Activities in Berlin, November 27th-29th, with a big list of Christmas Markets

Christmas Markets

It is the first Advent Weekend. Markets are all over the city and the choice is hard! 

Only this weekend

• Alt Buckow, Sat 1-8 pm and Sun 11 am will 7 pm (BVG: Pfarrer-Vogelsang-Weg with bus M11) 

• Spreewerkstaetten, Saturday from 5 pm (admission for visitors aged 12 and older). Facebook Event. 

• Artisan wines, Sunday at the Markthalle IX (information) 

• At the Hannfs Ruh Inn, on Rabindranath-Tagore-Straße 25, 12527 Berlin in Grunau (BVG: Tram 68 to Strandbad Grünau, Sat/Sun from 12:00 

• At the Tegel forster, Sat 1-6 pm (Ruppiner Chaussee 78, 13503 Berlin, BVG: Bus 124 to Tegelgrund) 

• Many stores on Wörther Str will open, with special lights, on Sunday from 11:30 

• Danish Market , at the Danish Church, Brienner Straße 12, 10713 Berlin (not far from U7 Fehrbelliner Platz) Sat 12-6pm, Sun 12-5 pm  

• Swedish Market, at the - you guessed it - Swedish Church, Landhausstrasse 26-28 10717 Berlin (not far from U7/U9 Berliner Str), Sat 10-7pm, Sun 12-6 pm 

Open Beyond this weekend

• Until Dec. 6th, on Sundays, in the old locomotive depot of the Park Suedgelaende

• Saturday and Sunday until December 13th: Market of the Continents in the Dahlem Museums

• Until Dec 20th : "Designer Market" between Hauptbahnhof and the Kanzleramt , daily 

• Until Dec 20th, Domaene Dahlem Advent Market (Sat/Sun only) 

• Until Dec 20th,, in Klunkerkranich, Sat/Sun only  

• Until Dec 20th, An "Eco" Market on Sophienstrasse, Sat/Sun only  

• Until Dec 20th, "Traditional" Market in Winterfeldplatz, Sun only 

• Until Dec 20th,  Ecological market in Kollwitzplatz, Sundays only 

• Until Dec 20th, The Luciamarkt in the Kulturbrauerei, daily 

• Until Dec 23rd, in the Old City of Spandau, daily 

• Until Dec 23rd, Winterdorf, in Arena Treptow, Thu through Sun  

• Until Dec 26th (closed on the 24th), Rotes Rathaus, with an ice skating rink, daily  

• Until Dec 26th (closed on the 24th), Charlottenburg Palace , daily 

• Until Dec 27th (closed on the 24th), behind the Staatsoper on Unter den Linden, daily 

• Until Dec 27th (closed on the 24th), near the Spandau City Hall , daily 

• Until Dec 30h, near Zehlendorf City Hall, daily  

• Until Dec 31st, even on the 24th and 31st, "Christmas Magic" in Gendarmenmarkt (admission fees)  

• Until January 3rd, Breitscheidplatz (Memorial Church), daily  

• Until January 3rd, Winterworld Potsdamer Platz, daily 

Furthermore 

• Merry Quizmas, a concert for the whole family at the Philharmonie, Sun 2:20 or 5 pm

• Also on Sunday: Demonstration for environmental issues , from Hauptbahnhof, 12:00 

• Blacklight minigolf with Chabad, for the weekend before Chanukkah, Sunday from 10:00 

Meanwhile in Brandenburg...

The Klaistow Farm has a straw labyrinth. Daily until December 20th.

Spargelhof Klaistow, Glindower Straße 28 14547 Beelitz GT Klaistow, Take Regional RE7 to Beelitz Heilstätten and then bus 643 to Klaistow, Spargelhof. If you've missed to Regional (or took the S7 because of the works on the line right now), you can also take bus 643 from the Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. 

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Activities for Families and other Berliners, 20-22 November

Market of the Continents 

The Christmas Markets begin after this Sunday, which is an official mourning day (called "Totensonntag", Sunday of the Dead). Please note: on the 22nd, flea markets will be closed.

However, you can still start your season with "Market of the Continents" in the Dahlem Museums. The Market (Sat/Sunday) is devoted each week to a specific continent, with music, gifts, food and activities linked to the continent. 

Market of the Continents

Furthermore

• The Winter World in Potsdamer Platz, until January 3rd. Closed on this Sunday (Totensonntag) but open all week long otherwise. 

• Bazaar Berlin in the Messe Halle (S Messe Nord or S Messe Sued) includes all kinds of exotic goods. There is an admission fee (Fri/Sat/Sun) 

• Arena in Treptow have a "Winter Village" with an ice skating rink, stalls for food etc. (Fri/Sat/Sun) [U Schlesische Tor or S Treptow Park and then walk or take the bus for a couple of stops] 

• FEZ have a puppet theatre festival on Sat/Sun .  Address: Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin ; Transport: Tram 63, 27 or 67 to Freizeit- und Erholungszentrum or S3 Train to Wuhlheide. Admission applies. 

