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: "Ceramics workshop II action day"
©© Neuwoges Ceramics workshop II action day
- Date: 10/1/26
- Hinterste Mühle, 17033 Neubrandenburg
Glaze your works of art
- Read more: "Natural wonder Darßwald"
©© Kur- und Tourismusbetrieb Ostseebad Prerow Natural wonder Darßwald
- Next date: 10/2/26
- All dates: 4/3/26 to 10/30/26
- Bernsteinweg, 18375 Prerow
Discovery tour for young and old
- Read more: "State harvest festival 2026 in Grabow"
©© Stadt Grabow State harvest festival 2026 in Grabow
- Next date: 10/2/26
- All dates: 10/2/26 to 10/4/26
- Am Markt, 19300 Grabow
From October 2 to 4, 2026, Grabow will host the 35th Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Harvest Festival. Together with the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim, we are looking forward to welcoming many guests from the region and from all over Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to our town.
- Read more: "Children's flea market Ahrenshagen"
©© Kinderflohmarkt Orga-Team Children's flea market Ahrenshagen
- Date: 10/3/26
- Todenhäger Straße, 18320 Ahrenshagen
Sat | 16.03. | 09.30-12.00 hrs | Village Community Center Ahrenshagen
- Read more: "The Big Family Day"
The Big Family Day
- Date: 10/3/26
- Mittelpromenade, 23946 Boltenhagen
Hands-On Activities & Children's Laughter
- Read more: "14th Cape Arkona Run"
©© Tourismusverein Nord-Rügen e.V. / Franz Müller 14th Cape Arkona Run
- Next date: 10/3/26
- All dates: 10/3/26 to 10/4/26
- Am Parkplatz, 18556 Putgarten
Rügen's northernmost running event—half marathon and kids' races!
- Read more: "Lilli's colorful children's show - huge kite festival with the "Rattey kite fliers"
©© TDG Rechlin mbH Lilli's colorful children's show - huge kite festival with the "Rattey kite fliers
- Date: 10/3/26
- 17248 Rechlin Nord
A colorful afternoon awaits small and big kite fans at the Rechlin bathing beach "Mili".
- Read more: "Potato festival in Semlow"
©© Gemeinde Semlow Potato festival in Semlow
- Date: 10/3/26
- Semlower Straße, 18334 Semlow OT Zornow
Sat. 05.10. | 14.30 hrs | Semlow
- Read more: "Visit to the secret mouse people (in the evening)"
©© C Visit to the secret mouse people (in the evening)
- Date: 10/3/26
- Mühlenstraße, 17166 Ziddorf
Peter Boye from the Friends' Association introduces the small mammals that live at the Ziddorfer Mühlenbach: Joint inspection of live traps and introduction to mouse ecology - Only for young people aged 12 - 18 years Registration until 01.10., Tel.: 0176 509 848 29 Pick-up possible from Teterow from Platz des Friedens, departure 16:30 14
- Read more: "Visit to the secret mouse people (in the evening)"
©© C Visit to the secret mouse people (in the evening)
- Date: 10/4/26
- Mühlenstraße, 17166 Ziddorf
Peter Boye from the Friends' Association introduces the small mammals that live at the Ziddorfer Mühlenbach: Joint inspection of live traps and introduction to mouse ecology - Only for young people aged 12 - 18 years Registration until 01.10., Tel.: 0176 509 848 29 Pick-up possible from Teterow from Platz des Friedens, departure 16:30 14
- Read more: "Josephine Mark: “Der Bärbeiß”"
©© © Christine Gundlach Josephine Mark: “Der Bärbeiß”
- Date: 10/4/26
- Doberaner Straße, 18057 Rostock
Children's Comic Book Reading | Ages 4 and up
- Read more: "Sunday at Four"
©© TOG Sunday at Four
- Next date: 10/4/26
- All dates: 10/4/26 to 5/2/27
- Pfaffenstraße, 17033 Neubrandenburg
Chamber Music for the Whole Family
- Read more: "Kite making"
©© drachen_basteln.jpg Kite making
- Date: 10/5/26
- Strandstraße, 17449 Trassenheide
Kite making
- Read more: "Start: TOMMI Games Award"
©© Stadtbibliothek Ribnitz-Damgarten Start: TOMMI Games Award
- Date: 10/5/26
- Im Kloster, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten
Starting October 5, 2026, children and teens ages 8 to 16 can try out the games and digital educational resources nominated for the 2026 TOMMI Games Award at the Ribnitz City Library and evaluate them as game testers. The testing phase runs through November 17, 2026; registration is open at any time.
- Read more: "On the trail of nature - family tour"
©© Nationalparkamt Vorpommern On the trail of nature - family tour
- Next date: 10/7/26
- All dates: 2/4/26 to 11/18/26
- Buchenstraße, 18375 Prerow
Adventure walk for the whole family in the forest near Prerow.
