Events in Berlin, October 29th - 31st

 Halloween

The weekend is packed with Halloween events (which will take place on Sunday, October 31st), but please note that some events (e.g. a big weekend event in the  Klaistow Farm) were cancelled at the last minute due to public health considerations. Keep yourself updated on the various sites what the exact requirements are (2G, 3G, etc.) and whether it is necessary to coordinate arrival in advance or it is possible to arrive spontaneously.

For those who are in their first year here, and especially for those who are used to the American version, it should be noted that this is a much, much smaller matter in Germany (in Berlin a little more big interest than in the rest of the country).  For many Germans, this is an "American" holiday, many are not even aware of it (i.e., if you trick/treat on them they may have remembered, purchased some candy and delicacies in advance and would have given something, but maybe not either); And the events, if any, focus on two target populations - the children and the fans of clubs and parties.

Some notable events worth mentioning:

• Halloween at FEZ. The FEZ does not neglect its role as the children’s play kingdom with sessions for children of all ages ahead of Halloween, including an evening event for families with older children. Saturday + Sunday

• Halloween in Karl's - As mentioned in the last two weeks, "Karl" takes Halloween with the proper seriousness, with intimidation corners, pumpkin carving workshops, and more and more. Saturday / Sunday with free admission to most events; And if we're already in the state of Brandenburg, then the "Eldorado Templin" will also have a Halloween party, on Saturday.

• Halloween activity on Saturday in Britzer Gardens (details) 

• Waldseilgarten Jungfernheide's Halloween fun run - one of the most fun events, a fun run (in different allotments), with different costumes and scares, Sunday, for a fee

• For those looking for something a little less requires prepayment or pre-arrangement (or a drive to the end of the city in the direction of Karl), the Das Schloss shopping centre and the Wilmersdorfer Strasse pedestrian shopping street will hold all kinds of activities on Saturday

• On Sunday afternoon, the Deutsche Oper will offer a special concert for children with scary songs (details)

For adults (and older teens), there are parties in almost every self-respecting club, the well-known ones in the "Weekend" and in the Kulturbrauerei, but also for example this event / party, at Mahalla Berlin - bring your costumes as inflated as possible.

• In another disposition, the "Final Girls Berlin" film festival focuses on horror films from a feminist angle; Another less conventional event is the Halloween stand-up on Women's Purity *, in English, at Ma's Comedy Club on Saturday night (details)

A place suitable for both teenagers and adults looking to scare themselves, all year round, is the Berliner Dungeon, a kind of commercial and tourist adventure site. Of course, there is a Halloween event on site.

• At the Botanischer Volkspark in Panko, Sunday will mark "Dios de los Muertos" with a Latin fiesta (details)

In addition

The first in the Christmas markets opens this week! The clearly non-traditional market in Potsdamer Platz. The market does not include an ice rink like in previous years, because of the corona, but the traditional glitch on tubing exists. Outside there are 3g rules, inside 2g.

The list will be updated after I can breathe a little, I have more to tell (-;

Until then, have a magical and sunny weekend, relative to November

Events in Berllin for the Weekend of October 22-24th

 Sportscene

Some sporting events take place this weekend, and are also suitable for spectators (and hopefully, also for potential * participants *, some of whom can also register at the last minute). 

• Half marathon around the Müggelsee , starts on Sunday at 10:00 from the Hotel Müggelsee Berlin (at Müggelheimer Damm 145, 12559 Berlin). Arrival: Bus 169 to Rübezahl 

• For those who prefer to run with obstacles (or watch others wallowing in the mud), there is the Cross Challenge race (also on Sunday at Döberitzer Heide, including a run for children and youth and one for beginners, starting from 8:45, different times - in different races) . Arrival: Bus 638 from Spandau station 

Mud is healthy

• And the first public ice rink also opened this week - Neukoelln Ice Stadium. Right next to Templehoffer Feld, Oderstr. 182 12051 Berlin, Hermannstr Station ( for opening hours and additional information )

Not out yet, but you can already skate!

