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: "Fossil fair - discover, marvel, join in"
©© Kurverwaltung Rerik Fossil fair - discover, marvel, join in
- Date: 8/15/26
- Dünenstraße, 18230 Rerik
The fossil fair at the local history museum - discover fossils, buy them, have them identified and talk to experts.
- Read more: "Neubrandenburg Railway Club invites you to a model railway exhibition"
©© Eisenbahnclub Neubrandenburg e.V. Neubrandenburg Railway Club invites you to a model railway exhibition
- Next date: 8/15/26
- All dates: 8/15/26 to 8/16/26
- Bahnhofsweg, 17235 Neustrelitz
An entertaining afternoon for the whole family
- Read more: "Honey and regional market"
©© Stadt Neustrelitz Honey and regional market
- Date: 8/15/26
- Am Stadthafen, 17235 Neustrelitz
An experience for young and old
- Read more: "100th anniversary of the Ückeritz volunteer fire department"
100th anniversary of the Ückeritz volunteer fire department
- Next date: 8/15/26
- All dates: 8/15/26 to 8/16/26
- Strandstraße 3 A, 17459 Ückeritz
We celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ückeritz volunteer fire department!
- Read more: "DORFFEST Boek"
©© TDG Rechlin mbH DORFFEST Boek
- Date: 8/15/26
- 17248 Boek
The village festival in Boek is an annual highlight that brings the community together in Boek (southern gateway to the Müritz National Park).
- Read more: "Summer Workshop // Fairy Tales—Listening and Playing"
©© Ellen Luckas Summer Workshop // Fairy Tales—Listening and Playing
- Date: 8/15/26
- Schulstraße, 17192 Waren (Müritz)
Creative Workshop for Families with Ellen Luckas
- Read more: "Hohendorf village festival"
©© Dorffest Hohendorf 15.08.2026.png Hohendorf village festival
- Next date: 8/15/26
- All dates: 7/27/24 to 8/16/26
- Hohendorfer Chaussee, 17438 Wolgast
We cordially invite you to the village festival, featuring live music, kids' activities, and a party that goes on late into the night.
- Read more: "Pünktchen and Anton"
©© Puppentheater Fingerleicht Pünktchen and Anton
- Date: 8/15/26
- Carwitzer Straße, 17258 Carwitz
A puppet show for ages 4 and up, based on a story by Erich Kästner.
- Read more: "Gerhard Schöne"
©© Gerhard Schöne Gerhard Schöne
- Date: 8/15/26
- Jacobiturmstraße, 18439 Stralsund
DAS Kinderlieder-Alphabet - with 26 beautiful songs QUER through the world of letters
- Read more: "Ahrenshoop Art Night"
©© MGötze Ahrenshoop Art Night
- Date: 8/15/26
- 18347 Ostseebad Ahrenshoop
Art Night in Ahrenshoop is an annual cultural event during which galleries, pottery studios, and art and event venues open their doors on the third Saturday in August.
- Read more: "Gerhard Schöne"
©© Gerhard Schöne Gerhard Schöne
- Date: 8/15/26
- Jacobiturmstraße, 18439 Stralsund
New solo evening: "I see something you don't see"
- Read more: "Flea market"
©© SV Steilküste e.V. / Kurverwaltung Rerik Flea market
- Next date: 8/16/26
- All dates: 5/17/26 to 8/16/26
- Mittelallee, 18230 Rerik
2nd flea market of the SV Steilküste Rerik
- Read more: "Lay the table that was me"
©© Achim Sonntag Lay the table that was me
- Date: 8/16/26
- Mittelpromenade, 23946 Boltenhagen
Achim Sonntag tells the fairy tale "Tischlein deck dich" as children's theater.
- Read more: "A CIRCUS NAMED ZILLE - SCHNUPPE puppet theater"
©© schnuppe-logo (002) Entwurf Schnuppe 1500 - Martina Witte_Quadrat A CIRCUS NAMED ZILLE - SCHNUPPE puppet theater
- Date: 8/16/26
- Friedrichstr., 18057 Rostock
A surprising play for people aged 4 and over.
- Read more: "DLRG NIVEA beach party"
©© Strandfest_Web_Re_2.jpg DLRG NIVEA beach party
- Next date: 8/16/26
- All dates: 7/8/22 to 8/16/26
- Am Plateau, 18347 Ostseebad Dierhagen
Come to the water with us! The vacation highlight for the young family
- Read more: "Musical children's program"
©© Viola Räusche Musical children's program
- Date: 8/16/26
- Bernsteinpromenade, 18586 Ostseebad Göhren
A musical clown program with clown Viola - humorous, colorful and full of surprises.
