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Highlights 2020

A strong fi gure in the history of Dresden ...... 2 Former grandeur restored ...... 3 New setting for old masters ...... 4 5% discount for booking online Quartet of musical anniversaries ...... 5 Booking code: Highlight Dresden 20 Blue swords on white gold ...... 6 Events 2020 ...... 8 Exhibitions 2020 ...... 35 Our services ...... 39 Map of the Dresden Elbland region ...... 40 starting at €268 per person in double room

• 2 overnights including daily gourmet breakfast Legend • welcome gift, one bottle of mineral water, cosy bathrobes and slippers for the duration of your stay Music | Concert | Opera | Dance Sport • 1 relaxing back massage 20 min Theatre | Cabaret | Literature Elbland Region • timeless dwelling in the hotel’s own Aurora bath with sauna world Festival | Fest | Event Save with the Dresden Card

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Operating company: Hotel Elbresidenz an der Therme GmbH, Rudolf-Gröschner-Str. 11, 99518 Bad Sulza 1 A strong fi gure in the history of Dresden

No need to bring along birthday gifts for this now long deceased celebrity. Shortly after his death, he was immortalised in the form of an equestrian statue – the Goldener Reiter (Golden Horseman). When Dresdeners commemorate the 350th anniversary of the birth of the most famous of all Saxon Prince Electors, they will rst and foremost be celebrating those gifts that Friedrich August I bestowed Festung Dresden on the city where he had his royal court. Because Augustus the Strong, who was also King of Poland, combined the self-assuredness of baroque rule with an enormous understanding of art and made Dresden a royal residence of European renown. He brought famous architects and Former grandeur restored artists to the city and personally oversaw the construction of many buildings that shape the image of the city to this day. His prowess as a collector is the basis for Dresdenʼs reputation as a city of art and culture. He did not succeed in all his endeavours, of course, but even Even if you think you already know Dresden, you are always going to though his ambition of synthesising gold came to naught, at least the nd surprises in this city. Modern structures are constantly springing rst European porcelain was produced during his reign. Also contributing up in and around the city centre, but many of its historic buildings to his historical fame are the various stories that surround his person. have been restored to their former splendour. One of the oldest of these is Festung Dresden (Dresden Fortress). Dating back to the All of next yearʼs events in Dresden Elbland can be found at middle of the 16th century, the fortress with its bastions named after www.dresden.de/events the planets was one of the rst built to defend a German city. In the www.dresden-elbland.de former defensive structure under Brühlʼs Terrace is a multimedia exhibition Feste. Dramen. Katastrophen. So nah wie nie (Festivities, In our online magazine www.dresden-magazin.com, dramas and disasters as youʼve never seen them before) which recreates you will nd up-to-date information and articles on various Dresdenʼs eventful history, staged as a spectacular sequence of graphic topics in Dresden Elbland. narrative and atmospherically charged spatial installations.

The reconstruction of the Residenzschloss, like many of Dresdenʼs nest buildings a victim of the air raid in February 1945, continues apace. With the reopening of the Paradegemach (State Apartment) consisting of two antechambers, a panelled room and an audience room, as well as the bridal bedroom with its sumptuous four-poster bed, the Royal Palace has regained its centrepiece and been restored to Baroque opulence. In addition, 500 magni cent rearms from the possession of the Saxon electors are to be returned to the Langer Gang, the corridor that runs the length of the palace.

The Zwinger is one of the most famous buildings in Dresden. The Kronen- tor (Crown Gate) became the landmark of the city. A new 3D interactive exhibition in Bogengalerie L will be dedicated to the history of the Zwinger since 1719.

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The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister: Goethe described the building that housed this art collection as “a sanctuary”. The poet and statesman was referring to the Johanneum, the converted royal stables, but around a hundred years later, the collection was transferred to a new gallery built by Gottfried Semper as part of the Zwinger complex. The Semper- Dixieland Festival bau has undergone several phases of restoration since 2013 and is due to be completely reopened at the beginning of 2020. A timely move as, only a few months later, celebrations will commence for the 350th anniversary of the birth of Augustus the Strong. The Prince Elector of Quartet of musical anniversaries Saxony and later King of Poland, and perhaps even more so his son August III, were responsible for expanding the collection of German and Dutch paintings already stored in the Kunstkammer (Chamber of Art). In the course of a few short decades, they acquired important Dresdenʼs music year in 2020 will be punctuated by several anniversaries masterpieces from all around Europe. These included Raphaelʼs Sistine and milestones. The rst major event on the calendar is the Interna- Madonna, Giorgioneʼs Slumbering Venus and Tizianʼs Zinsgroschen, tional Dixieland Festival, which has had the city tapping its toes for as well as important works by Flemish and Dutch, Spanish, French and half a century. The worldʼs biggest and oldest jazz festival is again set German masters. Also deserving a special mention are Canalettoʼs for sell-out concerts, dancing in the streets and lots of emotion, fun panoramas of Baroque Dresden. and high spirits this May.

