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Party Earth Review A microcosm of Kreuzberg itself, Görlitzer Park is a popular community gathering spot for everyone from blue-mohawked punks to blue-haired old ladies, with sporting grounds and swimming pools – as well as a location near... ... read full review
Bounded by Görlitzer Straße, Wiener Straße, Spreewaldplatz, and The Landwehr Canal
10999 Berlin
1: Görlitzer Bahnhof, Schlesisches Tor
Park does not technically close; park facility hours vary
Kreuzberg / Neukölln, Berlin –
A microcosm of Kreuzberg itself, Görlitzer Park is a popular community gathering spot for everyone from blue-mohawked punks to blue-haired old ladies, with sporting grounds and swimming pools – as well as a location near a number of bars and shops – all promising activities as diverse as its regular crowds.
Originally a major Berlin railway station that was mostly destroyed during WWII, the area was finally converted in the early 90s into the welcoming public space it is today.
The two remaining station buildings off Görlitzer Straße now house a mini-golf course and the trendy bar/café Das Edelweiss, which doles out coffee and cocktails to students chilling on the open patio, and also hosts popular club nights and weekly jazz jam sessions.
There’s still a good dose of grit, most evident in the graffiti covering the wall that surrounds much of the park, which bikers, rollerbladers, and couples pushing baby carriages roll by as barbecuers set up on the lawns beneath the ever-present thwack of Frisbees knocking into the trees.
Those looking to cool off – either from a round on the soccer field or a few too many rounds the night before – can plunge into the Spreewaldbad public indoor swimming arena, or beat away the day with the hippies and bohemians spanking their bongo drums…the sound of which might as well be the national anthem of Görlitzer Park.
Punks, bohemians, young backpackers from the nearby hostel, day-drinkers, Frisbee tossers, Turkish families barbecuing, joggers, bikers, skaters, swimmers, kids, soccer players, and everyone else. All ages.
Indoor blacklight mini-golf adjacent to the Das Edelweiss café and bar.
Das Edelweiss hosts regular jazz jam sessions, usually on Tuesdays, as well as varied club nights throughout the week, though these are often private.
Children’s petting zoo, soccer field, and indoor public swimming arena.
Impromptu electronic music parties often set up in summer, as do seasonal fairs, festivals, and – this being Kreuzberg – plenty of public protests.
Das Edelweiss offers a large assortment of drinks and snacks, and there’s usually a few folks wandering the park with homemade samosas and other fare for sale.
Just outside the park are a number of restaurants and local shops.
Edelweiss snacks €2–€11, breakfast €3.50–€11.50, entrées €5–€17. Coffee and tea €2–€4.50, beer €2.50–€3.50, wine €3+, cocktails €4–€9. Swimming pool €4/single ticket, with bulk tickets and student discounts available.
Anything (or nothing) goes.
Sunny weekends for the biggest crowds, weekdays for a leisurely stroll, and any time for unabashed public drinking with friends.
Treptower Park (Alt-Treptow 12435) is a little less than a mile east of Görlitzer, and offers a quieter, less crowded, and far better groomed park that also features a stunning Soviet War Memorial commemorating Red Army soldiers who died in the Battle of Berlin.
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