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20BERLIN LACHT 4 INTERNATIONAL BEER FESTIVAL
UNTIL SUNDAY FROM FRIDAY
They say laughter is the best medicine There’s nothing better on a hot summer’s day than an
and a real workout for the abs. Get your ice-cold beer. This three-day folk festival celebrates
fair share at this hilarious international Germany's national drink with a mile-long selection of
street theater festival taking place on Washingtonplatz near approximately 2,400 different beer specialties from over 300 breweries
Hauptbahnhof and on Alexanderplatz, with a full program around the world. The festival stretches along the monumental
of more than 150 international artists including clowns, Karl-Marx-Allee, setting the Guinness World Record for the longest
acrobats, puppeteers, comedians, and magicians. All shows beer garden. Entry is free, and this year’s theme for Berlin’s suds-loving
are free, but don’t forget to drop a few coins into their visitors is beer from North Rhine-Westphalia. Prost!
hungry hats. www.berlin-lacht.de www.bierfestival-berlin.de
19 LONG NIGHT OF MUSEUMS 12 ICE CREAM
SATURDAY COMPETITION
SATURDAY
With more museums than rainy days per
year, Berlin is a cultural marathon. Luckily, For the last Saturday of the traditional German-
there's the Long Night of Museums, giving us American Volksfest (21 Jul–13 Aug), the U.S.
up to seven extra hours of museum time on 19 August. One Embassy in Berlin and the U.S. Department of
ticket grants access to more than 100 museums and institutions, Agriculture are organizing a fun ice cream competition. They have
which stay open until 2am to help you cram in as many as invited Berlin's best ice cream makers to develop the tastiest flavors
possible. Alongside the permanent exhibitions, artists, using U.S. ingredients. Head down to Marienpark, near Stone Brewing,
musicians, and dancers will create temporary works of art and vote for your favorite creation! Marienpark, Lankwitzer Str. 45.
adding to the atmosphere of the night. Free rides on public www.deutschamerikanischesvolksfest.de
transport and a shuttle bus are also included in the ticket.
www.lange-nacht-der-museen.de
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