Things to do with children in Berlin today
Find ideas for spending today with children in Berlin, with the selection following the current Berlin date. Compare what is still listed for today and check the event’s own time, location and participation details before setting off, especially for activities that run across several days.
166 shows and events
Autumn holiday programme
The open-air museum offers autumn holiday activities for the whole family.
Spooky corn maze
Find your way through spooky corn passages with fog, lights and sound effects.
Paper folding and printing workshop
Children fold pop-ups, invent printing tools and create patterns inspired by Bauhaus ideas.
Video workshop “Faktenchecker”
Participants learn to spot fake news and produce their own videos from idea to final edit.
Rap workshop with Sister-Queens
Girls and young women join a rap workshop with Sister-Queens, with lunch included in the programme.
Paper collage city map workshop
Create a personal city map using paper collage, featuring places and streets that matter to you.
Workshop “Sticky Stones”
Explore how magnets work through laboratory activities, crafts and games about magnetism.
Live audio play “Unsichtbar”
Children and adults experience a multisensory live audio adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince.
Dance workshop “Mutausbruch”
Different generations explore courage through dance, considering change, encounters, personal stories and being themselves.
Coding music with Strudel (day 2)
Teens code beats and improvise live loops to compose music using Strudel.
Pumpkin exhibition “Pumpkin Goes to Hollywood”
An exhibition presents pumpkins with Hollywood as its central theme.
Open parent-baby group (6–10 months)
An open group for parents and babies.
Holiday workshop “Design trifft Making”
Children design an object on a laptop, 3D print it, then finish it by hand.
Film screening “The Little Witch”
A young witch must prove herself worthy to join the annual Walpurgis Night celebration.
Film screening “The Little Witch”
A young witch defies the rules to join Walpurgis Night and prove herself worthy.
Open family café
Parents and children drop in for play, coffee and relaxed conversation with other families.
Mobile planetarium “INTENSE”
A mobile planetarium dome visits the library, with readings and activities for families.
Ghost worlds
Explore haunted rooms, mazes and cellars with ghostly characters and puzzles.
Clothing bank at family centre
Donated baby, children's and maternity clothing is given to families with low income.
Workshop “Sounding Images, Hopping Tones”
Children design paper figures, animate them and create their own film soundtrack.
Leaf-colour class “Science Lab”
Children investigate why leaves and red cabbage change colour using simple experiments.
Halloween workshop
Children craft spooky creatures, solve puzzles and uncover a small spooky surprise.
Parent and child meetup
Children play in a crawling space while parents have a chance to chat.