Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, August 10th - 12th

Funfairs and Street Parties 

• The FEZ is turning into "Circus on the Beach" for the rest of this summer's weekends: with circus activities, beach activities and lots of fun (admission fees apply) 

• Alexanderplatz hosts, every day, the street theatre festival Berlin Lacht! - Acrobatics, clowns and more - for free , daily until August 12th 

• Another festival that will take place daily until August 19th is the German-American-Funfair (Deutsch-Amerikanisches Volksfest). The location is a bit off the city centre, to say the least: in Marienpark, which is about 15 minutes walk from either S Attilastr or U Alt Mariendorf. There is an admission fee, but it is in fact converted into chips for rides. 

German American Volksfest

• An event for children on Sunday in the SEZ, this weird looking building in the corner of Landsberger and Danziger (details)

Furthermore... 

• The Hanfparade is dedicated to legalisation of cannabis, on Saturday, from Alexanderplatz

• Open day in the Prenzlauer Berg Fire Brigade, celebrating its 135th birthday on Saturday , Oderberger Staße 24-25 10435 Berlin

• Museums and Casltes
• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

• Greek in Berlin? Kalimera! On Sunday: A Greek breakfast, followed by a Greek feast, in the Museum for European Cultures, in Dahlem 

• And in the other end of Berlin, also on Sunday: the Sultan's Festival, in the Gardens of the World (info) 

• Sport: The European Light Athletics Championship is taking place in Berlin right now, and there is also a Fan Zone in the Memorial Church in Breitscheidplatz. At the same time, some people will really push their limit, with the 100 Miles Run around the Berlin Wall Way, on Saturday. 

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

• Food and Markets: 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei 

• It is a shopping Sunday in the big shopping centre, with shops open between 1 and 6 pm 

• Sunday: Kreuzborg Flowmarkt in the Prinzessinnengärten (U8: Moritzplatz) 

• Sat + Sun Latin American feast in Osthafen 

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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. 

About the Blog

I try to upload it regularly and aim for publishing on Wednesday evening, If you want me to include something (or think that I have forgotten), contact me; if you want to follow and plan to weekend, visit the blog on Wednesday nights or Thursday mornings... And finally, if you want to support me and the blog, you can do it in three ways: ordering tours in Berlin from me; Paypaling me or just removing the adblock and clicking one of the ads. 

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, August 3rd - 5th

Funfairs and Street Parties 

• Obviously, the main festival of the weekend is the Beer Festival Berlin, which streches on a huge area - between the Strausberger Platz and Frankfurter Tor stations in Friedrichshain on Fri / Sat / Sun. The festival is for free, with musical and food entertainment, but be aware - very crowded. 

• There is a Children Bat Festival in the Spandau Citadel on Saturday; another good reason to go there is the Bavarian Festival in the Old City of Spandau

• The support group festival on Saturday in the Tempelhofer Feld is dedicated to groups and organisations offering ideas for support for people challenged by difficulties. It will include a stage-programme with entertainment, a fun-run, and much more (details)

• Block party on Schererstraße, in Wedding on Saturday 

• The FEZ is turning into "Circus on the Beach" for the rest of this summer's weekends: with circus activities, beach activities and lots of fun (admission fees apply) 

• Alexanderplatz hosts, every day, the street theatre festival Berlin Lacht! - Acrobatics, clowns and more - for free , daily until August 12th 

• Another festival that will take place daily until August 19th is the German-American-Funfair (Deutsch-Amerikanisches Volksfest). The location is a bit off the city centre, to say the least: in Marienpark, which is about 15 minutes walk from either S Attilastr or U Alt Mariendorf. There is an admission fee, but it is in fact converted into chips for rides. 

German American Volksfest

Furthermore... 

• Museums and Casltes
• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

• Sport: German championship in Beach Handball in Beach Mitte, free admission

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

• Musical workshop in the Klingendes Museum, on Saturday, for kids aged 3-6 

• Food and Markets: 

• The Berlin Tattoo Convention in the Arena in Treptow 

• The Weddingmarkt in Leopoldplatz on Sunday 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei 

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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. 

About the Blog

I try to upload it regularly and aim for publishing on Wednesday evening, If you want me to include something (or think that I have forgotten), contact me; if you want to follow and plan to weekend, visit the blog on Wednesday nights or Thursday mornings... And finally, if you want to support me and the blog, you can do it in three ways: ordering tours in Berlin from me; Paypaling me or just removing the adblock and clicking one of the ads. 

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 27th - 29th

Pride 2018  

Obviously, the most important party/parade is the CSD Berlin, the Pride Parade on Saturday. It will start in the KuDamm at 12:00 and will end in the Brandenburg Gate . The colourful parade will also block the Schoeneberg / 17th of June area, so FYI, no car in City West , unless you're really into being told to turn around by the coppers (which is OK, after all, the whole point of this parade is to celebrate that whoever you are and what you prefer to do with the police, you are an equal member of the society). 

This huge parade will also feature a children area, around Brandenburg Gate, with a children programme starting at ca. 3 pm. 