• Fidelio for kids in the Philharmonie, Saturday 3:30 pm

• The World Championship in Cheerleading, Max-Schmelling-Halle on Sat and Sun 

• And a Bambini Run at the Tempelhof Airport, on Sunday at 10:00 

Meanwhile in Brandenburg...

The Klaistow Farm has a straw labyrinth. Daily until December 20th.

Jewish/Hebrew Events for Adults (later this week)

• Monday: Hebrew Republic between Berlin and Vienna, about Hebrew literature in the Germanic regions in the interwar period (in Hebrew, details)

• Tuesday: The Hebrew Choir of Berlin, in the Sophienkirche (details) 

• Also on Tuesday: Open stage for writers in the Castle Pub, Wedding (details) 

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Events for Families in Berlin, November 13th - 15th

Volkstrauerstag - German Memorial Day

Volkstrauerstag is a national memorial day, originally meant to commemorate the fallen in the First World War. The law places "Tanzverbot" on this day, literally a prohibition of parties, but basically no flea markets, fairs and similar activities. 

Still - lots to do in the city, also at this weekend. 

For Example... 

• The Winter World in Potsdamer Platz, until January 3rd. Closed on this Sunday (Volkstrauertag) but open all week long otherwise, including this Saturday. 

• Haus am Waldsee with a Family Day, Sat 2 - 5 pm 

• Also the Musical Instruments Museum (Ben-Gurion-Straße, 10785 Berlin) has a "Family Day", with guitar experiments for children and a concert (S/U Potsdamer Platz, Bus 200 at Philharmonie). Sunday, most of the day. 

•  The Frei Zeit Haus in Weissensee will run its Family Sunday, with crafts, baking and African legends (in German) . details

• "Winterdorf" (Winter Village) at the Arena in Treptow, including a skating rink, Sa/Su from noonish. 

• And the Markthalle IX does its Breakfast Market this Sunday... 

Meanwhile in Brandenburg...

The Klaistow Farm has a straw labyrinth. Daily until December 20th.

Spargelhof Klaistow, Glindower Straße 28 14547 Beelitz GT Klaistow, Take Regional RE7 to Beelitz Heilstätten and then bus 643 to Klaistow, Spargelhof. If you've missed to Regional (or took the S7 because of the works on the line right now), you can also take bus 643 from the Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. 

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Events for Families in Berlin, November 6th - 8th

Winter World in Potsdamer Platz

With all of the excitement of Halloween, I have forgotten about it last week: The Winter World is a fair in Potsdamer Platz, that includes all kinds of winter sport rides (some like the ice rink, are for free if you bring your own skates). Of course there is Gluehwein and other delicacies. Open every day till January 3rd, excluding November 15th (Volkstrauertag) and November 22nd (Totensonntag).

Furthermore

• Saturday: Open day for families at the Klingendes Museum. Behmstraße 13 13357 Berlin-Gesundbrunnen 

• Sunday: Children opera, "Snow White and the 77 Dwarves", at the Komische Oper (details), for kids aged from 6 

Snow White and the 77 Dwarves

• Sunday in the Maerkisches Museum: Activity for the whole family following "Emil and the Detectives", from 11:00 

• Frog Prince in the Jagdschloss Grunewald, Sunday at 3 pm 

Jewish Cultural Events

Mitzvah Day 2015 will be marked by the Fraenkelufer Synagogue and Bambinim with a day filled with activities to help asylum seekers here in Berlin. On Sunday, the 8th, from 10 am, volunteers from the synagogue and Bambinim kids, coupled with kids and activists from the Morus14 Youth Centre, will travel to an asylum-seekers' residence in Wilmersdorf, where there will be activities for children (residents of the Home as well as "guest" children from Bambinim and Morus14) and assistance to adults. Further Details 

Also - a Hanukkah Bazaar (yes, more than a month before), at the Fasanenstr. 79 JCC, to benefit the Pestalozzistrasse Synagogue. Sunday, 12 - 6 pm

Meanwhile in Brandenburg...

The Klaistow Farm has a straw labyrinth. Daily until December 20th.

Spargelhof Klaistow, Glindower Straße 28 14547 Beelitz GT Klaistow, Take Regional RE7 to Beelitz Heilstätten and then bus 643 to Klaistow, Spargelhof. If you've missed to Regional (or took the S7 because of the works on the line right now), you can also take bus 643 from the Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. 

About Me

I offer tours in Berlin as well as write about the city as well as published several books and articles in general. I am always free for writing gigs - travel writing or any other types of writing and research - or of course to show you the wonderful city I live in. Contact Me.