





Volkspark Friedrichshain with its 49 hectares of space offers lots of places by the water or on a lush green top enjoy a family picnic or a romantic tête-à-tête under open skies.
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A picnic is one of the simple pleasures of a Berlin summer, spread across the city's parks, lakesides and former airfields. From the Tiergarten to Tempelhofer Feld and the shores of the Wannsee, a picnic means sunshine, food and good company outdoors.
This overview gathers Berlin locations for a picnic, from grand parks and gardens to riverside lawns and lake beaches. Some focus on green, shaded spots, others on wide open spaces, views and places to swim nearby.
Browse the places below to find the best picnic spots in Berlin, compare green spaces and facilities, and plan your visit.






Volkspark Friedrichshain with its 49 hectares of space offers lots of places by the water or on a lush green top enjoy a family picnic or a romantic tête-à-tête under open skies.





Very green, very well taken care of and beautifully landscaped - these are just some of the qualities recommending Schlosspark Biesdorf as the ideal picnic location.



Volkspark Humboldthain offers a picnic with a panoramic view of Berlin: the historical flak tower offers an unbeatable view of Germany's capital!




Spacious, clean relaxing greens, a romantic pond with swans swimming on it, the famous Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain) and lots of clam spots for lovers and families alike make the the 49 hectares of Volkspark Friedrichshain the ideal picnic location!




A day trip combined with a picnic is a visit to Pfaueninsel ("Peacock Island") in Berlin. Here you can enjoy your picnic surrounded by the name-giving peacocks but also other animals, water buffaloes for example.






You will see that a bike tour through Marzahn-Hellersdorf in the Eastern part of Berlin is probably way more green than you would expect it to be and includes a stop at the castle Schloss Biesdorf.









Bürgerpark Pankow is the ideal destination for a summer trip with friends or family to enjoy the green of the city, a picnic or a trip to a beer garden.



A wide variety of self-made curries is the secret trump card of the Kien Du. Be it with chicken, fish, ducks, prawns or tofu: the exquisite cuisine of North Eastern Thailand is always mouthwatering.


Where Little Red Riding Hood meets the Frog Prince and the water splashes in four cascades: The Fairy Tale Fountain in the heart of Friedrichshain is Berlin's most romantic open-air setting for a first date. Since 1913, the neo-baroque fountain complex has been a protected monument and still captivates people today.



The Stralau Peninsula has a couple of tranquil picnic areas to offer with a view of the water at the Rummelburg Bay.

A picnic with a waterfall - that's what Kreuzberg's Viktoriapark in the neighbourhood of Bergmannstraße stands for.

Rudolph-Wilde-Park (formerly Stadtpark Schöneberg) is a nice and centrally located little park with a duck pond in City West, easy to reach with the subway. The location scores additionally with a nearby café offering picnic basket rentals.




The historic flak tower in Volkspark Humboldthain offers a great view of Germany's capital but this Wedding park is also ideally suited for jogging and other activities.

Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg features a real waterfall, a vineyard, and Berlin's highest inner-city hill. Strolling here means walking through over 130 years of city history, and the sound of the water automatically makes any small talk a bit easier.







The 55 hectares of the palace garden of Schloss Charlottenburg are place for all friends of historical garden architecture - it is the oldest still original park in Berlin and Potsdam!


If you are looking for a place to have a picnic in Neukölln far away from Tempelhofer Feld, you should take a look at one of Berlin's most beautiful garden parks - Körnerpark, where a café even offers a picnic basket rental service!



Prenzlauer Berg, normally known as noisy part of Berlin, definitely has a location with a special flair for an undisturbed picnic: the Water Tower.


Under the silver dome in Prenzlauer Berg, the starry sky becomes the backdrop for a first date. The Zeiss-Grossplanetarium combines science, music, and atmosphere for an evening that's guaranteed to spark conversation.


A journey to one of Berlin’s greenest places – the idyllic Comenius Garden in Berlin-Neukölln promises peaceful and relaxing moments.


A truly exceptional picnic spot, known only to connoisseurs, is hidden inside the Jewish Museum.




Blanket out, unpack the basket, look at the water and enjoy: A picnic on the Spree riverbank or Landwehr Canal in Kreuzberg is the most relaxed first date Berlin has to offer. No reservation, no dress code question, no time limit, just you and nature.



The Loretta on Wannsee is a traditional beer garden which reopened its doors with a new concept in spring 2010.