An important element of the exhibition in the Semperbau is its collection Although younger by three decades, Jazztage Dresden has long of sculpture. In addition to works from antiquity to the Baroque, there since made it onto the A-list of Germanyʼs jazz festivals. Now into its is an extensive collection of plaster casts here, which painters used for 20th year, Dresden “Jazz Days” will again be showcasing di erent study purposes and which also served them as a source of inspiration. styles of the genre at various venues throughout the city. The line-up The court painter Anton Raphael Mengs in particular was a collector of outstanding artists from all over the world guarantees the highest of such casts, and after his death, these were brought to Dresden from standard of professional musicianship. Rome where the originals are still on display. The collection also includes several small-format bronze copies of famous works of art, for example The city boasts not one but two eminent classical orchestras: the the Laocoon Group, the original of which resides in the Vatican. Sächsische Staatskapelle and the Dresdner Philharmonie. The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, which restricts itself to symphonic and con- cert music, was founded in November 1870 to coincide with the o cial opening of the Gewerbehaus concert hall. It soon established itself as one of the mainstays of the cityʼs cultural programme and in 1909 became the rst German orchestra to tour the USA. Today, it has a new permanent home in the concert hall of the refurbished Kulturpalast (Palace of Culture). The festival week celebrating the 150th anniversary of the orchestra will be led by its new chief conductor, Marek Janowski. The concert programme during the entire year will be dominated by another anniversary, namely the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. It will feature a semi-staged performance of his opera Fidelio as well as all ve of his piano concertos.

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Blue swords on white gold

Only a few kilometres away from Dresden lies the city of Meissen which traces its history back over a thousand years. With the Albrechtsburg towering high above the Elbe and the imposing cathedral, Meissen is considered to be the cradle of Saxony. The Albrechtsburg is not only the rst German castle constructed for residential purposes; it is also where European porcelain was invented, a product that is still made in the Meissner Manufaktur to this day. It was Augustus the Strong who brought the alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger to his court in 1708. In collabo- ration with Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Böttger succeeded in producing white porcelain. The manufactory was founded in 1710 and, until 1863, was located within the Albrechtsburg complex. It is said that YourYour tickets the Saxon Prince Elector was a icted by maladie de porcelaine. Day ticket Well, you donʼt need to be stricken to quite the same extent to discover TariffTariff zonezone DDresdenrer 6 Euro RegularRegularT Ticketicket validvalid for one adult and must-have items in the showrooms of the manufactory, which has moved two pupils until 15th birthday. on from being a mere outlet with the largest product range of white Family day ticket gold bearing the crossed blue swords emblem to become a tourist Tariff zone Dresden 9 Euro attraction in its own right. A demo workshop o ers the opportunity to Ticket valid for two adults and watch master craftsmen and women at work, while the Museum of the four pupils until 15th birthday. Meissen Porcelain Foundation provides insights into the history of the Small group ticket manufactory. A special exhibition in 2020 commemorates Paul Scheurich, Tariff zone Dresden 15 Euro Ticket valid for up to five persons. one of the most important porcelain designers of the rst half of the 20th century. In creative workshops, everyone can become the creator of their favourite piece. The Café & Restaurant or a dinner in the museum o er culinary pleasures in an exclusive setting. Incidentally, some rooms in the manufactory can be hired for business meetings and private Your timetable on your phone: www.vvo-mobil.de parties. Were Augustus the Strong still around, he might well have InfoHotline: +49(0)351/852 65 55 celebrated his 350th birthday here.

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JANUARY 10/01/20 - 26/01/20 Carousel: Contemporary Positions of Russian Art 01/01/20 Themed festival capturing the diversity of contemporary New Year’s Concert in the Wallpavillon of the Dresden Zwinger Russian theatre, dance and music productions. With lilting waltzes by Johann Strauss, well-known arias from › HELLERAU – European Centre of the Arts the operatic repertoire and sparkling polkas. www.hellerau.org › Dresdner Zwinger www.zwinger-konzerte.de 11/01/20 - 12/01/20 3rd FIS Cross-Country Skiing Sprint World Cup 04/01/20 Top-class winter sports on the banks of the Elbe, HOCKEY OPEN AIR 2020 contested against the backdrop of the famous city skyline. Thrills galore: In addition to the classic derby encounter between › Königsufer Dresden Dresdner Eislöwen, and Lausitzer Füchse, there is also a match www.skiweltcup-dresden.de in the Extraliga between HC VERVA Litvínov and Sparta Prague. › Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Dresden 12/01/20 - 14/01/20 www.hockeyopenair.com 6th symphony concert performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden 10/01/20 Ludwig van Beethoven; Conductor: Christian Thielemann BRASS UP!!! The New Year’s concert › Semperoper Dresden Impressive sound spectacular performed by the Prague Royal www.semperoper.de Philharmonic together with the Moravia Brass Band › BallsportARENA Dresden from 26/01/20 www.ballsportarena-dresden.de The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Richard Wagnerʼs opera performed under the baton of 10/01/20 - 12/01/20 chief conductor Christian Thielemann room+style – Design | Fashion | Art | Food › Semperoper Dresden A lifestyle fair focusing on the topics of modern living, furnishings, www.semperoper.de style, aesthetics, art, decoration and accessories. › MESSE DRESDEN www.room-style-messe.de

