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Dresden Elbland 2018 ...... 2 Ski World Cup debuts in Dresden! ...... 3 starting at 175 € per person in double room Dresden’s Kulturpalast welcomes its guests ...... 4 • 2 overnights including daily gourmet breakfast Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden ...... 5 Dresden Elbland – a region of enjoyment ...... 6 • fresh fruits, one bottle of mineral water, cosy bathrobes Dresden Fortress – reopening in November 2018 ...... 7 and slippers for the duration of your stay 2018 events ...... 9 • 1 wellness voucher with a value of 20 € per person 2018 exhibitions ...... 26 • timeless dwelling in the hotel’s own Aurora bath 2019 highlights ...... 30 with sauna world Service ...... 32
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Dresden Elbland – a pulsating metropolis and one of Germany’s finest winegrowing regions. The area along the Elbe between Pirna and Diesbar-Seusslitz boasts vine- yards, picturesque winemaking villages and vast landscapes of forests and lakes.
Traditions are alive and well right across the Dresden Elbland region. It is home to world-renowned masterpieces at the State Art Collections, and famous ensembles like the Staatskapelle (Saxon State Orchestra), Philharmonie and Kreuzchor boys’ choir, which have helped shape Dresden’s reputation as a city of music. But this Ski World Cup rich tradition has long been cultivated alongside a young, vibrant creative scene, and events such as the Dresden Music Festival, the Dixieland Festival, the Dave debuts in Dresden! Festival, Humorzone Dresden, the Dresdner Stadtfest and the Moritzburg Festival are all proof that art and culture is firmly rooted in Dresdeners’ identities and in the Elbland region. Likewise, great stage ensembles, such as those of the Semper- The FIS Cross-Country Ski Sprint World Cup comes to Dresden’s Königsufer oper, the Staatsschauspiel (Dresden State Theatre), the Staatsoperette (Dresden in January 2018 State Operetta) and the Landesbühnen Sachsen theatre all bear witness to this. High-class winter sport in the heart of a pulsating metropolis! The world’s best There’s a wide range of modern and traditional festivals, music, theatre and sport cross-country skiers will be sprinting for World Cup points in Dresden for the first to discover, and the highlights brochure provides an overview of these. time on 13 and 14 January 2018. Freestyle sprint races, with their KO format, are some of the most exciting events in winter sport. Individual competitions will be For all events in the Dresden Elbland region, visit held on Saturday 13 January 2018, while men’s and women’s team sprints are on www.veranstaltungen.dresden.de the programme for Sunday 14 January. The races are held on a 1.4-kilometre www.dresden-elbland.de course along Dresden’s Elbufer, flanked by the spectacular skyline of the Saxon capital’s old town. The start and finish will be located on the Königsufer, where spectators in the World Cup Arena can get a close-up view of the world’s top ath- Our online Dresden magazine www.dresden.de/dresdenmagazin contains lots letes as they make their final dash down the finish straight. Part of the course will of information and articles on all things Dresden Elbland for 2018. be open to Dresden locals and visitors, the central hub being the Bellevue skiing village in the garden of the official athlete hotel, the Westin Bellevue Dresden. A number of dining options and interactive winters-sports opportunities will make for a perfect chalet party vibe.
The 2018 FIS Cross-Country Ski Sprint World Cup in Dresden will mark the start of a ten-day skiing event on the Königsufer. The world’s top athletes will be followed by school groups, who will take over the venue for an entire week of cross-country skiing for schools, under the instruction of former German cross-country skiing stars. The Saxony Cup – the championships for junior skiers – will then be held at the World Cup course the following Saturday, 20 January.
Tickets & info: www.skiweltcup-dresden.de
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The Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden is an energy-charged place. Situated just a few minutes’ walk from the city centre, a new hub for culture, art and creativity has emerged on the site of a former heating plant. Whether for tech freaks or art lovers, by day or at night, the Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden is a must on any visit to Dresden.
