Toitenwinkel Children's Festival

A Festival for the Youngest

The Toitenwinkel Children's Festival is a firm fixture in the district's event calendar. Every year in early summer, the neighborhood management, together with RGS Rostock and local associations, organizes a festival exclusively for children and families. The focus is on hands-on activities, craft offerings, movement stations, face painting, and small stage performances with children's music or puppet theater.

Program Character

The festival deliberately aims for low entry barriers: all activities are free, and food and drinks are offered at neighborhood prices. The program is planned each year in coordination with schools, kindergartens, and associations from Toitenwinkel, ensuring the festival reflects the social diversity of the district.

Local Context

Toitenwinkel is a northeastern district of Rostock in the Rostock district (state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). Built as a large housing estate in the 1980s, the district is now part of the "Sozialer Zusammenhalt" (Social Cohesion) program and has been undergoing urban and social redevelopment for years. The children's festival is one of the most visible symbols of this neighborhood work.