8 9 FEBRUARY 04/03/20 - 05/03/20 Hofl össnitzer Osterfreuden (Easter wine tasting) 07/02/20 › Weingut Ho össnitz | Radebeul 15th Semper Opera Ball www.ho oessnitz.de › Semperoper Dresden and Theaterplatz www.semperopernball.de 11/03/20 - 15/03/20 Humorzone Dresden 08/02/20 Dresdenʼs festival of comedy organised by Olaf Schubert. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy › various venues Paulus Oratorio, opus 36; performed by the Dresdner Kreuzchor www.humorzone.de › Kreuzkirche Dresden www.kreuzkirche-dresden.de 14/03/20 Long Night of the Dresden Theatres (4pm - midnight) 08/02/20 More than 30 stages will be showcasing extracts from drama, Wackerbarth Castle: White Night dance, opera and operetta as well as scenic readings, › Schloss Wackerbarth | Radebeul puppet theatre, cabaret and concerts. www.schloss-wackerbarth.de www.lange-nacht-der-dresdner-theater.de

14/02/20 - 15/02/20 19/03/20 - 23/03/20 Bandstand: Good Music! dresdner schmalfi lmtage-festival für 8 und 16 mm fi lm The largest indoor festival in Dresden, where the representatives Festival for fans of 8 mm and 16 mm fi lm of the local band scene present their latest sets › Motorenhalle. Projektzentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst › HELLERAU – European Centre of the Arts (Project Centre for Contemporary Art) www.hellerau.org www.schmal lmtage.de

29/02/20 21/03/20 Premiere: Jacques Off enbach Johann Sebastian Bach, St John Passion (BWV 245) The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Further performances in 2020: Cantores Minores 03/03 | 06/03 | 14/03 | 20/03 | 24/03 | 26/03 | 01/07 | 07/07 › Kreuzkirche Dresden Conductor: Jonathan Darlington www.kreuzkirche-dresden.de › Semperoper Dresden www.semperoper.de 06/03/20 - 08/03/20 KÜNSTLERMESSE DRESDEN (ARTISTS’ FAIR) Approximately 80 professional visual artists will be presenting MARCH more than 1,000 works from all artistic genres. › German Hygiene Museum 01/03/20 www.kuenstlermesse-dresden.de 52nd round of the ice hockey season: Dresdner Eislöwen v Tölzer Löwen 21/03/20 - 06/12/20 The league xtures for the Dresdner Eislöwen end with Sandstone and Music Festival this match. The nals begin on 6th March. Theme for 2020: Freedom and Risk › EnergieVerbund Arena Dresden › various venues www.eislöwen.de www.sandstein-musik.de

10 11 17/04/20 - 19/04/20 Dresden Steam Locomotive Convention › Dresden Railway Museum | Zwickauer Strasse www.dresdner-damp oktre en.de www.igbwdresdenaltstadt.de

18/04/20 - 19/04/20 Saxon Mount Everest Stair Marathon (Sächsischer Mount Everest Treppenmarathon) Is one of the toughest races in the world. The runners go up and down the side of the hill 100 times – a grand total of 39,700 steps, equivalent to ascending and descending The Saxon Mount Everest Stair Marathon Mount Everest. › Spitzhaustreppe Radebeul www.treppenmarathon.de APRIL 19/04/20 - 29/04/20 02/04 /20 - 05/04/20 Tanzwoche Dresden (Dance Festival) EASTER IN DRESDEN (with International Orchid World) Theme for 2020: Fusions The ever-popular spring fair with colourful exhibits from › various venues the worlds of horticulture, pets, handicrafts and leisure. www.tanzwoche.de › MESSE DRESDEN www.dresdner-ostern.de 19/04/20 Proschwitzer Hausmesse 04/04/20 - 05/04/20 Elegant wines from the Proschwitz district, still and sparkling, Medieval spectacular spirits and balsamicos, ne cuisine and a unique castle ambience. › Altzella Monastery Park | Nossen › Schloss Proschwitz www.kloster-altzella.de www.schloss-proschwitz.de

