Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, October 19th - 21st

Pre-Halloween 

Halloween is in two weeks time but there are already a few activities at this weekend

The FEZ is turning into a haunted castle, Burg Eckstein, in which a variety of "scary" activities can be done. The activities are open throughout the week, thanks to the Autumn Holidays (from October 22nd and until early November) .

FEZ 

Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin

Public Transport: take the S3 to Wuhlheide or trams 27, 63 or 67 to Freizeit- und Erholungszentrum. 

Admission fees apply 

Karl's in Elstal is also turning into a scary village for one night (Saturday, from 5pm), and will feature fire acrobatics, witches house and much more. Unlike the usual affair at Karl's, you should purchase a ticket in advance

The Babelsberg Filmpark presents its Horror Nights on Friday and Saturday (for adults and teens, children only on Halloween) 

Furthermore... 

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

• Musical instruments workshop at the Klingendes Museum on Saturday, 3 pm 

• Jazz for kids at Schlott on Saturday (4pm), with Disney tunes 

• Nature: build tree houses in Domaene Dahlem, Saturday (fees for the materials apply) 

• The German Comic Con is coming to town on Saturday and Sunday, which means cosplay, D-List Celebs, and lots of pop culture. Admission fees from age-5 (full details in English) 

• Museums and Casltes: 

• Friday night: a guided tour with torch-light, in the Natural History Museum

• Fairy-tale time in the Museumsdorf Düppel on Saturday (in German), 

• Saturday: design your own exhibition, at the Maerkisches Museum , 11:00 ; and on Sunday, a guided tour in their gramophone collection 

• Printing methods at the Scharf Gerstenberg Museum, on Saturday, 2pm 

• Food and Markets: 

• Friday: art book market in the Hamburger Bahnhof

• Also on Friday: Mexican Fiesta at Mi Buenos Aires in Berlin 

• Satrurday: chili festival at James June (Karl Marx Allee, where it meets Friedenstr) 

• Sunday, 10:00 - 4:00pm: Breakfast Market in Markthalle IX 

• Also on Sunday: The Kreuzboerg Flowmarkt in the Prinzessinnengaerten 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei 

Later in the week...

Monday will see a big festival in the Museum for Natural History, with many surprises and activities for children, 9:30 through 4pm 

Details 

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