Things to do with children in Berlin: autumn holidays
Autumn holiday events for children in Berlin bring together creative activities, performances and outings within the school-holiday selection. Compare individual dates and age recommendations to build your own holiday plans, checking the description and participation conditions rather than assuming an event provides supervision or full-day care.
412 shows and events
Reading hour
Reading aloud for young listeners.
Reading with projected pictures
Preschool children listen to different stories during a read-aloud session with large pictures.
Portfolio course and open studio
Young people prepare an art-school application portfolio and work on their own art projects.
Workshop “Sticker Lab”
Learn illustration methods with Lisa Vasvari and turn your designs into stickers.
Online storytime
Listen at home to a digital read-aloud from Stadtbibliothek Steglitz-Zehlendorf on its Instagram account.
Thursday activity day
Children get creative together with crafts, painting, board games or picture-book cinema activities.
Storytime
Experienced volunteers read stories aloud to children in sessions with Lesewelt Berlin e.V.
Reading hour
Children listen together to stories featuring adventures, funny experiences and fantasy worlds.
Play “Furzipups und Lulu Lavazunge”
Dragon Furzipups gets a sister, and together they face a chaotic adventure.
Creative and play activities for children
Children craft, paint, play games or watch a picture-book cinema, changing weekly.
Picture book cinema
Picture books, both classics and newer titles, are read aloud and shown on screen.
Course “Russian Language, Nice to Meet You”
A Russian-language course with reading, games, crafts and grammar for young children.
Black holes
A planetarium show explains how black holes form and how they're studied.
Tour “Healing Plants and Herb Magic”
Explore medicinal plants, historical herbal knowledge and the uses of poisonous plants on a guided garden tour.
Workshop: Futures Storytelling
Workshop exploring how storytelling can make imagined futures with technology tangible and relatable.
Reading “A Lesson in Murder”
Celine Leonora reads from her romantic suspense novel set at St. Moriarty Academy.
Insights into research collection: mammal skulls, deer and horned animals
Guided tour through skull and antler collections, exploring their colonial-era history and context.
Play “The Heart of a Boxer”
During community service, Jojo meets a former boxer and finds an unexpected ally.
Animation workshop “Trickmisch”
Children draw and cut out silhouettes, animate them frame by frame and add sound live.
K-pop random dance
Join a K-pop random dance session organised by the youth club's own K-pop crews, drop-ins welcome.
Ballet “Giselle”
A peasant girl falls for a nobleman and becomes a ghostly bride after betrayal.
360° film “Inside Sudan”
A 360° film shows daily life and humanitarian aid during Sudan's crisis.
Coding music with Strudel (day 3)
Teens finish their own Strudel track by coding beats and live loops.
Research course “Spinning Spiders”
Explore spiders and web preservation through laboratory activities, spider-themed crafts and games.