Christmas party at the Berlin animal shelter
Christmas market on 7 December 2025 in Berlin
On the second Sunday of Advent, Tierheim Berlin invites you to its popular Christmas Festival for Animals - a celebration full of heart, warmth and compassion. In the midst of festive lights, a special kind of Christmas market is created: with a focus on animals, sustainability and community.
The Christmas Festival of Animals is more than just a market - it's a meeting place for everyone who loves animals. Visitors can expect an atmospherically lit Christmas market with lovingly selected gift ideas for two- and four-legged friends. Whether handmade pet accessories, animal-friendly products or festive decorations - here you will find something unusual and meaningful.
The animal shelter offers a purely vegan and vegetarian range of culinary delights: street food, cakes, waffles, mulled wine and other treats complete the market experience. The guided tours of the animal shelter and the exciting dog demonstrations are particularly popular. A jumble sale stall, information material on animal welfare issues and many dedicated helpers make the festival a very special Advent experience.
A must for animal lovers, families with children and anyone who wants to experience a meaningful, loving and sustainable Christmas market - friendly, committed and with heart.
Highlights of the Christmas festival for animals at the Berlin animal shelter
- Christmas market with gift ideas for people & animals
- Vegan & vegetarian street food, mulled wine & waffles
- Animal shelter tours & dog demonstrations
- Christmas stroll & information stands about animal welfare
- Festively illuminated market atmosphere in an animal-friendly ambience
Tips for your visit to the Animal Christmas Festival at Tierheim Berlin
Use your visit to take a guided tour of the animal shelter - you might even meet a future family member. If you want to get some fresh air before or after your visit to the market, you will find quiet walks away from the hustle and bustle in the neighbouring Falkenberg nature reserve and near Lake Malchow.
Opening hours and admission prices
- Date: 7 December 2025
- Opening hours: 11:00 - 16:00
- Admission is free
How to get there
- S-Bahn: S7 Ahrensfelde, continue with bus 197