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.
2,285 shows and events
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.
Workshop “Textile repair and upcycling”
Learn different techniques to repair or upcycle your own clothes at this workshop.
LEGO building afternoon
Children build vehicles, animals or buildings freely with LEGO, no registration needed.
Language days “How Do You Explain It?”
Multilingual tours and play activities invite children to explore words in another language.
Programming with LEGO WeDo
Children build with LEGO WeDo kits and program their creations using an iPad app.
Games afternoon
Children and adults try board games, card games and favourites brought from home.
Experiments “Forschergarten”
Young researchers take part in experiments and meet in front of the library.
German-Arabic storytelling “Uncle Mäuserich”
Two storytellers tell a Yemeni fairy tale about conflict and reconciliation among animals.
Heissa Holzmarkt winter festival
Music, performances, dancing, a retro carousel and a fairy-tale hut fill this winter festival.
Exploring the world of dinosaurs
Children explore dinosaurs through puzzles, crafts and games.
Play “The Time Thieves”
Tiffy and her cat track down the thieves who are secretly stealing time.
Guided tour “Night at Britzer Garten”
A family night tour searching for bats and other nocturnal animals.
Shadow play “Peter and the Wolf”
A shadow theatre performance with orchestral music brings Prokofiev's musical fairy tale Peter and the Wolf to life.
Reading time
Children aged six and up hear exciting and funny stories read aloud.
Halloween party
Children decorate gingerbread, complete a Halloween quest, play games and share sweet treats.
German tour “Weisheit und Mitgefühl”
Guided tour on how Asian art depicts wisdom and compassion, from India, China and Japan.
Guided tour “All Facade?”
A guided tour exploring Franco Stella's architecture and the site's layered building history, in German.