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Yearly Highlights Overview

January

01.12.2022 - 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

21.05.2023 - 28.01.2024
POTSDAMER LINIEN - GDR everyday photography by Werner Taag

Young women in summer dresses on the Long Bridge, a child eating ice cream on the Old Market Square, three best friends in the city in the afternoon - these are the everyday moments to which Werner Taag dedicated his photographic work.
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

27.01.2024
Commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the Reichspogromnacht

On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of National Socialism on the occasion of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945, a commemorative event will take place on January 27 at 11 a.m.
on Willi-Frohwein-Platz/ Am Findling.

February

01.12.2022 until 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

08.02.2024 | 18:30
Weiberfastnacht on the Ship of Fools

The Ship of Fools Potsdam embarks on its 30th voyage.
This year, countless stars and starlets will light up the whitewashed planks. Princess Candy I will enchant the people. Lined by the children's prince and princess and the beaming chambermaids and adjutants of the Ship of Fools, the evening promises to be another special carnival event. Friendly carnival clubs will light one beacon after another and will be in no way inferior to the glamorous performances of the ship's own dance ballets.
Canteen of the Brandenburg state government, Heinrich-Mann-Allee 1007, 14473 Potsdam

March

01.12.2022 until 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

09.03.2024 until 18.08.2024
Special exhibition: Karl Foerster. New paths - new gardens.

Flowering perennials and ornamental grasses are a matter of course in our gardens today. This was not always the case. They were introduced by Potsdam garden artist Karl Foerster - an honorary citizen of the city. On the occasion of his upcoming 150th birthday, the Potsdam Museum is dedicating a special exhibition to him that illustrates his many facets.
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9, 14467 Potsdam

April

01.12.2022 - 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

09.03.2024 - 18.08.2024
Special exhibition: Karl Foerster. New paths - new gardens
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Flowering perennials and ornamental grasses are a matter of course in our gardens today. This was not always the case. They were introduced by Potsdam garden artist Karl Foerster - an honorary citizen of the city. On the occasion of his upcoming 150th birthday, the Potsdam Museum is dedicating a special exhibition to him that illustrates his many facets.
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

24.04.2024 to 28.08.2024
Museum Barberini: Modigliani. Modern Views

The exhibition brings together around 100 works. A dialog unfolds between Modigliani's art and the paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by Gustav Klimt, Jeanne Mammen, Pablo Picasso, Natalia Goncharova, Egon Schiele and Paula Modersohn-Becker, among others.

21.04.2024 | 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
63rd Potsdam Fleet Parade with harbor festival

The Potsdam fleet sets sail from the Long Bridge to open the steamer season. The destination of the parade is Caputh. There is also a big family festival in the port of Potsdam.
The Potsdam Fleet Parade traditionally takes place at the opening of the main season. The traditional trip will take place for the 63rd time in 2024. It starts on April 21, 2024 at 3 pm from the pier on the Long Bridge. From there, the boats will sail to the Caputher Gemünde. As every year, there will be background music from the shore.
WEISSE FLOTTE Potsdam GmbH, Lange Brücke 6, 14467 Potsdam

30.04.2024 5pm - 9pm
Volkspark: Easter bonfire

The fire is lit at around 6 p.m. and visitors, neighbors and friends gather around the fire to welcome spring with music, drinks and delicious food. Younger guests can sit by the fire bowl, have the fire engines explained to them or take a photo with real firefighters from the Bornstedt Fire Brigade Association in full gear.
Volkspark Potsdam, Großer Wiesenpark, 14469 Potsdam

16.04.2023 | 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
63rd Potsdam Fleet Parade with harbor festival

The Potsdam fleet sets off from the Long Bridge to open the steamer season. The destination of the parade is Caputh. There is also a big family festival in the port of Potsdam.
The Potsdam Fleet Parade traditionally takes place at the opening of the main season. The traditional trip will take place for the 63rd time in 2024. It starts on April 21, 2024 at 3 pm from the pier on the Long Bridge. From there, the boats will sail to the Caputher Gemünde. As every year, there will be background music from the shore.
WEISSE FLOTTE Potsdam GmbH, Lange Brücke 6, 14467 Potsdam

20.04.2024 -21.04.2024
Tulip festival in the Dutch Quarter 2023

Since the 1990s, the Förderverein zur Pflege niederländischer Kultur in Potsdam e.V. has been organizing the Tulip Festival in the Dutch Quarter, where you can experience Dutch culture in the form of musical, craft and culinary performances.
Dutch Quarter, Mittelstraße, 14467 Potsdam


May

02.06.2024
UNESCO World Heritage Day

On June 2, 2024, we will celebrate UNESCO World Heritage Day.
Under the motto "Discover and experience diversity", we will take a look at the many facets of the 52 cultural and natural sites in Germany.
Palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin

21.06.2024
Fête de la Musique

The Fête de la Musique stands for the worldwide musical state of emergency on June 21 - every year. Potsdam also traditionally joins in this spectacle.
Various locations in Potsdam

