Weekend for the whole family : Berlin between July 8th and 10th, 2016

Duckstein Festival 

From Friday afternoon and until Sunday the 18th, a music and street performance festival, near the Charlottenburg Palace. Free admission, Programme 

Street Parties

Numerous street parties at the weekend: 

• Saturday from 10 am in the shopping area of Onkel-Tom-Str (Zehlendorf, details) 

• Saturday from 1 pm : Choriner Str. in Mitte, organised by the local residents (details) 

• Saturday from 2 pm : Klausnerplatz in Charlottenburg (details) 

• In addition, every day: the "German French Funfair" (Deutsch-Französisches Volksfest), in the Zentraler Festplatz in Kurt-Schumacher-Damm. Free entry for children under 14 and on Wednesdays, the rides are for half price for families. Every day in the afternoon, until July 24th 

Furthermore

• Rock Festival in the ORWO HAUS, an alternative / indie venue on Frank-Zappa-Straße 19 (yes, there is a street named after Frank Zappa in Berlin, probably the only one in the world!), in Marzahn 

• Friday from 4pm in Tiergarten: The KKH run , including a few children courses (details)

• Friday from 7pm: An evening tour in the Berlin Zoo 

• Saturday, the designer market in Karnoldplatz (Neukoelln) 

• A guided tour titled "Führung mit Lennés Gärtnerin durch den Park Glienicke" (in German), Sunday, 3 pm (details) 

• The Berlin Gelato Festival will introduce new flavours and more - Thu through Sunday, in Arena Treptow (admission fee applies, ca. EUR 13 p,P) 

• Streetfood market in the Kulturbrauerei, Sunday 

Meanwhile in Potsdam

The "Stadtwerkfest" is a local town festival, with lots of activities, concerts and all for free. The festival takes place in the Neuen Lustgarten , 600 m from the Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, and will feature (among other things) free concerts by Santana and Cyndi Lauper (Sat, 10pm and 8 pm respectively) and a big children area. Free admission 

Sat/Sun all day, Friday from the afternoon 

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