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.
2,309 shows and events
Workshop “Coding Lab: Luanti II”
Young coders dive deeper into Luanti, creating and importing their own custom textures.
Puppet show “Wind im Gummistiefel”
Mouse child Jakob encounters autumn winds, tries flying a kite and approaches winter sleep.
“Bubblebaba acht!”
A dancer weaves light, music and soap bubbles into a shadow-theatre story.
Play “Lotta Moves Out”
Lotta moves into Aunt Berg's attic after feeling misunderstood, but later misses her parents.
Media workshop “Content mit Sinn”
Young people conduct interviews, create reports and learn to investigate stories and check information.
Theatre workshop “The Fairy Tale Suitcase”
Families join an immersive winter fairy-tale workshop with stories, songs and soup.
Family concert “Ach so!”
Hear how chance shapes contemporary music and join the musicians to create a new piece.
Workshop “StoryLab”
A creative writing workshop for children and young people.
Play “Janosch's Little Apple Man”
A puppet show based on Janosch, about a poor man who longs for one apple.
Orbitall experience world
Explore the fascination of space travel.
Film “Secret of Dark Matter”
A planetarium film exploring the mystery of dark matter.
Performance “Bauchgefühl”
Two people who perceive the world differently discover new ways to understand each other.
“Above Water — From the Sea”
Researchers and artists discuss corals, jellyfish and seaweed, and how people can protect marine ecosystems.
Play “Kuckucksnest”
Two sisters face their mother's mental health crisis as they seek different ways forward for their family.
Programme “Tales not told”
A string quartet, storytelling and live projected drawings explore the lives of persecuted musicians and peoples.
Interactive play “Sleeping Beauty”
An actor tells the sleeping princess’s story, while children can join the action on stage.
Book talk “On Water: Fluid Perspectives”
Editors and a graphic designer discuss water, communicating knowledge and why someone might moisten a book.
Guided tour “Flashlight to the Electress”
Children explore the palace by flashlight while parents take a separate history tour.
Play “The Nibelungs”
A stage adaptation of the Nibelung saga, based on Friedrich Hebbel.
Play “M.”
A theatre play based on Hemingway's “The Old Man and the Sea”, opening a new Spandau theatre.
Play “Gym Bros”
Two teenage boys spiral into bodybuilding obsession and harmful ideology in this play.
Play “#diewelle”
A history teacher's classroom experiment on fascism spirals into a dangerous wave of conformity.
Dance show “Schau mich an!”
Three dancers dig through a mountain of clothing, exploring self-presentation and belonging.
Late-night show “To the Moon and Back”
A late-night planetarium show about a journey to the Moon.