Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 23rd - June 25th

The Long NIght of the Sciences

Scientific institutions all over Berlin will open their doors on the night between Saturday and Sunday and will show the public all kinds of fun and interesting things, as part of the "Long Night" . Among the activities: 

• The Botanical Gardens will offer children activities around the Mexican plants exhibition, featuring a "Mexican Fiesta" 

• Robotics, experiments etc. in many places, including a plethora of activities in Adlershof 

•  Medical oriented activities, including a first aid course for children, at the Charite

• English literature for children (in English) at the HU , with the somewhat sad title "Goodbye UK" 

Further Info and full programme 

Furthermore

• Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer", in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

Volksfestsommer

• Midsummer Festivals:

• If you hurried and read this blog on Wednesday, go outside and enjoy Fete de la Mousique, until midnight.

• Urban Spree will celebrate with lots of music and a cooperation with PETA - which means, a vegan midsummer fest. 

• The Midsummer Festival in the Britzer Gartens (Sat, from 6 pm) features dancing, music, food and fireworks

• The FEZ will celebrate the midsummer fest with the Sonnen-Wende-Fest, Sat/Sun

• A summer fest in the Insel in Treptow, Sunday all day 

• In Brandenburg: 

• Fairy Tales Festival in Filmpark Babelsberg, Sat/Sun all day 

• A town fest in Wildau (same S Station), Saturday 

Fairy Tales in Babelsberg

• Museums and Castles: 

• Guided tour for children in the Babelsberg Palace with the "Palace Dragon" on Sunday, 11:00 

• Guided tour for children in the Pergamon Museum, Sunday 11:30 

• Guided tour for children in Charlottenburg Palace, Sunday 3 pm ; and another one, with Heinrich the Swan, in the Oranienburg Palace

• Dog Days in the Tierpark, Sat/Sun

• Music: 
• Peter and the Wolf (German), at the Komische Oper, Sunday 11:00 

• The Sleeping Beauty, at the Deutsche Oper , Sunday 4 pm 

• Sports: 
• The Olympia fun-run on Sunday in Steglitz, including a children course (Sunday, from 9:30) 

• Markets and Food: 

• An Anime Fair in Kino Cosmos, in Friedrichshain, with Cosplay, Fri/Sat/Sun 

• The Vegan "Green Market" is back with a summer edition full of vegan ice cream and other goodies, Sat/Sun in Reinbeckhallen in Oberschöneweide 

• Himmelbeet in Wedding with a small "Kiezmarkt", Saturday, from 1 pm

Hebrew / Israeli / Jewish Heritage 

• Sunday afternoon: Hashomer Hatzair, details with dikla@hashomer.de 

Later in the week...

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