• Not exactly a sport, but quite outdoors (and important for drivers too): a huge environmental demonstration on Friday in the entire Potsdamer Platz area and the borough. Info

Indoors

Although this weekend is not really cold (and is supposed to be dry or dryi-ish), there are several cool things to do indoors, for those of you who don't believe "there is no bad weather".  Short and impressive selection: 

• The "Komische Oper" offers a new-dangling opera for children called Die Zaubermelodika, which is of course a kind of parody (or tribute) to "The Magic Flute". Premiere on Sunday, at 16:00 ( details and tickets )

• For kids and teens who feel more Berghain than Philharmonic, the KAHO in Karlshorst offers a workshop on how to learn how to be a DJ. In Berlin it's more of a future profession than a programming course, right? (Sunday, 14:00, info)

• Anime and manga festival at the Messe. I always hesitate to recommend these events, because they are usually commercial bore with insane prices, but since there are sure to be manga-fans in the general public, for your consideration ( details )

• And really only for adults: Cannabis Fair at the Arena with different and weird (legal) products from the plant ( details )
• And if you're looking for a legal option to get all hazy, you are invited instead to Collabfest, with different and weird beers at BrewDog Berlin Mitte every weekend ( details )

I ain't afraid of no ghost  

Because Halloween is approaching and although there will really be loads of recommendations (even for adults) for next week's post, there are already some seasonal sessions this week: 

• Online workshop (for those who are afraid to leave the house) of pumpkin design for children, Saturday, 15:00 ( info)

• On Saturday and Sunday, the children's theatre in Trapto Park will offer a "family experience" with "the ghost in the puppet theatre" with "black light" lamps. From age 3 and up ( details ) 

Ghost in the Puppet Theater

• In Karl's Strawberry Village they continue with the plan for Halloween, with lite intimidation, pumpkin design and the like. On Saturday night a real "Spooky Night" is planned, but unfortunately, all tickets are sold out ( details )

• The German "Famous Five Trio", the Drei ???, star in the planetarium with the play " Die drei ??? und das Dorf der Teufel ", aged 8 and up

• The Das Schloss Shopping Mall in Steglitz will offer various activities on Friday, Saturday and next week, including a mystery game (look for the treasure), intimidation in VR, and monsters that roam free in the mall. 

• For older youth (and adults), there is a Fantasy Film Festival at Kulturbrauerei ( details )

Somewhat Jewish

• Breeding like zombies, but this time it's got nothing to do with Halloween, but stand-up evenings with a Jewish orientation in Berlin: 

• The Shahak Shapira and Anna Bruce in Belushi's, Friday 

• On Sunday you can have a show at the Z Bar with a bagel, during the New York Bagel Pop Up & English Comedy Show 

• On Thursday evening, "TwoJews Presents: Live Musical Comedy!" In Herman Schulz in Friedrichshain; And on the same evening there will be a Klezmer session in Neukoelln 

• And if you are looking for more interesting events in the Israeli and Jewish context: 
• On Saturday, I will tour again (in German and for free) a tour on the Jewish history of the "Mühlenviertel" area in Prenzlauer Berg, at 15:00 ( details )

• On Sunday afternoon, Hashomer Hatzair Ken Berlin will meet for action in the Alexanderplatz area ( details )

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Events for the weekend of October 15-17th

 Autumn and its colours

• Lanterns and leaves - A workshop at the Freilandlabor Britz on Saturday ( details )

• At the Franklaufer Synagogue  , activities are planned for the synagogue's children on Sunday on the subject of autumn, the weather and the environment. In two groups, ages 3-5 and ages 6-11 

• And another autumn: on Sunday, the "Autumn Fair" will end at Zentraler Festplatz - a small amusement park with facilities, stalls and the like. Admission is free (facilities of course not). Until then, open every day 
• Address : Kurt-Schumacher-Damm 207, 13405 Berlin; 
• Getting there : U7 train to Jakob-Kaiser-Platz then bus lines X21, M 21, N 21 or U6 train to Kurt-Schumacher-Platz then bus lines X21, M 21, N 21, 128 

Other interesting events

• A very interesting event takes place in Urania on Friday afternoon - a "recycling" workshop for objects to create play areas and playgrounds, which also includes the possibility for "teams" of families to experience the makeshift playgrounds ( details )

• Hip hop party for the whole family at YAAM on Sunday ( details )

• This week (until Sunday) a small festival of Roma and Sinti culture takes place at Alexanderplatz, including music and food ( details ) 

