Wednesday 27 September 2017

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, September 29th through October 1st (actually, Oct 3rd)


German Unification Day on October 3rd

So, before you forget: October 3rd is a public holiday, which means that government offices, schools, kitas, and shops are closed. There are obviously many public events at the weekend and on Unification Day.  

 There will be a huge festival around Brandenburg Gate, with concerts, food stalls and the like. The festival starts already on October 1st and will continue until October 3rd, which is defined "Family Day". 

Not only Unification Day - there is also Day of the Open Mosques in Germany, where numerous mosques will open 
http://www.tagderoffenenmoschee.de/ 
Another aspect of the holiday is the fact that Sunday is Open Shops Sunday, with big chains open between 1 and 6 pm. 



Light! 

There is the famous "Festival of Lights", which is due to start only in October, and there is a little brother, who comes before it: "Berlin Leuchtet", during which many buildings are beautifully lit. It starts this Friday, until October 15th





Furthermore

  • More Funfairs and Street Parties 

    • Pumpking Festival in Akazienstr. in Schoeneberg, Sat + Sunday 
Pumpkin Festival

    • Potsdam will celebrate the Apple Festival on Saturday and Sunday, in the BUGA Park 

    • And another cool festival in the outskirts of Berlin: The "Juggler Festival" in the Oranienburg Castle and Park (Schlosspark Oranienburg), Sat + Sun + Mon + Tue  

    • Oktoberfest: 
      • In the Zentraler Festplatz in Kurt Schumacher Damm
      • In the Britz Gardens, till Tuesday 
      • In Alexanderplatz, until October 8th 
      • In the Neuen Lustgarten in Potsdam, with an event titled "the largest Oktoberfest in the region", until October 22nd 




  • Museums and Casltes

    • 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; and on this Sunday - also in English, at 3:00 
    • Every Sunday , 12:00, the "Mighty Wurlitzer" in the Musical Instruments Museum
    • Guided tour for families in the Charlottenburg Castle, Sunday, 3 pm 



    • Harvest also in the Berlinische Galerie on Sunday (11:00), with plants workshop for the autumn 



  • Music: 
    • Saturday, 5 pm: Staatsoper for Everybody! A free concert in Bebelplatz 
    • On Tuesday (Reunification Day), the Komische Oper will have a children event from 10:00, with a free entrance until 6 pm 




  • Markets and Food: 
    • Sunday is also the date of another food festival, Indian Food Festival and the location is no less than the Indian Embassy. There is a lot of security regulations you have to comply with, so read carefully. 
    • On Saturday, there is also a Gin Festival, in the Spreewerkstaetten 
    • What's better than BiteClub? A double BiteClub, on Saturday and Sunday, for the European Street Food Awards , in the Arena Treptow 



Yom Kippur

 And in a striking change from the food makets: Yom Kippur Eve is on Friday, September 29th, and most services will start at 6 pm: 

  • 6 pm: Fraenkelufer, Rykestr, Oranienburger Str., Pestalozzistr , Chabad
  • 6:30 : Joachimstaler Str., The Sephardi Synagogue on Passauer Str 
  • 7:30 : Sukkath Schalom 
On Saturday morning, most services will start at 10:00; the Sephardic Synagogue will start at 8:00 and Chabad/Joachimstaler will start at 9:00 am. 




Later in the week...





Just after Yom Kippur, there is also Sukkoth, and this year, you can find activities for kids in the Fraenkelufer Synagogue, Wednesday at 4:30 





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