04/04/20 - 05/04/20 21./04/20 - 26/04/20 Easter art market at Wackerbarth Castle Dresden Film Festival Traditional folklore and culinary specialities This international festival of short lm attracts more than › Schloss Wackerbarth | Radebeul 20,000 visitors every year. www.schloss-wackerbarth.de › various venues www. lmfest-dresden.de 11/04/20 - 13/04/20 Medieval Easter spectacular 24/04/20 With handicrafts, knights and damsels, music & revelry. Canaletto living tableau › Schloss Burgk | Freital Reenaction of the famous Canaletto painting set against the original background. › Pirna www.pirna.de

12 13 Advertisement HOUSE OF MEISSEN 24/04/20 - 26/04/20 ELBE DAY Torgau A music festival commemorating the 75th anniversary of the historic meeting of the Allies in April 1945. www.elbeday.de FASCINATION 24/04/20 - 25/04/20 CULINARY DELIGHTS Open day in the production areas of the porcelain manufactory in Meissen EXPERIENCE www.erlebniswelt-meissen.com SHOPPING 25/04/20 Dresden Satire Awards 2020 Final round with six nalists, each delivering a 15-minute show. The winner is then selected by a panel of judges. › Dresdner FriedrichstaTT Palast www.dresdner-friedrichstatt-palast.de

from 26/04/20 Madama Butterfl y Giacomo Pucciniʼs tragic love story in the staging by Japanese director Miyamoto. Costumes by star designer Kenzo › Semperoper Dresden www.semperoper.de

26/04/20 VVO Oberelbe-Marathon The distance of this marathon run is 42 km and takes contestants along the Elbe Cycle Route, from “Saxon Switzerland” to Dresden › Start in Königstein www.oberelbe-marathon.de

27/04/20 - 04/05/20 International Children’s Choir Festival Five childrenʼs choirs from di erent continents will be in Dresden at the invitation of the childrenʼs choir of the Dresden Philharmonic. › Kulturpalast Dresden, Frauenkirche www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de STAATLICHE PORZELLAN-MANUFAKTUR MEISSEN GMBH TALSTRASSE 9 – 01662 MEISSEN GERMANY

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01/05/20 Parade of the Fleet 10 am - 1.30 pm, with live bands on board. › Start / nish: Terrassenufer Dresden www.saechsische-dampfschi ahrt.de Weingut Schloss Proschwitz

01/05/20 - 03/05/20 Proschwitzer Rosé Festival 14/05/20 - 25/05/20 Music, wine and ne cuisine Heritage Festival: Erbstücke – Festival zu Erbe und › Proschwitzer Weinbergshaus Tradition in der zeitgenössischen Kunst #2 www.schloss-proschwitz.de › HELLERAU – European Centre of the Arts www.hellerau.org 09/05/20 German sparkling wine at Wackerbarth Castle 17/05/20 - 24/05/20 › Schloss Wackerbarth | Radebeul 50th International Dixieland Festival www.schloss-wackerbarth.de The longest-established old-time jazz festival in Europe › various venues 12/05/20 - 12/06/20 www.dixielandfestival-dresden.de Dresden Music Festival 2020 | Theme for 2020: Nature as an inspiration 21/05/20 - 22/05/20 Around 2,500 artists and contributors on and behind the Altzella International Blues & Rock Festival stage, approximately 60 concerts in 20 atmospheric venues. Germanyʼs most laid-back blues festival Guest performers include the New York Philharmonic, › Altzella Monastery Park | Nossen the Academy St Martin in the Fields, the Danish National https://bluesundrock-altzella.de/ Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. International stars of classical music such as acclaimed piano 22/05/20 - 24/05/20 virtuoso Daniil Trifanov, celebrated soprano and conductor 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven: Barbara Hannigan, and Martin Grubinger, who is widely Complete cycle of the string quartets regarded as the best drummer in the world. › Palais in the Grossen Garten www.musikfestspiele.com www.musikfestspiele.com

12/05/20 22/05/20 - 24/05/20 Opening concert of the 2020 Music Festival Karl May Festival New York Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweeden (conductor), › Lössnitzgrund | Radebeul Daniil Trifonov (piano) www.karl-may-fest.de › Kulturpalast Dresden www.musikfestspiele.com 23/05/20 The Return of the Oranges Every year, the orange trees are returned from winter storage to the grounds of the Dresden Zwinger in a festive parade. › Dresdner Zwinger www.der-dresdner-zwinger.de

16 17 from 23/05/20 Don Carlo (Verdi) Anna Netrebko as Elisabetta and Ildar Abdrazakov as Filippo II under the musical direction of Christian Thielemann › Semperoper Dresden www.semperoper.de