• Some of the activities as part of " Children's Culture Month " still have places available - so jump to the opera this weekend, make posters or plan a better world without plastic 

• Every weekend there will be a beer festival near the IKEA "Tempelhof" (station: Südkreuz), at the entrance to the festival there is also a discount for the use of shopping at IKEA (details)

• Those looking for something a little more active (and a little more colorful) in the Templehof area on Sunday can join the Color Obstacle Rush race  at the Trabrennbahn Berlin-Mariendorf 

Autumn Holidays in Berlin

Are you also "stuck" in Berlin during the autumn holidays, without the possibility of flying without bothering with isolations and the like? Some ideas (that can be used even if you are currently reading the post from Mallorca) 

(1) Travel to Linum to see the storks. The storks and cranes come in large quantities to the Linumer Teiche, because the pools in the area provide the birds with food and a comfortable environment. It is not so easy to get to Linum without a car (RE6 to Kremmen station and then bus 758), but it is only an hour by car. 

Storks in Linum. The photo is not mine - it is from the website of the Nature
Conservation  Organization  NABU,
which also owns a "station" in Linum

(2) Scare yourself in "Karls". Yes, Halloween is around the corner. Of course, I will publish for Halloween, but in the meantime, " Karl " (from the strawberries) is already preparing a spooky programme Halloween . Of course you can also carve pumpkins there (arrival: by Strawberriy Bus or by regional train to the town of Elstal and from there bus 686)

(3) Go to a museum or exhibition! Beyond the "regular" candidates ( Berlin Museum of Nature , Berlin Museum of Technology, Museum of Computer Games , Children's Museum of the Jewish Museum or various museums for children like Mach Mit) there are also rotating exhibitions worth visiting, such as the Street Art Exhibition located in an abandoned casino in Nolendorf -Place; The exhibition Dark Matters in Bromelsburg and more. 

(4) Climb and jump - in trampoline halls (Jump House), in bouldering halls, or in an indoor rope hall, such as the BergWerk in Hellersdorf (near Hellersdorf station) 

(5) go swimming - the indoor pools are back, including those with slides like Schonberg's Hans Rosenthal Pool; And of course indoor "water parks" like the Tropical Islands, the TURM in Oranienburg and more. 

Roll into an artificial tropical landscape

(6) And almost last - I collected quite a few possible camps, I guess in most places are few (if any), but if you need help, because there is no Hort and you have no freedom, let's try to consult. Among other things, the Janusz Korczak House in the Nikolai district offers a creative day camp during the second week of the holiday (details in the photo) 

Adults only ...

Coincidentally there are several events this week that are definitely interesting and definitely do not involve the whole family: 

• The Berlin International Burlesque Festival enters its eighth year this weekend. The program, due to the corona, is narrower than usual ( details )

And in a sharp transition: 

• Friday - Workshop on "Jewish Resistance: Yesterday and Today" (in German, details )

• First - 
• New Year's (Jewish, I mean) concert with Mimi Sheffer, in Potsdam (details) 

• Also: Online discussion entitled " Confronting Antisemitism: Activating Archives, Libraries, & Museums "

• And if you are looking for ~ Hebrew lessons for girlfriends ~ or spouses - "Zuzman" offers regular Hebrew lessons for adults, in addition to the number of Hebrew classes for children in Berlin that they have started to offer. 

Events at the weekend : 8-10 October

The Children Culture Month 

To be truthful, this special series of events has started already last week, but I did not have time to report about it, and I decided that it is important enough for the current week. The "Children Culture Month" features cultural institutions throughout Berlin offering a variety of special activities for children, most of them free or at a very nominal price.

KinderKulturMonat - this weekend and also a little during the autumn holidays

Everyone is welcome to the living room (and more events) 

The event Tag des guten Lebens Neukölln will take place on Saturday in  the neighbourhood. Residents are invited to turn the Thomashöhe Park into a neighbourhood living room, with games, activities and opportunities to discuss environmental and social change in the area. There will be music, do-it-yourself workshops, cooking, games, and guided tours. 

