Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 14th - 16th

Street Parties, Festivals and Much more

There are many street parties and festivals to choose from at the weekend. The two main ones are the "Lesbian-Gay City Festival" in and around Nollendorfplatz and the German French Festival, in and around Brandenburg Gate. 

German-French Fest

Lesbian/Gay Street Party

But that is not all! oh, no. that is not all! 

There is also the last weekend of 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

• More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The Blumenfest (Flower Festival) in Weißensee features rides, stands, and of course - the "Flower King/Queen". Fri/Sat/Sun, on Berliner Allee in the section between Antonplatz and Indira Gandhi Straße (M4 / M13 or Tram 12) , and around the lake. 

• Until July 20th: Berlin Lacht! , street theatre festival in Washingtonplatz (Hauptbahnhof) 

Berlin Lacht! (from their website)

• Saturday: 750 year anniversary to Kladow, with a fest in Imchenplatz

• Saturday: from 2 pm at Zelterstraße in PBerg ; and also, not far from there, in Stargarder Straße

• And also on Saturday: a street party in Choriner Str in Mitte

• Sat/Sun: Hafenfest , a party in the historical harbour of Berlin/Mitte (near Fischerinsel) 

Furthermore

• Open day in the Berlin Fire Brigade! A wonderful Sunday experience for little fans (and big ones as well) 

• Museums and Casltes

• Open Days on Sat/Sun including many activities for children at the KPM Museum in Tiergarten. Free admission to the museum. 

KPM Museum 

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Guided tour for families in German in the Kafka Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• "Stoffe und Muster", a fashion workshop for kids aged 6 to 12, Sunday, from 2 pm, at the Kunstgewerbemuseum 

• Nature: 
• Bat Fesitval in the Spandau Citadel on Sunday, 12-6 pm

• And also: stork festival in Malchow, Sat/Sun from noon

• Music: workshop for kids at the Klingendes Museum, Saturday, 3 pm 

• Markets and Food: 

• Friday afternoon: Bite Club, in Arena/Treptow

Bite Club

• Arts, crafts, upcycling and designer products, Saturday in Alfred-Scholz-Platz 

• An Italian breakfast market in Markthalle IX, Sunday 

• Cherry festival at Spaeth , Sat+Sun 

• And perhaps one of the coolest possible event: an Israeli-Syrian Hummus party in Refugio, with a DJ, flea market and yes, also hummus. 

• Also in Kreuzberg on Sunday: The Flowmarkt in the Prinzessinnengarten 

Jewish Heritage

Family Kabalat Shabbath in : 

• Rykestr (Fr., 4:30 pm) 
• Sukkath Schalom (Fr 6 pm) 

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