26/05/20 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Jan Vogler (violoncello) › Kulturpalast Dresden Neumarkt / Frauenkirche Dresden www.musikfestspiele.com

31/05/20 - 01/06/20 11/06/20 - 14/06/20 Whitsun trip to Dixieland Meissen Literature Festival On a relaxed excursion over the Whitsun weekend, discover Germanyʼs biggest open-air reading festival Europeʼs rst ʻErlebnisweingutʼ (heritage vineyard) › Meissen Old Town › Schloss Wackerbarth | Radebeul www.literaturfest-meissen.de www.schloss-wackerbarth.de 13/06/20 - 14/06/20 Open days at the Radebeul vineyards JUNE www.radebeuler-winzer.de

05/06/20 - 07/06/20 13/06/20 - 14/06/20 XJAZZ Edition Radebeul Schlosstriathlon (Castle Triathlon) Top-class musicians transform Radebeul into a hub for › Moritzburg jazz fans and lovers of good music. www.schlosstriathlon.de › Lutherkirche Radebeul, Weingut Karl Friedrich Aust, Radebeuler Kultur-Bahnhof 13/06/20 - 28/06/20 www.dynamitekonzerte.com Neue Burgfestspiele Meissen (New Castle Festival in Meissen) Experience art and culture in a unique setting. 06/06/20 › Burghof Meissen Frauenkirche Festival Night www.neue-burgfestspiele-meissen.de Dresden Music Festival and Frauenkirche Dresden together with Jan Vogler and Daniel Hope present a unique programme 19/06/20 featuring international stars and talented newcomers. Long Night of Science › Neumarkt / Frauenkirche Dresden From 6 pm to 1 am, everyone can dabble in science. www.frauenkirche-dresden.de › Research institutes and university buildings in Dresden www.wissenschaftsnacht-dresden.de 11/06/20 - 13/06/20 Christopher Street Day Dresden 19/06/20 - 21/06/20 › various venues Stadtfest Pirna (Pirna Town Festival) www.csd-dresden.de www.pirna.de

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19/06/20 - 21/06/20 BRN – Bunte Republik Neustadt Festival on the north bank of the Elbe › Dresdenʼs “alternative quarter”: Äussere Neustadt www.brn-dresden.de

21/06/20 Radebeuler Kasperiade Bringing together puppet theatre ensembles from all over Germany. › Kulturbahnhof Radebeul Ost www.kasperiade.radebeul.de

25.06. - 30.08/20 Welcome to our Centre Film Nights on the Elbe Embankment of Saxon Wine Culture › Dresdner Königsufer www. lmnaechte-am-elbufer.de

26/06/20 Premiere: George Balanchine, Hans van Manen, David Dawson Four Last Songs Further performances in 2020: press house and cavalier house banquet hall 28/06 | 02/07 | 04/07 | 08/07 | 11/07 Three-part ballet evening | Music: Igor Stravinsky, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Richard Strauss › Semperoper Dresden www.semperoper.de

wine shop winegrower room chestnut terrace 26/06/20 - 28/06/20 • First certified ecological winery of Saxony 30th Elbhangfest Dresden • Information centre Saxon wine route A sensual and colourful festival of art and culture celebrated • Wine showroom along seven kilometres of the Elbe valley. • Saxon museum of winegrowing › From Loschwitz to Pillnitz www.elbhangfest.de • Wine terrace and wine bar • Guesthouse Hoflößnitz 27/06/20 - 28/06/20 Flower and garden show Knohllweg 37 . 01445 Radebeul / Sachsen › Altzella Monastery Park | Nossen Phone: 0351 / 839 8333 . info@hofloessnitz.de www.kloster-altzella.de www.hofloessnitz.de 28/06/20 - 03/07/20 Torgau Festival Week of Protestant Church Music › Stadtkirche Torgau www.evkirchetorgau.de Funded by Große Kreisstadt Radebeul 20 and Kulturraum Meißen – Sächsische Schweiz – Osterzgebirge 21 11/07/20 Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete cycle of motets Chamber Choir of the Frauenkirche – Chemnitz Baroque Orchestra › Frauenkirche Dresden www.frauenkirche-dresden.de

