Time together is the best time - and in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern there are plenty of suitable events for children and families. Between the Baltic Sea coast and the Lake District, you can expect colorful festivals, exciting hands-on activities and exciting events that are guaranteed to make children's eyes light up and parents happy.
Events for children & family
Exciting events in the vacation region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that will delight the whole family.
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- Read more: "The Christmas wish tree at the Rügenhof in Putgarten"
The Christmas wish tree at the Rügenhof in Putgarten
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/30/25 to 12/19/25
- Dorfstr., 18556 Putgarten
Hang your Christmas wish on the "Giving Tree" at the Rügenhof in Putgarten and with a bit of luck it will be fulfilled! | Campaign starts on 01. advent
- Read more: "Karl's 8th winter experience"
Karl's 8th winter experience
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- All dates: 11/21/25 to 3/1/26
- Zum Erlebnis-Dorf, 17459 Koserow
In Karlchen's Winter Wonderland, you can experience a varied Advent and Christmas season from November 26 to March 6 next year in the Karls Adventure Village in Rövershagen with Karl's ice skating rink, stalls, baking bread on a stick and extensive Christmas shopping.
- Read more: "LIVE ice carving"
©© Karls Markt OHG LIVE ice carving
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/21/25 to 3/1/26
- Zum Erlebnis-Dorf, 17459 Koserow
Enjoy the winter at Karls!
- Read more: "Karl's winter adventure"
©© Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Karl's winter adventure
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/21/25 to 3/1/26
- Binzer Straße, 18528 Zirkow
In Karlchen's Winter Wonderland, you can experience a varied winter time in the countryside with fire bowls, baking bread on a stick and extensive winter shopping from January 8 to February 25 in Karl's Adventure Village Zirkow.
- Read more: "The devil with the three golden hairs"
©© Thomas Mandt The devil with the three golden hairs
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- All dates: 11/8/25 to 12/26/25
- Doberaner Straße, 18057 Rostock
Christmas tale based on the Brothers Grimm
- Read more: "The Wizard of Oz"
©© Peter van Heesen The Wizard of Oz
- Next date: Today
- All dates: Today to 12/20/25
- Olof-Palme-Platz 6, 18439 Stralsund
Christmas tale (5+) after Lyman Frank Baum in a version by Thomas Birkmeir
- Read more: "Dwarf nose"
©© Vorpoomersche Landesbühne GmbH Dwarf nose
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 12/9/25 to Tomorrow
- Trebin, 18356 Barth
Fairy tales by Wilhelm Hauff
- Read more: "Active advent calendar"
©© advent-calendar-11422_1280 Active advent calendar
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- All dates: 12/1/25 to 12/24/25
- Freester Straße, 17509 Lubmin
The Active Advent Calendar of the spa administration is back!
- Read more: "Children's town rally through the climatic health resort Krakow am See"
Children's town rally through the climatic health resort Krakow am See
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 3/18/25 to 12/19/25
- Markt, 18292 Krakow am See
Nice that you want to go on our little city rally through the historic city center of the climatic health resort Krakow am See.
- Read more: "Enchanting puppet show"
Enchanting puppet show
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/30/25 to 1/25/26
- Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Straße, 17235 Neustrelitz
For children from 4 on the rehearsal stage of the Landestheater Neustrelitz
- Read more: "Schnuppe puppet theater"
©© Schnuppe Figurentheater Schnuppe puppet theater
- Date: Today
- Am Kurpark, 18586 Ostseebad Baabe
"The Christmas Goose Auguste" - Look forward to a puppet show for young and old.
- Read more: "Special exhibition PIRATES. Myth and reality"
©© Schifffahrtsmuseum Rostock Special exhibition PIRATES. Myth and reality
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 7/5/25 to 5/17/26
- Schmarl-Dorf, 18106 Rostock
Set sail and set course for a world full of adventure, danger and myths: our new special exhibition shows the history of piracy from antiquity to the present day - exciting, complex and often surprisingly different from what you might think.
- Read more: "Story time"
©© Märchenstunde 10.12.2025 Story time
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 12/5/22 to Today
- Neue Strandstraße, 17454 Zinnowitz
Story time
- Read more: "A week full of Saturdays"
©© Paul Maar: Eine Woche voller Samstag, Oetinger Verlag A week full of Saturdays
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/20/25 to 12/16/25
- Frankenstr., 18439 Stralsund
Christmas theater with the children's and youth theater group "Bühnenträumer" based on Paul Maar's "The Sams"
- Read more: "Schwerin Christmas Market - The star in the north"
Schwerin Christmas Market - The star in the north
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/24/25 to 12/30/25
- Am Markt, 19055 Schwerin
Schwerin Christmas Market "The Star in the North"
- Read more: "THE LITTLE PRINCE - Fairytale ballet based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry"
©© Deutsche Tanzkompanie THE LITTLE PRINCE - Fairytale ballet based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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- All dates: 11/1/25 to Tomorrow
- Pfaffenstraße, 17033 Neubrandenburg
A poetic journey full of poetry, magic and the reminder that you can only see well with your heart!
