Wednesday 30 November 2016

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, Dec 2nd - 4th

Second Advent - Selected Christmas Markets



Only at this Weekend

  • Traditional market in Roxdorf, Richardplatz, Friday through Sunday 
  • Medieval Market in Karlshorst, near the station, Sat /Sun from 1pm 
  • Market in Kladow near the ferry to Wannsee (Sat/Sun)
  • Christmas Market in the Jagdschloss Grunewald (Sat/Sun)
  • Sat/Sun in the Arena/Treptow: Japanese Christmas Market, not so clear if it is part of the Winterdorf they also have at the Arena
  • Sat/Sun in Samariterplatz in Friedrichshain
  • Saturday evening/night: "Nachtflohmarkt" for Christmas, in the Spreewerkstaetten (details)
  • Naschmarkt, special Christmas edition, in Markthalle IX on Sunday
  •  Sunday, an "English" Christmas Market at the Anglican Church, Preußenallee 17 14052 Berlin 
  • Sunday: in the Lokhalle of the Naturpark Suedgelaende 
  • Not only Christmas is celebrated, also Hanukkah, so the Pestalozzistr Synagogue is organising its annula Chanukkah Bazar , on Sunday (details in the image below)


Also After this Weekend

  • Till January 1st: Christmas Garden in the Botanical Gardens

  • Until December 22nd : Historical Fair in the RAW Tempel, with Renaissance Fair artisans and entertainers. Weekdays 2 - 9pm; Fri/Sat 12am - 10pm ; Sundays 12am - 7pm 

  • Until December 22nd: A historical market in the Mariannenplatz in Kreuzberg 
  • Until December 23rd : The Lucia Market at the Kulturbrauerei
  • Until January 1st: Winter World in Potsdamer Platz
  • Every Friday through Sunday: at the Arena in Treptow 
  • All Advent weekends: 
    • Christmas Fair for kids at the FEZ
    • At the Domaene Dahlem 
    • At the Ethnological Museum in Dahlem 
    • At the Späth’schen Baumschulen Nurseries 
  • Every Sunday: 
    • Oeko-Markt for Christmas in Kollwitzplatz; 
    • In the Strandbad Weissensee 
    • In Unicorn, Brunnenstr 64 


Furthermore

    • Music: 
      • Christmas spirit in a children concert at the Philharmonie, Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 11:00 (info)

    • Museums and Palaces:  
      • Guided tour (in German) in the Pina Bausch Exhibition in the Martin Gropius, Saturday 11 and 2pm (info
      • Sunday for the whole family, in the Natural History Museum 
      • Porcelain workshop for children at the Oranienburg Palace, Sunday at 3pm
      • Guided tour for children at the Marble Palace in Potsdam, Sunday at 3pm 
      • Guided tour in English for the whole family in the Technical Museum (info)
      • Making an "interactive" comics, Sunday, 2pm in the Martin Gropius Bau (info)

    Jewish Heritage

    • A guided tour for children (in German) titled "Plätzchen, Latkes, Kerzenschein", on the similarity between Hanukkah and Christmas, Saturday at 2pm (details)
    • Movie night in Hashomer Hatzair! Details/registration: dikla@hashomer.de 


    Meanwhile in Brandenburg

    • Christmas Market in the Slawendorf, a historical Museum-Village near Brandenburg an der Havel
    • Also at the weekend: A "Polish" Christmas Market, in Haus der Brandenburgische Geschichte, Am Neuen Markt, 14467 Potsdam 


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