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: "Hakuna Matata"
©© Veranstalter Hakuna Matata
- Date: 1/16/26
- Marktplatz, 17033 Neubrandenburg
The unique big children's musical gala
- Read more: "First KON-Takte concert in 2026 at the Schwerin Conservatory"
©© Verband Deutscher Musikschulen e. V./Nico Herzog First KON-Takte concert in 2026 at the Schwerin Conservatory
- Date: 1/16/26
- Puschkinstraße, 19055 Schwerin
Preparation for the Jugend musiziert competition
- Read more: "Regional Market Bad Sülze"
©© Kurort Bad Sülze Regional Market Bad Sülze
- Date: 1/17/26
- Am Kirchplatz 2, 18334 Bad Sülze
Arts and crafts, regional delicacies, and from now on always with street music.
- Read more: "Tractor-barrel knock-off in Tressentin"
©© Tressentiner Treckerclub Tractor-barrel knock-off in Tressentin
- Date: 1/17/26
- 18337 Tressentin
The barrel knocking does not always have to take place on horseback. Tractors are also suitable for entertaining the spectators.
- Read more: "Christmas tree verbena"
©© Feuerwehr Röbel Christmas tree verbena
- Date: 1/17/26
- Gotthunskamp, 17207 Röbel/Müritz
Christmas tree burning by the Röbel/Müritz volunteer fire department
- Read more: "Fir tree burning Bad Doberan"
©© Björn Kinner Fir tree burning Bad Doberan
- Date: 1/17/26
- Thünenhof, 18209 Bad Doberan
We hereby invite all citizens and guests of the city of Bad Doberan to the 12th Bad Doberan Christmas tree burning on January 17, 2026, starting at 5:00 p.m., on the grounds of the Bad Doberan Volunteer Fire Department (Thünenhof 2).
- Read more: "21st Rostock charity run"
©© Rostocker Citylauf e.V. 21st Rostock charity run
- Date: 1/18/26
- Kuphalstraße, 18069 Rostock
With the 21st Rostock charity run, we would like to support a project close to our hearts in our own region together with the Rostock City Mission. Girls and boys who have already experienced difficult times in their young lives find a new home in the City Mission's children's residential groups.
- Read more: "Alice in Wonderland"
©© Theater Phoebus Alice in Wonderland
- Next date: 1/18/26
- All dates: 1/18/26 to 1/19/26
- Doberaner Straße, 18057 Rostock
Theater with puppets and live music / Theater Phoebus
- Read more: "Audition of the piano and accordion classes"
©© Hansestadt Stralsund Audition of the piano and accordion classes
- Next date: 1/19/26
- All dates: 12/8/25 to 1/19/26
- Badenstr., 18439 Stralsund
Pupils from our music school show off their skills in the historic hall of the Landständehaus.
- Read more: ""Wintermann" - Markus Rohde & Andi Steil"
©© Markus Rohde "Wintermann" - Markus Rohde & Andi Steil
- Next date: 1/20/26
- All dates: 1/20/26 to 1/22/26
- Röntgenstraße, 19055 Schwerin
Markus Rohde and Andi Steil whisk the children away to an exciting time of year with their songs and stories.
- Read more: "TIP FOR KIDS: Winter reading for kids"
©© Bibliothek TIP FOR KIDS: Winter reading for kids
- Next date: 1/20/26
- All dates: 12/17/24 to 1/20/26
- Hauptstr., 17449 Karlshagen
TIP FOR KIDS: Winter reading for kids
- Read more: "Creative afternoon"
Creative afternoon
- Date: 1/21/26
- Strandstraße, 17449 Trassenheide
Creative afternoon
- Read more: "Peter and the wolf"
©© TOG (Foto: Matthias Horn) Peter and the wolf
- Date: 1/22/26
- An der Marienkirche, 17033 Neubrandenburg
Musical fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev
- Read more: "SpielLust Festival 2026"
©© fredak-mv.de SpielLust Festival 2026
- Next date: 1/22/26
- All dates: 1/22/26 to 1/25/26
- Warnowufer, 18057 Rostock
Festival in Rostock
- Read more: "Soap workshop"
©© ©Caspar-David-Friedrich-Gesellschaft e. V., Foto: Sophie Müller 2024 Soap workshop
- Next date: 1/23/26
- All dates: 1/21/25 to 1/23/26
- Lange Straße, 17489 Greifswald
Workshop in the Friedrich soap workshop
- Read more: "Michael Ende: Momo"
©© Thomas Mandt Michael Ende: Momo
- Next date: 1/23/26
- All dates: 9/26/25 to 2/28/26
- Doberaner Straße, 18057 Rostock
Dance piece by Laura Witzleben World premiere
- Read more: "Grevesmühl Excellence Concert of the KMS"
©© Franziska Edane Grevesmühl Excellence Concert of the KMS
- Next date: 1/23/26
- All dates: 9/23/22 to 2/1/26
