Our scene thrives on exchange and mutual support. Networks emerge, develop, are fun and bring benefits. With PACE, we as artists and cultural workers from Potsdam want to give impulses to strengthen and celebrate the local art and culture scene. This also includes people who usually don’t have such a loud voice, such as technicians, organisational talents, volunteers and many others.

Our goal is to bring together big and small actors and give them space to present themselves in front of a large audience, to network, to inspire each other and to create new collaborations and structures. In front of and behind the scenes, we rely on Potsdam: from artists to the organising team, technology, food and much more. At PACE we come together and are visible and tangible in our diversity and strength. Art and culture make a city come alive! They stimulate all the senses, bring people together and touch us in many ways – that’s why Potsdam, Berlin and Brandenburg need them in all their variations.

The programme is planned in such a way that several art forms always work together, for example visual artists design the stages and the techno floor becomes an interactive light installation at night. This creates crossover art, which creates new collaborations and innovative forms of presentation.

The PACE Kreativmarkt is an exchange platform where small and large creative groups and places from Potsdam can present themselves in an individual way. There is room for crazy ideas and important discussions. Everyone can get into conversation at the creative market: Creative minds, young people who want to get into the scene and curious visitors.

Our festival grounds are mostly barrier-free. Music is not only audible, but also tangible! The festival is equipped with Feelbelts, which convert live music into haptic signals that can be felt. This makes the musical experience accessible to people with hearing disabilities, for example.

A festival costs money and it is important to us to pay all artists a fair fee. We know that not everyone can afford festival tickets. Therefore, with the help of our social cooperation partners, such as Kultür Potsdam, we will distribute a contingent of free tickets.

Thanks to already existing structures and local cooperations ( for example with the collectives Xenorama and Basskontakt, the Kunst- und Kulturquartier Schiffbauergasse or the Waschhaus Potsdam), we already use existing event and organisational structures at PACE. This means we don’t have to rebuild basic things like the main stage and borrow very little technology. In addition, we support the sharing of equipment for artists and thus reduce transport and material consumption.

When it comes to the artistic design and decoration of the PACE, we rely on upcycling. Unfortunately, this does not work for every detail, but we use used materials where possible.

The food at PACE is mainly regional, organic, vegetarian or vegan. Here, too, we use existing supply chains and thus avoid additional energy expenditure. We have chosen some very special treats for you, so there is something for everyone! We are currently striving to reduce waste and recycle through deposit systems and waste separation.

PACE contributes to the further networking of the people from Potsdam’s art and culture scene. Such local networks have a high chance of lasting for a long time and of generating further cooperation. Due to the local character, it is also easier to make later collaborations sustainable. Moreover, long-term collaborations are also fundamentally sustainable for the work and can bring many advantages, e.g. for the quality of work.

When it comes to sustainability, we want to keep developing. If you have innovative ideas, please contact us! We are always curious to learn. PACE wants to be and remain a green festival!