Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, August 25th - 27th

Open Doors in the Federal Government

The federal government, or its offices, are having an open day on Saturday and Sunday, offering different activities including meeting politicians, concerts, culinary events and of course, lots of children activities. This is an election year, but the event is actually an annual event and an opportunity to see the ministries from the inside or learn a little about different issues they deal with. 

Tag der offenen Tür der Bundesregierung
On Saturday and Sunday (Programme) 
Free admission 

Visit Angie at her Workplace

Steampunk Romantic in the Nikolai Quarter

The Nikolaifestspiele is a mixture of live theatre and street party in the alleyways of the Nikolai Quarter , each year with a different historical, or semi-historical, focus. This year, Steampunks will walk in the quarter, there will be shows, demonstrations of old technology and the regular street party fun. 

Sat/Sunday, all over Nikolai Quarter

Free admission

Steampunk in Nikolai (credit: the orgnisers)

Furthermore

• More Funfairs and Street Parties:

• Street party in the Florakiez (that is, on Florastrasse in Pankow), on Saturday, from 2 p.m 

• Museums and Casltes

• A special evening tour in the Berlin Zoo, Friday at 6 pm

• 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 children in the Babelsberg Castle, with the "Palace Dragon" , Saturday, 3 pm 

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

• Fairy tales in the Jagdschloss Grunewald , Sunday 3 pm 

• Performing Arts: The International Circus Festival will start this weekend in Tempelhofer Feld and will last about a week. Tickets here

• Markets and Food: 

• The Vegan Summer Festival (Friday through Sunday) in Alexanderplatz features lots of vegan fast-food, but also animal-rights stands, vegan products and much more. 

• If this wasn't enough, there is yet another vegan (and vegetarian) festival at the weekend, this time at the lovely location of the Funkhaus in Neapelstr. Stil in Berlin and the Bite Club's Veggie Bite Club, Sunday from noon 

• Italian Festival in Urban Spree, including music, ice cream, Italian food and more, on Saturday 

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

• Local produce in the Kiezmarkt in Himmelbeet in Wedding, Saturday afternoon 

• Hummus Festival in Birgit und Bier, on Sunday 

• Also on Sunday, the Flowmarkt in prinzessinnengarten

Hebrew / Israeli / Jewish Heritage 

Later in the week...

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