Long Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, May 25th - 28th

A Fairly Spiritual Weekend

This weekend is oddly spiritual, given the worldly nature of vice-city Berlin. It starts with the Protestant Assembly (Kirchentag), which takes place at the Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension) weekend (from Wednesday, May 24th until Sunday, the 29th). 

The Protestant Assembly will also feature a huge Strassenfest, between the Reichstag, Barndenburg Gate and Gendarmenmarkt, on Wednesday, May 24th, from 6 p.m. 

Those interested in religion or religious culture will be also delighted to attend the Long Night of Religions on Thursday, with many places of worship open - including Berlin's only Sikh Temple or Pagan shrines. 

Jewish Heritage

Speaking of religion... 

• Minyan Rosh Hodesh in Rykestr., Friday

• Hashomer Hatzair will meet on Sunday afternoon for Shavuot Party ( check with dikla@hashomer.de ) 

Furthermore

• Funfairs and Street Parties: 
• The Steglitzer Festwoche, a traditional funfair with rides and stands, will start on Thursday, May 25th and will take place every day until June 11th. In Bäkepark, 15 minutes walk from Rathaus Steglitz 

Steglitzer Festwoche, for the 65th year! 

• Schoeneberg will celebrate the "May and Asparagus Festival", on Sat/Sun, in John F Kennedy Platz

•  Biesdorf's Flower Festival will take place in the Schloss Biesdorf's park, between Thursday and Sunday

• Sunday in Britzer Gardens: time for the Fairy Festival (info)

Britz Fairy Festival

Outside Berlin: 

• The Spielefest (Games Fest) will take place in the Schlosspark in neighbouring Oranienburg (end of the S1), on Thursday

• Museums and Castles: 

• Fairy tale in the Grunewald Palace, Sunday at 3 pm (info)

• Throughout the week: The exhibition "Kaboom! Comics and Games", at the Computer Games Museum ( Karl-Marx Allee 93A 10243 Berlin )

• Music:
• The Kinder Open Air in FEZ features quite famous German bands, doing their best at rocking (or hip-hopping) with the kids. Details

• Snow-White and 77 Dwarves, a children opera at the Komische Oper, Saturay 6 pm (details) 

• Markets and food: 

• And as usual, the weekend flea markets and the street food market in the Kulturbrauerei

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