You can spend a nice Silvester Day and Night in Berlin without paying too much, or even nothing. See here where to go on December 31 for free.
1. The Official Party at Brandenburger Tor
Organized by the city, this party has a long tradition: Right from the Brandenburg Gate up to the Victory Column (Siegessäule), you can attend a live music show with international stars, a countdown at midnight and probably the biggest fireworks of the city – all for free. And this year luckily without painful freezing, as the temperatures might be even around 10°C.
On the music line-up of 2017 are: Die Höhner, Tom Gaebel, Rednex, Münchener Freiheit, The Rasmus, Bell, Book and Candle, Nana, Oli P., Spider Murphy Gang, Whigfield, Fernando Varela, Lucenzo.
The area opens already at 2pm, coming this early will allow you to see the dress rehearsal of the whole show.
Latest, you should arrive by 7pm, as it might get full then and they won’t allow more people to enter if the area is filled up. The party ends at 3am.
Enter the party zone at the folling spots:
- Ebertstraße/Scheidemannstraße
- Ebertstraße/Behrendtstraße
- Yitzhak-Rabin-Straße
- Bellevueallee / Kleiner Stern
- Straße des 17. Juni / Grosser Stern
What is not allowed to bring inside:
- alcohol
- fragile or hard containers
- backpacks
- big bags
What is allowed:
- jute bags
- gym bags
- small bags
Read more on the official site (in German).
2. Fireworks
Besides at the Brandenburger Tor party, there are more big fireworks to watch:
- Europa-Center / Breitscheidplatz (City West)
- Zitadelle / Spandau (Far West)
- Christmas Market Landsberger Allee (Far East)
3. Great (Firework) Views from Bridges
If you’re out and about in the city, then going to a bridge on midnight might give you some great views. Check out these by area:
North
- Behmstraßenbrücke: bridge over train tracks, with a long pedestrian bridge to Mauerpark
East
- Oberbaumbrücke: famous Spree bridge between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg
- Warschauer Brücke: over train tracks
- Modersohnbrücke
South
West
- Charlottenburger Brücke: old stone bridge, near TU
- Halenseebrücke: over train tracks
Mitte
- Moltkebrücke: very centric, near main station
- Weidendammer Brücke: centric too, near Friedrichstraße
Enjoy your New Year’s Eve and Guten Rutsch!
