18.02.– “Small paradises”, exhibition with the 14.05. Disability Association and the Bethel Foundation, Cranach-Haus (Cranach House) 31.03. 11th Aids Gala, Phoenix Theaterwelt (Theatre World) www.clack-theater.de 01.04. WittenbergMesse (trade fair), Exerzierhalle (armoury) www.networkoffice.de 05.05.– 10th Wittenberg Cycling Days with run 07.05. through the town‘s historical centre Welcome www.wittenberger-radsporttage.de 05.05.– “Unholy Pictures – Cartoons on the Church 31.10. and Religion Today”, open-air exhibition in the courtyard of the Stadthaus (Town house) www.wittenberg.de 2017 12.05. Opening day of the open-air exhibition “Eye-to-eye“ at the Arsenal-Parkhaus (car park) www.ulrike-kirchner-kunst.de 13.05.– „! 95 People – 95 Treasures“, 05.11. National Special Exhibition www.3xhammer.de 14.05.– “Ernst Barlach – Käthe Kollwitz. Beyond the 27.08. boundaries of existence”, exhibition in the castle and in the town church www.christlichekunst-wb.de 18.05.– “Luther and the Avantgarde”, opening of 17.09. the exhibition, Altes Gefängnis (old prison) www.r2017.org 20.05.– “Apocalypse Now”, exhibition in the 10.09. Cranach-Haus (Cranach House), Markt 4 www.cranach-stiftung.de 20.05.– World Exhibition – 10.09. Gates of freedom www.r2017.org 21.05. Concert for 2 trumpets and organ with 5 pm Ludwig Güttler Highlights in the www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de 24.05.– 36th German Protestant Church Day 28.05. “You See Me” in Berlin and Wittenberg anniversary year www.ekd.de 28.05. Special mass on Church Day (Elbe meadows) www.wittenberg.de www.r2017.org 01.06. Children‘s Festival, Marktplatz (market square) www.wittenberg.de/KommBi 04.06., Organ night with Luther (UNESCO World The 500 year anniversary is a major event in 2017. 8:00 pm Heritage Day), Stadtkirche / Schlosskirche (town church / castle church) This is celebrated in Lutherstadt Wittenberg – the starting point www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de of the Reformation – with a variety of events. One of the 09.06.– Luther’s Wedding, Altstadt (old town) numerous highlights is the World Reformation Exhibition from 11.06. www.lutherhochzeit.de 18.06. Song festival “LutherSingen”, Stadtkirche 20 May until 10 September 2017. It demonstrates what the 6 pm (town church) Reformation means to society today and also worldwide in the www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de future. 25.06. Concert of the MDR Music Summer 7:30 pm with the Dresdner Kreuzchor (Dresden Holy What began 500 years ago in Wittenberg characterises our Cross Choir) www.mdr.de/musiksommer lives today – our language, art and music, our notion of 03.08.– Wine Festival, Marktplatz (market square) freedom. Even after the World Exhibition has ended, the 06.08. www.gewerbeverein-wittenberg.de town offers many highlights. A special date here is the 19.08. Wittenberger ErlebnisNacht (event night), Reformation Day on 31 October 2017. Altstadt (old part of town) www.wittenberger-erlebnisnacht.de For more information visit www.r2017.org 20.08., Wittenberg Pulpit Orator with www.wittenberg.de 10 am M. Käßmann, Stadtkirche (town church) www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de 1/2 20.10.– “The Week Before“ Festival week celebrating 31.10. the anniversary of the Reformation www.wittenberg.de 20.10.– Renaissance Music Festival 05.11. „Father of Songs - and Music“ www.wittenberger-renaissancemusik.de 24.10.17– “The Abrafaxes in Wittenberg 1517“, 11.02.18 exhibition in cooperation with the Reformation Summer 2017 MOSAIK, Markt 4 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg www.cranach-stiftung.de asisi Panorama 28.10.– Historical Market Spectacle Since 22 October 2016 31.10. www.wittenberger-reformationsfest.de The huge 360° cyclorama LUTHER 1517 designed by artist Yadegar Asisi has given a sensory depiction of Wittenberg at the time of the Reformation. 31.10. Reformation Day Luther and the Avant-garde www.wittenberger-reformationsfest.de From 19 May 2017 Contemporary artists from all over the world will take their own positions on the 22.11.– Wittenberg Christmas Market concepts of Reformation and freedom in the art exhibition “Luther and the Avant-garde” in the Old Prison. 22.12. www.gewerbeverein-wittenberg.de World Reformation Exhibition 01.12.– Market of Beautiful Things and Alternative From 20 May 2017 03.12. Christmas Market, Cranach Courtyards The embankments and the historical centre of Wittenberg will become an event area for raising questions about Reformation and renewal. Seven Gates of Freedom – www.cranach-stiftung.de thematic locations – will open up new pathways into the city and, at the same time, into the future. 09.12. Christmas oratorio by J. S. Bach, 6 pm Stadtkirche (town church) #Reformationssommer | r2017.org Daniel Leyva Illustration: GmbH – www.aleksundshantu.com, www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de

ALEKS & SHANTU & ALEKS 17.12. Christmas singing in candlelight, Gestaltung: 4 pm/ Stadtkirche (town church) 6 pm www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de

27.08. Concert with the Märkisch youth symphony 4 pm orchestra and music students KMS “Gebrüder Graun” from the district of Elbe-Elster, Stadthaus (Town house) www.wittenberg-marketing.de 16.09. Concert with the “Collegium Canticum 6 pm Novum” www.stadtkirchengemeinde-wittenberg.de 16.09. „95 Chairs - Declining Terror Increasing Love“, cross-medial open-air projekt, Lutherstadt Wittenberg Marketing GmbH Marktplatz (market square) Markt 4 www.fzml.de 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg 17.09. “Luther”, scenic oratorio, Tel.: +49 3491 41 92 60 3 pm Phoenix Theaterwelt (Theatre World) E-Mail: [email protected] www.wittenberg.de 23.09.– “Make Words!” Wittenberg days of the 02.10. German language www.wittenberg.de 23.09.– Pottery Market, Marktplatz (market square) 24.09. www.schlichte-keramik.de Farmer‘s Market, Cranach-Hof (Cranach Courtyard) Tourist-Information Lutherstadt Wittenberg www.cranach-stiftung.de Schlossplatz 2 29.09. Wittenberg Night of the Lights 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg www.gewerbeverein-wittenberg.de Tel.: +49 3491 49 86 10 E-Mail: [email protected] 29.09./ Wittenberg Oktoberfest, 30.09./ Exerzierhalle (armoury) 01.10. www.zonkus-conkus.de 06.10.– “Life Autumn Magic” 08.10. Garden, living and lifestyle trade fair www.lebensart-messe.de 2/2