Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 21st - 23rd

Pride Weekend

Last week was just the beginning of the Berlin Pride Week. Now, the CSD Parade, on Saturday. 

Starting in the KuDamm and all the way to the Victory Column 

More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The German American Fest opens at this weekend. It features rides, stands and entertainment, all with an American flavour. This veteran festival has a new venue: in the Alte Gaswerk in Mariendorf, with the closest stations being Atillastr or Alt Mariendorf. Every day, until August 13th 

Furthermore

• The Botanical Gartens will celebrate on Friday with the Botanical Night, which includes activities for children and adults, music and light installations.

• The HIghland Games in IGA will entertain you with faux-Scots doing silly things in the midday sun. Admission fees apply

• Another colourful commercial event on Sunday is the "Holi Festival of Colours" in the Olympic Riding Statium . Here, too, admission fees apply 

• Museums and Casltes

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Markets and Food: 

• The Berlin Beer Week with many events for beer lovers ... 

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Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 14th - 16th

Street Parties, Festivals and Much more

There are many street parties and festivals to choose from at the weekend. The two main ones are the "Lesbian-Gay City Festival" in and around Nollendorfplatz and the German French Festival, in and around Brandenburg Gate. 

German-French Fest

Lesbian/Gay Street Party

But that is not all! oh, no. that is not all! 

There is also the last weekend of the "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer", in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

Volksfestsommer

• More Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The Blumenfest (Flower Festival) in Weißensee features rides, stands, and of course - the "Flower King/Queen". Fri/Sat/Sun, on Berliner Allee in the section between Antonplatz and Indira Gandhi Straße (M4 / M13 or Tram 12) , and around the lake. 

• Until July 20th: Berlin Lacht! , street theatre festival in Washingtonplatz (Hauptbahnhof) 

Berlin Lacht! (from their website)

• Saturday: 750 year anniversary to Kladow, with a fest in Imchenplatz

• Saturday: from 2 pm at Zelterstraße in PBerg ; and also, not far from there, in Stargarder Straße

• And also on Saturday: a street party in Choriner Str in Mitte

• Sat/Sun: Hafenfest , a party in the historical harbour of Berlin/Mitte (near Fischerinsel) 

Furthermore

• Open day in the Berlin Fire Brigade! A wonderful Sunday experience for little fans (and big ones as well) 

• Museums and Casltes

• Open Days on Sat/Sun including many activities for children at the KPM Museum in Tiergarten. Free admission to the museum. 

KPM Museum 

• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology; Every Sunday, 11:00 and 3:00 - guided tour (in German) in the museum

• Guided tour for families in German in the Kafka Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• "Stoffe und Muster", a fashion workshop for kids aged 6 to 12, Sunday, from 2 pm, at the Kunstgewerbemuseum 

• Nature: 
• Bat Fesitval in the Spandau Citadel on Sunday, 12-6 pm

• And also: stork festival in Malchow, Sat/Sun from noon

• Music: workshop for kids at the Klingendes Museum, Saturday, 3 pm 

• Markets and Food: 

• Friday afternoon: Bite Club, in Arena/Treptow

Bite Club

• Arts, crafts, upcycling and designer products, Saturday in Alfred-Scholz-Platz 

• An Italian breakfast market in Markthalle IX, Sunday 

• Cherry festival at Spaeth , Sat+Sun 

• And perhaps one of the coolest possible event: an Israeli-Syrian Hummus party in Refugio, with a DJ, flea market and yes, also hummus. 

• Also in Kreuzberg on Sunday: The Flowmarkt in the Prinzessinnengarten 

Jewish Heritage

Family Kabalat Shabbath in : 

• Rykestr (Fr., 4:30 pm) 
• Sukkath Schalom (Fr 6 pm) 

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Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 7th - 9th

Funfairs and Street Parties

• The "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer", in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

Volksfestsommer

• Would it happen due to the weather? In any case, a water fight in Neptunbrunnen, Saturday from 3 pm

• Berlin Lacht, with acrobats and clowns, Sat/Sun in Dorothea-Schlegel-Platz near Friedrichstr. 

