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Berlin Unveils Scaled-Down New Year’s at Brandenburg Gate With DJ Party and ARD Fireworks

City officials shifted to a slim, publicly run program following the subsidy cut.

Statt wie in den vergangenen Jahren mit einer Liveshow wird das neue Jahr am Brandenburger Tor dieses Mal mit einer DJ-Party und Feuerwerk begrüßt. "Wir machen das Brandenburger Tor zum größten Dancefloor Berlins", erklärte der Veranstalter.
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Overview

  • A DJ set will begin at 22:00 on New Year’s Eve, followed by a seven-and-a-half-minute fireworks display at midnight broadcast live on ARD.
  • Roughly 20,000 free tickets are planned for release in December for entry to the Brandenburg Gate area.
  • Mayor Kai Wegner and Economics Senator Franziska Giffey presented the plan at the Rotes Rathaus.
  • The long-standing ZDF production in Berlin was canceled after public funding ended, with ZDF’s “Willkommen 2026” moving to Hamburg’s HafenCity.
  • Additional ideas and parallel events have been floated, including a Greens proposal for a drone light show and a separate rally by cultural workers.