Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, March 31st through April 2nd

Adventure Time at FEZ

The FEZ  is offering all kinds of adventures this weekend: piracy, sports, experiments, cooking and much more. 

FEZ Adventure Weekend
FEZ, on Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin 

Public Transport: take the S3 to Wuhlheide or trams 27, 63 or 67 to Freizeit- und Erholungszentrum. Admission fees apply 

piracy at FEZ

Running or Biking? Why not Both! 

The half marathon for the adults will start on Sunday and will encompass the whole city centre, if you want to watch (route). On Saturday, there will be two fun runs for children: 500 m for kids under six, and a kilometre for kids between six and 10 year old. The event will take place in Park am Gleisdreieck at 11:00 (details) 

Berlin Half Marathon 

At the same time, there will be also a big "Bike Festival" in the Messe, VeloBerlin. The festival will feature new products, tryouts and a children parkour.  

VeloBerlin

Free admission under 14, Sat Sun at the Messe 

Food, Markets and Fairs 

After (having watched) so much sport, it's time to eat

• One intriguing event taking place this Sunday is the "Food Start Up Market", a market dedicated to latest developments in food. At Unicorn ( Brunnenstraße 64, 13355 Berlin), Sunday 12 - 6 (details) 

• Also on Sunday: the Naschmarkt in Markthalle IX, with lots of yummy stuff, Sun 12-6 

• If you're more into alcohol and liqueur, Destille Berlin is the weekend fair for you. Entrance fees apply, Sat & Sun at Heeresbäckerei (Köpenicker Str. 16-17, 10997 Berlin), more here

• The Easter Funfair at Britz (Fullhamer / Parchimer Allee) will take place starting Wednesday, March 29th, every day 

Huge Easter Bunny in Britz

• The Spring Funfair in the Zentralen Festplatz ( Kurt-Schumacher-Damm) , will continue throughout until April 17th; fireworks on Saturday April 15th, at 10 pm . Closed only on Good Friday (April 14th). Arrival: U7 Jakob-Kaiser-Platz and from there, busses  X21 , M21 ; or U6 Kurt-Schumacher-Platz and from there, busses M21, X21 or 128

• Another spring event: in the Botanical Gardens, on Saturday and Sunday

Furthermore

• Museums and Casltes: 

• Saturday afternoon: workshops for the whole family at the Museum of Technology, 3:30 

• Guided tour for children at the Maerkisches Museum, Sunday 2 pm 

• "Secrets of the pot", a guided tour for children at the Museum for European Cultures (Museum Europäischer Kulturen) in Dahlem. Sunday, 3 pm  

• Guided tour in the Charlottenburg Castle, Sunday 3 pm 

• Throughout the week: The exhibition "Platz da! Kinder machen Stadt", at Labyrinth Museum ( Osloer Straße 12 13359 Berlin) ; Kaboom! Comics and Games, at the Computer Games Museum ( Karl-Marx Allee 93A 10243 Berlin )

• Music: 
• Workshop for children at the Klingendes Museum, Sat 2:30 (details)

• Ohrenbär - musical story in the Alte Schmiede ( Spittastraße 40, 10317 Berlin) , Sunday 10:00 (details)

• Viva Vivaldi! A children concert in Urania, Sunday, 3 (details)

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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