Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, Dec 30th - January 1st including NYE

New Year's Eve (Silvester)

They call it Silvester and it is the craziest night of the year. If this is your first NYE in Berlin, this is what to expect: 

• Everyone can buy tons of fireworks
• Consequently, explosions everywhere
• Plus parties and lots of alcohol

And if this does not sound like your kind of fun, especially with a baby/toddler or book somewhere as rural as possible (as this noise will be in all major cities). 

There are of course so many options of things to do in Berlin itself: 

• From 6pm : NYE for the whole family in the Spandau Citadel, with fireworks at the end 

Fireworks in the Spandau Citadel

• Several good parties for the clubbers in you, e.g. in Kino International or the Alte Muenze , at https://www.silvester-party-berlin.de/

Hanukkah

In general

• Candles and menorah can be bought in Judaica stores (e.g. Levy's in Hackescher Hoefe), or home-made, free ones (albeit pretty simple) are given by Chabad

• Sufganyot can be of course purchased as Pfannkuchen in every bakery, but for home-made upgraded ones, Yuval Belans offers a variety of interesting combinations (details)

Yuval Balens' Sufganyot

Seventh Candle, December 30th 

• Menorah lighting at the Oranienburger Str Synagogue at 3:30 pm 
• The "Rainbow Jews Chavurah" will light a GLBT and children friendly Menorah at 5pm, with crafts and food (details :  jonathan.rafael.balling@gmx.de )

Furthermore

• NYE fun runs: In the Grunewald (details); in the Plaenterwald on the 31st (details)

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