Summer

Guys with dreadlocks who rather grill tofu than a real sausage, people playing the drums, large Turkish families and universtiy students - the BBQ crowd at Görlitzer Park is more than only a little diverse.

A garden in the middle of the city for everyone to dig around, a garden café for sunny summer days, flea markets, concerts and workshops - the offer of Kreuzberg's Prinzessinengärten is nothing short of really diverse!

Hidden in the Brussels neighborhood of Wedding is one of Berlin's most versatile green spaces with a playground that appeals equally to children of various age groups: water play, climbing courses, and hammocks on a sunbathing lawn make Zeppelinplatz a true neighborhood meeting point.

In the middle of Alt-Treptow, on the Island of Youth in the Spree, lies Berlin's most romantic beach bar. Inselgarten combines beer garden coziness with a view of the Spree, regional dishes, and a cultural program ranging from concerts to poetry slams.

A long and vivid night with electro beats and underground feeling, all with industrial chic.

Tempelhofer Feld in Tempelhof is Berlin's legendary open space, where former runways have become a skating track. On a 4.5 km circular route between wide skies and the old airport building, inline skaters roll with a good tailwind through one of Europe's largest city parks.

Berlin's very first Frozen Yogurt store is located in Mitte, and it's called YOLI. Since 2009, the shop on Münzstraße has been serving creamy FroYo based on 0% fat yogurt, along with an extensive selection of toppings from fresh fruits to chocolate sauces.

The summer programme in the open-air stage Weißensee offers a mixture of open-air cinema, children's cinema and puppet theatre.

When the playground on Wrangelstraße was in its planning stage, children were invited to contribute ideas on the finished design.

One of Berlin's most imaginative playgrounds awaits in Volkspark Friedrichshain, right on the border with Prenzlauer Berg. Tipis, totem poles, and wobbly bridges transform this expansive adventure playground into a world of its own. Both young and old will find their territory here.

A large sandy beach, shaded spots in a small grove and several small bathing spots in the Lieper Bucht open the view of the river Havel and the island Lindwerder.

The summer pool Sommerbad Neukölln is famous for its winding water slide of 83 meters of length.

Fans of the summer pool at Charlottenburg's Olympic Stadium rejoice.

The two original wooden rafts can be rented for a cruise on the Spree for group events, various parties and even for a summer BBQ on the river.

Located in Alt-Hohenschönhausen, directly by Lake Orankesee, you'll find one of Berlin's most beautiful waterside restaurants. The Orankesee Terrassen combines Mediterranean cuisine with lake views, a beer garden, and a tranquility rarely found in the city.

Located directly on Lake Tiefer See in Potsdam's Berliner Vorstadt, the restaurant ship John Barnett is named after the pioneer of steam navigation in Prussia. The historic ship, which was still in use as a cargo vessel on canals and rivers until 2004, now offers Central European cuisine with a view of Babelsberg Park.

On Saturdays, Südstern in Kreuzberg transforms into one of Berlin's most beautiful weekly markets: around 35 vendors, organic produce directly from the farm, street food, and natural wine, nestled between the Neo-Gothic Garrison Church and the lively hustle and bustle between the Gräfe- and Bergmannkiez.

BunBo – The BungalowBoat is Brandenburg's leading provider of floating holiday homes on the waterways around Berlin. At five locations, including Zernsdorf south of the capital and Plaue near the Havel river, city life can be exchanged for a fireplace, hammock, and water views – all without a boat license.

The IFA-Sommergarten at Messe Berlin is a popular concert location at night and a place to relax and hang out during the day.

Dance, acrobatics, and stage experience in Prenzlauer Berg: THE CENTER School of Performing Arts offers weekly holiday camps in English for children and teens during the summer holidays, culminating in a real performance for the family at the end of the week.

An 1890 two-masted ship that once supplied Frisian islands and now lies moored on the banks of the Spree in Treptow, between Plänterwald and Treptower Park: The Klipper Sailing Ship Restaurant is arguably Berlin's most maritime address for breakfast, fish dishes, and lingering.

The paddling pool at Lake Weißer See in Pankow provides fun for the whole family on hot days.

The beer garden of the Swiss restaurant Châlet Suisse is nicely located under the shading trees of Grunewald.

Centrally located, popular but fairly grubby - that's Mauerpark. It's open season for BBQs there all over, except for a little grove of birches and next to the playground.

In the heart of Prenzlauer Berg, where the Berlin Wall once separated East and West, Schönwetter am Mauerpark invites you to chill out in the sand. Cocktails, the smell of barbecue, and electro sounds under the open sky — this beach bar is one of the city's most atmospheric summer spots.