The main events of the city for the month, picked for families with kids.
1
–31
Oct
Over 290 free workshops, tours and shows at museums, theatres, cinemas and music schools every October weekend. Popular slots fill up fast, so book early.
Time Weekends in October
Location 100+ cultural venues across Berlin
Registration Required for some events
7
Oct
Halloween craft afternoon where kids decorate spooky tea-light lanterns.
Time 14:00–18:00
Location Kindermuseum unterm Dach, Steinstraße 41, 12307 Berlin
8
,9
,15–16
&24–30
Oct
Guided Halloween tour through the Tierpark. Kids who come in costume get a reduced price.
Time 15:30–17:00 (from 26 Oct: 15:00–16:30)
Location Tierpark Berlin, Am Tierpark 125, 10319 Berlin
9
Oct
A Halloween-themed play for families at a small neighbourhood theatre.
Time 16:00
Location KungerKiezTheater, Am Treptower Park 14, 12435 Berlin
9
–18
Oct
Berlin's landmarks are lit up with projections and light art. A good early-evening walk with kids now that it gets dark sooner.
Time Evenings
Location Landmarks across Berlin
10
Oct
One night a year when families stay out late: museums after dark, night climbing, campfires, theatre, experiments and storytelling. The full programme is online.
Time 17:00–24:00
Location 150+ locations in Berlin and surroundings
Registration Check each event
10
Oct
Library workshop where kids make their own Halloween paper masks.
Time 11:00–13:00
Location Stadtteilbibliothek Friedrich von Raumer, Dudenstraße 18–20, 10965 Berlin
Registration Required
10
Oct
Autumn festival by the lake with a bonfire, music, a kids' programme and a children's cinema.
Time 12:00–20:00
Location Strandbad Wendenschloss, Möllhausenufer 30, 12557 Berlin
10
,11
,17
&30–31
Oct
An autumn ghost story told with puppets, suitable for preschoolers.
Time Varies by day: 10 Oct 14:00 & 16:00 · 11 Oct 11:00, 14:00 & 16:00 · 17 Oct 14:00 & 16:00 · 30 Oct 17:00 · 31 Oct 11:00 & 14:00
Location Puppentheater Glittery, Alt-Köpenick 31/33, 12555 Berlin
Registration Tickets
11
,18
&25
Oct
Hands-on creative workshop at the Museum of Communication.
Time 14:00–17:00
Location Museum für Kommunikation, Leipziger Straße 16, 10117 Berlin
Registration Required
13
Oct
–1
Nov
Halloween activities for families at the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre.
Location LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, Potsdamer Straße 4, 10785 Berlin
14
Oct
Drop-in craft afternoon making pumpkins from cardboard.
Time 14:00–18:00
Location Kindermuseum unterm Dach, Steinstraße 41, 12307 Berlin
16
Oct
Parent-child workshop at TU Berlin where you shape wire figures and light them up with LEDs.
Time 17:00–19:00
Location TU Berlin, INGenious Space, Straße des 17. Juni 136, 10623 Berlin
17
Oct
Drop-in craft afternoon turning toilet-paper rolls into bats.
Time 14:00–18:00
Location Kindermuseum unterm Dach, Steinstraße 41, 12307 Berlin
17
Oct
Drop-in mask-making at the library, no sign-up needed.
Time 13:00–17:00
Location Anton-Saefkow-Bibliothek, Anton-Saefkow-Platz 14, 10369 Berlin
Registration Not needed
17
Oct
–1
Nov
A spooky indoor world with puzzles, stories and hands-on activities, running through the autumn holidays.
Time Weekdays 10:00–16:30, weekends 12:00–18:00
Location FEZ-Berlin, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin
18
&25
Oct
Kids design fantasy masks at the paper museum.
Time 14:00–15:30
Location Haus des Papiers, Legiendamm 16, 10179 Berlin
20
Oct
Drop-in mask-making at the library during the autumn holidays.
Time 14:00–18:00
Location Gertrud-Haß-Bibliothek, Alt-Rudow 45, 12357 Berlin
Registration Not needed
20
&21–22
Oct
Three-day printmaking workshop where kids create their own monster prints.
Time 11:00–15:00
Location Kunstbibliothek am Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz 8, 10785 Berlin
Registration Required
21
,23
&28
Oct
Family workshop shaping monsters from clay and ghosts from plaster.
Time From 13:00
Location Haus Bastian, Am Kupfergraben 10, 10117 Berlin
Registration Required
22
&23
Oct
Make decorations and costume pieces for Halloween.
Time 13:00–15:00
Location Studio Bildende Kunst, Lichtenberg
24
Oct
–1
Nov
Halloween puppet theatre season in Treptower Park.
Location Figurentheater Grashüpfer, Puschkinallee 16a, 12435 Berlin
Registration Tickets
25
Oct
–8
Nov
–22
Nov
Creepy tales told inside a Renaissance hunting lodge by the Grunewaldsee.
Time 14:00
Location Jagdschloss Grunewald, Hüttenweg 100, 14193 Berlin
26
&27–30
Oct
Halloween guided tour through the Zoo. Kids in costume pay less.
Time 15:00–16:30
Location Zoo Berlin, Hardenbergplatz 8, 10787 Berlin
26
Oct
Craft session combined with a spooky read-aloud.
Time 16:00
Location Philipp-Schaeffer-Bibliothek, Brunnenstraße 181, 10119 Berlin
27
&29
Oct
Spooky storytelling afternoon at the library.
