FAQ

re:publica 26 will take place from 18-20 May 2026 in Berlin. You can find all information on our website, in our newsletter, as well as on Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Since 2007, re:publica stands for diversity in an open society. Of course, this also applies to re:publica Berlin 2025 – on site and online. Please find our detailed Code of Conduct here.

Tickets for re:publica Berlin 2026 are available here.

Each ticket includes entry to re:publica Berlin 2026 on all event days. All prices incl. 19% VAT plus € 1,13 ticket fee per ticket as well as an additional 6,55% system fee per order. More about the booking fees here.

* Includes catering and drinks on all event days and other exclusive benefits.

** Reduced tickets are available for pupils, students, trainees, ALG II recipients (not ALG I), pensioners (and people aged 65 or older) and people with disabilities. Proof of eligibility must be presented for accreditation.

*** People with disabilities can invite one accompanying person to re:publica free of charge. More information here.

Our ticket service provider Höme - Für Festivals GmbH creates an invoice for each order, which is automatically sent with the order confirmation. After receipt of payment, you will also receive your tickets by e-mail.

Tickets are subject to availability and can be ordered online until 20 May 2026, 23:59. Please note: If you have received a ticket code, you must also redeem it by this time. There might be a box office on-site, depending on the availability of tickets (important: cash payment is not possible here).

You can currently complete your order with credit card payment, Paypal/Giropay payment or immediate bank transfer (Sofortüberweisung). Purchase on account is possible and reserved for our Partner & Premium ticket buyers. You can book your Premium ticket via invoice here.

The booking fees go to Höme – Für Festivals GmbH, our ticket service provider. The fee consists of € 1,13 per ticket plus a system fee of 6,55% of the total shopping cart value. 

Our friends and partners at Höme – Für Festivals GmbH are shaping the future of the festival industry and are using the fees as a lever for positive change. With your fees you support, for example, projects for climate protection, the promotion of mental health and more equality on, in front of and behind the stages.

With a Premium ticket you receive access to several extras, including:

• Fastlane at the accreditation and entrance
  No more waiting in long queues: We offer special accreditation counters for Premium ticket holders, as well as a fastlane for entering the festival (fastlane access may not be guaranteed at certain times).
• Access to Premium and Speaker Lounge
  If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the re:publica festival for a while, the centrally located Premium and Speaker Lounge is the place to go to! Enjoy relaxed talks in a quiet atmosphere and perhaps even meet some re:publica Berlin speakers.
   
• Catering on all event days
  Catering in the Premium Lounge is included in the Premium Ticket. You can choose from vegetarian and vegan options.
        
• Soft drinks, coffee and tea flat rates
  Refreshment needed? Drinks are available in the Premium and Speaker Lounge.
   
• Guided Tours
  New to the re:publica? Looking for programme highlights, the most popular meeting spots and real insider tips? Don't miss out! We will be offering daily guided tours in small groups for Premium Ticket holders.

Please reach out to our ticket service provider Höme - Für Festivals GmbH via this contact form.

You can easily personalise your ticket, or all the tickets you have purchased, by clicking on "show ticket/order" in your order confirmation email and also in your ticket email.

Personalised tickets are only valid for the person named. However, it is possible to transfer a ticket to another person - read more here.

You can't make it to re:publica after all and would like to transfer your ticket to someone else? Do you want to sell or gift your ticket?

No problem. You can easily adjust the ticket data yourself. You will find a link for this purpose in your order confirmation and additionally in the ticket email you received from Höme – Für Festivals GmbH after booking. You can change the data of the personalised ticket by clicking on "show tickets" in the confirmation email.

Tickets can be transferred multiple times. Please note that this can only be done until 25 May 2025 and that there will be no refund. So if you don't want the ticket to be a gift, you would need to agree on a money exchange with the person receiving it beforehand. re:publica and republica GmbH are not responsible for privately resold tickets or the resale process.