- Read more: "Weaving bell market"
©© VZN Weaving bell market
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/25/25 to 12/21/25
- 17033 Neubrandenburg
24 days of Christmas market in Neubrandenburg city center 28.11. - 21.12.2023
- Read more: "Art Connects"
Art Connects
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- All dates: 10/11/25 to 1/25/26
- Hamburger Straße, 18069 Rostock
Youth of the Baltic - An international youth art project
- Read more: "Rostock Christmas Market"
©© Erik Gross Rostock Christmas Market
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/24/25 to 12/22/25
- Kröpelinerstraße, 18055 Rostock
The largest Christmas market in the north
- Read more: "Advent magic & curling"
©© Stadtmarketing Ribnitz-Damgarten Advent magic & curling
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/21/25 to 12/28/25
- Am Markt, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten
Fri. 21.11. - Sun. 28.12. | Marketplace Ribnitz
- Read more: "Winter guided tour in the BÄRENWALD Müritz"
Winter guided tour in the BÄRENWALD Müritz
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/1/25 to 3/14/26
- Am Bärenwald, 17209 Stuer
Quiet, my ass! During the winter tours, which take place daily from December 4 at 11:00 and 13:30, visitors can learn more about the hibernation of bears.
- Read more: "Feeding: Aquarium "Open Atlantic""
©© Deutsches Meeresmuseum Feeding: Aquarium "Open Atlantic"
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 2/19/25 to 12/31/25
- Hafenstraße, 18439 Stralsund
Experience feeding the animals in the OZEANEUM's largest tank
- Read more: "Short tour for young and old"
Short tour for young and old
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/1/25 to 3/31/26
- Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz
We invite young and old to our exciting short guided tours every day. Learn interesting facts about the KÖNIGSSTUHL National Park Center, the UNESCO World Heritage Old Beech Forests and the chalk coast. Duration: approx. 30min, max. 25 participants
- Read more: "Stralsund Christmas market - Today is family day"
©© Swen Lewerenz Stralsund Christmas market - Today is family day
- Date: Today
- Alter Markt, 18439 Stralsund
From November 24 to January 4, experience how the historic old town of Stralsund is transformed into an atmospheric winter wonderland - at the oldest Christmas market in the Baltic Sea region, right in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town.
- Read more: "Open door"
©© WerkHausWaren e.V. Open door
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 12/8/25 to 1/30/26
- Schulstraße, 17192 Waren (Müritz)
Make the WerkHaus your place! Mondays - Wednesdays - Fridays 2 - 6 p.m.
- Read more: ""LANGEWEILE " - our reading club and more"
©© Stiftung Lesen "LANGEWEILE " - our reading club and more
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/5/25 to Today
- Heinrich - Heine - Straße, 19205 Gadebusch
The club for 6 - 12 year olds, which is supported by the Reading Foundation, takes place on Wednesdays, regardless of whether it's school or vacation time, Gadebuscher or guest, as an open meeting place
- Read more: "Interactive children's tour "Art & Stories""
©© Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop Interactive children's tour "Art & Stories"
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 11/12/25 to 11/11/26
- Weg zum Hohen Ufer, 18347 Ahrenshoop
Children's tour of the exhibition followed by a design session
- Read more: "Listening ∙ Singing ∙ Apple punch"
©© Stephan Fischer Listening ∙ Singing ∙ Apple punch
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 12/3/25 to 12/17/25
- St.Georgen Kirchplatz, 17192 Waren (Müritz)
20 minutes of music in Advent
- Read more: "Art & Stories"
Art & Stories
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 1/15/25 to 2/25/26
- Weg zum Hohen Ufer, 18347 Ahrenshoop
Interaktive Führung für Kinder ab 5 Jahren durch das Kunstmuseum und anschließendes Malen mit Aquarellfarben, Anmeldung unter Tel. unter 038220 66790 oder per E-Mail an info@kunstmuseum-ahrenshoop.de erforderlich, begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl
- Read more: "Pony riding"
©© Familienhof Miller Pony riding
- Next date: Today
- All dates: 6/25/25 to 12/31/25
- Neubukower Str., 18230 Ostseebad Rerik
Let your child ride ponies, stroke animals and play in the playground
Painting and craft templates
And to increase the anticipation for the next Family vacation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, young and old will find a selection of painting and craft templates here:
- Play ideas - coloring booklet(PDF download, 9 MB)
Playing, crafting, guessing and discovering – lots of fun wish you Maria and Viktor, the vacation ambassadors from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Good night stories (PDF download, 7 MB)
14 bedtime stories from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with Maria and Viktor
- UNESCO World Heritage in the Baltic Sea Region (PDF download, 3 MB)
Coloring motifs from the UNESCO World Heritage and Hanseatic City of Stralsund, the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Südost-Rügen and the Jasmund and Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Parks - „A badger on the move - adventures on the Darß“
Coloring pages from the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park illustrated by Luisa Storm
(PDF download 7 MB)
