Will my kid get to hold a bird?

Maybe. The falconer sometimes lets visitors hold or stroke one of the birds, but it depends on how the birds are doing that day and on the weather.

Is the commentary in English?

No, the falconer talks in German. The flying is the main event, so kids who don't speak German still get plenty out of it.

At the entrance to the museum in Jagdschloss Kranichstein. Pick up your tickets at the museum ticket desk first.

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Falconry Show at Jagdschloss Kranichstein: Owls and Birds of Prey

Name: Falconry Show at Jagdschloss Kranichstein: Owls and Birds of Prey
Start: 2026-11-15
End: 2027-02-28T23:59:59
Location: Jagdschloss Kranichstein

When: Multiple Dates Nov 2026 - Feb 2027
Ages: 4+
Price: €10 per person

Falconry Show at Jagdschloss Kranichstein: Owls and Birds of Prey photo 1

Falconry Show at Jagdschloss Kranichstein: Owls and Birds of Prey photo 2

Falconry Show at Jagdschloss Kranichstein: Owls and Birds of Prey photo 3

PerformanceDarmstadtRoad Trip

Where

Darmstadt, Jagdschloss Kranichstein

Travel time

Under an hour away

Ages

Duration

About 1 hour

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

Original title

Falknervorführung: Akrobaten der Lüfte – Eulen und Greifvögel

What you need to know

Arrive 30 minutes early at the museum ticket desk, so the show starts on time and the birds aren't kept waiting
Rain or shine, since it moves into the old stables (Marstall) in bad weather, otherwise the courtyard or castle park
Museum and bioversum included, so the ticket covers the hunting lodge museum and its nature exhibition that day

About

A falconer from Falknerei Ronneburg flies owls, falcons and other birds of prey at Jagdschloss Kranichstein, an old hunting lodge on the edge of Darmstadt, and explains how each one hunts. Kids watch an owl glide past without a sound and a falcon swoop down to the glove, and with luck they get to hold or stroke a bird. The commentary is in German; the flying needs no translation.

€10 per person, museum entry included

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