Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, February 16 - 18th

Berlinale

The Berlin Film Festival opens this week, which ensures a week full of exciting events , on and off the Red Carpet. There are literal red carpets where you can stalk your favourite celebrity, but there are also tickets available, if you're very patient and compromising. Sale starts every day at 10 am and tickets for really desirable movies end quickly. 

There are also some interesting events around the Berlinale. On Sunday, February 18th, there will be a Shopping-Sunday, from 1 to 6 pm. 

Another event - throughout the festival, is the Bite Club, a Street Food Market, which is open between February 15th and 25th in Potsdamer Platz

Furthermore... 

• The FEZ runs a weekend dedicated to gaming!

• Museums and Casltes

• Every Saturday: workshops for children in the Bauhaus Archive (from 11:00) 

• And also - workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Sunday, 2 pm, "Fragile Treasures", activity in the Oranienburg Castle 

• Guided tour in the Marmorpalais with the "Castle Dragon", Sun, 2:30 

• Music: 
• Knight Parceval, a children opera, in the Philharmonie, on Saturday and Sunday

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

• The Little Magic Flute, a concert for kids at the Urania, Sunday 3pm 

• Food and Markets: 

• Well, if you have been paying attention - there is a street food market around the Berlinale, from February 15th through the 25th

• And on Sunday, there is a special Breakfast Market in Markthalle IX 

Jewish Traditions: Purim

Purim is on February 28th, but fusioning with the Carnival, you can start partying at this weekend. 

The Jewish puppet theatre, the Bubales, will perform with Die Schlaue Esther on Sunday (at 3 pm) in Chabad House East (Karl Liebknecht 34) . Registration with nz@chabadberlin.de  

The clever Esther

And also: Bowling with Hashomer Hatzair, on Sunday, details: dikla@hashomer.de

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