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: "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: ""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: "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: "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: "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
- Read more: "Arts and crafts market University Square Rostock"
©© Cityagentur Schumann Arts and crafts market University Square Rostock
- Next date: 8/19/26
- All dates: 8/19/26 to 8/22/26
- Universitätsplatz, 18055 Rostock
Arts and crafts are back in vogue, it's worth a visit.
- Read more: "Nature meets art"
©© Müritzeum Nature meets art
- Date: 8/19/26
- Zur Steinmole, 17192 Waren (Müritz)
For everyone aged 6 and over who likes it colorful - vacation action day at the Müritzeum
- Read more: "Schnuppe puppet theater"
©© Schnuppe Figurentheater Schnuppe puppet theater
- Date: 8/19/26
- Am Kurpark, 18586 Ostseebad Baabe
"The Mole and his Friends" - puppet theater for young and old.
- Read more: "Romantic days at the Königsstuhl"
©© Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL Romantic days at the Königsstuhl
- Next date: 8/19/26
- All dates: 8/19/26 to 8/21/26
- Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz
Immerse yourself in the time of the 19th century at an original location of Romanticism. On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich's birth, stroll with him and his wedding party across the grounds at the Königsstuhl on the island of Rügen and experience the wild forest by the sea with its white chalk coast, ancient beech forests and blue Baltic Sea for a week full of music, art and knowledge.
- Read more: "DLRG/Nivea beach festival"
©© DLRG/NIVEA DLRG/Nivea beach festival
- Date: 8/19/26
- 18181 Graal-Müritz
Come to the water with us! DLRG/NIVEA beach parties in 48 German seaside resorts! The vacation highlight for young families!
- Read more: "Snuffle puppet theater"
©© Plakat Birgit Schuster Snuffle puppet theater
- Date: 8/19/26
- Hauptstraße, 18586 Thiessow
The little scaredy-cat Puppet show with Birgit Schuster
- Read more: "Puppet show - The Town Musicians of Bremen"
©© Ulrich Müller-Hönow Puppet show - The Town Musicians of Bremen
- Date: 8/19/26
- Pelzkuhler Straße, 17255 Strasen
The Bremen Town Musicians
- Read more: "Children's summer Prerow: The mouse in the telescope"
©© Wolfgang Rieck Children's summer Prerow: The mouse in the telescope
- Date: 8/20/26
- Hauptaufgang, 18375 Prerow
Musical children's program with Wolfgang Rieck.
- Read more: "Nahrung im Mittelalter und Töpfern eines Vorratsgefäßes"
Nahrung im Mittelalter und Töpfern eines Vorratsgefäßes
- Date: 8/20/26
- Südliche Ringstraße, 17166 Teterow
ErlebnisMuseum für Ferien-Kids, Familien und Interssierte
- Read more: "Swedish Festival in Wismar"
©© Carsten Raum Swedish Festival in Wismar
- Next date: 8/20/26
- All dates: 8/20/26 to 8/23/26
- Am Hafen, 23966 Wismar
Swedish troops, Nordic delicacies and music from Stockholm and Småland at the 25th Sweden Festival from August 20 to 23, 2026 in Wismar
- Read more: "Tablet rally - On a puzzle trail through Rostock!"
Tablet rally - On a puzzle trail through Rostock!
- Date: 8/20/26
- Neuer Markt, 18055 Rostock
Exciting treasure hunt with tablets through Rostock city center for children aged 8 - 12 years
- Read more: "Children's summer Prerow: Adele ukulele"
©© Wolfgang Rieck Children's summer Prerow: Adele ukulele
- Date: 8/20/26
- Hauptaufgang, 18375 Prerow
Musical children's program with Wolfgang Rieck.
- Read more: "Puppet show - The Town Musicians of Bremen"
©© Ulrich Müller-Hönow Puppet show - The Town Musicians of Bremen
- Date: 8/20/26
- Am Priepert See, 17255 Priepert
The Bremen Town Musicians
- Read more: "Children's program with clown Viola G. Räusche"
©© clownin-viola Children's program with clown Viola G. Räusche
- Next date: 8/20/26
- All dates: 8/6/20 to 8/20/26
- 17459 Zempin
Children's program with clown Viola G. Räusche
- Read more: "3 little pigs and the big gray wolf"
©© Vorpommersche Landesbühne GmbH 3 little pigs and the big gray wolf
- Date: 8/21/26
- Heringsdorfer Weg, 17454 Zinnowitz
Puppet theater for children
- Read more: "OPEN AIR CINEMA in Rechlin"
©© Dein Ostfriesland OPEN AIR CINEMA in Rechlin
- Date: 8/21/26
- Fritz-Reuter-Straße, 17248 Rechlin
The 1st Open Air Cinema in Rechlin promises a magical mixture of movie enjoyment and open-air atmosphere.
- Read more: "School enrollment brunch"
©© www.adobe.stock.de School enrollment brunch
- Date: 8/22/26
- Krakower Chaussee, 18292 Linstow
It's school time!
- Read more: "DLRG/Nivea beach festival"
©© dlrg-nivea-strandfest-02 DLRG/Nivea beach festival
- Date: 8/22/26
- 18556 Juliusruh
On to the beach festival at the Baltic Sea beach Juliusruh!
- Read more: "Heavysaurus"
©© Franz Schepers Heavysaurus
- Date: 8/22/26
- Lennéstraße, 19053 Schwerin
Metal Tour 2026
- Read more: "Summer solstice - when the sun is almost in the north"
©© Dr. Michael Danielides, DSSC Summer solstice - when the sun is almost in the north
- Date: 8/22/26
- An den Tannen, 17109 Demmin
Evening lecture
- Read more: "Fairy tale reading with the Trassenheide fairy tale fairy"
©© maerchenzeit_pixabay.jpg Fairy tale reading with the Trassenheide fairy tale fairy
- Date: 8/24/26
- 17449 Trassenheide
Fairy tale reading with the Trassenheide fairy tale fairy
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)