Saturday, Thomashöhe Park, U-Bhf  Leinestraße U8 or Karl-Marx-Str  U7 

More street parties and outdoor events 

• Mitte: on Saturday and Sunday, there is a food festival in the courtyard of Clärchens Ballhaus ( details )

• Kreuzberg / Schöneberg: The "green market" on Saturday / Sunday in Jules in Gleisdreieck Park includes various products - from food to decorative products - which can be called "green". And alongside them, music 

• On Sunday you can also visit the Flowmarkt on Sunday, under the Yorckstr bridges on Großgörschenstraße 

• Moabit: Art and Design Market at Arminiusmarkt on Saturday ( details )

• Wedding: "Autumn party" in the Himmelbeet community garden on Saturday, starting at 12:00, at Ruheplatzstraße 12, 13347 Berlin (station: Leopoldplatz of U9 and U6). 

• And more in Wedding: Bagels, New York and jokes - not Seinfeld but a stand-up evening with a New York flavour (but also a little Jewish and a lot of Berlin) at the Z Bar in Gazundbrunnen on Sunday, starting at 7:30 PM ( details )

• Pankow: Autumn festival also at the Pinke Panke children's farm on Sunday. There will be animals, there will be creative activities and also music ( details )

• Schöneweide: The Subaer Flohmarkt in Revier Südost (Schnellerstraße 137 12439 Berlin, Schöneweide station), on Saturday. 

• Residents of Hellersdorf will celebrate the autumn at Alice-Salomon-Platz, right next to the Hellersdorf station of the U5. The "Harvest Festival" will take place in all three days of the weekend and with rides, stalls and an entertainment stage 

• Potsdam: Autumn Festival at Volkspark Potsdam on Sunday including pumpkins and more ( details )

And now, as Monty Python say, to something completely different, not autumn but 

• "Hangeul Day" is the Korean alphabet day and a national holiday in South Korea. The South Korean embassy is organizing a small festival with Korean music (and hopefully also delicacies) on Saturday at the Gendarmenmarkt, for full details

Kids nowadays are hacking...

... And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Jugend Hackt is organizing the Hackathon this weekend, which is also intended for those who already have experience in hacking or programming, and for those who are there for the first time. 

Youth Hacked 

How old am I, considering I remember this film?

And considering that the registration for the hackathon has actually ended (so you may not be able to register), you can meanwhile program robots in Haba as part of the workshop " LEGO®SPIKE ™ Prime: Discover the World of Robots " which takes place on Saturday. 

Small programming enthusiasts will also be able to experience the Scratch workshop, during the fall break, online ( details )

Autumn Holidays

From October 11 to 22, public school children enjoy two weeks of fall holiday. The city is full of a selection of offers for "camps" in case the "Hort" is not to the taste of the children. Short selection: 

• Autumn vacation for computer and programming enthusiasts - at the Futorium 

• Game lovers will be able to come to the America-Gedenkbibliothek Library for a Games Workshop Together on Thursday ( details )

• The Staatsoper offers a workshop where you can experience life on stage - Tuesday through Thursday 

• Also at Grunwald Palace you can do a theater workshop on vacation 

• And if you are actually in the segment of creation, the Ferienparcours of the "Culture Month" can cover some areas of creation and art; Or of course enroll in one of the art schools of all in the circus, for example here in Schonberg-Templehof

Goddess 2019 - two years

The attack in the city of the goddess (aimed at the city's synagogue at the height of the Yom Kippur prayer) took place exactly two years ago - on October 9, 2019. Number of events in memory of the event: 

• A memorial assembly at Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg, Saturday at 7:00 PM ( details )

• The next day, Sunday, 
• Memorial service at the Admiralbrücke at 14:00 ( details )

• In the evening: a symposium on "Goddess Everywhere" at the Jewish Community House on Fasanenstr in Charlottenburg ( details )

• And another demonstration on Saturday: On Saturday, at 12:00, the nursing staff at the Vivantes hospitals, and anyone who wants to express solidarity, will demonstrate at Herrmannplatz. They are not even asking for a higher salary or anything like that, just to increase the standards and add manpower. 

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Events for the weekend : English version for October 1st-3rd

 Until I'll get better information from those who are interested, I am posting one week in English, one week in German. I personally have no preference, but have to know which one my readers would feel more comfortable with (or is more necessary as there is an abundance of sources in both languages). 

In any case, this one of the busiest weekends, event-wise. So let's start with...

