Culture for children and families

Culture is not boring! And certainly not in Karlsruhe, where culture has so much to offer for young and old: Whether museum, theater, art or music - every member of the family gets their money's worth here.In Karlsruhe you can experience concentrated culture for the whole family. Just take a look around!

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Theater

Theater

Curtain up: Even the little ones are big in Karlsruhe! Not only the museums, but also Karlsruhe's theaters offer agreat programfor the whole family.

Außenansicht des Theaters Die Käuze mit Skulptur zweier Käuze davor

Theater "Die Käuze"

Karlsruhe's only basement theater in the Waldstadt district

Theaterhaus © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Foto_Bruno Kelzer (7)

marotte Theater

Special puppet theater with performances of many children's book classics in the Theaterhaus

Musik

Music

Whether with instruments or your own voice - the Karlsruhe facilities offer numerous opportunities,to live out your musical talentand ultimately make it big!

Christuskirche Karlsruhe  von Bäumen umgeben

Cantus Juvenum

Sing along with the children's and youth choir in the Christuskirche and in the Evangelische Stadtkirche on Marktplatz.

ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe mit Blick auf den Kubus beim Hallenbau

Badisches KONServatorium

Music lessons and offers from six months to old age. With various courses and an instrument rental service, this is a top address for music enthusiasts.

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Educational offers

Learning is exhausting? Definitely not - whether experiments in the KIT laboratory, handicrafts or language courses, in Karlsruhe there are plenty of leisure programs with a learning factor!

Stiftung Centre Culturel Franco Allemand © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Foto_Bruno Kelzer (8)

Stiftung Centre Culturel Franco-Allemand Karlsruhe

It offers playgroups, workshops, readings and language courses - all in French.

Volkshochschule Karlsruhe © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Foto_Bruno Kelzer (6)

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There is a diverse and varied program for all age groups.

Stadtbibliothek Ständehaus © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Foto_Bruno Kelzer (4)

Stadtbibliothek Karlsruhe

The city library offers a wide range of literature for children and young people, as well as reading sessions and free workshops, including in the area of media literacy

KIT Gewaechshaeuser © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH, Foto Melanie Schillinger_Good Morning World

KIT | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

The Technical University has been offering the Children's University since 2020. Children and young people can get a taste of lectures.

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Further offers

Zoologischer Stadtgarten, children's city tours, bad weather tips or school+culture: additional offers for families - also beyond the cultural venues - can be found on the following pages.

Kinderstadtrundgang © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus, Foto Juergen Roesner (86)

Karlsruhe for families

Whether it's the zoo, natural history museum, swimming pool, wildlife park & co. Karlsruhe has an incredible amount to offer families!

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City of Karlsruhe

Whether school+culture, environmental education or public playgrounds - the city of Karlsruhe has a lot that you may not yet know!