- Read more: "Identification course: Birds at Stralsund Zoo"
©© Hansestadt Stralsund Identification course: Birds at Stralsund Zoo
- Next date: 8/17/26
- All dates: 8/17/26 to 8/18/26
- Grünhufer Bogen, 18437 Stralsund
This two-day vacation course is part of the environmental education focus "Biodiversity and Nature Conservation" at Stralsund Zoo School. Knowledge of species is a fundamental prerequisite for understanding the importance and conservation value of habitats and communities. In this course, we will identify birds in the zoo, look at their special characteristics and also make an excursion into beak shapes and feeding habits.
- Read more: "Summer Reading Fun"
©© Fachstelle MV Summer Reading Fun
- Next date: 8/17/26
- All dates: 8/17/26 to 8/28/26
- Klöresgang, 19053 Schwerin
at the Schwerin City Library
- Read more: ""Puss in Boots" - musical by the Zauberton Musiktheater"
"Puss in Boots" - musical by the Zauberton Musiktheater
- Date: 8/17/26
- Strandstraße, 17449 Trassenheide
"Puss in Boots" - musical by the Zauberton Musiktheater
- Read more: "Musical participatory clown theater with clown Viola"
©© Clownin Viola 2025_CS.jpg Musical participatory clown theater with clown Viola
- Next date: 8/17/26
- All dates: 6/29/26 to 8/17/26
- Strandstraße, 17459 Ückeritz
Musical participatory clown theater with clown Viola
- Read more: "Captain Alfred - The treasure chest"
Captain Alfred - The treasure chest
- Date: 8/17/26
- Am Kurpark, 18586 Ostseebad Baabe
Look forward to a fun hands-on program for little pirates, landlubbers and sea dogs.
- Read more: "Puss in boots"
©© Vorpommersche Landesbühne GmbH Puss in boots
- Date: 8/18/26
- Leipziger Allee, 17389 Anklam
Puppet theater for children
- Read more: "Summer Course: Drum Making with a Crash Course in Drumming"
©© Frank Ladwig Summer Course: Drum Making with a Crash Course in Drumming
- Next date: 8/18/26
- All dates: 8/18/26 to 8/20/26
- Lange Straße, 17489 Greifswald
with Björn Verwendel, for children ages 7 and up
- Read more: "Johannes Leverkus - Magic family program"
©© Johannes Leverkus Johannes Leverkus - Magic family program
- Date: 8/18/26
- Mittelpromenade, 23946 Boltenhagen
A magician delights children and parents.
- Read more: "Liederkoffer - Children's music program"
Liederkoffer - Children's music program
- Date: 8/18/26
- Strandpromenade, 17429 Bansin
Liederkoffer - Children's music program
- Read more: "DLRG/NIVEA beach festival Baltic resort Wustrow"
©© Kevin Schiemann / KVW Wustrow DLRG/NIVEA beach festival Baltic resort Wustrow
- Date: 8/18/26
- Strandstraße, 18347 Ostseebad Wustrow
Summer, sun, family party on the beach
- Read more: "Summer Workshop: Nature Studies 1 | Creative Drawing Together"
©© Foto: Kunsthalle Rostock Summer Workshop: Nature Studies 1 | Creative Drawing Together
- Date: 8/18/26
- Hamburger Straße, 18069 Rostock
We'll draw inspiration from Hedwig Holtz-Sommer's exhibition and sketch or paint landscapes and details from the adjacent park.
- Read more: "Children's summer Prerow: Easy as pie"
©© Lars Kl Children's summer Prerow: Easy as pie
- Date: 8/18/26
- Hauptaufgang, 18375 Prerow
An active musical program with guitar accompaniment especially for 3-10 year olds.
- Read more: "Picture book cinema in the Grevesmühlen municipal library"
©© Stadtbibliothek Grevesmühlen Picture book cinema in the Grevesmühlen municipal library
- Date: 8/18/26
- Rathausplatz, 23936 Grevesmühlen
Tuesday, 18.08.2026 at 15:30 "I want too! Rille goes to school" by Fee Krämer. All picture book cinemas are free of charge, start at 3.30 pm and last approx. 15 minutes. They are suitable for children aged 4 - 6 years. Subject to change. At the picture book cinema, children look together at the pictures of a picture book on a screen while the story is read to them. The children can experience imaginative and exciting stories together, discover details in the pictures and answer questions. In this way, they learn how to handle books, listen to and understand stories and are introduced to literature and reading in a playful way.
- Read more: "Puppet show - The Town Musicians of Bremen"
©© Ulrich Müller-Hönow Puppet show - The Town Musicians of Bremen
- Date: 8/18/26
- Blankenförde, 17252 Blankenförde
The Bremen Town Musicians
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)