16/07/20 - 26/07/20 International Saxonian Singer Academy at Castle Hartenfels Concerts performed by students from institutes of higher learning and other young singers under the tutelage of renowned academics Summer in Dresden › Torgau Old Town www.saengerakademie-schloss-hartenfels.de JULY 18/07/20 July - August Dresdner Schlössernacht (Night of the Three Castles) Palais Sommer › Elbe castles | Dresden Summer festival for art, culture and education – free admission www.dresdner-schloessernacht.de › The park in front of the Japanese Palace www.palaissommer.de 18/07/20 - 19/07/20 Weisseritztalbahn Narrow-Gauge Railway Festival until 30/08/20 This steam locomotive rally takes place on the 26km track Film Nights on the Elbe Embankment from Freital-Hainsberg to Kurort Kipsdorf. A great day out www. lmnaechte-am-elbufer.de for the family. www.weisseritztalbahn.com July Scheune Schaubudensommer 26/07/20 - 08/08/20 International summer festival of theatre, entertainment and music International Dresden Summer Academy for Visual Arts › Scheune Dresden | Äussere Neustadt Intensive short courses for beginners and advanced students, www.schaubudensommer.de taught at a high artistic level. › Motorenhalle. Projekthalle für zeitgenössische Kunst 04/07/20 riesa efau. Kultur Forum Dresden Museum Night Dresden www.sommerakademie-dresden.de From 6pm to 1am, 50 museums open their doors to the public. Shuttle bus and tram service to link the various sites. 24/07/20 - 26/07/20 www.dresden.de/museumsnacht Harley Days Dresden › Ostragehege, Flutrinne 10/07/20 - 12/07/20 www.harley-days-dresden.de 10th US Car Convention A get-together for owners and admirers of American cars, trucks and motorcycles › Ostragehege, Flutrinne www.us-car-convention.de

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AUGUST 14/08/20 - 16/08/20 CANALETTO – Dresden City Festival until 30/08/20 › Dresden city centre Film Nights on the Elbe Embankment www.dresdner-stadtfest.com www. lmnaechte-am-elbufer.de 15/08/20 01/08/20 Steamer Parade Pirnaer Hofnacht 7.30 pm - 11 pm, with live bands on board Secluded courtyards open their gates to the public › Start / nish: Terrassenufer Dresden for wine and music. www.saechsische-dampfschi ahrt.de › Pirna town centre www.pirna.de 22/08/20 - 23/08/20 Music and Stallions August 2020 Valuable stallions are paraded to a background of classical Palais Sommer music in the torch-lit courtyard of the stud farm. Summer festival for art, culture and education – free admission › Historic riding hall at the Moritzburg State Stud › The park in front of the Japanese Palace www.saechsische-gestuetsverwaltung.de www.palaissommer.de 22/08/20 - 23/08/20 08/08/20 - 09/08/20 Müller’s Fanshop Cup ŠKODA Velorace Dresden In addition to the host team, Dresdner Eislöwen, various Bicycle race through the streets of Dresden, well-known ice hockey clubs will also be part of the line-up. open to professional and amateur riders. › EnergieVerbund Arena Dresden www.sachsentour.org www.eislöwen.de

08/08/20 - 23/08/20 29/08/20 - 30/08/20 Moritzburg Festival 2020 Open Winery Days in Saxony International festival of chamber music More than 40 vineyards and wine growers will be opening › various venues their doors to the public. www.moritzburgfestival.de www.dresden-elbland.de

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11/09/20 - 13/09/20 Windbergfest › Freital town festival www.freital.de/Windbergfest

12/09 | 20/09 | 26/09/20 Moritzburg Stallion Parade Selected stallions of the state stud at Moritzburg are put through their paces during a four-hour programme. The 9.5 ha large fortification is only 35 km away from Dresden and is a popular › Hengstparadestation Moritzburg destination for day-trips any time of year. Formerly, soldiers lived here with their www.saechsische-gestuetsverwaltung.de families like in a small town. Today, the oldest barracks of Germany and the first garrison church of Saxony bear witness of this. Exhibitions, guided tours and an 12/09/20 - 13/09/20 audio guide describe what life at the fortress was like. Next to the gigantic walls, Federweisserfest (Festival of freshly pressed wines) impressive cannons and the deep well, the panorama walk along the 2.2 km long › Schloss Wackerbarth | Radebeul circular wall offers a fascinating view of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains www.schloss-wackerbarth.de

12/09/20 - 13/09/20 Highlights 2020 Federweissmeile Diesbar-Seusslitz 3 April to 1 November 12 September The programme includes wine tasting (freshly pressed vintage) Important Visitors at Saxony‘s most Cannon Fire above the and wine tours, a gourmet menu of regional specialities, Beautiful Fortress Elbe Valley live music and, on Sunday, a big reworks display. › Diesbar-Seusslitz Sonderausstellung Gun Salutes and Show of Cannons www.weindoerfer.de 13/14 June 28/29 November & The Swedes Conquer 5/6 & 12/13 & 19/20 December 12/09/20 - 13/09/20 Königstein Hill Historic-Romantic Christmas Fair Retter-Schauspiel Great Military Camp „Königstein – A Winter’s Tale“ Play set in the Thirty Years War, recounting the story of how the town of Pirna was saved. › Old Pirna www.pirna.de

