Atelier Gardens Winter Market 2025

ON: 13.12.2025 - 14.12.2025 AT: Atelier Gardens WHO: Atelier Gardens

Join us for a weekend of sustainable creativity, community, and conscious celebration.
This December, Atelier Gardens welcomes you into a winter gathering space — filled with warmth, music, craft, and care.

 

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION LINKS

Click here or see the information and links below to register for workshops.

 

What to Expect

Our Winter Market isn’t your traditional Christmas market. It’s a celebration of mindful making and collective experience – bringing together local makers, social enterprises, and creative communities from across Berlin.
Discover:

  • Artisan stalls featuring handmade, upcycled, and sustainable goods
  • Workshops for all ages – from natural dye to ceramics
  • Performances throughout the weekend
  • Festive food and drinks served with heart and purpose
  • Community warmth from our tenants, friends, and neighbours

Program Highlights

Live Performances
Hands-on Workshops – Creative activities for children and adults alike
Sustainable Market Stalls – Conscious gifts and eco-friendly crafts
Winter Warmth – Soups, hot drinks, and festive snacks from our local partners

(Full program and registration links below)

✨ Kids’ Winter Fun at the Market! ✨

Bring the little ones for a weekend full of cosy, creative, and festive activities!
Enjoy free face painting every day from 11:00–15:00 with Lana Lange.
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Christmas cinema & painting fun with Petterson and Findus! Enjoy short films, a craft corner, and a nonstop film reel — all for free.

Saturday 11:00–18:00
Sunday 11:00–14:00
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Join Christmas tree painting with Die Filmbauarbeiter:

Workshops on 13 & 14 December 2025, running every hour from 11:00–18:00 (30-minute sessions for 4–8 kids + parents).

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Practical Information

Location: Atelier Gardens, Oberlandstraße 26–35, 12099 Berlin
Opening Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 13–14 December, 11:00–18:00
Entry: Free and open to all!

A Market for Everyone

Atelier Gardens’ Winter Market invites our community to come together — across cultures, generations, and creative practices — to celebrate not just what we make, but how we make it.

Join us in reimagining the festive season through craft, collaboration, and care.

 

Workshop and Performance Schedule

Stay updated for more workshops, performances and registration links!

Saturday 13th December

Creative Photography Workshop

House 7, 12:00 – 13:30
Anna Martynenko
Come and explore your artistic side at the Creative Photography Workshop! We’ll play with different props and ideas to create unique and expressive photos. You’re welcome to bring your own props — hats, flowers, masks, mirrors, wigs, anything around you or anything that feels interesting and catches your eye. Everyone will have the chance to be both a photographer and a model. You can shoot on your phone or camera — all levels are welcome. Let’s create, connect, and have some fun together! Age: 10+

Registration required.

 

Textile Upcycled Chrismas Decorations

House 12, 12:00 – 14:00

Lernlabor

Join us for a cosy, sustainable workshop where old clothes get a brand-new festive life. This time, we’ll dive into creative upcycling and transform worn-out T-shirts, fabric scraps, and leftover textiles into handmade Christmas decorations. Think soft ornaments, colourful stars, small garlands, and even simple knitted or yarn-wrapped pieces made from upcycled T-shirt yarn.

Free registration: https://forms.gle/FsvyC1ECQZiaWHiv8

 

Approaching Family Disagreements with Skill- Holiday Edition!

TON6, 12:00 – 14:00
Madeline Taylor, Alanna Faust
Spending time with family around the holidays can be nurturing, but why do tension and rupture always sneak their way into our gatherings? With much of our year spent in go-mode and apart from our loved ones, a lot can bubble up when we coalesce around the holidays. Unspoken tensions, longstanding narratives, and old wounds can lead to disagreements. These can feel overwhelming, unmanageable, and even painful- but they don’t have to!
In this workshop, we’ll explore the question: how can we hold both the challenging and nurturing parts of our holiday family dynamics in the same palm? By considering disagreement as something we can approach with skill and a generative mindset–rather than something to be avoided–we hope to bring a bit more ease and enjoyment to time spent with family around the holidays.
Age range: 18+
Free registration here.

Queer & Pose : Life drawing workshop

House 12 Stage, 12:30 – 14:35
Queer & Pose Berlin
In our life drawing workshop we celebrate bodies, arts and diversity. It is a safe space where queer and allies can gather together, make new friends and improve their drawing skills. All levels are welcome, beginners or confirmed artists, get inspired and guided by each other’s techniques and approaches. We can’t wait to meet you there, Let’s draw and connect !

