Wednesday 24 August 2016

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, August 26th - 28th 2016

Long Night of the Museums

The night between Saturday and Sunday will be filled with activities in museums and cultural institutions, many also for the whole family. 

Information and planning:
http://www.lange-nacht-der-museen.de/en/


For example:




  • Saturday at 6pm: children aged 10 and up can build water-rockets in the Sternhold Observatory (details)
  • Superhero-Mania in the Museum of Communication


  • Philharmoniker Open Air

    The Berliner Philharmonie opens its 2016/17 season this weekend, and grants the general public the opportunity to enjoy it for free, in an open air concert. 

    Saturday, Kulturforum, from 6 pm (recommended to arrive there well before that)



    The Family Sports Festival

    An annual sports festival for the whole family in the Olympic Park, that features representatives of different sports (and an opportunity to try some of them), lots of fun etc. 
    Sunday, August 28th, Olympic Park




    Furthermore

    • The historical festival in Nikolai Quarter features a lot of fun with people hanging around in costumes, this time the focus is on Steampunk.
    Sat/Sun: Steampunk in Nikolai Quarter
    • Weekend events at the Military Airforce Museum in Gatow, with all kinds of interesting offers for aviation enthusiasts 
    • Sat + Sun 12 - 6pm: Circus Workshops, activities and more at the FEZ 

    • Saturday from 12:00 - Bat event in Fort Hahneberg (details)
    • Saturday at 3pm: fairy-tales (in German) in the Botanicsche Volkspark Pankow (details
    • Sunday at 10:00 - creativity in English for children in the Friedrichshain Park (details
    • Sunday at 11:00 - guided tour for families in the Natural History Museum 
    • Sunday at 1 pm - party in the intercultural garden in Gleisdreick (details
    • Sunday at 1pm  - workshop/guided tour for families in the Berenice Abbott exhibition in the Martin Gropius Bau 
    • And in Brandenburg: A street festival in Henningsdorf, just next door (S Henningsdorf of course, further info)

    Culinary Delights

    • Friday from 7pm: Spanish wines and delicacies from Elements of Food at the Media Kantine (details)
    •  Saturday at 2:30pm - Cocoa and its cultural connections, a guided tour for children in the Ethnological Museum in Dahlem ( Lansstraße 8 14195 Berlin ) 
    • Saturday/Sunday: healthy-food event as part of the Urban Fit Days fair , in the Postbahnhof (admission fees apply, info)
    • Sunday: Hummus Festival in Birgit&Bier (S Ostkreuz or Treptower Park, details)
    • Street Food Market in the Kulturbrauerei, Sunday 
    Hummus Festival


    All week long

    • "Makunaima 2016 – Bauen und Spielen mit Lehm", is a project which involves games, crafts and other loam-related activities, as well as music. Tue-Fri 10 - 5pm, Sat/Sun 1 - 6pm , until September 2nd. On September 4th, there will be a big event to mark the end of the project. Britzer Garten, Sangerhauser Weg 1, 12349 Berlin 

    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. 

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