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: "Big children's festival at Whitsun"
©© Kurverwaltung Ostseebad Boltenhagen Big children's festival at Whitsun
- Date: 5/24/26
- Ostseeallee, 23946 Ostseebad Boltenhagen
The big children's festival at Whitsun on the festival meadow.
- Read more: "Dierhagen biker meeting"
©© User Dierhagen biker meeting
- Next date: 5/24/26
- All dates: 5/28/23 to 5/24/26
- Waldstraße, 18347 Ostseebad Dierhagen
with an open-typed tour around the Saaler Bodden on Pentecost Sunday, 19.05.2024 at 11.00 a.m.
- Read more: "Historical school lesson"
©© Lars Wehrmann Historical school lesson
- Date: 5/24/26
- Dorfstraße, 18586 Middelhagen
School lesson based on a historical model in the classroom of 1825
- Read more: "30th Benz Mill Festival"
©© Verein Kulturmühle Benz 30th Benz Mill Festival
- Date: 5/24/26
- Mühlenberg Benz, 17429 Benz
30th Benz Mill Festival
- Read more: "Art workshop - creative design with children"
©© Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop Art workshop - creative design with children
- Date: 5/24/26
- Weg zum Hohen Ufer, 18347 Ahrenshoop
Under professional guidance, children between the ages of 5 and 13 can create a particularly personal work of art
- Read more: "Visiting times in the land of animals"
©© Land der Tiere Visiting times in the land of animals
- Next date: 5/24/26
- All dates: 5/3/26 to 10/25/26
- Am Lehmberg, 19260 Vellahn
The Land of Animals is a unique 133,000 square meter habitat for rescued animals and an extraordinary vegan animal welfare center between Hamburg and Berlin. From May to October, the Land of Animals is open to visitors every Sunday from 2 to 5 pm.
- Read more: "Reading "Drama makes you happy""
©© Max Lautenschläger Reading "Drama makes you happy"
- Date: 5/24/26
- Dorfstraße, 18347 Ahrenshoop
Reading with Julia Richter for children and young people Dare - try out acting!
- Read more: "Big rider yard party"
©© 1 Big rider yard party
- Next date: 5/24/26
- All dates: 5/20/18 to 5/24/26
- Strandstraße, 17459 Loddin
Big rider yard party
- Read more: "Pentecost"
©© Pfingstfest2.JPG Pentecost
- Date: 5/24/26
- Strandstraße, 17449 Trassenheide
Pentecost
- Read more: "Lilli Wishing Tree"
©© (c) Kurverwaltung Ückeritz Lilli Wishing Tree
- Next date: 5/24/26
- All dates: 8/17/20 to 5/24/26
- Auf dem Campingplatz, 17459 Ückeritz
Lilli Wishing Tree
- Read more: "The magical dream tree and Mimmelitt"
©© TOG (Foto: Reinhard Lakomy-Ensemble) The magical dream tree and Mimmelitt
- Date: 5/24/26
- Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Straße, 17235 Neustrelitz
Family musical with the Reinhard Lakomy Ensemble
- Read more: "Station theater "Flattertom & Flederlilly" - bat musical"
©© Kohrt Station theater "Flattertom & Flederlilly" - bat musical
- Date: 5/24/26
- Promenade, 23999 Insel Poel OT Am Schwarzen Busch
A special cultural experience awaits locals and guests on Whitsunday, May 24, 2026. At 4 p.m., an extraordinary event will start on the promenade Am Schwarzen Busch, which has never been seen in this form on the island of Poel before.
- Read more: "Experience the Hanseatic City of Stralsund from the port of Zingst"
©© Weiße Flotte GmbH Experience the Hanseatic City of Stralsund from the port of Zingst
- Next date: 5/25/26
- All dates: 5/18/26 to 10/26/26
- Hafenstraße, 18374 Zingst
Day trip with the passenger ship "Sundevit" to the historic old town of Stralsund, which is also a World Heritage Site.
- Read more: "Cycle tours from Dierhagen"
©© Bernsteinstadt Ribnitz-Damgarten Cycle tours from Dierhagen
- Next date: 5/25/26
- All dates: 4/20/26 to 10/26/26
- Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Str., 18347 Ostseebad Dierhagen
Mon | 09.30 a.m. | Dierhagen Kurverwaltung
- Read more: "30th Benz Mill Festival"
©© Verein Kulturmühle Benz 30th Benz Mill Festival
- Date: 5/25/26
- Mühlenberg Benz, 17429 Benz
30th Benz Mill Festival
- Read more: "German Mill Day"
©© MuSeEn gGmbH German Mill Day
- Date: 5/25/26
- Achter de Isenbahn, 17214 Alt Schwerin
from 10 a.m. on the outdoor area - reduced admission On this day, there will be guided tours of the mills at 11 am, 1 pm and 3.30 pm, grain science, technology and craft demonstrations as well as performances by the "Schaalseemöwen" at 12 pm and 2 pm.
