Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, September 21st - 23rd

Kite Festival in Tempelhofer Feld

One of the best events of the autumn in Berlin (and just in time, given the weather change), is the huge kite festival in Tempelhofer Feld, on Saturday. Alongside really-really huge kite built by professional (or amateur) teams, you can also bring your own kite, homemade or bought. 

Saturday, Tempelhofer Feld, 11am-8pm (free admission) 

Oktoberfest

Every year, the same thing: explaining newbies to German culture that Oktoberfest is in fact, not a German thing (but a Bavarian one) and especially in Prussian Berlin, don't expect to find much of this festival. 

Want to see "real" Oktoberfest? Go to the Bavarian province - the smaller the town, the nicer is the experience; Munich is disgusting, be warned. 

Want to see faux-Berlin Oktoberfest? Check out

• Oktoberfest at the Hofbräuhaus Berlin, starting this weekend until October 7th 

• The Alexanderplatz Oktoberfest is taking place till October 7th 

• Another "traditional" Oktoberfest, this time with rides, takes place in the Zentraler Festplatz in Kurt Schumacher Damm, until October 14th. The programme: 

• There are also less traditional, Berlin Oktoberfest places, that don't try to imitate Bavarian tradition, e.g. at this weekend (Sat + Sun) in Birgit und Bier, with street food and of course, beer  

Furthermore... 

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

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

• Sunday: Colour Festival for the autumn in Museumsdorf Dueppel 

• Saturday: Chinese Moon Festival in the Gardens of the World ; and if you're in the area - a street fair in Alice Salomon Platz , throughout the weekend 

• Other street parties: 
• Saturday, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz in Friedenau , 11:00 - 7:00pm 

• Sunday. in Großgörschenstraße , in Kreuzberg, from 2pm 

• Sat + Sun: party in Späth'sche Baumschulen 

• World children day, in Potsdamer Platz on Sunday (also, see below) 

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

• Children musical festival in Yaam on Saturday 

• Hundreds of amateur musicians will join the Berlin Symphony for the Symphony Mob, on Sunday (2:30 onwards) in the Mall of Berlin 

• Food and Markets: 

• Open air bar market in Prinzessinnengarten, on Saturday until midnight

• Brandenburg organic agriculture festival on Sunday in Potsdamer Platz 

• Foodsharing Festival at the Malzfabrik, Friday through Sunday 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei 

Education

Saturday: an Open Day at the Berlin Bilingual, in Friedrichshain (primary and secondary) 

Jewish Traditions: Sukkoth 

• Celebrating in the Sukkah in Fraenkelufer, Sunday, from 4:30 pm 

Later in the week...

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