Full programme (PDF)

You gotta party to fight for your rights

More Funfairs and Street Parties 

• A Cuban party, titled "Fiesta de Solidaridad" in the Stadtpark Lichtenberg, on Saturday, from 2pm (details) 

• The FEZ is turning into "Circus on the Beach" for the rest of this summer's weekends: with circus activities, beach activities and lots of fun (admission fees apply) 

• And speaking of circus... the Clown Olympics will take place at the weekend in Tempelhofer Feld (exactly here) 

• Alexanderplatz hosts, every day, the street theatre festival Berlin Lacht! - Acrobatics, clowns and more - for free , daily until August 12th 

• Another festival that will take place daily until August 19th is the German-American-Funfair (Deutsch-Amerikanisches Volksfest). The location is a bit off the city centre, to say the least: in Marienpark, which is about 15 minutes walk from either S Attilastr or U Alt Mariendorf. There is an admission fee, but it is in fact converted into chips for rides. 

German American Volksfest

Furthermore... 

• Sport: If the CSD Parade is not enough, the evening will see a funrun on the KuDamm, the "adidas Runners City Night". Starting at 7pm , there is also an earlier skating race, including one for children. 

• The Lego store on the KuDamm runs "plant building" workshops on Saturday and Sunday, from 2 pm 

• Museums and Casltes
• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

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

• Food and Markets: 

• The Peruvian national day in Osthafen on Saturday (EUR 5 entry) 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei 

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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. 

About the Blog

I try to upload it regularly and aim for publishing on Wednesday evening, If you want me to include something (or think that I have forgotten), contact me; if you want to follow and plan to weekend, visit the blog on Wednesday nights or Thursday mornings... And finally, if you want to support me and the blog, you can do it in three ways: ordering tours in Berlin from me; Paypaling me or just removing the adblock and clicking one of the ads. 

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 20th - 22nd

Funfairs and Street Parties 

• July is Pride Month in Berlin, culminating with the Berliner CSD next week on Saturday. But this weekend you can already express your support for the LGBTQ* community of Berlin, with the Lesbisch-Schwules-Stadtfest , on Motzstrasse in Schoeneberg, on Saturday and Sunday 

• Last chance to catch the Summer Funfair in the Zentraler Festplatz will be here until July 22nd with free admission, fireworks on Saturday, stands and of course - many rides. 

• Friday, Saturday and Sunday: the big Tegelfest in the Greenwichpromenade , with music, food and even fireworks 

• The FEZ is turning into "Circus on the Beach" for the rest of this summer's weekends: with circus activities, beach activities and lots of fun (admission fees apply) 

• Another last chance: until July 22nd, there will be a street-theatre festival in Dorothea-Schlegel-Platz near S&U Friedrichstr., in the tradition of Berlin Lacht! (but don't worry about this very-last-chance: on July 26th, the fair will just move to Alexanderplatz) 

street theatre festival, Friedrichstr. Station

Furthermore... 

• Highland Games in the Gardens of the World in Marzahn, on both Saturday and Sunday, with plenty of competitions and delightful faux-Scottishness. 

• Museums and Casltes
• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

• Pirate-themed activities in the Gesundbrunnen Centre on Friday, Saturday and later during next week

• Feed your train love with historical tram which travels on Sunday from Alexanderplatz (11:00 and 2:00pm), details

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

• Sunday: drumming festival in the Britz Gardens  

• Food and Markets: 

• Friday afternoon: BiteClub, in the Arena, Treptow

• The Berlin Gin Festival is full of booze, as well as food trucks, music and so-on: in Osthafen on Saturday. Admission fees apply and entrance only from 18+ 

• Potsdam street food festival in Krongut Bornstedt on Saturday and Sunday 

• Flea markets (Sat/Sun) and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei (Sun) 

• Neukoelln Flowmarkt in Maybachufer. Sunday

• Mittelmeer Festival 2018 | Seafood, Tapas & more in Birgit and Bier on Sunday 

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. 

About the Blog

I try to upload it regularly and aim for publishing on Wednesday evening, If you want me to include something (or think that I have forgotten), contact me; if you want to follow and plan to weekend, visit the blog on Wednesday nights or Thursday mornings... And finally, if you want to support me and the blog, you can do it in three ways: ordering tours in Berlin from me; Paypaling me or just removing the adblock and clicking one of the ads. 

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 13th - 15th

Funfairs and Street Parties 

• The Summer Funfair in the Zentraler Festplatz will be here until July 22nd with free admission, fireworks on Saturday, stands and of course - many rides. 

• The FEZ is turning into "Circus on the Beach" for the rest of this summer's weekends: with circus activities, beach activities and lots of fun (admission fees apply) 

• Until July 22nd, there will be a street-theatre festival in Dorothea-Schlegel-Platz near S&U Friedrichstr., in the tradition of Berlin Lacht! 

street theatre festival, Friedrichstr. Station

Furthermore... 

• Museums and Casltes
• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

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

• Food and Markets: 

• Sunday: Flowmarkt in the Prinzessinnengarten (Moritzplatz) ; and a designer market in the garden of the Festsaal Kreuzberg (Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin)

• Breakfast Market on Sunday in Markthalle IX ; and before that, on Friday and Saturday, Un petit Marché Français, a small French market 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei , that specialises this week in "Ice (sic!), cakes and candy" . I am so used to Denglish, I almost don't care and anyways, who cares when there's ice-cream around? 

