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.
766 shows and events
Craft workshop “Water Creatures”
Families build water creatures from recycled materials, inspired by the exhibition “On Water”.
Puppet show “Gockel Jockel und die Weizenähre”
A rooster finds an ear of wheat, but the mice only want to play.
Print workshop with Meike Dölp
Children print with different materials and make their own Christmas gifts.
Kiez flea market x ZIK
Browse the ZIK neighbourhood flea market and visit the roller-skating rink, which is also open.
Guided tour: forced labour 1938–1945
A guided tour examines forced labour under Nazi rule and daily life in restored Barrack 13.
Lantern craft workshop
Children and families craft glowing lanterns to carry through dark streets.
Reading with Roland Berger scholars
Scholarship holders of the Roland Berger Foundation visit LesArt.
Craft workshop “Yarn Octopus or Doll”
Make an octopus or doll from colourful yarn with Nataliia and Oksana, without sewing.
Workshop “Coding Lab: Luanti II”
Young coders dive deeper into Luanti, creating and importing their own custom textures.
Theatre workshop “The Fairy Tale Suitcase”
Families join an immersive winter fairy-tale workshop with stories, songs and soup.
Workshop “StoryLab”
A creative writing workshop for children and young people.
Programme “Tales not told”
A string quartet, storytelling and live projected drawings explore the lives of persecuted musicians and peoples.
Play “M.”
A theatre play based on Hemingway's “The Old Man and the Sea”, opening a new Spandau theatre.
“Getting Close to the Future”
Discover ideas about tomorrow's world and look into laboratories of the future.
Children’s flea market
Browse flea market stalls alongside children's face painting, balloon modelling and picture-book cinema.
Father and child play & fun
Fathers and children play and move together, with time for conversation and meeting others.
Jordan flea market
A green-space flea market with secondhand clothes, toys, books and treats for families.
DLR space show
A live show explores whether humans might live on Mars or in space hotels.
Workshop “Bionics”
A researcher guides children through experiments exploring nature's clever solutions, from polar bears to maple seeds.
Reading “When Ela Conquered Space”
Raúl Krauthausen and Adina Hermann read the story of wheelchair user Ela's space dream.
Lantern craft workshop
Lantern craft workshop led by Sabrina from Phantastische Kinderkiste.
Cheese Berlin
Annual festival for artisanal cheese with tastings, talks, tours and an exhibition.
Concert “Experimentierfalten”
Young musicians and a youth orchestra perform concert premieres and improvised works.
