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.
2,314 shows and events
Shadow puppet show “Peter and the Wolf”
A shadow-puppet performance of Prokofiev's musical fairy tale introduces young children to orchestral instruments.
Guided tour “Under the Berlin Wall”
A guided tour exploring the escape tunnels dug under the Berlin Wall.
Guided tour “Dark Worlds”
Guided tour through WWII air-raid shelters beneath a Berlin U-Bahn station, now part of a museum.
Band workshop
Bands and solo musicians rehearse arrangement, sound and stage presentation together.
Guided tour “Subways, Bunkers, Cold War”
Explore Berlin's Cold War history inside the Blochplatz bunker through photographs, historical exhibits and models.
Song workshop “Inklusion im Rhythmus”
Participants explore voice, rhythm and harmony using body sounds and simple instruments.
Mini Maker
Children explore robots and 3D printing and try their hands at making things through handicrafts.
Picture book cinema
Children watch picture-book images on a large screen while listening to the story.
Picture book slideshow
Children discover stories through picture-book cinema in the library’s event room.
Coding: Osmo & ScratchJr
Participants use physical game pieces to build virtual worlds, control Awbie and explore Scratch Jr.
LEGO building afternoon
Children build whatever they imagine using colourful LEGO bricks during this building activity.
Puppet show “Thumbelina”
Theater Malinka's puppet show follows tiny Thumbelina as she tests her courage and independence.
Picture book show “When the Waves Roar”
A picture book cinema about a little mermaid dreaming of the human world, with crafts.
Workshop “Material Change with Lignin”
You test new lignin-based materials and turn them into products of your own.
Workshop series “Kunst und Empowerment”
Young people develop artistic workshops with activists, addressing discrimination, inequality and their rights.
Read-aloud in Arabic
Children and adults listen together to stories that are read aloud in Arabic.
Games evening
Detective-themed evening with a guided game of "Blood on the Clocktower" and other tabletop games.
Panel discussion: 1989’s missed chances
A panel discusses missed chances for democratic renewal after Germany's 1989 revolution.
Poetry and music “Fantasiewelt”
Poetry meets music around the theme of music in fairy tales and stories.
Play “16GB: Table Tennis Politics”
Premiere of a new play by Zehra Sönmez.
“Andersen's Songs and Schumann's Forest”
Singer Mark Padmore and pianist Yehuda Inbar perform Schumann's songs and Andersen settings.
Puppet show “Somewhere a Light”
An old woman revisits her memories on New Year's Eve by matchlight.
Show “Profesora Bummbastic: Wow!”
A show performed by Profesora Bummbastic.