Children in Frankfurt

A family Halloween festival at the SCHIRN with workshops, spooky guided tours, and a kids’ disco amid exhibitions by Anna Hulačová and Leonor Fini.

Join Peterchen, Anneliese and Herr Sumsemann on a magical adventure to the moon, full of friendship and self-discovery.

A special exhibition at Senckenberg Natural History Museum showcasing 47-million-year-old fossils from the Messel Pit, including realistic models and original fossils.

A musical retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a miller's daughter, a king, and a mysterious little man who can spin straw into gold.

A humorous and touching musical based on Mark Twain's classic about friendship, first love and wild adventures on the Mississippi, with music by Kurt Weill.

A community playground dressed up with witches, water monsters, and a ghost-ship roller slide, topped off with a kids’ disco and homemade lemonade.

A musical winter fairy tale based on the Brothers Grimm, with music by Mozart.

A musical theatre adaptation of the Grimm Brothers' tale about a simple man who trades a gold nugget for a series of swaps, ending with a smartphone, and happily finds freedom.

A magical evening in Colorado Park with fairy tales by the fire and a dance theatre performance – costumes welcome.

Historic narrow-gauge trains run through the autumn Rebstockpark, with a Halloween special that gives kids in costume free rides, plus a campfire at dusk.

A five-day folk festival blending a traditional market, funfair, livestock show, wine stalls and a family-friendly fireworks display that draws huge crowds to Hochheim every November.

A heritage steam train carries you from Darmstadt Central Station to the Dieburg Martin's Market, where more than 100 stalls and a lively historical crafts market await.

A gentle adventure tale for little ones about a girl who sets off into the world to face a hungry monster.

A comic reading for young schoolchildren with Jörg Mühle, whose cheerful tales of a rabbit, hamster and dormouse explore what courage really means.

An English‑language production of Dickens' beloved holiday classic, where miserly Scrooge confronts his past, present and future on a transformative Christmas Eve.

A playful stage adaptation of Otfried Preußler's classic children's book about a young witch learning what it means to be good, with live music and humour for all ages.

A Christmas market on Schlossplatz with over 100 stalls, handicrafts, mulled wine and giant illuminated lilies, plus a children’s market with carousel and fairy-tale woods, and a Ferris wheel with views across the city.

Festive Christmas market with more than a hundred stalls, arts and crafts, mulled wine, and a historic atmosphere around Mainz Cathedral.

Ride historic trams with St. Nicholas on 5 December and explore Frankfurt's Christmas markets by vintage tram on 6 and 13 December.

A festive Christmas circus programme with international artists, a live orchestra, and family-friendly big-top atmosphere inside the blue-and-white tent palace.

A modern musical adaptation of Andersen’s fairy tale about friendship and courage, packed with original songs, humour and a fantastical stage show.

A screening of the charming children's Christmas film about Pettersson and his cat Findus, who must improvise a snowed-in celebration before the neighbours save the day.

A heartwarming family play about a young American boy who melts his stern British grandfather's heart.

Ride a vintage steam train from Darmstadt to Heidelberg and spend the afternoon wandering five Christmas markets dotted through the Old Town.