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Berlin Has Two More Nights to Light Up the City

Archival 2025 photograph by Frank Herrmann of colorful hearts projected onto the Brandenburg Gate during Festival of Lights; not the 2026 installation.

Berlin’s Festival of Lights has two evenings left, October 17–18. The “Colours of Love” edition covers landmarks in projections, with the Brandenburg Gate and Berliner Dom among the stops.

Festival of Lights Berlin
Where: Central Berlin; Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz
When: October 17–18, 7–11 p.m., local time
Cost: Outdoor illuminations are free
Route: Official map and program

Bring headphones: individual show pages provide the music to play while you watch. Unter den Linden is closed to traffic between Spandauer Straße and the gate, 6:30–11 p.m. both nights.