Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, November 30th - December 2nd

First Advent! Christmas Markets are Here!

I am going to list here only special weekend markets, assuming you can find the big ones on your own (however, here's a map) 

• Only on Saturday: Advent events in shops around the Boxi-Kiez in Friedrichshain

• A weekend market in the Swedish Church (Sat/Sun) in Wilmersfdorf (Landhausstraße 26, 10717 Berlin) and also in the Danish Church (Sat/Sun) in the same neighbourhood (Brienner Str. 12, 10713 Berlin) 

• Doggie Christmas Market in the Forsthaus Paulsborn in Grunewald 

• Light installations in Park am Südgelände Sat + Sun 

• Around the Buckower Dorfteich on Sat + Sun 

• Also in Potsdam: A Bohemian Christmas Market in Weberplatz, Babelsberg, Fri through Sun ; "Adventgarten" in Alexanderovka as well as in Schloss Belvedere Pfingstberg

Every Weekend

• Activities and a market at the FEZ 

• A special Christmas in Markthalle Neun (Fri + Sat, and on Sunday: Naschmarkt) 

• Christmas at the Späth’sche Baumschulen in Treptow 

• The Weihnachtsrodeo in the Kuehlhaus (near Park Gleisdreieck) is indoors and dedicated to funky design, Sat + Sun 

• A Vegan Christmas Market in Winterfeldplatz

Furthermore Christmasy Stuff

• The Nicholas Fun-run (including a Bambini Race) on Saturday, in Zehlendorf, everybody gets a chocolate-Nicholas as a prize! 

• Children activities (Christmas related) in Knoblauchhaus on Sunday 

• On Wednesday, the Coca Cola Truck will come to Mercedes-Platz in Friedrichshain, an appropriate place for such an action 

Furthermore... 

• Museums and Castles: 

• Every Sunday/Saturday, workshop on the archeaology exhibition, for kids aged 6 to 12, at 2:30 , Martin Gropius 

• Every Sunday, 12:30 - guided tour (DE) in the Pergaon; at 3 pm : guided tour through Maerkisches Museum's (DE) collection of interesting musical instruments 

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

• Food and Markets: 

Jewish Traditions and Hebrew Events

It's not only Advent, also Chanukkah, and there are many activities: 

• Hashomer Hatzair start the party on Sunday at 15:00, and will also light candles, near Alexanderplatz. Details dikla@hashomer.de 

• First Candle in Fraenkelufer, on Sunday at 4 pm 

• Chabad will light the candles on Sunday, at 6:30 pm in Brandenburg Gate 

• The Monday Candle will be lit at 5:30, in Breitscheidplatz

• Chabad will then light a Tuesday Candle in KaDeWe, at 5:30 ; and there will be also a concert by Walter Rothchild and the Minyan Boys, in Fraenkelufer

• Wednesday: Candle lightning in the Jewish Museum, 5 pm ; Also on Wednesday: in Forum Adlershof  at 5:30 pm 

• Thursday, a crazy Chanukkah party in Monster Ronson's , for adults of course (and if you like your entertainment a little more Orthodox, Bleiberg's are having a Klezmer evening on Thursday ; Traditional lightning the Candles at 7pm in the Mall of Berlin 

Later in the week...

There are over 60 markets in the city, so brace yourself! 

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