Overview
- The Rave The Planet parade ran on Saturday along the Straße des 17. Juni between the Brandenburg Gate and the Siegessäule and began with a Schweigeminute for the victims of the 25 July CSD attack.
- Police said roughly 1,500 officers guarded the event with support from Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, a police helicopter, drones, mobile pollers and a cordon system that established graded protection zones.
- Firefighters and medical teams set up five first‑aid stations and added about 200 extra helpers while organisers provided free water points and police used a water cannon and misting to manage temperatures that reached the mid‑30s Celsius.
- Authorities reported a largely peaceful day with routine arrests and 39 short‑term detentions, the Berlin fire department saying about 50 people were taken to hospital for heat or substance‑related problems and the organiser’s 300,000 registration figure remained higher than police turnout estimates.
- As the first major public gathering in central Mitte since the CSD attack, officials and organisers said the exercise in layered security, transport controls and medical logistics will shape planning for future large outdoor events in hot conditions.