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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. 

About the Blog

I try to upload it regularly and aim for publishing on Wednesday evening, If you want me to include something (or think that I have forgotten), contact me; if you want to follow and plan to weekend, visit the blog on Wednesday nights or Thursday mornings... And finally, if you want to support me and the blog, you can do it in three ways: ordering tours in Berlin from me; Paypaling me or just removing the adblock and clicking one of the ads. 

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, July 6th - 8th

Funfairs and Street Parties 

• The Summer Funfair in the Zentraler Festplatz will be here until July 22nd with free admission, fireworks on Saturday, stands and of course - many rides. 

Furthermore...

• The FEZ is turning into "Circus on the Beach" for the rest of this summer's weekends: with circus activities, beach activities and lots of fun (admission fees apply) 

• Museums and Casltes
• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

• Music: 
• A barrel organ festival in Breitscheidplatz (Europa Centre) on Fri-Sat-Sun with many musical pleasures from those cute little things, as well as stands etc. 

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

• Food and Markets: 

• Weiberkram, a flea market for women clothing, in Osthafen on Sunday 

• Kebab and Oriental Streetfood Festival, in Birgit und Bier, Sunday 

• And also the Flowmarkt in Maybachufer, on Sunday 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei 

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Potsdam...

is celebrating the "Stadtwerkefest" this weekend, where the public works thank their "customers", the Potsdamers. There will be a classical concert on Friday, a rock concert on Saturday (incl. Anastacia) and on Sunday, a Family Day . All for free, but pretty full

Stadtwekefest

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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. 

About the Blog

I try to upload it regularly and aim for publishing on Wednesday evening, If you want me to include something (or think that I have forgotten), contact me; if you want to follow and plan to weekend, visit the blog on Wednesday nights or Thursday mornings... And finally, if you want to support me and the blog, you can do it in three ways: ordering tours in Berlin from me; Paypaling me or just removing the adblock and clicking one of the ads. 

Weekend Events for the Whole Family in Berlin, June 29th - July 1st

The Bergmannstraßenfest

Kreuzberg's Bergmannstrasse turns into a huge Jazz festival for the weekend. On all three days, there will be multiple stages with music, stands and small children rides. Please be aware the festival is extremely crowded. 

Fri + Sat + Sun , Bergmannstrasse and the nearby streets in Kreuzberg (U-Mehringdamm or Gneisenaustr) 

Other Funfairs and Street Parties 

• Family fest in Goerlitzer Park, on Friday

• Summer Festival in the Insel in the Treptower Park, on Sunday 

• An Open Air Gallery in Oberbaumbruecke, on Sunday 

• Children picture book festival in Helmholzplatz on Sunday 

• A summer festival in Gut Britz , with free admission, on Sunday 

• The Summer Funfair in the Zentraler Festplatz will be here until July 22nd with free admission, fireworks on Saturday, stands and of course - many rides. 

Furthermore... 

• An open day in the Berlin Fire Brigade will certainly set some young hearts on fire (sorry, no lame pun goes by unnoticed). Sunday, Nikolaus-Groß-Weg 2, 13627 Berlin (in Siemststadt) , from 10:00 

• The Rabazz festival, sponsored by Radio Teddy, on Sunday in the FEZ

• Museums and Casltes
• Every Saturday: workshops for children (from 2:30 onwards) at the Museum of Technology

• Design your own exhibition (DE) in the Maerkisches Museum, Sat, 2 pm 

• Guided tour for families at the Natural History Museum, Sun from 11:00 

• Sport (sort of...) : 
• Waiter's race through KuDamm on Saturday , from Neue Kranzler Eck

• And.. Swimming in the Spree, near Museum Island, on Sunday 

• Music: 

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

• Sunday, 3:30 pm: "Brot oder Beim Essen spricht man nicht" a percussion concert for children older than 10, with children, Konzerthaus 

• Food and Markets: 

• The Dumpling Festival Berlin is running, as far as I know, for the first time, in the Alte Münze, on Saturday and Sunday. Admission: EUR 4 

lekka! 

• Bite Club, in the Malzfabrik (near the Ikea in Tempelhof, Bessemerstr. 2-14, 12103 Berlin) , Sunday from 12:00 

• A Japanese festival in Birgit und Bier, on Sunday 

• Also on Sunday: the Weddingmarkt (in Leopoldplatz, Wedding of course); Flowmarkt in Prinzessinnengärten 

• Flea markets and a street food market in the Kulturbrauerei 

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Later in the week...

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. 

About the Blog

I try to upload it regularly and aim for publishing on Wednesday evening, If you want me to include something (or think that I have forgotten), contact me; if you want to follow and plan to weekend, visit the blog on Wednesday nights or Thursday mornings... And finally, if you want to support me and the blog, you can do it in three ways: ordering tours in Berlin from me; Paypaling me or just removing the adblock and clicking one of the ads.