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Kids & family events in Luxembourg

Family-friendly outings across Luxembourg: concerts, museums, shows for young audiences. Each entry is verified by hand before it's published; sold-out events don't make the list.

• Sat 8 Aug 2026 – Sun 30 Aug 2026Guided tours of the Grand Ducal Palace (summer 2026)Palais grand-ducal (departure from Place Guillaume II), Luxembourg CityThe official residence of the grand ducal family opens for exclusive 75-minute guided tours until 30 August, taking visitors behind the…
• Fri 21 Aug 2026 – Wed 9 Sep 2026, 12:00SchueberfouerPlace du Glacis, Luxembourg-VilleLuxembourg's giant funfair and the biggest in the Greater Region: 214 rides, games and food stalls on the Champ du Glacis, 21 August to 9…
• Sat 29 Aug 2026, 17:00Tower Power Trail 2026Weicherdange, Clervaux, LuxembourgTenth edition of the trail linking the landmarks of the Clervaux area, from the twisted spire at Weicherdange to the castle and golf…
• Sun 30 Aug 2026, 09:00Geführte Rangerwanderung (Naturpark Oewersauer)Naturpark Oewersauer, Esch-sur-SurePark ranger Tom leads an 8 km morning hike through the Upper Sure nature park, covering the reservoir, drinking-water protection and local…
• Sun 30 Aug 2026, 09:30Frappadingue Lunéville 2026Champ de Mars, Lunéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FranceFourth Lunéville edition of the Frappadingue obstacle-race circuit. Two formats: S over 5 to 6 km with 15 obstacles, and L over 10 to 12…
• Sun 6 Sep 2026, 10:00Portes ouvertes du Train 1900: l'édition diesel, Minett ParkMinett Park Fond-de-Gras, Niederkorn/PétangeOpen day at the heritage railway, 10:00–18:00: 1950s diesel locomotives, a steam engine running all day for contrast, the Minièresbunn…
• Sun 6 Sep 2026, 10:15SaarschleifenLand-Lauf Merzig 2026Stadthalle Merzig, Merzig, GermanyTenth edition of the Merzig road race, starting and finishing at the Stadthalle. The main race sets off at 10:15 and lets runners pick 15…
• Sun 6 Sep 2026, 15:00Cinema Paradiso: Le Voyage dans la Lune, kids cinema (dès 6 ans)Théâtre des Capucins, Luxembourg-VilleThe Cinémathèque's Sunday kids-cinema series screens the Norwegian stop-motion moon adventure « Månelyst i Flåklypa » (French version, 80…
• Wed 9 Sep 2026, 09:00Deux façades - mille forums: kids architecture workshop at Casino LuxembourgCasino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg CityA full-day architecture workshop for kids ages 7-12 with Atelier SIBO: children first observe the Casino building's characteristic…
• Thu 10 Sep 2026 – Sun 13 Sep 2026Infernal Trail des Vosges 2026Saint-Nabord, Vosges, FranceAn established four-day trail-running festival in Saint-Nabord, in the Vosges (Lorraine), running from 10 to 13 September 2026. The…
• Sat 12 Sep 2026 – Sun 13 Sep 2026, 11:00Butschebuerger BuergfestRue de la Chapelle, Dudelange-BoudersbergDudelange's medieval weekend, billed by the commune as the biggest medieval festival of the Greater Region: a market of over 90 traders…
• Sun 13 Sep 2026, 09:30Trail Urbain de Longwy 2026Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FranceUrban trail through the Vauban ramparts and old quarters of Longwy. Three timed courses: 21 km with 480 m of climbing at 09:30, then 10 km…
• Sun 13 Sep 2026, 10:00Qbuild Arlon Semi-Marathon 2026Place Léopold, Arlon, BelgiumFifth edition of Arlon's city road race, starting and finishing on the place Léopold. The half marathon and the 10 km both start at 10:00…
• Sun 13 Sep 2026, 15:00Cinema Paradiso: Space Cadet, kids cinema (dès 7 ans)Théâtre des Capucins, Luxembourg-VilleKid Koala's dialogue-free animated space odyssey « L'Odyssée de Céleste » (86 min, Berlinale & Annecy 2025) in the Cinémathèque's Sunday…