- Read more: "Guided Tour for People with Visual Impairments"
©© ©Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL / Dan Petermann Guided Tour for People with Visual Impairments
- Next date: 10/8/26
- All dates: 10/8/26 to 10/9/26
- Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz
What does the forest sound like? What does chalk feel like? And what scents does nature have to offer? On this special short tour, people who are blind or visually impaired explore the national park with all their senses.
- Read more: "Autumn crafts for children"
©© Herbstbasteln im Ostseebad Zinnowitz Autumn crafts for children
- Next date: 10/8/26
- All dates: 10/10/24 to 10/22/26
- Neue Strandstraße, 17454 Zinnowitz
Autumn crafts for children
- Read more: "Storytelling Theater: “Five Nuts for Squirrels”"
©© Stadtbibliothek Ribnitz-Damgarten - Gerstenberg Verlag Storytelling Theater: “Five Nuts for Squirrels”
- Date: 10/8/26
- Im Kloster, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten
READING TIME for children ages 4 and up
- Read more: "Schwerin Old Town Festival"
©© Steffen Schulze Schwerin Old Town Festival
- Next date: 10/9/26
- All dates: 10/9/26 to 10/11/26
- 19055 Schwerin
Traders, showmen and restaurateurs provide an entertaining and gastronomic variety on the festival mile around the Pfaffenteich and in Mecklenburgstraße.
- Read more: "Games evening at the Müritzeum"
©© Müritzeum Games evening at the Müritzeum
- Date: 10/9/26
- Zur Steinmole, 17192 Waren (Müritz)
Get the dice, get into nature! The Müritzeum invites you to the third nature-crazy game evening.
- Read more: "WILD LIGHTS Schwerin Zoo 09.10. - 29.11.26"
WILD LIGHTS Schwerin Zoo 09.10. - 29.11.26
- Next date: 10/9/26
- All dates: 10/9/26 to 11/29/26
- An der Crivitzer Chausse, 19055 Schwerin
Schwerin Zoo is bringing a fascinating light event in a class of its own to the north with WILD LIGHTS: This fall, the zoo will light up like you've never seen it before! Advance ticket sales start in spring.
- Read more: "Acorn and chestnut purchase"
©© Helen Andrews Acorn and chestnut purchase
- Date: 10/10/26
- Tiergarten, 17153 Ivenack
Treats for the animal forest keepers
- Read more: "Forest walk with Altheide district forester"
©© Stadt Ribnitz-Damgarten Forest walk with Altheide district forester
- Date: 10/10/26
- 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten OT Altheide
Sat | 10.10. | 09.30 a.m. | Parking lot behind the barriers to the forest
- Read more: ""Betty's Halloween""
©© Bettys_Halloween_2025.png "Betty's Halloween"
- Next date: 10/10/26
- All dates: 10/20/18 to 10/10/26
- 17459 Loddin
A colorful autumn afternoon for the whole family on the Promenadenplatz in Kölpinsee.
- Read more: "TRIAS"
©© Sven Becker© TRIAS
- Date: 10/10/26
- Am Markt, 18209 Bad Doberan
Exhibition by the Art Project EAST COAST GALLERY SVEN BECKER
- Read more: "Pittiplatsch in the enchanted forest goes on tour in Germany"
Pittiplatsch in the enchanted forest goes on tour in Germany
- Date: 10/11/26
- Jacobiturmstraße, 18439 Stralsund
Pittiplatsch goes on tour in Germany
- Read more: "Beauty Jungle Fashion Flea Market in Neubrandenburg"
©© bj Beauty Jungle Fashion Flea Market in Neubrandenburg
- Date: 10/11/26
- Marktplatz, 17033 Neubrandenburg
A large fashion and lifestyle flea market for women and girls, featuring clothing, shoes, bags, jewelry, accessories, and many unique secondhand treasures from private sellers.
- Read more: ""Conni - The Musical!""
©© Cocomico "Conni - The Musical!"
- Date: 10/11/26
- Zum Amtsbrink, 17192 Waren (Müritz)
The participatory musical production by Cocomico!
- Read more: "Leaves Bingo"
©© Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL Leaves Bingo
- Next date: 10/12/26
- All dates: 10/12/26 to 10/30/26
- Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz
Start your tree discovery challenge at the Königsstuhl.
- Read more: ""Turn old into new" - upcycling workshop"
©© Nationalaprk-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL "Turn old into new" - upcycling workshop
- Next date: 10/12/26
- All dates: 10/12/26 to 10/30/26
- Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz
Creating something new from old, unused materials - following nature's example. In our upcycling workshop, young and old can get creative and learn lots of interesting facts about reusing materials.
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)
