Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, August 18th - 20th

The Long Night of the Museums

The highlight of this weekend is the Long Night of the Museums, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Around 80 museums around Berlin will open on Saturday until late (some until 2 or 3 am) and will offer guided tours, special events, concerts and of course - an opportunity to visit as many museums as you'd like with one ticket. There is also a children programme and an old-timer bus in some parts

The Long Night of the Museums

Saturday, 19th, from 6 pm (some children activities start even earlier)

Kids up to 12 for free

Furthermore

• More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

  
  

  • The summer fair in Breitscheidplatz (near the Europa Center) is called Summer in the City and features rides, food, stands etc. Ends on Sunday

  
  

• Rococo Festival on Saturday and Sunday in the Tierpark with lots of colourful clothing, concerts and also stands. Regular Tierpark admission fees apply. 

• Museums and Casltes

• Friday evening: tour through the Berlin Zoo

• 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 Lucian Freud Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• Music: Musical workshop for children aged 6 and up, Saturday, 3 pm, at the Klingendes Museum 

• Sport: children fun-run (next to an adult event) in Steglitz, Sunday 

• Markets and Food: 

• BiteClub, a Street Food party in the Treptow Arena, on Friday afternoon/evening; another food party on Saturday: The Beer and Bock Festival in Badehaus in Friedrichshain, starting at 6 pm 

• Local food and crafts/art from local artist in Die Dicke Linda, Saturday in Kranoldplatz, Neukoelln

• Food Sharing festival in the Malzfabrik in Tempelhof (near the Ikea), Friday through Sunday, with music, workshops and a lot of free food "saved" from being thrown away 

• Sat/Sun: Food and products from Brandenburg in Domaene Dahlem 

• Breakfast Market in the Markthalle 9, on Sunday 

• Street food in the Kulturbrauerei 

And in Brandenburg... 

• Renaissance Fair in Burg Storkow (Sat/Sun) 

• Castle Night in Potsdam, between Sat and Sun 

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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