Children

Anyone who wants to experience a real safari adventure with children will find one of the region's most charming destinations in Nedlitz near Gommern: Straußenland Nedlitz. On five hectares of pasture, the world's largest birds live here and can be petted, fed, and admired.

Child-friendly instead of terrifying: on 31 October 2026 the Filmpark Babelsberg in Potsdam shows at Kids Halloween how Halloween works for children, with hands-on spooky mazes, an interactive stage show and face painting.

A first-class spectacle for children and families: Karls Grusel-Nacht in the Erlebnis-Dorf Elstal, around 30 kilometres west of Berlin, combines a 2026 drone show with 500 drones, eerie walking acts and spooky fun where parents decide how scary the evening gets.

On the second floor of the Hallen Am Borsigturm, there are approximately 700 square meters of VR space, divided into a large arena for up to ten players and a compact one for small groups. Games are played wirelessly, and the game catalog is sorted by age, from six and eight years old. For children's birthdays, the arena belongs exclusively to the group, including a host and lounge.

Loretta am Wannsee is located in Zehlendorf directly on the water, just a few steps from Wannsee S-Bahn station. For Christmas parties in the restaurant, the glazed winter garden with views over the lake is particularly appealing. Additionally, there's an ice stock sport lane on the premises and individual offers for company groups of all sizes.

Only an hour's drive from Berlin, the Wildlife Park Schorfheide is located in the middle of the woods. Right beside the wildlife park, visitors will also find a climbing park.

If you want to get out of the city for an asparagus meal, head to Klaistow near Beelitz. The Winkelmann family's Asparagus and Adventure Farm is one of Brandenburg's most famous addresses for Beelitz asparagus directly from their own fields. A rustic farm restaurant, beer garden, and a buffet that has become a real must-visit for many Berliners during the season.

Spread across approximately 2,547 square meters on Karl-Marx-Straße are two laser tag arenas, eleven interactive mini-golf courses, and three escape rooms. School children up to twelve years old play in their own Kids Play Zone, where the technology adjusts settings if performance differences within the group become too large. You may bring your own birthday cake.

Schnitt Zone on Kopernikusstraße is one of the most affordable cut-and-go hairdressers in Friedrichshain: Men's haircuts cost 25 Euros, a clipper cut 15 Euros. Owner Serap Firat runs a second salon in the Boxhagener Kiez. In addition to cuts and beard shaves, they offer colorations, highlights, and perms.

Located in the heart of Berlin-Mitte, directly on Friedrichstraße, EXIT Escape Room Games sends its visitors on cinematic missions full of puzzles, time pressure, and team spirit. Six escape rooms make EXIT arguably the city's most versatile fun activity.

At the foot of the TV Tower in Berlin-Mitte, the Human Museum shows what lies beneath the skin: real plastinated bodies, preserved with a method that has brought anatomy from the lecture hall into the public space. Berlin's most curious museum is also one of its most consistent.

Plänterwald is a forest on the banks of the river Spree in Berlin-Treptow and home to the former amusement park Spreepark.

The Werderaner Tannenhof in Werder (Havel) is an adventure farm on a 60-hectare fir tree plantation, attracting families from Berlin and Brandenburg year-round with animals, sports, and seasonal events in the forest. From a petting zoo to alpaca hikes and a mini-golf course among fir trees: there's something for every age here.

Uncle Philipp's Toy Workshop on Choriner Straße buys, repairs, rents, and sells toys. Below the store in Prenzlauer Berg is a small GDR Toy Museum with around 5,000 objects.

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.

For Easter, Spandau Citadel transforms into a medieval adventure world: knight battles, jugglers, fire shows, and a large historical market make the Easter Knight Festival one of Berlin's most spectacular Easter programs.

A holiday activity that is fun in any weather and offers an eventful family outing – SEA LIFE near Alexanderplatz.

In Volkspark Rehberge, in the heart of Berlin's Wedding district, a listed open-air stage from the 1930s transforms every summer into one of the city's most atmospheric open-air cinemas. Here, you sit under the open sky, surrounded by old trees, watching films on an inflatable screen.

From December 6th to 7th, 2025, the Fairytale Christmas Market at Grunewald Hunting Lodge invites you on a magical journey into the world of fairytales. Surrounded by Berlin's oldest castle, visitors immerse themselves in an atmospheric Advent magic with historical figures and festive delights.

Modellbahnen am Mierendorffplatz is located directly at the rear exit of the subway station in Charlottenburg and offers over 100,000 items from Z gauge to LGB on 200 square meters. A large demonstration layout with Faller Car System is available in the shop. A Märklin 'my world' starter set for children aged three and up costs 79.99 Euros.

When frost covers the outdoors, sewing happens in Prenzlauer Berg. Die Gestalterei on Christburgerstraße is Berlin's coziest destination for creative children's sewing courses during the holidays – for ages 6 and up, no prior knowledge required, with real projects to take home.

Halloween in Berlin for children with a real party feeling: on 31 October 2026 the Loci Loft in Waidmannslust turns into a spooky stage for little monsters, with a DJ, an entertainment team and sweets. The evening ends early on purpose, so there is still time to go trick or treating in the neighbourhood.

In Dahlem, where the southwest of Berlin almost feels like a village, Domäne Dahlem has been practicing real agriculture and animal husbandry for centuries, now as a recognized Bioland organic farm with an open-air museum. Here, children experience agriculture up close in a way hardly anyone would expect in a city of millions. The farm is even easily accessible by subway.

Trollby has been located on Eisenacher Straße in Schöneberg since 2009, recognizable by its red Swedish-style ticket booth. Over 100 square meters are filled with used equipment for pregnancy, babies, and children, from maternity wear to car seats.

On Revaler Straße in Friedrichshain, Smart Kids - Family Play Café is more than just a children's cafe: Across approximately 300 square meters, a play labyrinth, graffiti wall, and professional kitchen meet, while parents can finally take a breath.