On August 18 and 19, 2023, Sanssouci Palace and Park will be decked out in splendor for their guests at the Potsdam Palace Night. Flowery, colorful and "oranje" in content, this year's traditional event thematically follows the annual motto of Potsdam's cultural partners "Holland in Potsdam". Thus the motto of the evening changes from "splendid" to "PRACHTIG!" Potsdam sees orange!
"Prachtig!" promises to be the Potsdam Castle Night indeed. The park of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is otherwise shrouded in deep darkness at night, becomes a cultural summer night's dream. For two consecutive evenings, the unique Sanssouci Palace Park is brightly lit and becomes a huge stage for a colorful mix of music, juggling, acting, artistry and celebrity readers. The historic palaces lend their walls for fantastic light installations and offer a canvas that one could hardly wish for more artistic and extensive. A luminous veil covers the historic grounds and soft sounds invite you to let yourself be enchanted.
In the midst of the romantic summer park landscape, guests can let themselves drift and stroll from one artistic highlight to the next. The varied program invites to participate, to laugh, to dance or simply to enjoy. Concerts, plays, variety shows and literature are all part of this fairy-tale stroll for the whole family. The popular garden tours can also be taken part in again in 2023. The Dutch motto of the year 2023 remains thematically close to the visitors everywhere in the program.
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