Events for children aged 12+ in Berlin
Berlin’s 12+ selection brings together events with age guidance that includes teenagers, from creative workshops to performances and tours. Look at the subject, stated age limits and participation conditions for each event, since the shared label does not mean every listing suits all teenagers equally.
2,280 shows and events
Homework club
Pupils get help with homework and learning in maths, German and English.
Storytime
Volunteers from Lesewelt Berlin read stories aloud for children, with parents also invited to listen.
Storytime
Experienced volunteers read stories aloud to children in sessions with Lesewelt Berlin e.V.
Code Club Gropiusstadt
Children and teens try coding, build their own projects and learn through play.
Reading hour
Reading aloud for young listeners.
Reading hour
Children listen together to stories featuring adventures, funny experiences and fantasy worlds.
Clown show “Yellow Marshmallow”
Two clowns create tiny worlds and big characters in a wordless show.
Guided tour “What Do Heroes Wear?”
A guided tour examines what clothing in the Hall of Heroes reveals about status.
Game night “The City as a Playing Field”
Explore urban space through board games about city life and conflicts.
Live experiment “Zwischen den Blicken”
Join a live experiment with Martin Rolfs and Nina Hanning to discover how vision works.
“Sun, Moon and Stars”
An interactive journey from sunrise to nightfall explores the sun, moon and stars.
Play “Teddy Schnuff's Birthday”
Toni prepares a birthday party for Teddy Schnuff, and everyone joins the birthday song.
Intercultural breakfast
Neighbours share breakfast, meet new people and chat over coffee, tea and bread.
Guided tour “Under the Berlin Wall”
A guided tour exploring the escape tunnels dug under the Berlin Wall.
Play “Symphony”
Audience members sit in a circle, each playing a digital instrument as part of an orchestra.
Guided tour “Dark Worlds”
Guided tour through WWII air-raid shelters beneath a Berlin U-Bahn station, now part of a museum.
Planetarium show “Infinite Expanses”
Follow the universe’s evolution, from the formation of stars and galaxies back to Earth.
Guided tour “Just a Facade?”
A guided tour of Franco Stella's building, exploring its architecture, history and old-new contrasts.
Guided tour “Subways, Bunkers, Cold War”
Explore Berlin's Cold War history inside the Blochplatz bunker through photographs, historical exhibits and models.
Guided tour “Nuclear Bunker Pankstraße”
Explore the shelter at Pankstraße station and examine civil protection from the Cold War to the present.
Family Friday: “Green Planet Berlin”
A family Friday event at the Green Planet Berlin exhibition.
VR workshop
Try VR headsets, explore virtual worlds and create your own virtual creations.
Chess class
Children improve their chess skills under professional guidance, beginners and advanced players welcome.
LEGO building day
Children build towers, vehicles or imaginary worlds with LEGO bricks at the library.