Overview

• Berlin is setting up 40 temporary car‑free Spielstraßen on Saturday from 15:00 to 19:00 to open street space for children’s play.
• About 15 Kidical Mass bicycle demonstrations organized by Changing Cities and ADFC Berlin start at 15:00 to call for safer, child‑friendly streets.
• Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk and UNICEF Deutschland unveiled a “House of Children’s Rights” at the Brandenburg Gate and urged constitutional recognition of children’s rights, stronger anti‑poverty action and expanded participation rights.
• Citywide programming complements the advocacy with family festivals and activities, including the Nauener Platz reopening in Wedding, inclusive basketball sessions at Max‑Schmeling‑Halle and concerts and workshops across Berlin.
• In Thuringia, World Children’s Day is a public holiday with free bus and train travel for children up to 14, and clubs such as Werder Bremen are running stadium initiatives to highlight children’s rights and fund related projects.