01.12.2022 to 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the permanent exhibition at the Potsdam Museum. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

09.03.2024 until 18.08.2024
Special exhibition: Karl Foerster. New paths - new gardens

Flowering perennials and ornamental grasses are a matter of course in our gardens today. This was not always the case. They were introduced by Potsdam garden artist Karl Foerster - an honorary citizen of the city. On the occasion of his upcoming 150th birthday, the Potsdam Museum is dedicating a special exhibition to him that illustrates his many facets.
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

24.04.2024 to 28.08.2024
Museum Barberini: Modigliani. Modern Views

The exhibition brings together around 100 works. A dialog unfolds between Modigliani's art and the paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by Gustav Klimt, Jeanne Mammen, Pablo Picasso, Natalia Goncharova, Egon Schiele and Paula Modersohn-Becker, among others.

25.05.2021 to 31.12.2024
Dream factory - 100 years of film in Babelsberg

Despite rapid technological progress, film production still follows traditional patterns that even children can understand, which is why the exhibition focuses on the filmmaking process. The starting point of every film production is an idea. Finding a producer for the project sets the stage for a long process that includes casting, costumes and make-up, set construction, filming, editing and sound design.
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Breite Straße 1A, 14467 Potsdam

June

02.06.2024
UNESCO World Heritage Day

On June 2, 2024, we will celebrate UNESCO World Heritage Day.
Under the motto "Discover and experience diversity", we will take a look at the many facets of the 52 cultural and natural sites in Germany.
Palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin

21.06.2024
Fête de la Musique

The Fête de la Musique stands for the worldwide musical state of emergency on June 21 - every year. Potsdam also traditionally joins in this spectacle.
Various locations in Potsdam

01.12.2022 to 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the permanent exhibition at the Potsdam Museum. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9, 14467 Potsdam

09.03.2024 until 18.08.2024
Special exhibition: Karl Foerster. New paths - new gardens

Flowering perennials and ornamental grasses are a matter of course in our gardens today. This was not always the case. They were introduced by Potsdam garden artist Karl Foerster - an honorary citizen of the city. On the occasion of his upcoming 150th birthday, the Potsdam Museum is dedicating a special exhibition to him that illustrates his many facets.
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

24.04.2024 to 28.08.2024
Museum Barberini: Modigliani. Modern Views

The exhibition brings together around 100 works. A dialog unfolds between Modigliani's art and the paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by Gustav Klimt, Jeanne Mammen, Pablo Picasso, Natalia Goncharova, Egon Schiele and Paula Modersohn-Becker, among others.

25.05.2021 to 31.12.2024
Dream factory - 100 years of film in Babelsberg

Despite rapid technological progress, film production still follows traditional patterns that even children can understand, which is why the exhibition focuses on the filmmaking process. The starting point of every film production is an idea. Finding a producer for the project sets the stage for a long process that includes casting, costumes and make-up, set construction, filming, editing and sound design.
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Breite Straße 1A, 14467 Potsdam

July

Date still open
Royal Wine Festival

Royal Vineyard, Maulberallee 4, 14469 Potsdam
More than 250 years ago, Frederick the Great had a vineyard planted on the southern slope of the Klausberg. This provided the Prussian court with excellent fruit and, above all, exquisite grapes. The gardeners of Mosaik-Berlin gGmbH have planted 200 fruit trees and more than 3,000 vines to date.
Royal Vineyard, Maulberallee 4, 14469 Potsdam

01.12.2022 until 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

09.03.2024 until 18.08.2024
Special exhibition: Karl Foerster. New paths - new gardens

Flowering perennials and ornamental grasses are a matter of course in our gardens today. This was not always the case. They were introduced by Potsdam garden artist Karl Foerster - an honorary citizen of the city. On the occasion of his upcoming 150th birthday, the Potsdam Museum is dedicating a special exhibition to him that illustrates his many facets.
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

24.04.2024 until 28.08.2024
Museum Barberini: Modigliani. Modern Views

The exhibition brings together around 100 works. A dialog unfolds between Modigliani's art and the paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by Gustav Klimt, Jeanne Mammen, Pablo Picasso, Natalia Goncharova, Egon Schiele and Paula Modersohn-Becker, among others.

