A Vacation Full of Adventures

The teams at Jena’s youth centers have put together extensive programs for children and teens for the upcoming summer break. For example, right in the first week of the break, the adventure playground is hosting a games week. Among the highlights is the “Listen Up! Click Here!” event—a camera hunt with a microphone (photo podcast)—at Klex during the third week of vacation. That same week, Eastside is hosting a Street Art & Urban Sports Camp. At Polaris, an international cooking and baking week is on the schedule for the fourth week of vacation, and the Freizeitladen is setting off on a vacation trip to the Baltic Sea. Hugo is organizing a vacation trip to the Alps during the fifth week of vacation, and Westside is hosting a sports week.

All information on vacation programs

Further information on the vacation programs is available on the following websites:

Overview with the Holiday Brochure

The new 2026 vacation brochure, published by the Jena Alliance for Families in collaboration with the Department of Social Affairs, Health, Immigration, and Climate, also offers ideas for exciting vacations. The flyer brings together numerous exciting, creative, and adventure-filled activities for children, teens, and families in Jena and the surrounding region. In addition to activities offered by youth centers, the brochure also features programs from museums, libraries, sports clubs, the daem Student Research Center, the University of Jena, and numerous independent organizations and associations. It also features hiking trails in and around Jena, the “natura jenensis” nature experience region, the City of Jena’s family guide, and vacation camps in the Saale-Holzland district and the Weimarer Land region.

The digital vacation guide can be found HERE .

Activities for Children and Families in the Event Calendar

If you’re looking for additional events at the last minute, you’ll find up-to-date dates and activities in the City of Jena’s online events calendar. New events for children, teens, and families are published here on an ongoing basis:
https://www.jena-veranstaltungen.de/veranstaltungen/kinder-familien

State of Thuringia-Subsidized Vacation Programs

The State of Thuringia’s Family Vacation Program supports families with low incomes, family caregivers, or children with disabilities. The program subsidizes two to seven nights’ lodging with half-board at approved family vacation facilities—families pay only about 20 percent of the costs. Applications are submitted directly through the facilities: