The Music Festival Potsdam Sanssouci presents concerts and open air events amidst the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Music Festival Potsdam Sanssouci

Every year in June, music and opera make Potsdam's palaces and gardens come alive.

The meadows in Babelsberg Park are an extraordinary place for a picnic concert. – © Andre Stiebitz / PMSG

The Music Festival is committed to historically-informed performances with the crème de la crème of early music. – © Andre Stiebitz / PMSG

The closing Sanssouci Prom Concert with fireworks has become a tradition and is an annual highlight for open air music enthusiasts. – © Andre Stiebitz / PMSG

The meadows in Babelsberg Park are an extraordinary place for a picnic concert. – © Andre Stiebitz / PMSG

Since its inception from an East-Western German youth gathering in 1954, the Music Festival Potsdam Sanssouci has become one of Germany's premier festivals for early music.

Special formats such as promenading concerts, musical walks, picnic concerts or the bicycle concert present special ways to experience the historical venues.

The Music Festival is also committed to historically-informed performances: apart from the crème de la crème of early music, the most exciting young European ensembles always visit and present their innovative concepts.

Young and modern ensembles from across Europe always stage performances at the festival. – © Andre Stiebitz / PMSG

There is a great variety of styles and eras as part of the programme. It always features not only early music but also both Classical and Romantic pieces as well as contemporary music.

The closing Sanssouci Prom Concert with fireworks has become a tradition. There are also special opera performances, with annual in-house as well as international co-productions.

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