• Sat 19 Sep 2026Trail des Fées 2026Bertrix, Belgium12th edition in the forests around Bertrix, with trails of 12, 22, 39 and 55 km, a 13 km walk and children's races of 500 m, 800 m and…
• Sat 19 Sep 2026 – Sun 20 Sep 2026POP Gaming Festival 2026Luxexpo The Box, Luxembourg-KirchbergPOST Luxembourg's gaming weekend takes over Luxexpo The Box with a large free-play zone, VR experiences, cosplay contest and the POP…
• Sat 19 Sep 2026 – Sun 20 Sep 2026, 09:30Light On Tri Madine 2026Lac de Madine, Nonsard-Lamarche, Meuse, FranceTwo-day triathlon festival on the Lac de Madine, roughly midway between Metz and Nancy. Saturday holds the L half-distance of 1.9 km swim…
• Sat 19 Sep 2026, 10:30Loopino et le rêve de voler: Philharmonie family concert (à partir de 3 ans)Philharmonie (Espace Découverte), Kirchberg, Luxembourg-VilleAn interactive musical fairy tale with the Philharmonie's resident imp Loopino, made for young children and their families (à partir de 3…
• Sat 19 Sep 2026 – Sun 20 Sep 2026, 12:00Portes ouvertes du Cercle CitéCercle Cité, Place d'Armes, Luxembourg CityOpen-house weekend at the 1905 landmark on Place d'Armes with free entry: guided tours in four languages, a drop-in postcard workshop for…
• Sun 20 Sep 2026, 10:00LIST Open Day 2026LIST Hautcharage, 5 rue Bommel, ZAE Robert Steichen, HautcharageThe Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology throws open its Hautcharage labs for one day, letting visitors walk through the…
• Sun 20 Sep 2026, 10:3020 km de Bastogne 2026Mardasson, Bastogne, BelgiumRoad race from the Mardasson memorial over 20 km at 10:30 and 8 km at 10:45, capped at 500 runners with bib collection from 08:30. Three…
• Sun 20 Sep 2026, 15:00ACL Race 4 Bazar International 2026Karting Mondercange (circuit ACL), MondercangeCharity endurance karting on the Mondercange outdoor circuit: teams of two to four drivers take on an F1-style relay race (age 15+), while…
• Fri 25 Sep 2026 – Sat 26 Sep 2026, 19:00Tec-TecRotondes (Black Box), Luxembourg-BonnevoieMetz company Blah Blah Blah previews its new wordless trio show for kids aged 6 and up, blending afrobeat, techno and maloya on customised…
• Sun 27 Sep 2026, 11:00Tiébélé: concert-performance for toddlers (0–3 ans), Mierscher TheaterMierscher Theater, MerschA wordless concert-performance of clay, water and song by Théâtre de la Guimbarde, made for toddlers aged 0–3 and their families: a young…
• Sat 3 Oct 2026 – Sun 4 Oct 2026, 09:30ONA – Vague: Hoppla young-audience show (jeune public, 2–5 ans)neimënster (Salle Robert Krieps), Grund, Luxembourg-VilleA sensory show of dance, objects, light and live music for toddlers and their families, part of the Hoppla weekend for very young…
• Sat 3 Oct 2026 – Sun 4 Oct 2026, 15:00ChromatiqueRotondes (Grande Salle), Luxembourg-BonnevoieChoreographer Louise Baduel and musician Marc Melià rework Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals into a colourful electro-pop dance piece…
• Sun 4 Oct 2026, 10:00Foyer Walfer Vollekslaf 2026Route de Diekirch, Walferdange, Luxembourg50th edition of Walferdange's popular road race in the Alzette valley. The 12 km main race, a 5.5 km junior race and a 5.5 km jogging…
• Wed 7 Oct 2026, 16:30Arendt Private Clients Forum 2026Arendt House, 41A Avenue John F. Kennedy, Luxembourg-KirchbergArendt's flagship Private Clients Forum seminar bringing together experts, family offices and private clients to discuss the latest…
• Thu 8 Oct 2026, 15:00PrinzessenMierscher Theater, MerschA German-language theatre comedy by Raoul Biltgen in which Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel rebel against everything fairy-tale princesses are…
• Sat 10 Oct 2026 – Sun 11 Oct 2026Marathon Metz MirabelleMetz, FranceMarathon road-race weekend in Metz with a full marathon, half-marathon, 10K road race, marathon relay and kids' runs. Roughly 1h from…
