Neukölln

Where Little Red Riding Hood meets Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel look out from the climbing frame: The Fairy Tale Playground in Schulenburgpark in Neukölln is Berlin's most magical adventure playground, designed around the world of the Brothers Grimm. Imagination and the urge to move are brought together here on a generous area.

With an exuberant New Year's Eve Show Gala and a subsequent New Year's Eve Late-Night Show with an after-party, the Hotel Estrel Berlin bids farewell to the old year and energetically welcomes the new year 2019.

Two stages operate in Volkspark Hasenheide: the old main stage for up to 800 guests, and the tent-like New Stage with 180 seats and a daylight-protected screen. This allows children's films, rare arthouse features, and the big evening show to run in the same location, almost all with subtitles, and cashless payments are accepted at the bar.

Körnerpark lies five to seven meters below the level of the surrounding Neukölln residential streets, because a gravel pit was here until 1912. High arcaded walls and monumental staircases enclose the strictly axial layout, with an orangery at one end and a cascade at the other. The café offers ready-made picnic baskets, grilling is not allowed.

The Puppentheater-Museum Berlin on Karl-Marx-Strasse has been collecting marionettes, rod puppets and masks since 1995 and lets children step behind the figures themselves on its playful guided tours. Added to that are performances for children, torchlight tours, storytelling and workshops in which puppets of their own are built.

In Pflügerstraße, Neukölln, Tuesday Coworking proves that a workplace can function without investors and corporate aesthetics. Vintage furniture, plenty of natural light, and a growing community of freelancers make this co-working space a genuine destination for focused work in the neighborhood.

Dharma Studios Berlin in Schillerkiez Neukölln stands for traditional yoga with a true sense of community. What started in 2024 as the successor to Dharma Yoga Berlin will continue to grow in 2025 with a second location in Kreuzberg. Movement, spirit, and community are not just marketing words here, but lived practice.

In the Rollbergkiez in Neukölln stands the Kindl - Centre for Contemporary Art: a listed brick building from the 1920s that has established itself as one of Berlin's most programmatically strong exhibition venues. Across more than 1,600 square meters, the Kindl showcases international contemporary art in spaces that are truly unique.

Heimathafen Neukölln performs in the historic ballroom of the Saalbau on Karl-Marx-Straße, beneath golden stucco and in front of a red velvet curtain. The program features original plays about Neukölln, concerts, poetry slams, and discussion evenings.

Since 1884, Zauberkönig has been selling magic, joke, and puzzle items, making it Berlin's oldest specialty store of its kind. In Neukölln's Schillerkiez, you'll find magic sets and card tricks, as well as courses and shows in its own magic cabinet.