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Berlin Announces New Year’s Closures at Brandenburg Gate for Party and Mass Rally

Officials warn of crowd-control disruptions starting Dec 29, with staged reopening through Jan 2.

Overview

  • Straße des 17. Juni from Yitzhak-Rabin-Straße and a segment of Ebertstraße closed to cars from Monday at 06:00, according to the Verkehrsinformationszentrale.
  • The "Yeah26" New Year’s Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate plans a DJ and about 20,000 attendees with fireworks at midnight.
  • Brandenburger Tor S+U station will close from 16:00 on Dec 31 for safety, with the closure possibly starting earlier if crowds build.
  • A large registered demonstration on Straße des 17. Juni is expected to draw several tens of thousands near the Victory Column, triggering additional Tiergarten closures from 14:00 on Dec 31.
  • Immediate closures by the Gate are expected to lift around 04:00 on Jan 1, demonstration-related blocks around 06:00, and wider street restrictions remain in place until Jan 2 at 18:00.