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  • Inline-skaters from around the world meet for “blading”.

  • The most exuberant marathon in the world attracts thousands of runners.

  • Classical concerts, exhibitions and events organized around a particular theme form the cultural highpoint of the year.

  • The Berlinale is the only top German film festival, and is attended by Hollywood stars and German starlets alike. Until 1999, the film festival took place all around the Zoo-Palast cinema; today the traditional festival draws thousands of cinema fans to the area around Potsdamer Platz.

  • The international meeting of bikers is a noisy event.

  • The New Year’s Day Run is a race for those who are fit and not afraid of the cold.

  • This gay parade openly and brashly celebrates alternative lifestyles. At the end of June, up to 500,000 gays and lesbians from around the world boisterously dance, drink and celebrate in the streets of Central Berlin (see Gay & Lesbian Attractions) .

  • The derby for professional trotter races.

  • German’s soccer Cup Final is played to a crowd of 76,000 fans every year.

  • Top-quality ladies’ tennis, usually sold out.

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