 

The Internal Organs of the Human Body (Children’s Ceramics)

House 7, 13:00 – 14:40

Hiba Alansari

In this creative workshop, we offer children the opportunity to discover the human body from the inside in a fun and simple way. Through clay play and artistic exploration, the children learn about the internal organs and their importance, and each child creates their own unique clay model. The workshop aims to combine knowledge with enjoyment and encourage children to learn through creativity and curiosity. Each child shapes an organ of their choice out of air-dry clay as their own artwork. At the end, each child may take their artwork home!

Register here: https://luma.com/x3qt0d4k

 

CORE Kollektiv

Haus 7, Starting at 14:00 & 16:00

 

Some Voices Choir Performance

House 12 Stage, 15:00 & 16:00

 

Act.Create.Transform: Textile Christmas Cards Workshop

House 12, 14:00 – 16:00

Lernlabor

Spread sustainable festive cheer with a hand-made greeting card! This workshop presents an alternative to shop-bought cards, which contribute to global deforestation and are often drowned in environmentally damaging plastic glitter. Instead, we’ll use fabric scraps and simple hand sewing to create unique textile collages on recycled card.

 

Free registration: https://forms.gle/FsvyC1ECQZiaWHiv8

 

Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation on Logs

House 7, 14:00 – 16:00

Georgiana Simion

Join Georgiana Simion for a hands-on workshop exploring outdoor shiitake cultivation. You’ll learn how to inoculate fresh oak logs using professional tools and vigorous shiitake strains, gaining step-by-step practical experience while connecting with others who share a love for fungi.

 

PHYTO-SOMATIC DANCE (PARTY)
Aikido Dojo, 15:00 – 17:00
Lernlabor

What is inside of us? This workshop is a mixture of microbiology and a dance party. Open to anyone who feels like researching through embodiment, grooving, sweating, self-regulating.

 

Free registration: https://forms.gle/uBqeHfaAmGTi2wz39

 

Lunaelatro Theatre: “Go Pinocchio Go.” for ages 5 and up 

Haus 6, 16:30 (Maximum 45 seats. Reservations required)

Tickets available at the door: €10 for children and €15 for adults.

Pinocchio has now existed for 130 years. After turning into a human, he wanders around to tell his story so that children can learn how difficult life was for poor children without school. Everyone knows his story, right? He is certain that not everything people say is true and wants to tell the truth. But maybe he is the liar?

Through storytelling in the style of Commedia dell’Arte, clowning, and pantomime, Pinocchio takes the audience on a journey – to jump back in time, enjoy the present, and dream of the future!

Lunaelatro Theatre (+39 01732 405485 |  lunaelaltrotheater@gmail.com)

 

Illustration Workshop

House 12, 16:30 – 18:00

Regina Fischer

Discover the joy of illustration in this beginner-friendly, hands-on creative session. Participants will learn to draw a simple winter still life from observation, then give their artwork a playful, personal twist so every piece feels unique. Using clean, easy-to-handle materials—water-based markers, oil pastels, and colored pencils—we’ll explore color, texture, and expressive details in a relaxed, supportive environment.

This 90-minute workshop is designed for ages 14+ and is limited to 8 participants to ensure plenty of individual guidance. Everyone will complete an A4 artwork to take home, and if time allows, participants are welcome to start a second piece.

Free registration: https://forms.gle/H3CSn8xZh8SDEjaB6

Inès Theileis

H0use 12 Stage, 17:00 – 17:20

 

Sunday 14th December

 

Crochet Bag Workshop

House 12, 12:00 – 14:00

Join us for a beginner-friendly 2-hour crochet workshop to make your very own LIINA bag! In this engaging DIY workshop, you’ll learn the art of crochet while creating your very own unique crochet bag. Whether you’re a beginner crocheter or a pro, this crochet bag workshop will offer you the change to craft with fellow crocheters. What’s included? The workshop itself is free, but you will have the purchase the materials (we will be selling the yarn kit in different colours at the market) and either bring your own crochet needle (size 10). Alternatively this can be borrowed during the workshop.

Register here.

