Vacation offers

The children and youth development department and the cultural department of the city of Hilden offer a wide-ranging program for the school-free time during the summer vacations.

  • Children and Youth Art School KuKuK

    “Creating Colorful Sculptures” with Sylke Jacobs
    July 10–24, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Children ages 8 and up
    Course fee: €85
    KuKuK Room “Altes Helmholtz” Gerresheimer Straße 20a (annex, 1st floor)

    “On a Painting Safari” with Desirée Astor
    July 27–31, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Children ages 6 and up
    Course fee: €85
    KuKuK Room “Altes Helmholtz” Gerresheimer Straße 20a (annex, 1st floor)

    “The Four Seasons” with Desirée Astor
    A pop-up picture book set to the music of Vivaldi
    August 3–7, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Children ages 6 and up
    Course fee: €85
    KuKuK Room “Altes Helmholtz” Gerresheimer Straße 20a (annex, 1st floor)

    “Theater Stage in a Shoebox” with Michaela Fröhling
    August 10–14, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Children ages 7 and up
    Course fee: €85
    KuKuK Room “Altes Helmholtz” Gerresheimer Straße 20a (annex, 1st floor)

    “The Colorful World of Pop Art and Comic Styles” with Dorothee Wengenroth
    August 17–21, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Children ages 7 and up
    Course fee: €85
    KuKuK Room “Altes Helmholtz” Gerresheimer Straße 20a (annex, 1st floor)

    “Graffiti for Beginners” with Sylke Jacobs
    August 24–28, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Target audience: ages 7 and up
    Course fee: €85
    KuKuK Room “Altes Helmholtz” Gerresheimer Straße 20a (annex, 1st floor)

  • Wilhelm Fabry Museum

    "Night owls" - photo workshop for young people
    26. July 2025, 19:00
    Target group: teenagers and young adults
    Participation free of charge

  • Kulturrucksack NRW

    "Strong Girls" Theater Workshop with Tatjana Becker
    August 3–7, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Children ages 10–14
    Course fee: free
    Music School, Gerresheimer Straße 20 (Heinrich-Strangmeier-Saal)
    Final performance for family and friends on August 7 at 3:00 p.m.


    “Hand Lettering” with Ms. Trombello-Wirkus / “Schriftsatz” Düsseldorf
    August 4, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Children ages 10–14
    Course fee: free
    Hilden City Library, Nové-Město-Platz 3


    “The Pinhole Camera” with Sven Spierling-Meine
    August 17 and 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Target audience: ages 10–14
    Course fee: free
    Wilhelm Fabry Museum, Benrather Straße 32 a

  • City Library

    Programming with the Octostudio
    July 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 9–12
    Course fee: Free


    Angezockt – Console Gaming Meetup
    July 23, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 9–14
    Course fee: Free


    Scratch Workshop
    July 24, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 10–14
    Course fee: Free


    Programming Games with the CalliopeMini
    July 31, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 12–14
    Course fee: Free


    Hand Lettering Workshop
    August 4, 2026, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 10–14
    Course fee: Free


    Creative Café
    August 20, 2026, 5:00–8:00 p.m.
    Target audience: ages 16 and up
    Course fee: free – no registration required

    Angezockt – Console Gaming Meetup
    August 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 9–14
    Course fee: Free



    Mario Kart Tournament on the Nintendo Switch
    August 28, 2026, 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Target audience: ages 8–11
    Target audience: ages 12 and up
    Course fee: free

  • VHS Hilden-Haan

    talentCAMPus - Body Art – Masks and Body Painting for Film, Video Art, and Theater
    August 3–7, 2026, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 12–18
    Course fee: Free, including breakfast and lunch



    talentCAMPus Summer Film Workshop for young filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers
    August 10–14, 2026, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
    Target audience: Ages 12–18
    Course fee: Free, including breakfast and lunch

  • Child and youth development

    Exercise classes at the Weidenweg Youth Center (JaW)
    July 21 and July 23, 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM
    July 28 and July 30, 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
    Target audience: all age groups, children & families
    Course fee: free

    Exercise Classes at AREA 51
    July 22 and July 29, 3:00–6:30 p.m.
    Target audience: all ages, children & families
    Course fee: free

    Area51
    July 20–22: regular OT
    July 27–29: Regular OT
    Aug. 3–8: Regular OT
    Aug. 24–26: Regular OT
    Daily 3–8 p.m.
    Target audience: ages 12 and up

    CampusOT
    July 20–24: Welcome breakfast, cooking activities, candle making, bike tour, movie night
    July 27–31: Cooking activities, bike tour, soccer tournament
    Aug. 3–7: Regular OT
    Aug. 10–14: Regular summer program
    Daily 12 PM – 5 PM
    Target group: ages 10 and up

    Weidenweg Youth Center
    July 27–31: Regular summer program
    Aug. 3–7: Regular summer program
    Aug. 10–14: Cooking activities, field trip to Engelsberger Hof, collage-making
    Aug. 17–21: Cooking activities, movie night, treasure hunt, pool party, closing breakfast
    Times: Monday through Thursday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
    Target group: Ages 8–14

    The children and youth development services are free of charge and no registration is required.