sad one. 

If you're looking for a feel good, aquarium experience check out the Sea Life Aquarium and Aqua Dom located near Alexanderplatz on Spandauer Strasse. There are lots of tanks at waist level, making it ideal for kids, although I saw plenty of adults grinning from ...

Berlin is one of the world’s most prolific cities when it comes to churning out DJ’s, eclectic electronic musicians and all sorts of underground techno-rock bands. Its better known progeny include artists such as Peaches, the Chicks on Speed, Gonzales and even a super cool hip-hop puppet band, the Puppetmastaz!

How can one city produce such a heterogeneous, unique and awesome mix of musicians? Or for that matter, ...