 

Copy Your Favorite Toy (Children’s Ceramics)

House 7, 13:00 – 14:40

Hiba Alansari

In this fun workshop, we give children the opportunity to turn their favorite toy into a piece of art they create themselves. Each child brings their small toy and uses clay to make a copy that looks just like it—or even adds their own personal touch. The workshop aims to stimulate children’s imagination, enhance their manual skills, and create a special moment they can take home as a beautiful keepsake.
Register here: https://luma.com/h938eepx

Pilates is for Everyone: A Healthy Spine, a Balanced Life

Aikido Dojo, 13:00 – 14:00

Georgiana Simion

Join Georgiana on December 14th for a Pilates workshop that celebrates movement, strength, and self-care. Designed for all levels, this session focuses on connecting with your body, improving flexibility and balance, and embracing the joy of mindful movement. Experience how even a small practice can leave you feeling energised, confident, and more in tune with yourself.

Cost: 10€ on the door.

 

Sounding Kinship: A Deep Listening Event

Aikido Gym, 13:30 – 14:30

Arlo Tomecek

Join us for Sounding Kinship—an immersive gathering exploring the transformative practice of deep listening gudied by ambient performer, Arlo Tomeček. Whether you’re a sound artist, environmental enthusiast, or simply curious about deepening your relationship with the world around you, Sounding Kinship offers tools for cultivating presence, attention, and connection in an increasingly distracted world. No prior experience necessary—just bring your curiosity and openness to transforming how you listen to the world and others.

Register here: https://form.typeform.com/to/XYVe0Gpv 

 

Freedom from Famine Fundraiser Tapes Listening Session & Concert

Aikido Gym, 14:30 – 16:00

The Growth Eternal, Care Of, Arlo Tomecek

This intimate gathering brings together a mix of live performances and a relaxed listening session featuring selections from the forthcoming Freedom from Famine compilation tapes. Attendees will have the chance to purchase a pre-sale copy of the EU edition or support the cause directly through onsite donations to our partner nonprofits.
Come listen, connect, and support through music. All ages welcome!

Intro to Improv Comedy Workshop

TON6, 15:00 – 17:00
Alberto Gasperini and Basic Berlin
A free introduction to Improv Comedy: during the course of two hours we are going to learn basic concepts, beginner techniques and practice short completely improvised scenes. In English, for adults only (18+)
Register here.

(Re)Cycling

Documentary Screening on Cycling as a tool for social change: 15:00 – 16:15
Cyclaging – Collage & Storytelling Workshop: 16:30 – 18:00

Haus 8A / Kinderkino, 15:00 – 18:00

Lernlabor

Why do we cycle? Is it a convenient way of transport? Freetime Activity? Or a powerful tool for change? Maybe all of the above. Throughout the documentary screening and workshop we will explore the topics of gender, migration and cycling as a tool for empowerment and community building. Working with personal stories around cycling, reflecting on the documentary and how cycling can transform urban spaces and lives. We will engage in collage making (cyclaging) and creative storytelling methods. You will even be able to make your own sticker to take with you and decorate your bike. 

You are welcome to join both the screening and the workshop, or attend just one.

Register here.

ensemberlino vocale

House 12 Stage, 16:00 – 16:20

The members of the Berlin chamber choir ensemberlino vocale share a passion for challenging vocal projects and a desire to explore unconventional musical paths. The ensemble’s broad repertoire includes a capella compositions from the Middle Ages to the present day, choral symphonic works, experimental projects, and numerous premieres.

Live Music Performance from Hekmat Alkassar

House 12 Stage, 17:00 – 18:00

“Eqtibasat” – which means “Quotes” in Arabic – is a visual and musical project born out of a personal journey with mental illness and psychotic episodes. It’s a space where emotions, experiences, and memories are transformed into sound and imagery.

The music spans experimental electronic textures, electronic dance grooves, and occasionally drifts into ambient soundscapes or intimate piano solos, creating an immersive, emotive experience.

Documentary Film Screening and Conversation “Rebellion”

TON 1 or Roof Pavillion (tbc), 17:00 – 19:00

Film Screening and Conversation “Rebellion” – in collaboration with Sputnik Kino and Doxumentale festival – a fantastic study into the main problems all movements at all times face. Tickets free, donations welcome. Register here.

After-Film conversation with one of the protagonists, Farhana Yamin, Director Maia Kenworthy and Benjamin Rodrigues Kafka (Atelier Gardens).

Time

11:00 - 18:00