Potsdam

Population 185,137 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 7 h 43 in Dec, dark by 15:54 · 16 h 47 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 12 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 55 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 54 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 43 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 47 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 21 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 44 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 43 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 42 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 48 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 43 of daylight
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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Potsdam Palace Night

    August

    A two-day event with concerts, dances, theatre, lectures on literature and fireworks

    Official site

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Potsdam); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Wochenmarkt am Bassinplatz

    Opening hours

    Mo-Fr 07:00-16:00; Apr-Oct Sa 07:00-13:00; Nov-Mar Sa 07:00-12:00; PH off

    520 m from the centre

  • Markt am Nauener Tor

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 09:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–16:00

    720 m from the centre

  • Floh- und Bauernmarkt auf dem Weberplatz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 07:00–13:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–13:00

    2.1 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Johan-Bouman-Platz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–16:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: 08:00–16:00
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–16:00

    2.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 11 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Potsdam Charlottenhof 2.2 km, Potsdam Park Sanssouci 3.6 km, Potsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg 4.2 km, Potsdam Pirschheide 4.8 km, Potsdam-Rehbrücke 5.1 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.