- Rathausplatz, 23936 Grevesmühlen
Musical, operetta, pop, classical, film music and more - a new concert series of the Kreismusikschule & the city of Grevesmühlen
- Read more: "Winter beach festival"
Winter beach festival
- Date: 1/24/26
- Seestraße / Dünenstr., 17419 Ahlbeck
Winter beach festival
- Read more: "Neuroclinics invite you to the 3rd winter market"
©© Neuroklinik Waldeck Neuroclinics invite you to the 3rd winter market
- Date: 1/24/26
- Dr.-Friedrich-Dittmann-Weg, 18258 Schwaan-Waldeck
Culinary delights, sales, entertainment and hands-on activities for young and old
- Read more: "Aladdin - the musical"
©© Theater Liberi Aladdin - the musical
- Next date: 1/24/26
- All dates: 1/24/26 to 1/25/26
- An der Marienkirche, 17033 Neubrandenburg
About the courage to change your own destiny: In the musical highlight "Aladdin", the audience is immersed in a world full of adventure and magic. Specially composed musical hits, plenty of excitement and even more humor promise the best live entertainment for the whole family!
- Read more: "Alice in Wonderland"
Alice in Wonderland
- Next date: 1/24/26
- All dates: 12/12/25 to 1/24/26
- Robert-Blum-Str., 17489 Greifswald
Ballet freely adapted from Lewis Carroll by Adonai Luna
- Read more: "Fairytale time at Stralsund Zoo: Fairytales from South America Location: South America House | 12:00-14:00"
©© Zoo Stralsund Fairytale time at Stralsund Zoo: Fairytales from South America Location: South America House | 12:00-14:00
- Date: 1/25/26
- Grünhufer Bogen, 18437 Stralsund
Autumn and winter are the time for storytelling - and Stralsund Zoo is no exception. Children are invited to follow a reader from the Zoo School into the magical and imaginative world of fairy tales. Not only in the zoo, but also in stories and tales we meet the animals of our earth... South American fairy tales - told in the appropriate ambience of the South America House.
- Read more: "Jungle Book - the musical"
©© Theater Liberi Jungle Book - the musical
- Date: 1/25/26
- Südring, 18059 Rostock
Turbulent jungle action about friendships that overcome boundaries: The jungle comes to life in the energetic musical "Jungle Book". Mowgli and his animal friends take young and old on an adventurous journey.
- Read more: "Enchanting puppet show"
Enchanting puppet show
- Next date: 1/25/26
- 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: "THE LITTLE PRINCE - Fairytale ballet based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry"
THE LITTLE PRINCE - Fairytale ballet based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Date: 1/25/26
- Prenzlauer Allee Uckermark, 17268 Templin / Uckermark
A poetic journey full of poetry, magic and the reminder that you can only see well with your heart!
- Read more: "Audition of the wind classes"
©© Hansestadt Stralsund Audition of the wind classes
- Next date: 1/26/26
- All dates: 12/1/25 to 1/26/26
- Badenstr., 18439 Stralsund
Pupils from our wind classes show off their skills in the historic hall of the Landständehaus.
- Read more: "NIKIS children's music 2026"
©© NIKIS Kindermusik NIKIS children's music 2026
- Date: 1/30/26
- Lindenstraße, 18435 Stralsund
Concerts for daycare centers - NIKIS Kindermusik (winner of the German children's music award "Goldener Ohrwurm")
- Read more: "Warnemünde winter fun"
©© TZRW Warnemünde winter fun
- Next date: 1/30/26
- All dates: 1/30/26 to 2/8/26
- 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde
The adventure weekend in winter at the Warnemünde seaside resort.
- Read more: "KinderUni "What was that again about the seagull plague in Wismar? - What you should know about yourself and the media""
©© Hochschule Wismar KinderUni "What was that again about the seagull plague in Wismar? - What you should know about yourself and the media"
- Date: 1/30/26
- 23966 Wismar
The KinderUni lectures are aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 12.
- Read more: "Kids Cinema"
Kids Cinema
- Date: 1/30/26
- Am Bleicherberg, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten
Which movie will it be? I 5 p.m. in the Stadtkulturhaus
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)
