The press room.

Diwali means “a row of lights.” Diwali in Berlin opens the festival the way it has been opened across India for centuries: hundreds of diyas lit together, a short blessing, and the room settles. Then everything else begins: colour, rhythm, food you'll queue for, and a crowd that came here to dance.

Programming spans an opening diya ceremony, an Indian classical sitar and tabla ensemble, live Bollywood-fusion and Bharatanatyam / Kathak dance showcases, an open-mic Bollywood karaoke stage, Punjabi dhol drums, a bilingual English–Hindi stand-up comedy hour, a Bhangra × Dandiya circle, and a bass-heavy Bollywood party DJ set to close the night. Around the stage sit Berlin's best Indian and South Asian kitchens (North Indian mains and mithai, Nepali momos, Gujarati snacks, chaat, Mumbai street, Indo-Chinese, South Indian dosa and curry, and samosas), a diya-lit market of independent Indian makers, and a dedicated kids' zone.

The festival sits in the mid-November slot that anchors the Diwali season worldwide, open to families during the day (kids under 16 go free), after-work crowds from late afternoon, and the full multicultural festival crowd through the evening. Jules B-Part am Gleisdreieck was chosen for its step-free access, central transit links (U1/U3 Gleisdreieck, 7-minute walk), and ability to host outdoor and indoor programming side-by-side.

Across 2025, Wedesi festivals (Holi in Berlin, Diwali in Berlin, and The Great Indian Food Festival) brought together more than 50,000 attendees, making Wedesi one of Berlin's largest cultural festival organisers and a top organiser on Celebratix.

“Love, light and laughter — that's the whole invitation. Saturday 7 November, Jules B-Part hosts the biggest night of Indian culture Berlin has ever staged: classical dance, live music, Bollywood, comedy and food, all under one sky.”— Wedesi Berlin, organiser of Diwali in Berlin

Tickets are on Celebratix at shop.celebratix.io. Entry is by time slot; book the slot you want at checkout. Food and drink are pay-as-you-go, and both card and cash are accepted at every stall. Press accreditation, interview requests, and image enquiries go to team@wedesi.de.

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