If you have any questions or problems, just reach out to our ticket service provider Höme – Für Festivals GmbH via this page.

Cancellation of tickets for re:publica is not possible. This also applies if you’ve already purchased a ticket and later receive access to the event as a speaker, volunteer etc.

In case re:publica cannot take place as planned, we will inform you about the possibilities of a refund in due time.

It is possible to transfer your ticket. To find out exactly how, see “How do I transfer my ticket to another person?"

Please first check your spam folder for messages from support@hoemepage.com.

If you haven't received any email: No problem, our ticket service provider will be happy to help you! Simply reach out to Höme – Für Festivals GmbH via this page.

Payments made in advance ("Banküberweisung") may take up to a week for our system to process. In some cases even longer.

Not sure if your payment has been received in full and/or already processed? You can check via the link in the order confirmation.
If you can't find the link or email, click here.

Our ticket service provider automatically sends an invoice with every completed ticket order. Sometimes the data on it may not be correct or incomplete. 

Incorrect or incomplete billing address? Typing error? Customer reference or VAT ID missing? No problem, please reach out to our ticketing provider Höme – Für Festivals GmbH via this page or simply click the support button in your ticket/confirmation email.

Yes! We offer discounts for small NGOs and non-profit organisations (NPOs) on all ticket categories. The discount is automatically deducted in the shopping cart.

*For NGOs and non-profit organisations only.

After we have checked your enquiry/reservation, your ticket will be activated and you can complete the purchase process. It can take up to 72 hours for your enquiry to be processed.

Note: Not all NGOs and non-profit organisations are eligible for this offer. We reserve the right to review ticket orders.

Yes, we offer special conditions for groups of 10 people or more. Group discounts apply to standard and reduced tickets (not to Early Bird Tickets). The discount is automatically deducted in the shopping cart.

Would you like to pay by invoice or order tickets for a larger group of 100+ people? Please use this form to contact our ticket service provider Höme - Für Festivals GmbH.

It's simple: You should have an official document that was valid at the time of the ticket purchase that you show us before validating the ticket. The name on the document should match the name on the ticket. Important: If your proof does not have a photo, please also bring your valid identity card, passport or driving licence!

• Pupils need a valid school ID.
• University students of any age need a valid student ID or a current certificate of enrolment.
• Apprentices, corporate volunteers ("Volontär*innen") and trainees need an informal written confirmation from the employer or a confirmation from the vocational school or the training center.
• Recipients of Bürgergeld (previously: "ALG II") can show their Berlinpass or a written confirmation (e.g. official notice of eligibility).
• FSJers and BFDers need a FSJ/BFD volunteer card or an informal written confirmation from the employer.
• Pensioners (as well as all people aged 65 or older) must show a pension certificate or a photo ID with the corresponding date of birth.
• People with disabilities need a disability card (degree of disability is not important to us) or a separate confirmation from re:publica (via ticket@re-publica.com). Info on accompanying persons for people with disabilities can be found here.

Please note: The documents must be (have been) valid at the time of ticket purchase. The country of origin is not relevant. Your official documents should be in German or English or clearly and easily understandable.

We want to continue offering the Reduced Ticket in the future to make re:publica more accessible to more people. However, this only works if Reduced Tickets are purchased and used exclusively by eligible individuals. That’s why eligibility will be checked during accreditation, and only those who qualify will be granted access with a Reduced Ticket.

If you have realised that you purchased a Reduced Ticket but are not eligible, you have two options:

• You can transfer the ticket to an eligible person.
• You can purchase an Upgrade Ticket here. This way, you don’t need to buy a completely new ticket at full price but simply pay the difference to a Standard Ticket. 

Important: The Upgrade Ticket is only valid in combination with the Reduced Ticket. Both tickets must be issued in the same name and presented together.

Yes, your proof must have been valid at the time of your ticket purchase.

