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BESTIVAL MASTERCLASS 2024

SAVE THE DATE: BESTIVAL 2025

BESTIVAL Masterclass 2024:
Why should you and your guests come to Berlin? What does our city offer that makes it a top destination for MICE events and cultural experiences? Find out for yourself! The BESTIVAL is our invitation for you to get to know Berlin and its partners in the event and travel industry.

SAVE THE DATE: BESTIVAL 2025
From July 3rd to 4th, 2025, Berlin will once again showcase just how exciting, creative, and surprising the MICE and travel industries can be. Get ready for inspiring keynotes, creative workshops, and fantastic networking opportunities. Berlin is ready for you—are you ready for Berlin?

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Masterclass INNOVATION

The BESTIVAL 2024 kicked off with the Masterclass INNOVATION from 3 to 5 July. Find out more about the previous supporting programme.

Recap Masterclass INNOVATION

Masterclass: SUSTAINABILITY

Welcome to the BESTIVAL Masterclass SUSTAINABILITY. Find out more about the programme to get in the mood for the experience now.

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Masterclass: COMMUNITY

The final BESTIVAL Masterclass 2024 from 4 to 6 December is all about COMMUNITY.

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WHAT IS THE BESTIVAL?

It is the personal encounters that shape our lives and especially our industry. BESTIVAL is THE business festival for the MICE and TRAVEL industry.

Experience this unique format in Berlin and take the opportunity to meet new and familiar business partners, discover new things in the city, or get inspired and further your education personally.

BESTIVAL has already attracted over 1,000 participants from all over Europe. The third edition also featured 60+ speakers & acts and more than 180 Berlin suppliers. For two days, the event offered inspiring keynotes and workshops, sustainable experiences, and personal encounters that can only be had in Berlin. And the journey is not over yet; exciting programmes and unforgettable moments await you in 2024 and 2025.

BESTIVAL 2023: Successfully ISO 20121 Certified

Sustainability and a great event like BESTIVAL are not mutually exclusive. In 2023, we achieved the goal of having the event ISO 20121 certified due to our sustainability measures.

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Through the years: A recap of the past years

2021

Over 300 event organizers and planners from the MICE and tourism industries accepted the invitation from visitBerlin and its partners to attend the BESTIVAL on November 4, 2021.

BESTIVAL Recap 2021

2022

Over 800 participants attended #BESTIVAL22, featuring over 190 exhibitors. On the second day, they explored over 40 partners throughout the city. The event concluded with the Long Night of Hotels.

BESTIVAL Recap 2022

2023

The "BESTIVAL" in Berlin hosted over 1,000 international guests on July 6 and 7, setting a record for the business event. This makes it the largest showcase event for a destination worldwide.

BESTIVAL Recap 2023

Responses from participants

„The BESTIVAL is the best and unique event to experience Berlin and to discover unexpected venues, hotels and amazing suppliers to partner with in the future”

"This is how Berlin has to present itself! The Bestival is a brilliant marketing measure".

„One of the best trade shows I have ever been to”

"The BESTIVAL showed me the diversity of this wonderful city."

"BESTIVAL22 - the MICE & Travel Business Festival is a great example is why I love ❤️ working in the MICE industry."

"Berlin - the place to be. The BESTIVAL made this particularly clear once again. A city with a lot of potential and an event that brought it together. Thank you very much!"

"BESTIVAL comes from the words BEST and FESTIVAL and it fully expresses the event. To my surprise, even to my German colleagues it was a bit eye opener, how many possibilities offer and how many faces has the town of Berlin. Something I know well since many years, cherish and appreciate."

"A big compliment to the organisers: the choice of locations and the overall programme made a unique experience in Berlin possible and certainly inspired many to hold their upcoming events in this exciting city!"

"I have never attended anything quite like BESTIVAL before and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have met incredible suppliers, learnt a lot about the Berlin culture and I am very excited to bring some great creative business to Berlin in the future.
Berlin is like no other location and spending time in the city is crucial to understanding what it is all about. Till the next time Berlin- you have a special place in my heart!"

What participants say

Questions about BESTIVAL?

Get in touch with us under bestival@visitberlin.de

In collaboration with:

Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises

as well as

Berlin Event Network e.V. and visitBerlin Partnerhotels e.V.

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