Books and more Books

• On Saturday, the Amerika Gedekbibliothek will celebrate 60 years of its children book department, with many activities

• The Picture Book Festival for children, Sunday from 11:00 in Helmholzplatz

Furthermore

• Museums and Casltes
• Guided tour for families in German in the Kafka Exhibition, Martin Gropius Bau, Sunday 1 pm 

• Music
• Musical Festival for children, with Radio Teddy stars, and children songs, at the FEZ on Sunday, 10:00 - 6:00 

• The ORWO Haus Music Festival, for those who want to discover tomorrow's Indie bands Friday + Saturday

• Sports
• Friday/Saturday/Sunday, "Beach Volleyball Festival" in Beach Mitte 

• KKH Funrun, Friday, 4 pm , Tiergarten

• The FU Campus Run, including a children course, Sunday from 9 am 

Hebrew / Jewish Heritage 

• Hashomer Hatzair will meet on Sunday afternoon, a trilingual Peula for kids aged 7 and up (details with dikla@hashomer.de ) 

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Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 30th - July 2nd

Jazz in XBerg, Electro in PBerg-FHain 

Lots of cool musical events in Berlin at the weekend. 

The first if the Bergmannstrassenfest, Kreuzberg Jazzt, a jazz festival in Bergmannstrasse. The street offers this weekend a huge street party with the regular fair (stands, rides, food), but also with several stages for jazz performers. It is one of the most crowded street fairs of the year (fair warning to those of you who dislike big crowds and/or have young kids who tend to get lost), but it is also a lot of fun. 

Bergmannstrasse, between U-Mehringdamm and U-Gneisenaustr 

Fri/Sat/Sun (free) 

PDF Programme 

The Bergmannstr. Fest (Source: Wikipedia)

Another festival would be the Zug der Liebe, the current version of the Love Parade. It will start on Saturday, at 1 pm, in Mauerpark, and will continue throughout Danziger Str., Petersburger Str and Warschauer Str., all the way to Stralauer Allee. Participation is free, after-parties for a fee (which goes to charities) 

Zug der Liebe (route) 

Furthermore

• Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer", in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

Volksfestsommer

• And more Jazz: A Jazz festival in the Kladow Port, where the ferry from Wannsee stops. Sat/Sun

• Music, arts and pool: at the Sommerbad Humboldthain 

• Museums and Castles

• Tour for families in the Museum of Technology (in German) , Sunday 11:00 and 2 ; and a tour in English (not for families), Sunday 3:30

• Tour for children with the "Palace Dragon", Sunday, 2:30 in the Marmorpalais 

• Wild animals in Berlin, activity for the whole family in the Museum of Natural History, Sunday 3 pm 

• Music
• Children opera in the Deutsche Oper, Sat + Sun 3:00 pm ; and a Family tour through the Deutsche Oper, Sat 3:30 

• The Magic Flute for children, Sun 11:00 

• Sports
• The "Respect Gaymes" is an inclusive sports tournament, campaigning for support for LGBT*Qs in sports. There will be lots of musical entertainment, sports and a children programme. Saturday, 10-6, in Jahn Sportpark.

• Markets and Food: 
• The Flowmarkt in Prinzessinnengarten , Sunday

• Street food market in the Kulturbraurei, Sunday

Hebrew / Israeli / Jewish Heritage 

• The Jewish Museum celebrates the beginning of their Summer Festival with a party, with activities for children and adults, special workshops and guided tours, etc. Sunday from 2 pm 

Later in the week...

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Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 23rd - June 25th

The Long NIght of the Sciences

Scientific institutions all over Berlin will open their doors on the night between Saturday and Sunday and will show the public all kinds of fun and interesting things, as part of the "Long Night" . Among the activities: 

• The Botanical Gardens will offer children activities around the Mexican plants exhibition, featuring a "Mexican Fiesta" 

• Robotics, experiments etc. in many places, including a plethora of activities in Adlershof 

•  Medical oriented activities, including a first aid course for children, at the Charite

• English literature for children (in English) at the HU , with the somewhat sad title "Goodbye UK" 

Further Info and full programme 

Furthermore

• Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• The "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer", in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

Volksfestsommer

• Midsummer Festivals:

• If you hurried and read this blog on Wednesday, go outside and enjoy Fete de la Mousique, until midnight.

• Urban Spree will celebrate with lots of music and a cooperation with PETA - which means, a vegan midsummer fest. 

