More than 100,000 glowing lights let the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz shine in new splendor during this year‘s Christmas season. 

The Berlinale, Berlin's International Film Festival, is not only the city’s largest cultural event, but also one of the most important dates on the international film industry’s calendar. For two weeks, art, glamour, parties and business meet at this mega event.

The ITB, Berlin's International Tourism Fair is a Berlin institution held here since 1966. With 11,000 exhibitors from 180 countries it is the worlds' leading market place for the travel industry. Travel trends, deals to far-flung places and a chance for world-wide exploration in just one day.

MaerzMusik is a Festival of Contemporary Music in Berlin under the aegis of the Berliner Festspiele. 

Running for over 10 years now, Berlin's Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures) based in the Kreuzberg district, has established itself as a great summer festival and an unmissable street party. Berlin's own carnival is a festive, joyful celebration with a parade of floats, sound systems, hand-made costumes, dance performances and international food and drink.

Berlin's Design Festival is the ideal forum for creative professionals and visitors to meet up, catch up or discover the latest trends in direct contact with the international design scene. The festival runs an extensive programme of workshops and seminars focusing on design.

In June 2012 the popular gay and lesbian event Christopher Street Day will descend on the streets of Berlin in the traditional, yearly demo-event. A chance to wave and join the street party along with the hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders in festive mode.

For the 21st time the musical carousel at the Classic Open Air-Festival starts spinning again at Berlin Gendarmenmarkt. 

The IFA is the world’s leading sales platform and the Consumer Electronics industry’s number one venue for doing business. A showcase for innovation and the technology of tomorrow – coupled with a spectacular programme of events.

The Popkomm is an international platform for the music and entertainment industry. It combines trade show, international congress and a music festival in one. Although admission is restricted to industry professionals, everybody in Berlin will have a chance to explore the latest industry trends in numerous concerts.

Pyronale is a spectacular two-night pyrotechnic event known for its extraordinary fireworks choreography. 60,000 spectators come to experience the gigantic fireworks known for their beautiful compositions. The unique competition combines to brillant effect traditional fireworks artistry with modern pyro-technics.

The ILA - Berlin's Air Show is one of the world's largest aerospace trade shows. The event hosts over 1.000 exhibitors from over 40 countries, more than 115,000 trade visitors and about 250,000 visitors in total.

The Berlin Marathon is one of the largest marathon events in the world. More than 50,000 runners and skaters come to the capital from every part of the globe to take part in the race.

Berlin will sparkle as a range of illuminations and projections light up more than 50 famous landmarks and spaces, including the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Cathedral and the radio tower.