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Intercultural neighborhood festival: celebrating diversity in Spandau!
On July 19, 2025, Spandau invites you to the 6th Intercultural Neighborhood Festival to celebrate diversity and intercultural exchange.
Intercultural neighborhood festival: celebrating diversity in Spandau!
The 6th Intercultural Neighborhood Festival will take place in Berlin-Spandau on July 19, 2025. Under the motto “Migrations foreground – for diversity, intercultural community and against racism”, the event aims to strengthen neighborhood cohesion, participation and intercultural exchange. District mayor Frank Bewig took over the patronage of the event.
The festival is aimed particularly at people with a migration and refugee history as well as their neighbors. The participants should be given the opportunity to actively participate and contribute their experiences. The organizers place particular emphasis on the motto “learning by doing”, which signals an interactive and practically oriented program.
Activities and program
From 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., a varied program will take place in the Evangelical Church Community in the North of Spandau, Wichernstrasse 14-21. Participatory activities, workshops, a stage program and culinary specialties that promote intercultural exchange are offered. These activities arise as part of the Berlin City Mission's accompanying program, which is supported by various government agencies.
The support includes funds from the Senate Commissioner for Participation, Integration and Migration as well as resources from the Senate Department for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination. The event is organized by the Integration Office of the Spandau District Office. More information about this integrative project is available on the Berliner Stadtmission website.
Background on migration and engagement
In Germany, a person is considered to have a migration background if they or at least one parent was not born with German citizenship. This definition covers a variety of groups, including foreigners, naturalized people, (late) repatriates and their children. Experiences in migration and integration contribute to intercultural competence and diverse skills, but these groups also face particular challenges when it comes to social participation, as the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in connection with various integration projects.
The intercultural neighborhood festival in Spandau not only represents an important step towards integration and participation, but also offers a platform for creating better coexistence and combating racism.