Event Calendar: Pacific Northwest

Whenever you cannot visit Germany in person, rest assured that there are often events in your area that will bring you closer to Germany. Browse our regional calendar below to find out which events are scheduled in the Pacific Northwest, or use the search tool to the right to search events throughout the United States. You can fine-tune your search by selecting an event category, location and/or date range. 

Exhibition: Icons of a Border Installation

Nov 9, 2009 5:00 PM - Dec 21, 2009 | Berkeley, CA
© Anton Kovaljov, Stan Stambler

This traveling exhibition, one in a series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, documents the search for visible and invisible remnants of the Berlin Wall. 

The Legacies of Unification

Nov 19, 2009 7:00 PM - Nov 20, 2009 5:00 PM | Seattle, Washington
East Berliners staged their biggest public demonstration for democratic change on November 4, 1989 - only days before border crossings between the divided city were finally opened to them again after 28 years. © picture-alliance/dpa

The University of Washington in Seattle will host a two-day conference on "The Legacies of Unification - Remaking German Society and Culture since the Wende" from November 19 to 20, as well as showcase student projects within the framework of the Freedom Without Walls program.

The Berlin Philharmonic performing at the San Francisco Symphony

Nov 20, 2009 8:00 PM |
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic

On any short list of the world’s greatest orchestras, the Berlin Philharmonic is at the top. Don’t miss the orchestra’s second visit to San Francisco in fifty years. Experience the orchestra’s overwhelming power and transparent delicacy. “The Berlin Philharmonic is achieving a new kind of invigorating glory under Mr. Rattle.”—The New York Times

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Oktoberfest by the Bay and Airift Exhibition

The German Consulate General had a booth at the festival providing visitors with information about Germany and displaying an exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.
Besides, a set up wheel of fortune enjoyed great popularity - not only among the youngest visitors.