If you feel ready for the Fourth Advent...

This weekend is the "Fourth Advent," meaning the fourth (and final) weekend before Christmas. On the 23rd, the Christmas holiday begins in the schools (and probably in most nursery schools as well) and Christmas Eve is a day later. For those who are here for the first time at Christmas, essential information at the end of the current post.

But in the meantime, despite the Corona, we're trying to celebrate in Berlin. As usual, a map of the Christmas markets is attached (key: red for markets that are open every day, even on weekdays, for example in the days between December 20 and 23, when you may be at home; green for those that are open on specific days - click on it to know, when they are open).

Some recommendations:

The Orankelichter at the Orankesee lido (Hohenschönhausen), on 17-19. December

Street party and Advent market also on Preußenallee in Westand on Saturday and Sunday (details)

As every weekend, this weekend there is an Advent "market" at FEZ, where children can find art corners, sessions and more. Saturday / Sunday in FEZ (address: Str. Zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin), there's (modest) admission

Also - the Advent edition of the Weddingmarkt on Leopoldplatz, on Sunday

More Christmas Events:

Sunday is going to be an "Open Shop Sunday" in many places.

Special Christmas train rides with the BVG, on Saturday and Sunday

Why is Santa Claus actually wearing red / white clothes? Anyone who has participated in my Christmas Market Tours in previous years knows, in part because of the spread of this image by Coca-Cola. The beverage company conducts a special Christmas campaign every year, and in Germany, among other places, "Coca-Cola trucks" pass between the big cities. This year, in Berlin, on Tuesday, December 21st, in the afternoon. A time window for arriving at the event must be arranged on the website

On Wednesday, December 22, you can have a little laugh (in English) at the stand-up "A Very TWO JEWS Christmas!" In Z BAR in Wedding

If you feel like joining the circus...

The "Berlin Circus Festival" takes place, starting Friday, on the Tempelhofer Feld. The event focuses on contemporary circus and will continue throughout the holidays and into the new year.