Free events for children in Berlin
Free events for children in Berlin include offers with free participation and those asking for a voluntary donation. Browse activities that fit your family’s interests, then check the individual conditions for accompanying adults, materials and registration rather than assuming every part of the visit is free.
764 shows and events
English story time
Children and parents listen to stories read aloud and explore the English language together.
LEGO® Build the Change
A picture-book cinema on sustainability leads into creative Lego building for children and families.
Picture book slideshow
Children hear picture-book stories, presented through picture-book cinema, paper theatre or storytelling.
Storytime
Listen to picture book stories while their illustrations appear on a cinema smartboard.
Children's story time
Children listen to a book read aloud, chosen each week by the library team.
Picture book reading: “Kolobok”
Zulfia and Lydia read about a runaway dough ball in Russian and German.
Picture book storytime
A short storytelling session for young children, attended together with an accompanying adult.
Kamishibai storytelling
Japanese paper theatre shows picture book classics and newer stories for children and teens.
Reading Monday at Weinerts
A book selected by the library team is read aloud to listeners.
Reading hour
Children can come along and listen as a text is read aloud.
Kamishibai storytelling
Children hear exciting and funny stories presented in the Kamishibai storytelling format.
Reading and storytelling
Volunteer readers read aloud to children, sharing books and the joy of reading together.
Play “Welcome to Oddleigh”
A police force in the small English coastal town of Oddleigh solves unusual cases.
Taster counselling for parents
Parents can try out body-oriented, practical counselling for everyday family life.
Open parent-child play group
Parents and children play together.
Baby playgroup
Parents meet with their babies in an open group for exchange and shared time together.
Baby playgroup
Babies join a playgroup in German.
Family time
Families can grill, relax, use the Pikler playroom and join language and movement activities.
Bilingual playgroup “Griffbereit”
A bilingual German-Turkish playgroup where young children and parents play, sing and connect.
Playgroup for rainbow families
Queer parents exchange current concerns with other rainbow families while playing together with their babies and toddlers.
Baby meetup
Parents with newborns or pre-crawling babies meet others from the neighbourhood.
Multilingual playgroup
Multilingual play group for parents and young children.
“Paula, die Leseratte”
An event with illustrator Antje Püpke explores stories about books, letters and learning to read.
Community lunch
People of all ages cook lunch together and enjoy the meal together.