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Leisure Time Activities for Children and Families

Photo: Welcome Center Potsdam

Potsdam is a family-friendly city with lots of children. There are numerous offerings for children and families, such as regular meetings, play groups, athletic or musical activities, festivals and festivities. You can download the information at the end of this page as well as in the local press, which is updated daily.


Playgrounds

playgrounds
Photo: Welcome Center Potsdam

Playgrounds in Volkspark
Pappelallee 4, 14469 Potsdam

Waterplayground at the Freundschaftsinsel
Close to Potsdam main station; maps

Mäusespielplatz (“Mouse Playground”)
Jägerallee 40, 14469 Potsdam

Various playgrounds along the Havel riverside
“Schneckenspielplatz”, “Piratenboot”, “Havelhorn”

Indoor-Playground
Dino-Dschungel, Auf dem Kiewitt 3, 14471 Potsdam

More playgrounds to be explored in Potsdam (incl. GPS coordinates) can be found here

playgrounds
Photo: Welcome Center Potsdam

Lakeside Beaches

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Lakeside Beach (Waldbad) Templin
swp-potsdam.de/de/b%C3%A4der/waldbad-templin

Lakeside Beach (Strandbad) in Park Babelsberg
swp-potsdam.de/de/b%C3%A4der/stadtbad-park-babelsberg

Lakeside Beach (Seebad) in Caputh
seebad-caputh.de

Lakeside Beach Werder
seen.de/grosser-plessower-see/strandbad-werder

Photo: pixabay | suju

Family Cafés

small child in front of a muffin
Photo: pixabay | elizadean

Parent-Child-Café Krümelmonster
Hermann-Elflein-Strasse 21; k-monster.de

Café Midi
Am Neuen Garten 64 at "Treffpunkt Freizeit"; cafemidi.de

Das Haus im Park
Erich-Mendelsohn-Allee 70 at Volkspark Potsdam; hausimpark.de

small child in front of a muffin
Photo: pixabay | elizadean

Sport's Clubs

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Various sports at the Olympic Sport Club Potsdam (OSC)
osc-potsdam.de/sportarten

Various sports at the Sport Club Potsdam (SC)
sc-potsdam.de/kindersport

Sports program of the University of Potsdam
buchung.hochschulsport-potsdam.de/angebote/aktueller_zeitraum/index_bereiche.html

Photo: pixabay | luvmybry
children in a swimming pool
Photo: pixabay | Pexels
children in a swimming pool
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Photo: pixabay | vereinballschule
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Photo: pixabay | jenny_thörnberg

Divers Activities

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Photo: pixabay | Svetlana_Konstantynova
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T-Werk Theater
Schiffbauergasse 4E
14467 Potsdam
kontaktt-werkde

Circus Training
circus-montelino.de

Flea Markets

Potsdam Family Flea Markets

Berlin Flea Markets

Photo: pixabay | Prashant_Sharma
Photo: pixabay | M_W
Photo: pixabay | M_W

Skate Parks

Photo: pixabay | Wise_Fool

Skate Park at Lindenpark
Stahnsdorfer Strasse 76-78
Bus stop „Lindenpark“ (Bus 616)

Skate Park at Bassin-Platz
Am Bassin 1
Tram/Bus stop “Brandenburger Strasse” (Tram 92, 96)

Skate Park at Umspannwerk
Friedrich-List-Strasse (500m East of Potsdam centrall station)

Photo: pixabay | Wise_Fool
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Skate Park in Kantstrasse
Western end of Kantstrasse
Tram/ Bus stop “Kastanienallee/Zeppelinstrasse” (Tram 91, 94, 98)

“Skate-Sofa” at the Volkspark
Georg-Hermann-Allee/Hermann-Kasack-Strasse
Tram stop „Volkspark“ (Tram 92, 96)

Photo: pixabay | Markus_Trier

Mothers to be & Toddlers

Photo: pixabay | thedanw
Photo: pixabay | thedanw

Theme Parks/ Farms

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Movie Park Babelsberg
filmpark-babelsberg.de

Barefoot Park Beelitz
derbarfusspark.de

Theme- and Animal Park Germendorf
freizeitpark-germendorf.de

Aparagus and Adventure Farm Klaistow
spargelhof-klaistow.de

Karl's Adventure Farm Elstal
karls.de/elstal.html

Photo: pixabay | eunice vera

Activities for Families and Children from the University of Potsdam

student with small child at university campus "Am Neuen Palais"
Photo: Gröning

In the  Equal Opportunity Coordination Office  you can get comprehensive assistance on finding balance between studies, work and family, flexible child care, and further services from the University of Potsdam (the office can be contacted in English).

There is a parent-child room  on every university campus with a changing table, toys, a children’s bed, and a workstation.

The Unicamp for University Kids  offers a two-week holiday program with lots of activities for 8- to 12-year-old children of university employees (the unicamp organizer can be contacted in English).

At the Children’s University, children can dive into the world of the sciences for one day each September and participate in lectures that have been fine-tuned for children.

student with small child at university campus "Am Neuen Palais"
Photo: Gröning

Information brochures & Family Pass

Information brochures and family pass
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Potsdam's family pass includes cultural, athletic and educational offerings for families. Whenever you present it, you receive discounts on several great offers. It is valid for one year starting in July, and available in tourist information centers, selected bookstores and at the city hall for € 2.50.

The family magazine Potskids published on a monthly basis and provides information about current family  offers. You will find it in facilities for children, centers for families, and online.

The  city's website  families in Potsdam gives important addresses surrounding the topic of children.

The children’s map of Potsdam shows playgrounds, sports fields and soccer fields, children’s clubs and cultural institutions, sightseeing destinations, and places to experience nature.

Information brochures and family pass
Photo: pixabay | couleur