Special Olympics Festival
The Special Olympics Festival is a unique and inclusive experience for all sports and culture enthusiasts: A colorful stage program, many participatory offers and sports activities invite all Games' attendees, visitors and Berliners to two locations, bringing sport and culture together.
The Festival at Neptunbrunnen – inclusion in the heart of Berlin
The Special Olympics Festival brings the Special Olympics World Games to the center of the city.

Admission is free of charge.
When: 15-25 June 2023
Opening hours (subject to change): Daily from 14:00 to 22:00 hrs.
Exceptions: On 17, 22 and 25 June the festival closes already at 19:00.
Where: Neptunbrunnen, Rathausstraße 1, 10718 Berlin-Mitte (next to Alexanderplatz and the Red Town Hall)
Sommergarten of Messe Berlin – close to the sports
Festival activities also welcome you in the middle of the largest sports venue of the Games. Athletes, delegations and ticket holders have the chance to experience a varied program in addition to exciting sports competitions.
Admission with ticket or accreditation only.
When: 18 - 25 June 2023
Opening hours (subject to change): Daily from 11:00 to 19:00 hrs.
Where: Sommergarten of Messe Berlin, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin-Charlottenburg (centrally located in the middle of the Berlin exhibition grounds).
Be part of it!
Organizations, clubs or associations that work for inclusion and participation have the chance to be part of the Special Olympics Festival. Artists, inclusive bands, social enterprises or groups that want to offer a workshop can present themselves on our stage.
The deadline for applications was 31 January 2023.
First information about the festival program 2023 will follow soon.
Contact
You would like to be part of the Special Olympics Festival 2023, but our facilities do not offer the right conditions? You are missing information or you have further questions?
Then please feel free to write us an email to festival@berlin2023.org.