#rp23 – Everything you need to know!

We have summarised the most important information for you so that you can enjoy our festival.

The opening hours of re:publica 23:

• Monday 5 June 2023: Admission: 08:30 | Programme start: 10:30 | Evening programme from 18:00 
• Tuesday 6 June 2023: Admission: 09:00 | Programme start: 10:00  | Evening programme: from 19:00 
• Wednesday 7 June 2023: Admission: 09:00 | Programme start: 10:00 |  Evening programme: from 19:00 

We recommend that you allow enough time for accreditation, as experience shows that the rush is greatest on the first day. If you can, then come already to the:

• pre:publica: Sunday 4 June 2023 | Admission: 16:00 
  Here you can already get accredited from 4-8 p.m. and thus avoid any waiting times on day 1.

What you should bring this year: Bring your own…

• Lanyards: For reasons of sustainability, we will again not be producing lanyards this year. We are sure that almost all of you have an old one at home, so please bring one and reuse it.

• Water bottles: You can fill your own bottles (up to 1 litre) at our water stations (provided by Berliner Wasserbetriebe). The drinking water stations are marked with a "water drop" on the site map and are located at the food court in the outdoor area of the Arena Halle and in front of the Arena Club.

• T-Shirt: Merchandise will be produced on demand. Shirts and bags can be printed and recycled on site. Bring them to our Info Point and get them upcycled.

• Sun protection: To enjoy our sunny outdoor spaces, don't forget to bring and use sun lotion!

• Swimwear: We have our own pool in the festival location with the bathing ship. So if you want to treat yourself to a little refreshment in between and go for a swim, don't forget your swimwear. (NOTE: Swimwear is also available at the bathing ship for spontaneous swimmers.)

Arrival

Our main entrance is located at Eichenstraße 4. Within Berlin, we recommend travelling by public transport or bicycle. The S&U stations Warschauer Straße and U Schlesische Straße are about 15-20 minutes away on foot, the S-Bahn station Treptower Park is an 10-minute walk.

Our ten bike taxis, provided free of charge on all three days by our partner Sparda-Bank Berlin as a sustainable mobility service, will also ensure a climate-friendly journey. The shuttles will be waiting daily from 9-11am and 5-8pm at the nearest stations U-Bahn Schlesisches Tor and S-Bahn Treptower Park and will take you directly to the venue.

Admission

Please note: Not everything is allowed on the re:publica grounds. Here is an overview of what you can and cannot bring with you:

• Plastic bottles up to 1.5 litres and thermos flasks are allowed. Glass bottles over 1 litre are not allowed on the grounds.
• Large backpacks, sports bags, travel bags and suitcases can be left at the cloakroom. You are welcome to take backpacks, handbags and laptop bags inside.
• Dangerous items such as weapons, ammunition and pyrotechnic products are prohibited on the grounds. They cannot be taken into custody.
• Animals, with the exception of therapy dogs, are unfortunately not allowed on the grounds.
• Bicycles, e-scooters, scooters, e-boards, skateboards and roller skates must also remain outside.

re:publica programme app

Put together your personal programme schedule, get news and updates as well as all information on the speakers, locations and partners of re:publica Berlin 23! You can find it in the App Store for Android here and for iOS here.

Livestream

We will be live streaming the complete programme of Stage 1 on re-publica.com.
All sessions of Stages 1-6 will be recorded and, as always, be available on our YouTube channel after the event.

The festival location

To make sure you get to the programme sessions quickly and don't miss anything, you can find our location map here. Printed maps will be available at the registration counters and at the Info Point during the event.

Stage 1 in the Arena Halle is our largest stage, where you will see some of the highlights of the conference programme. Here you will also find our (headphone) Stage 2, the Lightning Boxes, our Makerspace and the boothes of our partners, as well as the re:publica Home Base.

Stage 3 can be found in the beautiful Glashaus.

Flutgraben e.V. is a non-profit art association and offers a lot of space for a variety of artists, groups and initiatives. In this sense, we dedicate ourselves to activist and artistic topics at this location and our stage 4 can be found here.

The Arena Club will be transformed into an immersive Media Parcours for #rp23. At the large outdoor area directly on the water you will find our outdoor stage The Beach, the bathing ship and the Hoppetosse.

In the Festsaal Kreuzberg you will find our second largest stage as well as the beer garden stage outside. Tincon will take place here on 7 and 8 June.

There will be a Kids Space on the festival grounds for playing, romping, breastfeeding or for rest breaks. At the bathing ship there will also be a small outdoor sandpit for children to play in.

New this year: Trödelhalle and Oberhafenkantine with additional venues for our programme.

Sustainability

re:publica has always been a place for engagement and responsibility, for emancipation and empathy in (digital) society. As an established major event, we are also aware of our special responsibility and want to make our contribution to a sustainable development of society - in programme and production. We want to make #rp23 as sustainable as possible for and with you. An overview of our sustainability activities can be found here.

Food & Beverages

Our food court with a large selection of food stands is located in the outdoor arena area. Drinks and coffee stands are also available in the Arena Halle, on the beach and in and around the Festsaal Kreuzberg. Please note that this year we will only be offering vegetarian and vegan dishes.

Accessibility & inclusion

The festival grounds of re:publica 23 are accessible. A large part of the festival site is barrier-free accessible—the Hoppetosse and Escobar are unfortunately not barrier-free.

The programme of Stage 1 will be simultaneously translated into German and English.
In addition, a team of sign language interpreters will be on duty on all days of the event. You can ask for them at the Info Point.

You can reach our awareness team at awareness at re-publica.com, via phone: 030/202371439 at the Info Point or at our Home Base (in the Arena Halle).

You can find more information about accessibility and awareness on the location map and here.

The re:publica thrives on peaceful and helpful togetherness. Experience the best re:publica you could wish for. If you get stuck, have questions or need help, come by our re:publica Info Point at the entrance to the Arena Hall or tweet us and we will help you.

As every year, photos and videos will be taken during the re:publica. You can find the photos on our Flickr channel.

#rp23 Survey

We need your feedback! As always, we are interested in your opinions, because your feedback is extremely valuable for us to further develop and improve our formats and content. Therefore, we would like to invite you to participate in our short online participant survey for #rp23. The online questionnaire is available here.

We’re very much looking forward to seeing you at #rp23!

Your re:publica team!