Weekend Events in Berlin, March 18 - 20 , including Purim Events

Purim 

Purim will be on March 23rd/24th this year. Some of the events, accordingly, will be listed in next week's listing. However, there is still quite a list for Purim Events in Berlin this week. 

• Saturday, March 19th - A Purim party for the youth members of Ha-Shomer Ha-Tzair and Noam (teens who are not members are also invited, registration and details: dikla@hashomer.de 

Teens Purim Party 

• Sunday, March 20th, between 11 and 2 pm : A Purim party for primary school aged children, at Bambinim West (Brandenburgische Str) including lunch and special activity by the primary school group of Hashomer Hatzair. 

• Monday, March 21st, a Bambinim purim party between 4:30 and 6 pm (at the West branch, Brandenburgische Str). 

• Wednesday, March 23rd, from 4:30 PM - Chabad East (Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 34, near S/U Alexanderplatz) organises children activities followed by Megillah reading 

• Wednesday from 5 pm, the Fraenkelufer Synagogue (in Kreuzberg, between U Kottbusser Tor and U Schoenleinstr.), together with Bambinim, and with a special reading of the book Die Schlaue Esther; of course followed by Megillah Reading and Hamantaschen

From "Die Schlaue Esther"

• Also on Wednesday at 5 pm: Megillah reading and kids activities at the Rykestr Synagogue (U Senefelder Platz). This Purim Party has an afterparty (for adults), starting at 10pm in ACUD (further information) 

• The Pestalozzistr Synagogue (U Deutsche Oper or S/U Charlottenburg/Wilmersdofer Str) will also start at 5pm, and there will be a magician as well as Megillah and Hamantaschen. 

Culinary Delights

Plenty of culinary activities this weekend:

• It starts with a popup Israeli gourmet restaurant (the organiser: "no hummus!", but believe me, lot's of really-really good food). Carmella was a legendary Tel Aviv chef restaurant, which will open on March 17th through 20th (for dinner, and at the weekend also for brunch). Highly recommended, (RESERVE A TABLE)

Fine Israeli/Local Dining: Carmella in Mitte

• The "Berliner Weisse Summit" fights against the image of the local Huguenot brew. Meet several small/craft breweries which are now restarting traditional methods of Weisse brewing (hint: no green syrup here!) - at Wilner Brauerei (Address: Berliner Str., 13189 Berlin , not far from  M13, M1 and tram 50 in Bornholmer Str/Schoenhauser Allee) - details

• Sat/Sun (March 19th/20th): The Green Market at Neue Heimat - a vegan fair with music, products and obviously, lots of yummi vegan food. 

• Breakfast and Vinyl, a market at Markthalle IX, this Sunday 

• And also at the Kulturbrauerei, with their regular street-food market, between 11 and 6pm. 

• Karl's Strawberry Farm, an amusement park based on the famous strawberry distributor, starts its season on Saturday, with a new slide and many other attractions. In Elstal, near the Outlet. (site) 

Furthermore

• Berlin Bike Weekend at the Station is a big bike fair, including lots of interesting events, as well as a big second hand market for bikes and more. There is children care and activities for children. (website)

Berlin Bike Fair

• The Charite organises an anual charity run "against cancer" in the Rehberge, Sunday morning including a course for kids aged 11 and up details and registration

•  Spring fair at the Domaene Dahlem, Sat, March 19th. 

• Sat at 2 pm, children Easter craft activities at the Britzer Garten (details) 

• Saturday in museums: craft workshops at the Bauhaus Archive (details) ; family tours in the Museum of Technology (details) ; and building a Mars Rover from Lego at the Archenhold Observatory (details) 

• Children aged 6 and up can experiment with different instruments at the Klingendes Museum , Sat at 3 pm (details) 

• The Brohan Museum will present workshops on Jazz posters for children on Sunday (details) 

• Under some pretext of an anniversary, Das Schloss in Steglitz will have fireworks this Saturday and events throughout the day. 

• Children flea market on Sunday, in Helmholzplatz 

• The first Easter market will open on Friday, at Alexanderplatz. Every day until April 3rd. 

Hebrew Culture

• Writer Eshkol Nevo will read from his books in BuchBund Neukoelln, Saturday evening (details) 

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