- Read more: "Mill festival"
©© Kultur- und Sportring e.V. Mill festival
- Date: 5/25/26
- Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, 17213 Malchow
Come and visit us, we look forward to seeing you!
- Read more: "Small book flea market and Kamishibai storytelling theater at the mill festival on Whit Monday at the town windmill"
©© Stadtbibliothek Malchow Small book flea market and Kamishibai storytelling theater at the mill festival on Whit Monday at the town windmill
- Date: 5/25/26
- Bahnhofstr., 17213 Malchow
Traditionally, we can be found at the mill festival on Whit Monday.
- Read more: "Children's tour "Exciting facts about Warnemünde""
©© Antje Joost-Hirsekorn Children's tour "Exciting facts about Warnemünde"
- Next date: 5/25/26
- All dates: 3/23/26 to 11/2/26
- Am Strom, 18119 Warnemünde
What are house signs and waving cats? A city tour of a very special kind!
- Read more: "German Mill Day at the Altensien windmill"
©© KV Sellin German Mill Day at the Altensien windmill
- Date: 5/25/26
- Altensien, 1858 Ostseebad Sellin
While the grown-ups learn interesting facts about the historic mill in Altensien over coffee and cake, the little ones pass the time doing handicrafts.
- Read more: "Reading "Drama makes you happy""
©© Max Lautenschläger Reading "Drama makes you happy"
- Date: 5/25/26
- Dorfstraße, 18347 Ahrenshoop
Reading with Julia Richter for children and young people Dare - try out acting!
- Read more: "The little knight"
©© Tandera Theater The little knight
- Next date: 5/25/26
- All dates: 5/25/26 to 5/26/26
- Doberaner Straße, 18057 Rostock
Puppet workshop/ A play for children based on the book of the same name by Daniela Römer Tandera Theater / Ages 4 and up
- Read more: "Feeding penguins in bird park Marlow"
©© Vogelpark Marlow Feeding penguins in bird park Marlow
- Next date: 5/25/26
- All dates: 3/16/26 to 10/26/26
- Kölzower Chaussee, 18337 Marlow
The Humboldt penguins, pelicans and Inca terns are fed daily at 15.00 during the high season. At feeding time there is a lot of activity in the air and in the water, because the Inca terns catch their fish in the air and the penguins and pelicans in the water.
- Read more: "In the realm of birds of prey - family tour"
©© Frank Seemer In the realm of birds of prey - family tour
- Next date: 5/26/26
- All dates: 5/26/26 to 9/15/26
- Boeker Straße, 17248 Boek
Observe the different hunting strategies of ospreys, sea eagles and other fish hunters at the Boek fish ponds. Our rangers always have something exciting for children.
- Read more: "Gaming in the youth library"
©© Stadtmarketing Ribnitz-Damgarten Gaming in the youth library
- Next date: 5/26/26
- All dates: 11/4/25 to 12/29/26
- Im Kloster, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten
Tue | 3-6 p.m. | Ribnitz Library
- Read more: "Family games afternoon"
©© Stadtbibliothek Ribnitz-Damgarten Family games afternoon
- Next date: 5/26/26
- All dates: 3/31/26 to 12/29/26
- Wasserstraße, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten
Once a month, children discover new games in the library with their parents or grandparents and try them out - the games can then be borrowed.
- Read more: "Children's art course "Naseweis" 2J-6J"
©© Ute Laux Children's art course "Naseweis" 2J-6J
- Next date: 5/26/26
- All dates: 1/27/26 to 12/22/26
- Wismarsche Str., 19053 Schwerin
Art course led by Ute Laux for children from 2J-6J
- Read more: "Reading time for children aged 2 to 4 at Malchow town library"
©© Stadtbibliothek Malchow Reading time for children aged 2 to 4 at Malchow town library
- Next date: 5/26/26
- All dates: 2/24/26 to 11/24/26
- Bahnhofstr., 17213 Malchow
Discover the world of books - interactive reading aloud for little ones
- Read more: "Children's theater "Peter and the Wolf""
©© Schnuppe Children's theater "Peter and the Wolf"
- Date: 5/26/26
- Lange Straße, 17489 Greifswald
with the Schnuppe puppet theater, ages 3 and up
- Read more: "Soap workshop"
©© ©Caspar-David-Friedrich-Gesellschaft e. V., Foto: Sophie Müller 2024 Soap workshop
- Next date: 5/27/26
- All dates: 1/23/26 to 6/27/26
- Lange Straße, 17489 Greifswald
Workshop in the Friedrich soap workshop
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)
