Am Stern District Festival Potsdam

District Festival in Southern Potsdam

The Am Stern district in Potsdam is one of the city's large residential areas — built in the 1970s and 1980s, with a high proportion of prefabricated housing and active district work. The district festival on Johannes-Kepler-Platz is the annual affirmation of this district's identity and quality of life — supported by the Local Alliance for Family Potsdam/Am Stern/Drewitz/Kirchsteigfeld.

Stage Program from the District

The stage program is consistently participatory: Sweet Memory Cheerleaders, samba dancers, electric violin (Tibor Heidrich), hip-hop and street dance groups (Cross Level), cover duo Die Lümmels, school choirs, and dance groups share the district stage. This makes the program a showcase of the district's cultural work.

Hands-on Stations and Classics

Around the stage are hands-on stations run by clubs and initiatives: henna tattoos, stone painting, crafting hats and rafts, spinning the wheel of fortune, classic children's games like can-throwing. This turns the festival into a large playground for all generations — a deliberately accessible offer for the district's families.

Engagement by the Alliance and the District Website stern-drewitz.de

The organizer is the Local Alliance for Family Potsdam/Am Stern/Drewitz/Kirchsteigfeld, which also showcases the activities of the networked initiatives year-round on the district website stern-drewitz.de. With the district festival, the work of local clubs is brought into public space every year and made accessible to everyone.

Potsdam and its District Culture

While Potsdam's city center and Schiffbauergasse shape the city's tourist image, the district culture in Am Stern, Drewitz, and Kirchsteigfeld is the lifeline for many families from the prefabricated housing estates. The district festival is one of the most visible symbols of this work — and an event that shows that Potsdam is more than just Sanssouci.