Potsdam is alive with art and culture. The cultural calendar of this regional capital features a series of annual festivals and other cultural events as well as occasional guest appearances by international and national artists, orchestras and ballet companies.Potsdam Palaces by Night and Impressions of the Palaces by Night
On a summer's night, visitors can marvel at the magnificently illuminated palaces and parks, enjoy an opulent programme of theatre and music, literature, dance and cabaret, and treat themselves to a meal prepared by the best chefs from Potsdam and Berlin.Festivals in the Dutch quarter
The Dutch quarter in Potsdam hosts several colourful and very popular markets a year, including a large potters' market, a tulip festival and the Sinterklaas Christmas market with a visit by the Dutch St. Nicholas.Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival
Thousands of music lovers flock to Potsdam each June. The Music Festival is a rare opportunity to hear top artists performing in beautiful rooms and parks of the world-famous palaces and gardens of Berlin-Brandenburg, to experience music theatre in the palace theatre of Frederick the Great's New Palace or to enjoy music in the atmospheric open-air setting of Sanssouci Park on a mild summer's evening.