It's not Carnival or Oktoberfest, but people are flooding the streets of many German cities.
Main avenues and side roads in the up-and-coming Neukoelln district of Berlin are lined with people of all ages, many of them clad in bright and new clothes, gathered around roadside cafes and restaurants.
As well as German nationals, they include many expats from Turkey, the Middle East, and South Asia and they're celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid.
While the festival involves a ritual sacrifice of an animal - a goat, sheep, or a cow - such practices are carefully restricted in Germany and in the wider European Union.
Some organizations, often based outside urban centres, charge a fixed amount to perform the sacrifices.
There are also some groups that collect sacrifice money as charity and spend it in underdeveloped or conflict-ridden regions of the world.
"Our organization spends the sacrifice money in regions such as Syria and Palestine," Tariq Ali, an imam at the Minhajul Quran mosque in Berlin told dpa.
Pakistan-based Minhajul Quran is an international Islamic organization with its network spread across Europe and North America.
"We ask them where they would like their sacrifice money be spent," Ali said.
Around 4.4 to 4.7 million Muslims live in Germany, according to data from the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) for 2015.
The first day of Eid - which spans three or four days - is started by offering special early morning prayers at the mosque. Afterwards, families eat traditional sweet dishes, which vary by the region.
However, Eid for those who are far from their native countries often evokes nostalgia.
"I woke up, went to the mosque, prayed, and came back home to eat the traditional date pastries," Ali Dawood, a Lebanese living in Germany for the last 13 years told dpa.
Dawood, who was having ice cream with his wife at a local mall, said he missed his family back home. "I wish I was with them right now in this moment of happiness," he said.
Khadeeja, a Bangladeshi student of politics in Berlin shared similar sentiments. "Back home, I would always meet my extended family and friends on the Eid day, prepare some delicious food, and share it with my loved ones," she said.
"But it gets really lonely here in Germany because you can't do much."
Much of the Muslim world celebrated the first day of Eid on Tuesday, while several countries like India, Pakistan and Morocco are celebrating on Wednesday. The date of Eid al-Adha depends on the Islamic lunar calendar and the sighting of the crescent moon.