German Unification Day

On October 3, 1990, the Parliaments of East and West Germany voted for the unification of the two countries. This holiday, which has been celebrated ever since, is the closest thing to a "national day" that Germans have, but it is actually usually celebrated in a rather minor way, at least when the city where you live is not the "main host" (this year Halle is the host). 

One of the things that happens on this day and is suitable for parents from all over Germany  is "Mouse Open Doors Day". The mouse from the popular German show "Die Sendung mit der Maus" invites you to discover "behind the scenes" of different places - as they do on the show every week. In Berlin, for example, you can visit interesting memorial sites with activities for children, or visit a research institute that deals with "future research". Registration details (places are caught fast!)

The long night of the families and the long day of the museums

In Berlin there are dozens, if not hundreds, of places that offer different activities for the whole family. The "Long Night" on Saturday (October 2) offers activities in these places, including guided tours of interesting places, creative activities, music, bonfires, experiments and much more. 

The long night of families - all over the city, Saturday

And if that's not enough, then on the morning after the “long night,” that is, on Sunday, many museums around the city will be open for free and will offer activities including workshops for children and adults, guided tours and other special events. 

Autumn: Pumpkin, harvest and other reasons to party

• Schöneberg: Pumpkin Festival on Akazienstr and nearby streets (station: Eisenacher U7), on Saturday / Sunday 

• Spandau: A festival that combines medieval juggling, stalls and more at Spandau Citadel (station: Zitadelle U7), admission fee, Friday-Saturday-Sunday

• And more in Spandau, but right at the end of the district: Harvest Festival at Naturschutzstation Hahneberg on Sunday ( details )

• Dahlem: Harvest Festival at Domäne Dahlem on Saturday / Sunday (station: Dahlem Dorf U3), entrance fee applies

• Not related to the harvest festivals, but if we are already in Dahlem, then on Sunday a free concert by the Israeli-Iranian (and especially Berlin) band Sistangila at 15:00 at the Martin-Niemöller-Haus ( details )

• Pankow / Blankenburg: The Botanischer Volkspark will also celebrate a harvest festival on Sunday ( details , and a few more infos )

• Potsdam: Apple Festival at the Volkspark on Saturday / Sunday, including medieval artists, etc., entrance fee  applies 

Wait, there's more! 

• FEZ is having a space-themed weekend, with various activities for the little astronauts and the little cosmonauts among you. fezMachen! RAUMFAHRT  (Saturday / Sunday, there's an admission fee).

• Mitte: Art market, etc. (Saturday / Sunday and in fact also Friday) in the courtyard of the Museum of German History (Unter den Linden 2) 

• Kreuzberg: Street party at Mehringplatz on Saturday ( details )

• Prenzlauer Berg: Cultural days on Saturday at Storkower Platz with activities for children and adults 

• Charlottenburg: Sunday open in a bikini 

• Schöneberg: "The Green Market" for everything ecological, vegetarian, etc. at Jules in the Glacier Park (Luckenwalder Str. 6b 10963 Berlin) on Saturday / Sunday

• Neukoelln: Nowkoelln Flowmarkt in Maybachufer on Sunday 

• Friedrichshain: Sneakers Market in Cassiopeia (RAW) on Saturday 

• Wedding: designer market with DJ etc on Strandbad Plötzensee on Saturday; And the Weddingmarkt market in the first at Leopoldplatz 

• Reinickendorf: The autumn fair at Zentraler Festplatz includes amusement park facilities, food stalls and the rest of the fair atmosphere. Admission is free, the facilities cost money. Open every day except Monday and Tuesday  details 

• Spandau: A free rock festival near City Hall, every evening starting Friday ( details )

• Lichtenberg / Karlshorst: A "huge" flea market (according to organizers) on the horse racing track at Treskowallee 129  

• All over the city there is a weekend of empanadas  in different Latin American places, you can experience different styles 

• Sunday is also " Open Mosques Day ", if you are intrigued to see one of Berlin's mosques from the inside. 

• And if we are already talking about interfaith dialogue, then on Sunday at 10:30 there will be an "interfaith prayer" in the Marienkirche, which is the responsibility of the representatives of the three Abrahamic religions that are establishing the House of One and the interfaith kita that is about to open ( details )

• And one more thing that is sure to interest many of you: Sunday is " Club Culture Day " in Berlin, and many clubs put on exciting events (starting at noon but also during the day, not just at night) 

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