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Volkspark Hasenheide

Volkspark Hasenheide is a roughly 47 to 50 hectare park in Neukölln with lawns, paths, a tiergehege, a rose garden, a fairytale playground, and an open-air cinema.

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Confirmed open against a source on 2 August 2026. Source: Berlin.de. 52.48450, 13.41673.

What it is

The northeast of the park now includes the Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple, which opened through public events from 3 to 7 June 2026. [1]

Practical

The park has no booking system for ordinary visits, and the official park pages give no general admission price. General park cost is therefore UNVERIFIED as of the price check on 2026-08-02. [1]

The climate project page says the park remains open during construction work, while current local conditions can change around work areas. [1]

The 2026 open-air cinema has a published season programme, while its current admission price is UNVERIFIED. [1]

Times and seasons

The open-air cinema is a summer use with a current 2026 programme, so evening visits have a different purpose from daytime park visits. [1]

Warm weekends bring more visitors and event activity, while the official pages give no reliable quiet-hour forecast. The best time for a quieter walk is therefore UNVERIFIED. [1]

Who it suits, and when

The park suits people who want a walk, sport, a picnic, a playground, or the tiergehege, and the district specifically describes family use of the animal enclosure. [1]

A short visit can take 45 minutes, while a walk combined with the tiergehege or cinema can take two to four hours; this is a planning estimate based on the park's size and facilities. [1]

What is not obvious

The park's new Hindu temple has a 17 metre blue and gold tower and cost about EUR 11 million after roughly 21 years of work. [1]

History

The name Hasenheide comes from a hare enclosure first mentioned in 1678. [1]

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn and Karl Friedrich Friesen established the first German gymnastics field there in 1811. [1]

The present park design was created by city garden director Joseph Pertl from 1936, and the Rixdorfer Höhe was built in 1951 from wartime rubble. [1]

On 1 May 2026, a political demonstration registered as a rave damaged construction areas and barriers in the park. [1]

Nearby, by public transport

BVG journey times for a Monday at 12:00, looked up on 2026-08-03. Evenings and weekends run differently.

Sources

Every line above carries the source it came from. Where the research could not confirm something, the page says so rather than filling the gap.

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