18/09/20 - 20/09/20 Wine harvest festival in Saxony’s highest vineyard › Freital-Pesterwitz www.pesterwitzer-weinfest.de

26 27 Festung Königstein gGmbH | D-01824 Königstein | www.festung-koenigstein.de Autumn Wine Festival in Radebeul-Altkötzschenbroda

19/09/20 - 20/09/20 OCTOBER Schmalspurbahn-Festival auf der Lössnitzgrundbahn Festival set on the Lössnitzgrundbahn narrow-gauge 02/10/20 - 11/10/20 heritage railway Heinrich Schütz Music Festival › Moritzburg railway station The only national festival dedicated to the long-serving www.loessnitzgrundbahn.de Dresden Hofkapellmeister and rst German composer of international renown 20/09/20 - 11/10/20 › various venues Interkulturelle Tage in Dresden (Intercultural Days) www.schuetz-musikfest.de › various venues www.dresden.de/interkulturelletage 03/10/20 - 05/10/20 5th Churfürstliches Weinbergfest 25/09/20 - 27/09/20 Wine festival with big parade of wine growers and huntsmen 30th Autumn Wine Festival combined with as well as a real prince elector! Market for organic produce, International Itinerant Theatre Festival Baroque and folk music, wine and drinking songs › Historic village green at Radebeul-Altkötzschenbroda › Weingut Ho össnitz | Radebeul www.weinfest-radebeul.de | www.radebeul.de www.ho oessnitz.de

25/09/20 - 27/09/20 04/10/20 Meissen Wine Festival 25th Grossenhainer Bauernmarkt (Farmers’ market) Wine festival with a big parade › Grossenhain › Meissen Old Town www.einkaufen-in-grossenhain.de www.meissner-weinfest.de 16/10/20 - 18/10/20 27/09/20 CYNETART Hubertusfest Zabeltitz The only festival in Germany that combines computer science St Hubert is the patron saint of hunters. The festival focuses and art. on hunting and falconry. Trophy and mushroom exhibition. › Festspielhaus HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts Culinary delights: game and regional specialities www.cynetart.org › Zabeltitz baroque garden, Grossenhain www.grossenhain.de

28 29 18/10/20 ABDAMPFEN (Letting off steam) 2 pm - 4 pm, with live bands on board the paddle steamers › Start / nish: Terrassenufer Dresden www.saechsische-dampfschi ahrt.de

21/10/20 - 22/11/20 20th Jazztage Dresden (Jazz Days) 33 days - 40,000 visitors - 500 performers - 30 di erent countries, featuring artists such as Gregory Porter › various venues www.jazztage-dresden.de lʼarte del mondo

23/10/20 - 01/11/20 DAVE – Club Culture Festival NOVEMBER Celebrating Dresdenʼs diverse electronic subculture scene. › various venues 21/11/20 - 29/11/20 www.dave-festival.de Festival week: 150 Years of the Philharmonic A series of concerts in the Kulturpalast 29/10/20 - 08/11/20 www.kulturpalast-dresden.de Jewish Music and Theatre Week › various venues until 22/11/20 www.juedische-woche-dresden.de 20th Dresden Jazz Days › various venues 29/10/20 - 01/11/20 www.jazztage-dresden.de Cantate Dresden Choral festival: Cantate Dresden with international choirs 07/11/20 - 08/11/20 › various venues spielraum - Die Spielemesse www.cantate-dresden.de | www.musicandfriends.com Games fair with toys for all ages, the latest console and board games, creative areas and a childrenʼs reading corner. 30/10/20 - 01/11/20 › MESSE DRESDEN Fish and Forest Festival www.spielraum-dresden.de Fishermenʼs parade around the Moritzburg castle lake, with a display of show- shing. 07/11/20 › Moritzburg Israel in Egypt: From Slavery to Freedom www.kulturlandschaft-moritzburg.de Georg Friedrich Händel Vox Bona choir, the Al Ol Ensemble, lʼarte del mondo 31/10/20 Three-way discussion about the roots of the three HOPE-Gala Dresden monotheistic world religions. Gala event for the bene t of the HOPE Cape Town charity › Frauenkirche Dresden › Schauspielhaus Dresden www.frauenkirche-dresden.de www.hopegala.de

