Summer time is festival time. But instead of just sun and sound, you can gain so much more from visiting Toa: inspiration and knowledge. Once financed through crowdfunding, Tech Open Air is now the biggest interdisciplinary tech festival in Europe. From 02. to 05.07.2019, more than 160 experts from the worlds of technology, art and science – half of them female – will present their visions for the development of the world. There will be interactive panels and workshops as well as art installations. Given this year’s focus on exchange and cooperation with industries beyond the tech scene, it’s no surprise that the program includes more than 120 external satellite events. And to top it all off, Toa is partnering with the music festival Melt for the first time. Next Wednesday (03.07.2019), the Melt team will curate the music program in Studio 1 as part of ToaxNight, while the Toa team will design the new format cmd+N at Melt (on 20.07.2019). For all those interested in technology, art, science and/or music: show up, and get involved. Perhaps even for free: Write us an email and tell us why we should send you two tickets for both festivals (Toa: 03-05.07.2019 and Melt Festival: 19-21.07.2019). Up for grabs are 2×2 Toa+Melt tickets and another 10 ToaxNight tickets. Because summer time truly is festival time. (Text: Rosa Künzler / Photos: Stefan Wieland & Woodywodsn)

Tech Open Air 02.–05.07.2019

Satellite Events 02.–05.07.2019

ToaxNight, 03.07.2019, from 17h30

The entire Toa program can be found here

@toaberlin

Melt Festival 19.–21.07.2019

@meltfestival

There is a magical place just one hour north of Berlin — a place called Grosser Garten, adjacent to a small enchanted forest in a village called Gerswalde in Uckermark, Brandenburg. There your will encounter wild deer and peacocks in the forest, and the garden itself grows organic greens and hosts colorful lizards and frogs, along with a fish smokehouse Glut & Späne and a lovely Japanese café called Zum Löwen. You may know Glut & Späne’s Micha and his delicious pescetarian dishes from his Berlin outposts. Micha fell in love with this area and spends most of his time there now, pursuing what he loves: everything fish. He smokes his fish caught in the surrounding lakes during the mornings on weekends when the weather is warm enough. The neighboring cafe is also open during the summer months and workshops are organized regularly, including one on wild flower arranging this Sunday (16.06.2019). Plus with a guest house due to reopen this summer, you can extend your stay overnight. So hop in a car or take the train and escape to this little oasis where beautiful nature, good vibes, and great food come together. (Text: Rei Matsuoka / Photos: Sven Hausherr)

Grosser Garten, Dorfmitte 11
, 17268 Gerswalde; map. You can reach the area by car or with the RE3 train.
Glut & Späne, Sat 12–18h & Sun 12–15h in Summer, 24.06–04.08 Fri 12–19h, Sat 12–20h & Sun 12–15h (check Facebook for the latest opening times)
Café Zum Löwen, Sat 11–20h & Sun 11–18h
@landschwaermer
@glutundspaene