The best place to see and hear classical concerts and theatre is in Potsdam, in the Hans-Otto Theatre and the Nikolai Hall, located behind a baroque façade where the Chamber Academy performs.
The Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival, the Potsdam Sanssouci Court Concert, the Potsdam Palace Night, the Potsdam Dance Days and the UNIDRAM Theatre Festival all have an impact on the cultural scene.
What’s especially attractive about these performances is the interaction between their content and the historical flavour of the city. City festivals such as the Bohemian weaving festival in Nowawes, the festival of lights in the Neuen Lustgarten or the tulip festival in the Dutch quarter also add flavour.
As 2006 is the "Year of the Architect" in Potsdam, there are many events with that theme taking place such as "Potsdam Courtyards", "255 Years of the Nowawes Colony", "Schinkel", "Palaces and Mansions in Fountain Walks Today", to name just a few.
A selection from the annual events calendar:
- the tulip festival in the Dutch Quarter
- fleet parade of the White Fleet
- witches’s night on the Pfingstberg mountain
- music festival in the palaces and gardens of Sanssouci Palace
- weaving festival in Nowawes
- Potsdam palaces marathon
- Potsdam adventure night – in front of the hotel, you can shop until midnight with music and entertainment
- light festival on the friendship island
- Potsdam palace night
- pottery market in the Dutch Quarter
- Potsdam winter opera
- Christmas themed markets in Potsdam and Berlin, e.g. the Bohemian Christmas market
We will gladly inform you of current events.