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15/11/20 29/11/20 Off ene Ateliers (Open Studios) 150 years of the Philharmonic – Anniversary concert Artists open up their work spaces to the public. Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz › City of Dresden Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E at major www.o ene-ateliers-dresden.de Conductor: Marek Janowski › Kulturpalast Dresden 21/11/20 - 22/11/20 www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de Salvatore Sciarrino: Specially commissioned work for baritone and orchestra (premiere) Robert Schumann: Symphony No 2 in C major DECEMBER Conductor: Marek Janowski › Kulturpalast Dresden 17/12/20 (provisional) www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de The great Advent concert Advent concert featuring the Dresdner Kreuzchor 25/11/20 › Rudolf Harbig Stadium Richard Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme), orchestral suite 21/12/20 Richard Wagner: Siegfried (fi nal scene of Act III) Kurzfi lmtag 2020 (Short Film Festival) Semi-staged performance The annual festival of short lms timed to coincide Conductor: Marek Janowski with the shortest day of the year. › Kulturpalast Dresden › various venues www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de www.kurz lmtag.com

26/11/20 - 24/12/20 23/12/20 Christmas in Dresden Elbland opens with the Christmas Vespers outside the Frauenkirche 586th Striezelmarkt and many other themed › Neumarkt Dresden seasonal markets. www.frauenkirche-dresden.de You can nd more information about Christmas events in our Christmas brochure 2020 (from August) or at www.dresden-weihnachten.info

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Visualisation: M.Schneider (mic-vis.de), SIB Source: Feste. Dramen. Katastrophen. So nah wie nie. (Festivities, dramas and disasters as you’ve never seen them before) A new exhibition in the old vaults under the Brühlʼs Terrace recreates 450 years of Dresden history by means of spectacularly staged multi- media installations. › Festung Dresden (Dresden Fortress) www.festung-dresden.de

23/11/19 - 02/06/20 Albrechtsburg Meissen: You are the art! Fascinating illusions from China The Albrechtsburg in Meissen presents a total of 18 large-format 3D paintings with a variety of themes. But one crucial thing is always missing from them – namely you the viewer! › Albrechtsburg Meissen www.albrechtsburg-meissen.de

25/04/20 - 14/09/20 300 Years of the Kupferstichkabinett › Residenzschloss, Kupferstichkabinett www.skd.museum

21/03/20 - 21/02/21 Future Food: Food for the world of tomorrow The exhibition addresses one of the most urgent questions of the 21st century. The Royal State Apartements of August the Strong › German Hygiene Museum Dresden and the Porcelain Cabinet in the Royal Palace Dresden www.dhmd.de www.skd.museum March to October 2020 The Cult of Augustus How did Augustus the Strong become such an extraordinarily popular gure in history? How has the image of Augustus changed over the last three centuries? Who made him a “hero” and who made him the “ruin” of Saxony? The exhibition addresses these questions and reveals much about the constant reinvention of Augustus the Strong – and just as much about the shifting historical perspectives of Saxony. › Schloss Moritzburg www.schloss-moritzburg.de

35 25/07/20 - 10/01/21 The key to life: 500 years of mechanical automata Mechanical models of the solar system and automated gures, auto- mated tools and calculating aids, drinking games and kinetic art, toys and jukeboxes. For the rst time, automata dating from the Renais- sance through to our own times go on display in a single exhibition. › Japanese Palace www.skd.museum

from September 2020 (provisional) Zwinger Xperience 2020: Power, epochs, dimensions: A journey through time You are the art! The new 3D interactive museum tells the story of the Dresden Zwinger since 1719 by means of fascinating panoramic projections and a virtual 03/04/20 - 19/07/20 reality station. The Tapestries after Raphael: Inspiration and Representation Until the opening: › Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Semperbau at the Zwinger Zwinger Xperience: The Wedding of the Century 1719 www.skd.museum In the middle of the Zwinger is a domed structure in which an impres- sive 270° projection is shown on a screen four metres in height and 16/05/20 - 30/08/20 30 metres in length. The lm gives visitors an impression of the Barlach: The 150th anniversary of his birth Jupiterfest, which was staged in the Zwinger on the occasion of the To this day, Ernst Barlachʼs works touch on the existential questions “Wedding of the Century” in 1719. (Duration: 9 minutes) of man in the modern world. The exhibition constitutes a major › Inner courtyard of the Dresden Zwinger retrospective on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. www.zwinger-Xperience.de › Albertinum www.skd.museum 12/09/20 - 21/02/21 Kinderbiennale 2020 (Children’s Biennial 2020) 09/04/20 - 31/01/21 Young visitors are not only permitted to be loud here – itʼs part of the War - Victory - Nationhood: The origins of the German Kaiserreich experience. Because the artworks shown here are interactive and the The exhibition examines the disparate hopes and ambitions that connect public are encouraged to get involved. people to the idea of the nation, and poses questions that apply to our › Japanese Palace own time. www.skd.museum › Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr www.mhmbw.de

26/09/20 - 31/05/21 Imprisoned: On the loss of freedom The exhibition documents the history of the prison system and raises fundamental questions: does a modern society still need prisons or are there more e ective ways of dealing with criminality? › German Hygiene Museum, Dresden www.dhmd.de

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