• The Midsummer Festival in the Britzer Gartens (Sat, from 6 pm) features dancing, music, food and fireworks

• The FEZ will celebrate the midsummer fest with the Sonnen-Wende-Fest, Sat/Sun

• A summer fest in the Insel in Treptow, Sunday all day 

• In Brandenburg: 

• Fairy Tales Festival in Filmpark Babelsberg, Sat/Sun all day 

• A town fest in Wildau (same S Station), Saturday 

Fairy Tales in Babelsberg

• Museums and Castles: 

• Guided tour for children in the Babelsberg Palace with the "Palace Dragon" on Sunday, 11:00 

• Guided tour for children in the Pergamon Museum, Sunday 11:30 

• Guided tour for children in Charlottenburg Palace, Sunday 3 pm ; and another one, with Heinrich the Swan, in the Oranienburg Palace

• Dog Days in the Tierpark, Sat/Sun

• Music: 
• Peter and the Wolf (German), at the Komische Oper, Sunday 11:00 

• The Sleeping Beauty, at the Deutsche Oper , Sunday 4 pm 

• Sports: 
• The Olympia fun-run on Sunday in Steglitz, including a children course (Sunday, from 9:30) 

• Markets and Food: 

• An Anime Fair in Kino Cosmos, in Friedrichshain, with Cosplay, Fri/Sat/Sun 

• The Vegan "Green Market" is back with a summer edition full of vegan ice cream and other goodies, Sat/Sun in Reinbeckhallen in Oberschöneweide 

• Himmelbeet in Wedding with a small "Kiezmarkt", Saturday, from 1 pm

Hebrew / Israeli / Jewish Heritage 

• Sunday afternoon: Hashomer Hatzair, details with dikla@hashomer.de 

Later in the week...

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Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 16th - June 18th

The Long Day of Urban Nature

The "Long Day" is an event in which 150 different organisations offer over 500 nature-related activities (guided tours, visits to facilities and urban farms, etc.) all over the city. It starts at 3 pm on Saturday and there are non-stop activities until Sunday, 5 pm . One ticket covers all activities

Lange Tage der Stadtnatur 
Sat/Sun , all over Berlin

Other nature events, at this weekend: 

• Evening tour in the Grunewald forest, with the Waldmuseum (Forest Museum), Friday 9 p.m 

Furthermore

• Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• African Cultural Festival in Alexanderplatz (until Sunday, June 18th), including a lot of music, other aspects of African culture, stands with African products and food

• The "German-French Funfair", also calling itself "Volksfest Sommer" starts on Friday, in the Zentraler Festplatz. The fair features 60 different attractions including many more rides than your average Berlin fest, more like a small amusement park. The funfair is open daily, from 3 pm, for free (the rides cost money, of course). Wednesday is half-priced day and there are fireworks on Saturday. Until July 16th. Transport: Bus X21 or M21 from the U7 in  Jacob-Kaiser-Platz 

The French-German Funfair

• Friday afternoon: block party at Marienburger Str 16

• Fri/Sat/Sun: A street party in the Koepenick Old Town (programme) 

• Saturday: Fest der Linke, organised by the Linke Party in Rosa Luxemburg Platz, including children activities

• Craftsmen festival in the Museumsdorf Dueppel , Sat/Sun

• Adventure weekend in the FEZ, Sat/Sun ; meanwhile, the Parkeisenbahn, the small train going through the park, is inviting its fans to the Dampfspektakel 2017, which will obviously feature many steamy trains 

Steamy in Wuhlheide

• The Pankow Kunstfest features artisans, artists and also craftsmen, with a great mixture of culture and fun. In the Schlosspark. 

• There is a children fest in the Kulturbrauerei on Sunday, with stands, rides and events in different Kulturbrauerei institutions (see also below)

• Museums and Castles

• Discover the Peacock Island with the Elf Tana, Saturday 3 pm 

• A guided tour with the "Court Dragon", for kids aged 5 and up, in the Marmor Palace, Sunday 2:30 pm 

• Music
• Saturday, from 2 pm: choir festival in Crellestr in Schoeneberg, (details: PDF) 

• Music instruments workshop for children aged 6 and up, Sat., 3 pm at the Klingendes Museum

• Sleeping Beauty, ballet, in Deutsche Oper, Sunday 4 pm 

• Sports

• The Lichtenauer Water Funrun takes place on Saturday morning and features also a children course, with 800m   

• Sun: The Velothon - Berlin's bike marathon. Mostly to watch (details)

• Markets and Food: 

• Friday from 8 pm: a Ramadan Food Festival in the YAAM, with fast-breaking food traditions and music from around the world

• The Breakfast Market in Markthalle IX will take place on Sunday, with Japan as the guest of honour - this will also include this time different workshops on Japanese food. 

