Today - 20th Anniversary of the Children Adventure Playgrounds
There are several dozen specially supervised playgrounds in Berlin, called, Abenteuerspielplätze, where staff offers children activities, sometimes also operates a small children club or a kiddie farm. One of the associations of such places, AKIB, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in the Tempelhofer Feld with activities for kids.
Place: Temperlhofer Feld (U Platz der Luftbrücke, Paradenstr etc)
When : Friday, 3-6 pm
Further details: free, AKIB's website
Today/Tomorrow: Last Chance to See the Terracotta Army
Who knew? Few artefacts from the Terracotta Army were brought to the Gesundbrunnen Shopping Centre, and are on display there, for free, until Saturday.
Friday - Monday: Carnival of Cultures
The main events of the Carnival of Cultures (Karneval-der-Kulturen-der-Welt) are divided into three:
First, there is a big street party (Friday-Monday) on Blücherplatz in Kreuzberg, which includes lots of music and dance acts from different cultural heritages, food stands and even a few rides.
The second main event is a Children Procession (Saturday) from Mariannenplatz in Kreuzberg to Görlitzer Park, followed by a special children event in the park.
The third event is the largest, a huge carnival procession (Sunday), from Hermannplatz to Yorckstraße.
If you have never been to the carnival, I recommend. However, please note - this might be the most crowded event in Berlin. Lots of people come to see the procession, and seriously - mind your belongings (wallet, mobile phone etc) and your kids (not in that order), both will easily get lost or trumped by the crowds.
Friday-Monday: Street party in Blücherplatz in Kreuzberg (U Mehringdamm or U Hallesches Tor), all day long, for free
Saturday: Children Procession, begins in Mariannenplatz at 1:30 pm (U Kotbusser Tor or S Ostbahnhof), continues to an event in Görlitzer Park from 3 till 6 pm.
Sunday : The Main Carnival Procession, a big parade from U Hermannplatz through to Yorckstrasse, including the whole street between. Parade begins at 12:30, but it is so huge, last trucks will probably arrive to the Yorckstrasse station by 6 or 7.
Further Fairs and Street Events
There are several other fairs and street events in Berlin this weekend.
Steglitzer Festwoche
This fair will close on Monday, with fireworks on Saturday. Open every day, for free.
Where: Krahmerstraße 12207, Berlin (S Lichterfelde Ost or bus M85 to Krahmerstr./Stockweg )
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| Steglitzer Festwoche |
The Happy Helle Mitte
Open Fri - Mon, all day, for free.
Where: Alice-Solomon-Platz (near S/U Hellersdorf)
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| Hellersdorf Celebrates |
German Russian Festival
This festival has all kinds of music and folklore acts, as well as food , On Fri-Sun, for free.
Where:: Pferdesportpark Karlshorst, Treskowallee 129 10318 Berlin (S Karlshorst)
Pankow Jazz Festival
Mostly Jazz acts, on Sat - Mon, admission fee is EUR 5 for adults
Where: Bürgerpark Pankow (M1 till Bürgerpark Pankow).
Malzwiese
Crafts activities, shows in an old malt factory, just behind Ikea Tempelhof, for free - on Saturday only
Where: Malzfabrik, Bessemerstr. 2-14 12103 Berlin (S Südkreuz)
Tinti Pool Party
A heat wave is expected and perhaps the pool is the best place to be on such a day. The Tinti bath products company will run its pool party for kids in the Humboldthain Summer Pool (admission fee: to the pool)
Where: Humboldthain Summer Pool (S Humboldthain)
Monday: Open Mill Day
Have you always been curious, to see how meal and other milled products are being made? The Open Mill Day enables you to visit the Marzahn Mill, the Britz Mill and other traditional mills, e.g. in the Technical Museum.
Further Activities and Events
In Oranienburg and in Potsdam, you will find two medieval fairs (both with admission fees).
You can also see the events suggested by the wonderful Berlin For All The Family Blog, which has a slightly different selection than mine. Next week, if I may already reveal, they are running a family picnic in Friedrichshain...
