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Meetup Bern follows the guidelines of Meetup.com ... "we believe that real-life community is really, really important. When people come together, they create new possibilities for each other. Ideas spread, networks form, movements start. At its simplest, life is just better when you have people to enjoy it with.
Meetup exists to help people grow into the people they want to be and live happy and fulfilling lives by finding the communities that will help them thrive."
Meetup Bern is an inclusive group where organizers create events that all members are welcome to attend. Some groups may have a size limit and in certain instances, such as hiking groups, a specific fitness level may be required to make the event a safe and enjoyable event.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- THURSDAY Buskers (street music) festival (runs Thursday to Saturday)UNESCO - Bern Old Town, Bern
Discover new groups, music, artists, special food … at Bern’s annual Buskers festival, happening since 2004! Artists from all over the world perform in the lower part of Bern’s old town. The outstanding shows of the invited groups combined with the beautiful backdrop of Bern’s old town make Buskers Bern a unique experience. Every year, around 60,000 people visit the festival.
About 150 artists (40 groups) take part during the 3 days and will perform about 300 shows!
NOTE: Admission to the festival area is free and open to everybody but because Buskers Bern is a non-profit event, without sponsors, please support the festival by buying a program booklet (where performance times and venues of the groups are published) with a bracelet!
For information: http://www.buskersbern.ch/en
Location: In Bern’s old town between Kornhaus and Nydegg.
Starts at 18:00 each day
Ends at midnight on Thursday; Friday & Saturday at 00:30.Children’s program: Münster platform, Friday & Saturday from 15:00.
Bizaar: there are usually activities for children and active performances (gymnasts, magicians, etc.) on the Münster platform, Thursday 18:00 to midnight, Friday & Saturday starting at 15:00.Food & drink: Thursday & Friday 18:00 to 00:30; Saturday from 16:00 to 00:30. There are about 60 stands participating.
Detailed venues and times of the booked acts: only found in the printed version of the program which you get when purchasing a wrist band "Bändeli".
- Buy the wrist bands at one of the 28 advance booking offices in the city of Bern (look online for locations).
OR - Buy at the festival, at one of the six information stands, at the festival office at Rathausgasse 20 or from one of the many free-roaming sellers.
Prices: 3‑day passes: Fr. 20.- (regular), Fr. 30.- (soli) and Fr. 5.- for children (without program booklet).
("soli" means in "solidarity" with the event so you would be donating some money.)******************************************
NOTE: I am publishing the event on Meetup Bern for the 3 days but will probably only attend one or two nights, depending on the weather. Contact me (0794433330) or over the comment function to find each other. - Buy the wrist bands at one of the 28 advance booking offices in the city of Bern (look online for locations).
- English Speaking Club - Social EveningEnglish Speaking Club of Bern, Bern
We are unique in Bern, being an English Speaking bar and social club.
Facilities of the Club include:
- Drinks bar with fair prices
- Free games, including billiard table, darts and table tennis
- Baby Grand Piano and violin, which competent musicians are welcome to play
- English book library – take, return and add collection
- Members can rent the club for functions and parties
- Great place for networking and socialising with a wide range of people
Find out more about the English Speaking Club of Bern here: http://englishclub.ch/
- Open Air Cinema in Kocher ParkKocherpark, Bern
From August 6-9 and August 13-16!!
Entry, Bar and Food Stands open at 18:00 and the main film starts when it gets dark, about 21:00. (There are also short films scheduled before each main showing.)Free entry, bring a picnic blanket and your own food & drink or, starting at 18:00, you can get drinks and food from various stands in the park.
In case of bad weather: There will be no showing! Check the website starting at 18:00 the day of the show or, in the case of a really bad forecast, even earlier. Info can be found on the website: https://www.kinoimkocher.ch/
Films: A wide range of films are being shown, always in the original language. The films being shown can be found here: https://www.kinoimkocher.ch/programm
- Thursday, August 7th: Shahed (The Witness) from 2024 is an Austrian-German crime-drama film inspired by the Iranian protest movement "Woman, Life, Freedom". It premiered at the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in the "Horizons Extra" sidebar, where it won the Audience Award. Age 16 and older. In Farsi/Persian with German subtitles.
- Friday, August 8th: Billy Elliot is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film about a working-class boy who has a passion for ballet. The film was nominated for many awards, winning several. Age 12 and older. In English with German subtitles.
- Saturday, August 9th: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg. Age 12 and older. In English with German subtitles.
- Wednesday, August 13th: Heldin is a 2025 drama film which focuses on a young woman who works with unwavering dedication in an understaffed hospital ward. A Switzerland and Germany co-production film, it was selected in the Berlinale Special Gala section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Age 12 and older. In original version with English subtitles.
- Thursday, August 14th, European night: L'auberge espagnole is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama film, a co-production between France and Spain. In the film, an economics graduate student from France, Xavier, spends a year in Barcelona to study. His fellow Erasmus students are from all over Western Europe and have a flatshare. They each speak different languages and have different cultural standards. Age 12 and older. In original version with German subtitles.
- Friday, August 15th: Dream Scenario is a 2023 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Nicolas Cage who plays a mild-mannered evolutionary biology professor who begins appearing in the dreams of others. Age 16 and older. In English with German subtitles.
- Saturday, August 16th: "Surprise Movie 2" for age 16 and older. In English with German subtitles. Hint "scary, funny, mysterious".
NOTE from Shawn: Currently planning to attend on the 7th (Shahed, The Witness), the 8th (Billy Elliot), the 13th (Heldin) and the 15th (Dream Scenario). When I am there, I will try to find a spot near the top, by the bush on the right (when looking up the hill). I will always try to wear a very bright color such as orange!
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