Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, January 5th - 7th

No Pants Subway Ride

No trousers will be needed on Sunday to ride the BVG (but remember to put your BVG-ticket in your coat). The annual event is a flash mob, starting on Sunday at 2pm , usually (but not necessarily) in Friedrichshain. 

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If you don't have nice panties, perhaps it's time for Open Shops Sunday Open Shops at Mall of Berlin! The excuse might be Novi God. Important correction by our alert reader Irit: the open shops are only at Mall of Berlin (and elsewhere, in shops that are usually open on Sundays). Not an Open Shops Sunday. Sorry for the confusion. 

Furthermore... 

• FEZ are opening the year with a big party, both at this party and the next one, including children entertainment and activities. 

• Sport: 
• Well, not what you might consider as sports, but all three Ikea shops are running a "Christmas Tree throwing" competition on Saturday. You can BYO tree or just watch

• And back to more conventional sports: a "jelly donut fun-run" in Pankow on Saturday

• Friday and Saturday will also see the international Synchronised Skating competition, the Berlin Cup. Teams from all over the world will compete, who does figure skating, but as a group and at once. At the Wellblechenpalast in Hohenschoenhausen (info/tickets)

• Museums and Casltes

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Also: a guided tour in the Museum of Natural History on Saturday

• Build Your Own Exhibition, activity for children at the Maerkisches Museum, Saturday, 2pm 

• Music and shows: 

• Every Saturday , 12:00, the "Mighty Wurlitzer" in the Musical Instruments Museum ; 

• Alphorn Concert on Saturday at the Philharmonie, and also an instrument try-out at the Klingendes Museum afterwards

• Figure skating fans will also have the opportunity to enjoy the Moscow Circus on Ice, at the Tempodrom, in two shows on Saturday

Moscow Circus on Ice

• Food and Markets: 

• Designer market in Griessmühle (Neukölln) on Friday (details) 

• And also a Christmas present swap market at the Museum of European Ethnology in Dahlem, on Saturday

• Israeli-Palestinian Breakfast at Knaan, Sat + Sun (details)

Jewish / Hebrew Activities

The Hashomer Hatzair Youth Movement is back with new activities and a much more central location: straight in Nikolaiviertel! The activities will take place on Sundays afternoon, starting with this Sunday . Register with dikla@hashomer.de 

Later in the week...

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