To receive your ticket, follow the link in the order or payment confirmation you received by e-mail. Here you can easily download or view your ticket as a PDF file.

You did not receive an e-mail with a link? It may take a few minutes until you receive your order confirmation. Please also check your spam folder.

If you still haven't received your order confirmation, please reach out to our ticket service provider Höme – Für Festivals GmbH via this page.

Of course you can! The easiest way is to buy a regular ticket for your companion. But there are other options as well:

• Accompaniment for people with disabilities
  re:publica wants to be as accessible as possible for people with disabilities. We design the festival grounds to be as accessible as possible for people with disabilities and provide a variety of help and support. Unfortunately, however, not all barriers can be removed. People with disabilities can invite one accompanying person to re:publica free of charge. In exceptional cases, they can bring more than one person or different accompanying persons on different days. The "B" (accompanying person) in your ID card is not mandatory. To do so, select the category "Reduced with accompanying person" in our ticket shop. You will receive an additional ticket together with your discounted ticket, which you must personalise accordingly.
   
• Other accompanying persons or animals
  We want all participants to feel comfortable and safe at re:publica. If you need a companion who does not fall into the "accompaniment for people with disabilities" category, or e.g. a therapy dog or assistance animal (proof required), please contact us as soon as possible at ticket@re-publica.com.

As always, please contact us well in advance so that there will be no problems at the entrance. Thank you!

The ticket for an accompanying person is only valid in combination with a regular/reduced ticket. Both parties - i.e. ticket purchaser and accompanying person - must be present at the accreditation or ticket check-in.

Children up to and including 15 years of age are admitted free of charge. From the age of 16, a ticket is required. A wristband for access has to be picked up at the accreditation. 

We recommend that younger children are always accompanied and supervised by an adult.

You have two options:

• Become a volunteer
  Before, during and after re:publica 26 we rely on the support of volunteers. As a volunteer, you will be admitted to the event on all event days. You will support us on a day of your choice for about 8 hours, of course including food during your time of service. If you don't want to miss the start of our Call for Volunteers, simply send us an informal email to volunteers@re-publica.com and we will automatically add you to the mailing list.
   
• Become a speaker
  You can apply for your own talk, workshop, discussion panel or other activities via our "Call for Participation" (CfP).

Students are in general eligible for reduced tickets. For groups of more than 10 people, the group discount is automatically deducted in the shopping basket. Unfortunately, we cannot offer any further discount.

However, we offer a discounted price for one accompanying person for each group of students. To receive the discount, please contact us at ticket@re-publica.com.

Here you will find an initial overview of the various options for presenting yourself as a partner at re:publica. Our partner team is looking forward to working with you to develop and realise your ideas. Please get in touch by email: partner@re-publica.com.

Interested organisations, companies and institutions can book paid programme slots as part of a partnership. The partner team advises partners on suitable topics and formats. Booked sessions are curated in collaboration with the partner and marked with a "P" in the programme overview. The partners themselves are responsible for the content of the session, the descriptive texts and for contacting the speakers and moderators. Partners are also responsible for any travel and accommodation costs incurred by the speakers. The re:publica programme team reserves the right to determine the content of each session. All sessions and the corresponding descriptive texts must have a connection to the topics of re:publica and correspond to its values.

By partners, we understand organisations, companies and institutions that work together with us in the context of our event. They are an integral part of our event and create exciting added value for our participants with their ideas.

Partnerships can take very different forms and can be summarised in four categories:

1. Sponsors and main partners: Institutions that support the event (e.g. by sponsoring a track or thematic focus)
2. Partners who book paid services in order to be present at the event (e.g. with a booth or in the programme)
3. Cooperation partners: partners with whom we cooperate on a content-related level (e.g. exchange of services)
4. Media partners: partners with whom we cooperate on a communicative level (e.g. mutual mention on communication channels)

You can find a current overview on our partner page.

You can find further information here:

Our partner team is looking forward to your enquiries at partner@re-publica.com.