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.
2,276 shows and events
Reading & discussion with Merit Niemeitz: “Footnotes of Fairytales” & “Footnotes of Forever”
Merit Niemeitz reads from and discusses her New Adult series “Oxford Academics”.
Reading stage “Fuchs & Söhne”
An author collective performs humorous, self-written stories with witty dialogue and sharp punchlines.
Play “Der satanarchäolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch”
A story written by Michael Ende.
Film screening “Spatzenkino: Klingende Geschichten”
Three short films explore the world of sounds, music and everyday noises.
Guided tour “Dark Worlds”
Guided tour through WWII air-raid shelters beneath a Berlin U-Bahn station, now part of a museum.
Dance performance “Feuerfunken und Regenglück”
A dance performance based on the fairy tale of Regentrude.
Musical “Steffi and the Snowman”
A talking snowman helps Steffi reconcile with Tom in a musical about friendship and winter.
Guided tour “Under the Berlin Wall”
A guided tour exploring the escape tunnels dug under the Berlin Wall.
Guided tour “Subways, Bunkers, Cold War”
Explore Berlin's Cold War history inside the Blochplatz bunker through photographs, historical exhibits and models.
Guided tour “Of Quiet Owls and Woolly Wolves”
Blind and visually impaired children explore museum exhibits through touch, sound and smell.
Learn and play chess
Come along to learn chess, play games and exchange ideas with other chess enthusiasts.
Coding afternoon
Children try small robots such as Ozobots and BluBots to discover how coding works through play.
Show “SPOOKY Charlottenburg”
Ghosts awaken in Schloss Charlottenburg in this young ensemble's show.
Making drink carton organisers
Children turn empty drink cartons into decorated boxes and plant pot covers.
Autumn workshop: building with mushrooms
Children build a small form from recycled materials and fill it with mycelium.
Jewellery workshop with Meko
An open workshop teaches beginners to make and repair jewellery from beads and materials.
Puppet show “Puss in Boots”
A puppet show about the fun of being cheeky, based on Grimm and Kästner.
Workshop “Futures Prototyping”
A workshop on speculative design to explore and prototype alternative futures.
Puppet show “ZweitZeuge”
Ilka meets Auschwitz survivor Jean and confronts the Nazi past of her own grandfather.
Play “Water’s Not for Me”
A child waters a neighbour's flower and ends up on a mysterious underwater journey.
Christmas market “Winter Wonderland”
A small Christmas market by the lake offers stalls, live music and winter treats.
Clown show “Shopping Mobbing”
A wordless clown retelling of Cinderella explores exclusion and bullying between stepsisters.
Puppet show “Sleeping Beauty”
A lively retelling of the Grimm fairy tale with puppets and quick scene changes.
Guided tour “Dark Worlds”
Guided tour through WWII air-raid shelters beneath a Berlin U-Bahn station, now part of a museum.