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.
2,269 shows and events
Guided tour “Under the Berlin Wall”
A guided tour exploring the escape tunnels dug under the Berlin Wall.
Sunday in Nikolaiviertel
Visitors can enjoy a varied programme of activities.
Guided tour “Subways, Bunkers, Cold War”
Explore Berlin's Cold War history inside the Blochplatz bunker through photographs, historical exhibits and models.
“There's a Knock at Wanja's at Night”
A snowstorm traps Wanja and Babuschka, then something knocks at night.
Advent and Christmas tour
A guide walks visitors through Tierpark Berlin, showing how animals handle winter cold.
Guided tour “Teichstraße Operation Bunker”
Walk around the former hospital grounds before visiting its operating bunker from 1941.
Guided tour “Nuclear Bunker Pankstraße”
Explore the shelter at Pankstraße station and examine civil protection from the Cold War to the present.
Winter life
A medieval village day with costumed villagers, crafts, storytelling and a bonfire.
Concert “Pauken & Planeten meets Nevio Passaro”
A German-Italian Christmas concert bringing together Nevio Passaro and children's band Pauken & Planeten.
Guided tour “Celebrations and Gifts of the Past”
Tour through the palace's grand halls exploring royal Christmas traditions and festivities.
Bear poster design workshop
Participants design their own bear posters using Claudia Schramke's graphic techniques.
Body decoration workshop
Make jewellery from recycled materials and explore how body decoration expresses personal and public identity.
Guided tour “Of Water, Forest and Meadow”
A guided tour explores how nature shaped human life and ideas over 800 years.
Musical reading “The Miracle of Christmas”
Helmut Mooshammer reads Vicki Baum’s Christmas story alongside Schumann’s piano music.
Guided tour “Hoofbeats and Sleigh Bells”
A guided tour for families with children.
Guided tour “Airship over Lichtenberg”
Guided tour through Lichtenberg's history followed by a plaster-casting workshop with an artist.
Reading “The Snow Queen”
Monika Staesche reads about Gerda’s search for Kai, accompanied by music and images.
The Funky Monkeys – Xmas Fun
Elves turn Christmas upside down in a turbulent show about gifts and togetherness.
Play “Olaf, der Elch”
A touching, humorous puppet show about a lonely moose who befriends Santa.
Concert “D!E GÄNG”
Chaja and Luna perform HipHop, Dancehall and Ska songs created with songwriter Ben Pavlidis.
Play “Der Weihnachtsabend”
Grumpy miser Scrooge despises Christmas until everything changes one night.
Play “The Blue Bird”
Siblings Mytyl and Tyltyl travel through magical worlds in search of the blue bird.
Paper theatre “Mrs Coffee Pot and Mr Rolling Cookie”
A paper theatre adventure follows the search for Santa Claus in the Christmas forest.
Opera “Hansel and Gretel”
Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera follows two siblings in the forest, in Dagmar Manzel’s production.