€5 cinema tickets at CinemaxX: 🎟️ As part of the ‘Summer Cinema for Everyone’ promotion, all films showing before 12.30 pm cost just five euros per ticket. Perfect for rainy mornings or hot days when you really need some air conditioning! More info.
Free workshops and play street at Creative Summer: 👩🎨 From 27 June to 5 September, Creative Summer is in full swing at Potsdamer Platz. The popular play street provides fun playtime in the side streets every Saturday throughout the summer. At the Material Mafia’s Re-Use Art Factory, you can take part in free upcycling workshops at the Manifesto Market.
Upcycling Workshop: Flower Magic on 25 July
Make your own stamps on 1 August
Make mobile phone cases & wallets on 8 August
Free Schmidt Games Day: 🧩 On 15 August 2026, The Playce will be transformed into a play paradise for young and old alike. Schmidt Games Day is all about fun, creativity and community, with fantastic hands-on activities and special highlights: Here, you can either have a go at puzzles and discover various Schmidt products, or even take part in the Schmidt Puzzle Championship. And you can also get creative at Radio Teddy’s art station. More info.
Free Japanese Summer Festival (Natsu Matsuri) at Anime Mura: 🇯🇵 On 1 August 2026, the Japanese summer festival will take place at the Anime Mura Store. There’ll be lots of free hands-on activities, from a wheel of fortune, origami and craft sessions to picking up glass marbles with chopsticks, duck fishing and much more. As a highlight, there’ll also be a K-Pop Random Dance at around 2.00 pm.
Photo Credits: Catia Fena via dupe photos
Berlin's ultimate movie theater: with up to 52 films a day, CinemaxX at Potsdamer Platz screens the largest selection of films in Germany.
SAVE THE DATE: 27.6.–05.09.2026
The Creative Summer is coming back to Potsdamer Platz, and we couldn't be more excited! Last year, the entire programme was booked out in no time, the workshops were packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. This year picks up right where we left off: creative, open, and for everyone.
Look forward to the Re-Use Art Factory, where old things turn into new ideas. To Street Art that grows live before your eyes. To DIY Workshops where you get to take home your very own work of art. To artworks that bring colour to the city. To an Art and Creative Market where you can find your own piece of art to take home.
DIY Workshops High-quality after-work workshops on a self-pay basis with selected creative providers. Participants design individual objects such as home accessories, jewellery, candles, ceramics, cards, or design pieces and take their finished creation home with them. Cooperation partners: Wow Space, Grimms Garten, Softeternity, Material Mafia, Ort schafft Material, Urban Fibers, Upsi(dogi) Son Sea
Register for the Workshops 📅 Every Monday to Thursday, 27.6.–5.9., 5:00–8:00 pm 📍 Manifesto Market, Level 1
Arts & Crafts Market A curated market format featuring artists, designers, and creative makers. Visitors discover art prints, jewellery, accessories, and handmade products, and get to chat directly with the exhibitors. 20 stalls. 📅 5 Saturdays, 12:00–8:00 pm: 27.6. / 4.7. / 11.7. / 18.7. / 1.8. 📍 Alte Potsdamer Straße
Re-Use Art Factory An open creative format centred on upcycling, material experiments, and collaborative making. Visitors work with existing materials, create small objects or artworks, and experience how new ideas emerge from leftover materials. Cooperation partner: Material Mafia 📅 Saturdays, 3:00–7:00 pm: 27.6. / 4.7. / 11.7. / 18.7. / 25.7. / 1.8. / 8.8. 📍 Manifesto Market, Level 1
Open-Air Gallery 26 artworks by local street art greats and Berlin-based artists – including Rommy Gon, Miss Glueniverse, Meltem Bayram, Caro Pepe, Michael Weingart, Caro Amaya, DXTR, Vikunia, and Kera – along Alte Potsdamer Straße. 📅 daily, 24/7 (27.06.–8.8.2026) 📍 Alte Potsdamer Straße
Wall Spots 2 wall spots: temporary urban furniture on Alte Potsdamer Straße, designed by Berlin street artists. Don't miss the live painting on 27.6.2026! 📅 27.06.–8.8.2026 📍 Alte Potsdamer Straße
Play Street The popular play street format is making a comeback in 2026, bringing cheerful moments of play to the side streets. A place for all our little guests to try things out and let off steam. 📅 10 action days (Saturdays), 27.6.–5.9. 📍 Joseph-von-Eichendorff-Gasse
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On 15 August 2026, the rooms at The Playce will be transformed into a play paradise for young and old alike. Radio TEDDY is celebrating the big Puzzle Championship IN THE PLAYCE with you at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Dear families, join Radio TEDDY to show off your jigsaw-solving superpowers and make Berlin the fastest jigsaw-solving city in Germany! You’ll also have loads of fun at the art corner and get a brilliant balloon as a souvenir. And to keep you motivated, there’ll be songs for parents and kids alike.
Free puzzling and discover other Schmidt games: 🕒 Sat, Aug 15, 12–7 PM 📍 The Playce
Schmidt Puzzle Championship: 🕒 Sat, Aug 15, begins at 3 PM 📍 The Playce
Radio Teddy Live: With a promotion booth, kids’ painting station, balloon machine, and family-friendly moderation.
The Schmidt Game Days are part of the Creative Summer at Potsdamer Platz – a vibrant programme full of creative events to explore, join in, and be inspired. Have a look!
📍 The Playce, Ground & Lower Floor 🔗 Free entry, no registration required