25.05.2021 to 31.12.2024
Dream factory - 100 years of film in Babelsberg

Despite rapid technological progress, film production still follows traditional patterns that even children can understand, which is why the exhibition focuses on the filmmaking process. The starting point of every film production is an idea. Finding a producer for the project sets the stage for a long process that includes casting, costumes and make-up, set construction, filming, editing and sound design.
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Breite Straße 1A, 14467 Potsdam

August

09.08.2024 - 10.08.2024
Potsdamer Schlössernacht 2024

"Curtain up!" is the motto for the 25th anniversary of the "Potsdamer Schlössernacht" and promises a magical atmosphere with artists, music, dance and unforgettable impressions. On two warm summer nights in August, Sanssouci Park is transformed into one big circus ring: guests can stroll through the artfully illuminated UNESCO World Heritage Site, be enchanted by the Friderician Rococo in a romantic glow of light and stroll from one attraction to the next.
Sanssouci Park

01.12.2022 to 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

09.03.2024 until 18.08.2024
Special exhibition: Karl Foerster. New paths - new gardens

Flowering perennials and ornamental grasses are a matter of course in our gardens today. This was not always the case. They were introduced by Potsdam garden artist Karl Foerster - an honorary citizen of the city. On the occasion of his upcoming 150th birthday, the Potsdam Museum is dedicating a special exhibition to him that illustrates his many facets.
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9, 14467 Potsdam

24.04.2024 until 28.08.2024
Museum Barberini: Modigliani. Modern Views

The exhibition brings together around 100 works. A dialog unfolds between Modigliani's art and the paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by Gustav Klimt, Jeanne Mammen, Pablo Picasso, Natalia Goncharova, Egon Schiele and Paula Modersohn-Becker, among others.

25.05.2021 to 31.12.2024
Dream factory - 100 years of film in Babelsberg

Despite rapid technological progress, film production still follows traditional patterns that even children can understand, which is why the exhibition focuses on the filmmaking process. The starting point of every film production is an idea. Finding a producer for the project sets the stage for a long process that includes casting, costumes and make-up, set construction, filming, editing and sound design.
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Breite Straße 1A, 14467 Potsdam

September

Date still open
International kite festival

In late summer, professionals from all over the world come together again in Volkspark to present their most beautiful, fastest and most spectacular giant kites high in the sky. The kites are handmade and therefore unique. It is the biggest kite festival in the region - and certainly the most colorful family festival far and wide. There is a great program with children's theater, a giant trampoline, lots of surprises and a large meadow for flying your own kite. Whether you just want to watch or take part yourself - there will be plenty going on in the sky!
Volkspark Potsdam - Großer Wiesenpark, Georg-Hermann-Allee 101, 14469 Potsdam

Date still open
Day of the open monument

Villas, residential buildings, churches, museums and other historically significant places that are otherwise closed to the public can be visited on Open Monument Day in Potsdam. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide Open Monument Day.
various places in Potsdam

01.12.2022 - 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven themes of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².
Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

25.05.2021 - 31.12.2024
Dream factory - 100 years of film in Babelsberg

Despite rapid technological progress, film production still follows traditional patterns that even children can understand, which is why the exhibition focuses on the filmmaking process. The starting point of every film production is an idea. Finding a producer for the project sets the stage for a long process that includes casting, costumes and make-up, set construction, filming, editing and sound design.
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Breite Straße 1A, 14467 Potsdam

October

01.12.2022 - 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven topics of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².Potsdam Museum
Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

25.05.2021 - 31.12.2024
Dream factory - 100 years of film in Babelsberg

Despite rapid technological progress, film production still follows traditional patterns that even children can understand, which is why the exhibition focuses on the filmmaking process. The starting point of every film production is an idea. Finding a producer for the project sets the stage for a long process that includes casting, costumes and make-up, set construction, filming, editing and sound design.
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Breite Straße 1A, 14467 Potsdam

November

01.12.2022 - 31.12.2025
Potsdam. A city makes history

Are you curious about the history(ies) of our city? Then visit the Potsdam Museum's permanent exhibition. A good 500 objects illustrate eleven topics of Potsdam's city history on approx. 800 m².Potsdam Museum
Forum for Art and History, Am Alten Markt 9,14467 Potsdam

25.05.2021 - 31.12.2024
Dream factory - 100 years of film in Babelsberg

Despite rapid technological progress, film production still follows traditional patterns that even children can understand, which is why the exhibition focuses on the filmmaking process. The starting point of every film production is an idea. Finding a producer for the project sets the stage for a long process that includes casting, costumes and make-up, set construction, filming, editing and sound design. Filmmuseum Potsdam, Breite Straße 1A, 14467 Potsdam


December

02.12.2023 | 14:00 h - 18:00 h
Hermannswerder Advent Market

Hermannswerder Island Church, Hermannswerder 22, 14473 Potsdam
One of the most beautiful Advent markets in the region can be found on the island of Hermannswerder, in the middle of Potsdam and yet far away from the pre-Christmas hustle and bustle. Colorful market stalls open up in the romantic glow of light.  The Hoffbauer Foundation's facilities, artisans and restaurateurs offer home-baked cookies and stollen, international Christmas specialties, creative jewelry, fine and hearty food and drink, books, handicrafts and gift ideas. The atmospheric market begins at 2 p.m. with a festive church service in the candle-lit Inselkirche.  At 5.30 pm, the Christmas Oratorio will be performed in the church by the choirs of the Hermannswerder Protestant Grammar School.



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