• Sat 10 Oct 2026, 17:00Nuit des Musées: seven museums, one night (kids under 16 free)Seven museums of the Museumsmile, Luxembourg-VilleThe city's and the state's museums: Mudam, natur musée, Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart, Lëtzebuerg City Museum, Villa Vauban, Casino…
• Sun 11 Oct 2026SAARathon: SaarbrückenSaarbrücken, GermanyRoad-running event in Saarbrücken with a full marathon (Saarland championships), half-marathon, 10K road race (38th Westspangenlauf), 5K…
• Sun 11 Oct 2026, 10:30Windspiel & Waldklänge: sound workshop for babies (6–24 mois), CAPECAPE: Centre des arts pluriels, EttelbruckAn autumn-themed interactive « sound island » for children aged 6 to 24 months: live saxophone, wind and rustling-leaf sounds woven into…
• Sun 11 Oct 2026 – Tue 13 Oct 2026, 11:00D'Prinzessin op der Ierbes: Escher young-audience theatre (4–8 Joer)Escher Théâtre (Ariston), Esch-sur-AlzetteTraffik Theater's Luxembourgish take on Andersen's 'Princess and the Pea', told with drawings, objects and live music for children aged…
• Tue 13 Oct 2026, 09:00HNWI: How to structure your family business?Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg, 18-20 rue Edward Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg-KirchbergLoyens & Loeff walks private wealth professionals through the ways a Luxembourg family can hold its assets and hand over the family…
• Sun 18 Oct 2026Semi-Marathon de la Province de Liège 2026Liège (Île Monsin), BelgiumThe Liège half marathon takes place on Sunday 18 October 2026, with start and finish at Île Monsin. Alongside the 21.1 km half marathon…
• Sun 18 Oct 2026, 16:00Together - Mir maache MusekCAPE - Centre des Arts Pluriels, EttelbruckThe youth wind bands of Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Medernach, Feulen, Erpeldange, Schieren and Bissen join forces for a one-hour…
• Tue 20 Oct 2026, 14:30Peer Gynt: Erzielconcert fir Familljen, CAPE (Lëtzebuergesch)CAPE: Centre des arts pluriels, EttelbruckA narrated family concert in Luxembourgish following Peer Gynt through troll caves and deserts, with a live saxophone quartet and dance…
• Thu 22 Oct 2026 – Sun 25 Oct 2026KIKK Festival 2026Namur, Belgium (city centre venues and Le Pavillon)International festival of digital and creative cultures held across Namur, one hour from Brussels by train. The programme includes two…
• Sat 24 Oct 2026, 11:00Hexenparty und Geistertanz: Philharmonie Halloween family concertPhilharmonie (Grand Auditorium), Kirchberg, Luxembourg-VilleA spooky orchestral family concert for all ages (6–106); children and grown-ups alike are invited to come in costume for this Halloween…
• Sat 24 Oct 2026 – Mon 26 Oct 2026, 14:00Halloween à neimënster: family weekend (dès 5 ans)neimënster, Grund, Luxembourg-VilleA whole Halloween weekend of shows, concerts and workshops for families and kids from age 5 (dès 5 ans): lantern-lit storytelling, singing…
• Sat 24 Oct 2026, 15:00Emil und die Detektive: family musical (Junges Publikum), TrifolionTrifolion (Atrium), EchternachDie kleine Oper Bad Homburg's young-audience musical of Erich Kästner's classic, in German: opera singers, Mozart melodies, pop songs and…
• Sat 24 Oct 2026, 15:00Les sous-doués de l'horreurSalle de Musique de Chambre, Philharmonie, Luxembourg CityA dusty cabinet of horrors comes to life in this comic family concert where the vampire faints at the sight of red and the ghost scares…
• Sun 25 Oct 2026, 11:00Déi kleng HexEspace Découverte, Philharmonie, Luxembourg CityA staged concert after Otfried Preussler's beloved children's classic The Little Witch, for kids aged 6-10, with three performances in one…
• Sat 31 Oct 2026, 15:00Hello Cello!: Berlin Phil cellists' family concert (5–9 ans)Philharmonie (Grand Auditorium), Kirchberg, Luxembourg-VilleThe 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic present a playful, moderated family concert for children aged 5–9 and their parents.
