Tens of Thousands Celebrate Fall of Berlin Wall 35 Years Ago

Fireworks light the sky during the as musicians play on stage during the concert for freedom for the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 9, 2024. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo

BERLIN—Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany’s capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations, and official events commemorating one of the country’s most historic days on Nov. 9, 1989.

It was “a lucky day for which we Germans are still grateful today,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.