Time Until 18:00 (27 Oct from 14:00)
Location Heinrich-Böll-Bibliothek, Greifswalder Straße 87, 10409 Berlin
Registration Register by email
28
Oct
Drop-in craft afternoon turning egg cartons into spiders.
Time 14:00–18:00
Location Kindermuseum unterm Dach, Steinstraße 41, 12307 Berlin
28
Oct
Workshop making Halloween masks from paper.
Time 15:00–17:00
Location Haus des Papiers, Seydelstraße 30, 10117 Berlin
Registration Required
28
Oct
Kids play the werewolf party game at the library.
Time 16:00–18:00
Location Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek, Esmarchstraße 18, 10407 Berlin
Registration Required
30
Oct
Spooky board, card and storytelling games.
Time 15:00–18:00
Location Egon-Erwin-Kisch-Bibliothek, Frankfurter Allee 149, 10365 Berlin
Registration Not needed
30
Oct
Halloween craft session at the library in Weißensee.
Time 14:00
Location Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek, Bizetstraße 41, 13088 Berlin
30
Oct
Halloween craft afternoon at the library.
Time Until 17:00
Location Stadtteilbibliothek Märkisches Viertel, Wilhelmsruher Damm 142c, 13439 Berlin
30
Oct
Kids build haunted houses and dark alleys out of LEGO.
Time 16:00–17:30
Location Stadtteilbibliothek Reinickendorf-West, Auguste-Viktoria-Allee 29–31, 13403 Berlin
30
Oct
Halloween party for girls with music, games and snacks.
Time 16:00–20:00
Location Rosa-Minta-Jugendclub, Wutzkyallee 98, 12353 Berlin
30
&31
Oct
Vampire-themed children's play.
Time 30 Oct 17:00 · 31 Oct 16:00
Location Galli Theater, Oranienburger Straße 32, 10117 Berlin
Registration Tickets
30
Oct
Evening family programme in the old palace.
Time 18:00
Location Altes Schloss Charlottenburg, Spandauer Damm 10–22, 14059 Berlin
Registration Required
30
&31
Oct
Spooky guided tours through a 19th-century fortress.
Time Hourly, 16:00–20:00
Location Fort Hahneberg, Hahnebergweg 50, 13591 Berlin
Registration Required
31
Oct
Party with food, face painting, games, dancing and a photo station.
Time 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–17:00
Location KinderCafé Lilelo, Grußdorfstraße 11, 13507 Berlin
31
Oct
–1
Nov
Street fair for kids with stalls, sweets and small rides.
Time 11:00–20:00
Location Hermannplatz, 10967 Berlin
31
Oct
Family day with a comic-drawing tutorial, costume station, quiz, crafts and Halloween activities.
Time Until 18:00
Location Museum für Kommunikation, Leipziger Straße 16, 10117 Berlin
31
Oct
Halloween quiz, puzzles and costumes at the magic museum.
Time From 11:00
Location MAGICUM, Große Hamburger Straße 17, 10115 Berlin
Registration Tickets
31
Oct
Workshops, face painting, glitter station and walk acts, with a dance workshop at 18:00 and a spooky parade at 18:30.
Time 15:00–19:00, parade 18:30
Location The Playce, Alte Potsdamer Straße 7, 10785 Berlin
31
Oct
Face painting, Halloween disco, lantern walk, fairy tales and a fire show.
Time 16:00–21:00
Location Britzer Garten, Buckower Damm 146, 12349 Berlin
31
Oct
Kids' programme with two witch characters.
Location Bildungs- und Kulturzentrum Peter Edel, Berliner Allee 125, 13088 Berlin
Registration Tickets
31
Oct
Kids' runs of 500 m and 1.2 km, plus 5 km and 10 km runs for adults.
Time 16:00–21:00
Location Waldhochseilgarten Jungfernheide, Heckerdamm 260, 13627 Berlin
Registration Required
31
Oct
Tour through the vaults and the bat cellar. Bring a torch.
Time 17:30–19:00
Location Zitadelle Spandau, Am Juliusturm 64, 13599 Berlin
31
Oct
Walk through the decorated library and listen to a spooky story.
Time 17:00–19:00
Location Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek, Esmarchstraße 18, 10407 Berlin
31
Oct
Face painting, sweets, ghost parades and walk acts at the shopping centre.
Time 13:00–19:30
Location Forum Köpenick, Bahnhofstraße 33–38, 12555 Berlin
31
Oct
Halloween activity for families by the Müggelsee.
Time 11:00–15:00
Location Rübezahl am Müggelsee, Müggelheimer Damm 143, 12559 Berlin
31
Oct
Disco, crafts, face painting and a snack.
Time 15:00–18:00
Location Luisenbräu, Luisenplatz 1, 10585 Berlin
31
Oct
–1
Nov
Paint your own ceramics with a Halloween theme.
Time 31 Oct 14:30–16:30 · 1 Nov 11:00–13:00
Location Ceramic Club, Rüdesheimer Platz 1, 14197 Berlin
Registration Required
31
Oct
Halloween night with theatre, music, dance, a costume show and a ghost train ride.
Time Until 21:00
Location FEZ-Berlin, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin
7
Nov
Gentle concert for babies up to about 24 months.
Time 11:00
Location Gotischer Saal, Zitadelle Spandau, Am Juliusturm 64, 13599 Berlin
Registration Tickets
7
Nov
Concert for families with children up to about 6.
Time 13:00
Location Gotischer Saal, Zitadelle Spandau, Am Juliusturm 64, 13599 Berlin
Registration Tickets