• The Flowmarkt in the Prizenssinengarten in Kreuzberg (U8 Moritzplatz) on Sunday 

Hebrew / Israeli / Jewish Heritage 

• I have already mentioned the children fest at the Kulturbrauerei, but one event deserves to be mentioned separately: the Museum of GDR Everyday Culture will present Shlomo and the Bubales, with their show, Die Koscher Maschine, on Sunday, 2:30 and 4:40 pm 

Shlomo and the Bubales

Later in the week...

June 21st is the official beginning of summer (painful subject this year in Berlin), and also the longest day of the year. It is, in Berlin, the Fete de la Mousique, a big musical event all over the city, with many concerts and shows (map / programme) 

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Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 9th - June 11th

The Sternfahrt Bike Ride

The Sternfahrt is a demonstration / bike ride to raise awareness for the rights of bikers. It will start in several different places in the city on Sunday, and will advance all the way to the Grosse Stern, the Victory Column. There will also be a street party in Brandenburg Gate

Sternfahrt

Sunday, June 11th

Different places

Sternfahrt

And if you prefer to watch, there is also the Formula E  races this weekend, in Tempelhofer Feld, starring race cars, but electric ones. 
Details

Furthermore

• Funfairs and Street Parties: 

• African Cultural Festival in Alexanderplatz (until June 18th), including a lot of music, other aspects of African culture, stands with African products and food.

•  Street party in the Spandau Old City on Friday / Saturday / Sunday, with fireworks on Saturday night 

• Street party also in Alt Buckow (Alt-Buckow 2-38 in 12349 Berlin) , Sat/Sun 

• The Steglitzer Festwoche, a traditional funfair with rides and stands, takes place every day until June 11th. In Bäkepark, 15 minutes walk from Rathaus Steglitz 



Steglitzer Festwoche, for the 65th year!

• Bernau, near Berlin, celebrates the Husittenfest, a big medieval festival, between Friday and Sunday. The fair will feature sword competitions, stands but also more modern rides etc. On Saturday, from 11:00 , there is a parade through the old city of Bernau

• The Maker Faire, a big technology / inventions/ DIY fair, will take place in Station Berlin on both weekend days (details)

Maker Faire

• Museums and Casltes

• An evening tour in the Zoo, Friday 7 pm 

• A guided tour for children (DE) about the Miletus Market Gate, in the Pergamon Museum, Sunday 11:30 

• Iron mounting etc. in the Oranienburg Castle, for kids aged 9 and up, Sunday 3 p.m 

• Guided tour for children in Charlottenburg Castle, Sunday 3 p.m

• Music
• Calypso for kids, a concert in Kulturhaus Karlshorst, Sunday 11:00 , as kindly provided by Josh

• Sports

• The Mazda fun run, in the IGA area in Marzahn on Sunday

• The Berlin Triathlon (including a children course), on Sunday , starting at 9:00 in Treptower Park

Berlin Tiarthlon

• Markets and Food: 

• Bite Club, Friday, from 5 p.m. in Arena.Treptow

• Wine festival in Britzer Gardens, Fri/Sat/Sun 

• Arts and crafts market, Sat/Sun near Charlottenburg Castle 

• crafts from Wedding in the Weddingmarkt, Leopoldplatz, Sunday

• A Naschmarkt with all kinds of yummy summer snacks and lots of ice cream, Sunday, June 11th, 12 - 6pm , Markthalle IX 

Hebrew / Israeli / Jewish Heritage 

Israeli singer Corinne Allal (info in DE) comes to Berlin for a concert on June 11th, at 8pm, in WABE in Prenzlauer Berg. Very exciting singer-songwriter and a must! Details

• There is also a Shabbath Playgroup on Friday, 4:30 p.m., in the Rykestr Synagogue 

About Me

I offer tours in Berlin as well as write about the city as well as published several books and articles in general. I am always free for writing gigs - travel writing or any other types of writing and research - or of course to show you the wonderful city I live in