In 2025, MaerzMusik will take place both at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and at other venues. Here you can read information about barrier-free access so that you can enjoy your visit. For more information and to buy tickets please contact our ticket office.
Information on the accessibility of other venues will be added when the programme is published.
Contact, information, reservation, telephone bookings
Daily 11:00–17:00
Tel +49 30 254 89 100
inklusion@berlinerfestspiele.de
If you have a severe disability and require someone to escort you, this person will be admitted free of charge – such tickets can be arranged by telephone, at the daytime box office at Haus der Kulturen der Welt and at the evening box offices. Please present the appropriate ID (“B-Ausweis”) when you enter the event.
You can reach the Haus der Berliner Festspiele at Schaperstraße 24 barrier-free by public transport: The underground station Spichernstraße has two lifts on the platform of the U3 in the direction of Warschauer Straße and in the direction of Krumme Lanke as well as a guide system for the blind on the two side platforms.
The Haus der Berliner Festspiele has barrier-free, with step-free access to the foyer and the auditorium on the ground floor. The upper foyers and the side stage can be reached via a lift. Due to construction work, paved access to the garden is not yet available.
A toilet for all genders and for people with reduced mobility is located on the ground floor.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church can be accessed by persons with restricted mobility, in wheelchairs or with children’s buggies using a ramp. The ramp is located on the side of the church facing the Kurfürstendamm between the new church and the old tower.
There is an accessible toilet in the basement of the church that can be reached by a lift.
We regret that we are unable to offer an induction-system. If you have hearing problems, we recommend sitting close to a loudspeaker.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church does not have its own parking spaces. If you are travelling by public transport, please alight at Kurfürstendamm on the U-Bahn, Zoologischer Garten on the U- and S-Bahn, or use bus routes M19, M29, M46, X9, X10, X34, 100, 109, 110, 145, 200, 204, 245.
Freedom of movement to all of the rooms (with exception of the deck) is guaranteed. In the foyer there is a restroom for people with reduced mobility, and directly in front of the entrance of the building there are two parking spaces for the disabled. People with reduced mobility should contact us in advance by phone at +49 30 288 788 588 or by email at ticket@radialsystem.de.
There are no parking spaces at the Sophiensæle. Parking spaces for disabled people are available in the immediate vicinity. The nearest accessible stop is Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station.
The Kantine is at ground level and accessible without steps. The Festsaal (1st floor) and Hochzeitssaal (3rd floor) can be reached via an elevator when accompanied by the house staff. To use the elevator please contact our evening staff.
An accessible toilet is available on the 1st floor and can be reached via the elevator. It can be accessed via the Festsaal foyer. For events in the Hochzeitssaal there is a WC on the 3rd floor with an entrance and cabin door 81 cm wide, the other cabin doors are 56 cm wide. From the 3rd floor as well as from the ground floor you can reach the accessible WC on the 1st floor by using the elevator.
Please address requests for barrier-free access to barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com.
The rehearsal hall of the Universität der Künste (Bundesallee 1-12) is accessible without barriers and has an accessible bathroom.
It is located on the ground floor.