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The first Berlin Freedom Week will take place from 8 to 15 November 2025. Across the city, numerous events will be held around the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, dedicated to the themes of freedom, democracy and human rights. The international Berlin Freedom Conference on 10 November is a highlight of Freedom Week.
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The programme of the first Berlin Freedom Week from 8-15 November 2025 is designed as a participatory format based on partnership. Organisations and institutions are invited to participate with their own events on the topics of freedom and democracy.
Cultural events, conferences, workshops and interactive offerings for all generations are planned, aimed at both German and international guests as well as Berliners. Event formats can be submitted here.
The patron of Berlin Freedom Week is Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner. The initiators of Berlin Freedom Week include visitBerlin, the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation, the World Liberty Congress, the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship and the Robert Havemann Society.
Berlin Freedom Conference
On 10 November 2025, leading figures from national and international politics, civil society, business, culture and the media will come together in Berlin for the ‘Berlin Freedom Conference’ to forge new alliances for the defence of freedom and democracy and to promote democratic change in unfree societies worldwide.The conference is organised by visitBerlin in cooperation with the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation and the World Liberty Congress, the world's largest pro-democracy alliance, and is sponsored by the LOTTO Foundation Berlin.
