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.
2,278 shows and events
LEGO Build the Change
Build with Lego bricks your own ideas for a better world, no registration needed.
Toy swap
Children and families bring toys in good condition and swap them directly with other participants.
German–Persian storytelling
Bilingual storytelling session with traditional Persian fairy tales told in Persian and translated into German.
Open STEM workshop
Young people work on their own STEM projects, continuing or starting something new.
Pokémon card swap
Bring your Pokémon cards to play and trade with other kids and teens.
Spatzenkino
Three animated and puppet films about whistling, singing and trumpet playing, with sing-along moments.
Play “Krach & Keks”
A play about children's rights told through interwoven family stories, with live music.
Guided tour “Subways, Bunkers, Cold War”
Explore Berlin's Cold War history inside the Blochplatz bunker through photographs, historical exhibits and models.
Puppet show “The Turtle's Birthday”
A puppet show follows a turtle's birthday, as a hen, hare, bear, bird and mouse each bring a surprising gift.
Guided tour “Under the Berlin Wall”
A guided tour exploring the escape tunnels dug under the Berlin Wall.
Play “We Take Back the Night”
A wild road-movie drama about drug addiction, co-dependency and loyalty between friends.
Picture book screening
Children watch exciting and funny stories presented on a large screen at a picture-book cinema.
Guided tour: aquarium fish feeding
Watch aquarium fish being fed and discover how their anatomy shapes what they eat.
Play “Furzipups, der Knatterdrache”
Kindertheater Purzelbaum presents a little dragon who makes thunderous sounds instead of breathing fire.
Children’s Rights Day reading
A read-aloud event focuses on children's rights, with additional information for children and families.
Workshop “Red Cabbage Lab”
Children test household substances with red cabbage juice to decode acids and bases.
Play “Upload Virgin”
Luc's first love becomes tangled in online advice, pressure from friends and a misdirected message.
Play “The Youngest Daughter”
Fatima, the youngest daughter of an Algerian family, searches for herself between tradition and modern city life.
Concert “musical spheres”
Three live music performances under the planetarium dome, paired with live-controlled 360° visual projections.
Film programme “Spatzenkino: Klingende Geschichten”
Three short films about whistling, singing and trumpeting invite children to join in.
Puppet show “Little Dragon Naseweis: Snow White and Ice Cold”
A puppet show tells a winter tale about the little dragon Naseweis, his hedgehog friend Trudi, and friendship.
Guided tour “Dark Worlds”
Guided tour through WWII air-raid shelters beneath a Berlin U-Bahn station, now part of a museum.
Guided tour “Under the Berlin Wall”
A guided tour exploring the escape tunnels dug under the Berlin Wall.
Guided tour “Nuclear Bunker Pankstraße”
Explore the shelter at Pankstraße station and examine civil protection from the Cold War to the present.