Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 30th - July 2nd

Jazz in XBerg, Electro in PBerg-FHain 

Lots of cool musical events in Berlin at the weekend. 

The first if the Bergmannstrassenfest, Kreuzberg Jazzt, a jazz festival in Bergmannstrasse. The street offers this weekend a huge street party with the regular fair (stands, rides, food), but also with several stages for jazz performers. It is one of the most crowded street fairs of the year (fair warning to those of you who dislike big crowds and/or have young kids who tend to get lost), but it is also a lot of fun. 

Bergmannstrasse, between U-Mehringdamm and U-Gneisenaustr 

Fri/Sat/Sun (free) 

PDF Programme 

The Bergmannstr. Fest (Source: Wikipedia)

Another festival would be the Zug der Liebe, the current version of the Love Parade. It will start on Saturday, at 1 pm, in Mauerpark, and will continue throughout Danziger Str., Petersburger Str and Warschauer Str., all the way to Stralauer Allee. Participation is free, after-parties for a fee (which goes to charities) 

Zug der Liebe (route) 

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

• And more Jazz: A Jazz festival in the Kladow Port, where the ferry from Wannsee stops. Sat/Sun

• Music, arts and pool: at the Sommerbad Humboldthain 

• Museums and Castles

• Tour for families in the Museum of Technology (in German) , Sunday 11:00 and 2 ; and a tour in English (not for families), Sunday 3:30

• Tour for children with the "Palace Dragon", Sunday, 2:30 in the Marmorpalais 

• Wild animals in Berlin, activity for the whole family in the Museum of Natural History, Sunday 3 pm 

• Music
• Children opera in the Deutsche Oper, Sat + Sun 3:00 pm ; and a Family tour through the Deutsche Oper, Sat 3:30 

• The Magic Flute for children, Sun 11:00 

• Sports
• The "Respect Gaymes" is an inclusive sports tournament, campaigning for support for LGBT*Qs in sports. There will be lots of musical entertainment, sports and a children programme. Saturday, 10-6, in Jahn Sportpark.

• Markets and Food: 
• The Flowmarkt in Prinzessinnengarten , Sunday

• Street food market in the Kulturbraurei, Sunday

Hebrew / Israeli / Jewish Heritage 

• The Jewish Museum celebrates the beginning of their Summer Festival with a party, with activities for children and adults, special workshops and guided tours, etc. Sunday from 2 pm 

Later in the week...

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