The CSD Oberhavel takes place in Hennigsdorf on Saturday 19 September 2026. It is the district's fourth CSD and the first held here, after three years in Oranienburg.
Route and times
The demonstration gathers on Postplatz, the square in front of Hennigsdorf station, and sets off at 13:00. The town of Hennigsdorf describes a route of about two kilometres through the town centre that comes back to Postplatz, where the afternoon continues with speeches and music. The rally there starts at around 15:00, according to the organisers' announcement.
Volunteer stewards have been asked to arrive from 12:30 and to stay until about 18:00. Hennigsdorf is the northern end of Berlin's S25 line, so the start is a short walk from the train.
On stage
Three acts are announced. The toten Crackhuren im Kofferraum, a Berlin electropunk band going since 2007, confirmed on 1 September that they are coming after all. MaLou is a young singer-songwriter who plays guitar and piano and writes political lyrics. in Company is a cover band from Oranienburg, the town that hosted the CSD until last year.
A counter-demonstration has been registered
On 7 September the organisers said that a counter-demonstration against the CSD has been registered. Their answer was to ask people to bring friends, family, colleagues and their clubs, and to describe the day as "Laut. Friedlich. Solidarisch." (loud, peaceful, in solidarity). The motto the district chose by public vote, Liebe ist alles, stays.
Security has been on the minds of Brandenburg's Pride organisers for a while. The state association AndersARTIG told the taz in August that it has been a concern since neo-Nazis attacked the festival "Bad Freienwalde ist bunt" in 2025.
Hennigsdorf, Berlin and Germany
We list no venues in Hennigsdorf itself. The town sits on Berlin's north-western edge, and the nearest bars, clubs and saunas are in the capital, covered in our Berlin guide.
Same-sex couples in Germany have been able to marry and adopt jointly since October 2017, and the country scores 69.54 out of 100 on ILGA-Europe's Rainbow Index. More on our Germany page.
Other CSDs nearby
Two more Brandenburg CSDs fall on the same day: the CSD Bad Belzig, 69 km away, and the CSD Teltow-Fläming in Jüterbog, 72 km. A week later, on 26 September, the CSD Bernau is 26 km away, and Prenzlau holds its first CSD on 10 October, 88 km to the north.
