05 – 21 December 2025/Alter Markt Potsdam

Johann Friedrich Miethe from Halle, who had been running a confectionery and gingerbread bakery at Charlottenstraße 46 since 1820, bought the property in 1830 and had a chocolate factory built. The factory itself was located in the courtyard of the property, directly on the banks of the Havel. This made it possible to supply raw materials cheaply and conveniently. The buildings on the street side were used as flats and as an office with sales facilities.

Miethe produced his chocolate in this factory with the help of a steam engine. This technical innovation helped Miethe to mass produce his chocolate, which was very difficult to make at the time and was therefore only produced in relatively small quantities. However, Miethe had developed a process that made machine production of the best quality possible. Soon everyone was talking about ‘steamed chocolate’.

Building on this wonderful historical model, we want to give the topic of chocolate a grand and worthy setting on the historic ‘Old Market’ adjacent to the old chocolate factory.
For three weeks, regional, national and international chocolate makers will present themselves in the heart of Potsdam and showcase their craftsmanship.
We also endeavour to showcase all chocolate-related products.

These include, for example, manufacturers of basic ingredients for chocolate production, wines, beers, sparkling wines and spirits made from and with chocolate, confectioners, gingerbread producers, cocoa bean producers, drinking chocolate producers and many more…

Welcome to the sweetest temptation in the centre of the state capital Potsdam.
The entry are for free.

Event: Major event in public space, Chocolate Market
Organiser: Ketering GmbH, P3, Junicks Restaurant GmbH
Genre: Music, theatre, production
For traders: Everything from, with, all around chocolate
Ketering: Merchant mediation, catering, administrative processes
Period: Dezember 2025
Location: Potsdam, Alter Markt
Prices: tba