• Tue 10 Nov 2026, 15:00Héngerhautgeschichten: spooky stories fir Kanner (6+), opderschmelzopderschmelz: Centre culturel régional, DudelangeGoose-bump ghost stories in Luxembourgish for kids aged 6+, told by Betsy Dentzer with live percussion, shadow play and light effects by…
• Fri 20 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027Fêtes de Saint-Nicolas à Nancy 2026City centre, NancyFor 45 days Nancy celebrates its patron saint with city-wide lights, video mapping, artistic installations, gourmet villages, street shows…
• Fri 20 Nov 2026 – Tue 22 Dec 2026Trierer Weihnachtsmarkt 2026Hauptmarkt & Domfreihof, TrierGermany's oldest city holds the 46th edition of its Christmas market between the medieval Hauptmarkt and the cathedral square, with craft…
• Fri 20 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027, 11:00WinterlightsLuxembourg-VilleThe capital's Christmas season: several markets across the city centre (Place d'Armes, Place de la Constitution, Gare), a Ferris wheel, an…
• Sat 21 Nov 2026 – Sun 22 Nov 2026, 10:00Walfer Bicherdeeg 2026Site du Stade Prince Henri, WalferdangeLuxembourg's largest book fair takes over the Stade Prince Henri site in Walferdange with new and second-hand book markets, readings, an…
• Sat 21 Nov 2026 – Sun 22 Nov 2026, 13:45Trains de la Saint-Nicolas: steam train to meet KleeschenGare de Pétange & Minett Park Fond-de-GrasChildren ride the 1900 steam train to meet Saint Nicolas at Fond-de-Gras, with model trains, a mini-cinema and snacks in the decorated…
• Sat 28 Nov 2026, 10:00Researchers' Days: the FNR's hands-on science fair (public day)Rockhal, Esch-Belval, Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourg's national research fund (FNR) turns the Rockhal into a giant hands-on science lab for its 9th edition: experiments, workshops…
• Thu 3 Dec 2026 – Fri 4 Dec 2026, 15:00Maman Dragonne: Escher theatre, dance & painting (à partir de 6 ans)Escher Théâtre (Ariston), Esch-sur-AlzetteA jeune public piece blending theatre, dance and painting on mother–daughter themes, for children aged 6–10 (à partir de 6 ans). Public…
• Sun 13 Dec 2026, 11:00De Roude LéiwMierscher Theater, MerschA fast-paced new fairy tale in Luxembourgish in which the red lion from the national flag sets off to discover what really matters in…
• Sun 27 Dec 2026, 14:00Silvesterlauf Saarbrücken 2026Sportcampus Saar, Saarbrücken, Germany52nd edition of the year-end road race, starting and finishing in the Sportcampus Saar stadium. The 10 km main race at 14:00 runs mostly…
• Thu 31 Dec 2026Sylvesterlaf Rambrouch 2026Rambrouch, LuxembourgThe Sylvesterlaf is a 10 km road race held every 31 December in Rambrouch, in the Luxembourg Ardennes, organised by the Entente…
• Sun 14 Feb 2027 – Mon 15 Feb 2027, 11:00Big Bang Festival: music for young audiences at neimënster (dès 5 ans)neimënster, Grund, Luxembourg-VilleA festival of adventurous music and sound for young audiences and families (jeune public, dès 5 ans): a sensory journey to delight curious…
• Fri 30 Apr 2027 – Sun 2 May 2027Roc d'Ardenne 2027Houffalize, BelgiumMountain bike festival held over three days at Houffalize, billed by the organiser as the largest MTB festival in the Benelux. MTB…
• Sun 2 May 2027Maasmarathon de la Basse-Meuse 2027Visé, BelgiumA flat cross-border road marathon along the Meuse, based in Visé in the province of Liège, set for Sunday 2 May 2027. The event offers the…