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
Play “Die Fische”
A near-future drama shows authoritarian forces tightening their grip on everyday school life.
Guided tour (German): “Subways, Bunkers, Cold War”
Explore Berlin's Cold War history inside the Blochplatz bunker through photographs, historical exhibits and models.
Open studio: Your new Neue Nationalgalerie
Join artists and mediators to craft your own small Neue Nationalgalerie in this drop-in workshop.
Open lab evening: laser cutter
Try out the laser cutter and learn to prepare, cut and engrave your own designs.
Concert: DIKKA
Children can attend this event with an adult, with sound levels adjusted for them.
Evening clean-up
Volunteers meet regularly to pick up litter around the neighbourhood, with all equipment provided.
Play “Scheiblettenkind”
Stage adaptation follows a girl's journey through classism, shame and self-determination.
Winter market “Winter am THF”
Browse handmade gifts, choose something to eat and listen to live music.
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 “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.
Winter magic festival
Families enjoy a festive afternoon with a tent disco, campfire and holiday crafts.
Winter festival
Celebrate winter with music, dance, theatre, an exhibition, creative activities and a children's disco.
Play “Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste”
An actress, a goose puppet and a saxophonist tell a Christmas story together.
St Nicholas concert in Pankow
Children from Musikschule Pankow perform in a concert for St Nicholas.
Storytelling evening “Christmas Around the Globe”
Henrik Rosenquist Andersen tells Christmas fairy tales from around the world beside an outdoor campfire.
Family flashlight tour
Families explore the darkened aquarium’s underwater habitats, reptiles, amphibians and insects with their own torches and a guide.
Musical tale “The Captain of Köpenick”
Marie tells her brother Wilhelm Voigt's story through a staged musical narrative about exclusion and obedience.
Audio play “The Neverending Story”
Audio play screening under the planetarium sky, based on Michael Ende's novel.
Play “The Ice-Cold Little Hand”
Martialla, Pomez and Tuesday face confusion as time runs out to find a fresh ice-cold hand.
Guided tour “Dark Worlds”
Guided tour through WWII air-raid shelters beneath a Berlin U-Bahn station, now part of a museum.
Youth education fair “JuBi”
An education fair offering advice on exchanges, volunteering, au pair and study abroad options.
Winter flea market
Family flea market with secondhand finds, workshops, a children's corner and clothes swap.