Kulturpalast Dresden Pure entertainment: The Dresden State Operetta The opening of the Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden in December 2016 saw the Dresden Dresden’s Kulturpalast State Operetta, Germany’s only independent operetta theatre, successfully start its operations at a new location. The spacious auditorium seats 700 guests, who welcomes its guests can now join the ensemble in enjoying the long awaited new venue. The large, state-of-the-art stage is equipped to rapidly transform scenes, blowing audiences’ minds night after night. In addition to operettas, the Dresden State Operetta’s The reopening of Dresden’s Kulturpalast on 28 April 2017 had been eagerly anti programme also features musicals and comic operas. cipated by locals and visitors alike. It now brings three historic Dresden cultural Programme and tickets available at www.staatsoperette.de institutions – the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the Herkuleskeule cabaret, and the Städtische Zentralbibliothek (Central Municipal Library) – under one roof. We get the puppets dancing! With audiences of more than 87,000 per season, The Kulturpalast in the heart of the city is a symbol of Dresden’s varied recent the tjg. theater junge generation is one of Dresden’s top ten most popular venues. history, as well as a vibrant centre of city life. As one of Germany’s oldest children and youth theatres, its day-time performances thrill theatre enthusiasts of all ages with age-based shows on three different The world-class concert hall is home to the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, with stages. One of these is dedicated exclusively to puppetry, with the additional pur- its principal conductor Michael Sanderling, and invites artists of many different pose of attracting more and more adults for these performances again. genres from all over the world to come and perform in Dresden. Along with the Programme and tickets available at: www.tjg-dresden.de excellent acoustics, the concert organ built by Eule Orgelbau Bautzen is another special feature of the hall. The organ, with its 4,109 pipes and 67 registers, was Electrifying at all hours – the Kraftwerk Mitte Club event venue specially designed for the great symphonic repertoires, making it the only People have been partying at the Kraftwerk Mitte Club in the former power plant one of its kind in the region. For information on the Dresden Philharmonic for a few years now. Whether it be Disko Total, KarneBall or private parties, phat Orchestra’s concerts, visit www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de beats and a great vibe are guaranteed at this hip Dresden venue. Installations involving fire, water and air create the appropriate effects, and are also set to be Time for some laughter ... The opening of the Kulturpalast has also given the used for conferences and meetings starting in 2018, when the Kraftwerk Mitte Club “Herkuleskeule” cabaret a new venue of its own. Led by Wolfgang Schaller, the will open its doors for daytime talks, presentations and international discussions. cabaret has been evolving into the leading stage of political satire since 1970. Information on all events available at: www.kraftwerk-club.de Fifty five years after its founding, with a changing member base, the ensemble continues to thrill audiences with its deadly accurate digs and varied programme. Tickets and further information available at www.herkuleskeule.de Kraftwerk Mitte The Kulturpalast Dresden has a host of concerts and events in store for 2018. From pop songs to classical music, it’s got everything covered. For information on all concerts and events at the Kulturpalast Dresden, visit: www.kulturpalast-dresden.de
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Dresden Elbland – a region of enjoyment Dresden Fortress
It’s no secret that the Saxons like to enjoy life. But they are also excellent hosts, who love serving up specialities from their region – be it fine wine, beer brewed ac- Dresden Fortress – cording to a centuries-old recipe, or other Elbland delicacies. reopening in November 2018 Wining and dining along the Saxon Wine Route Whether it be at wineries or seasonal wine taverns, Saxon wine tastes best in the place where it is grown. And even better as part of a group with organised tastings »Celebrations. Dramas. Catastrophes. Closer than ever before.« or certified wine guides, wandering through the terraced hillside vineyards along Some ten million guests from all over the world visit Dresden every year, and are the Elbe. Wine bars and seasonal wine taverns provide the perfect place to stop enchanted by its world-famous attractions, such as the Frauenkirche, Green Vault, and sample a glass of wine and regional cuisine, while gourmet restaurants boast Zwinger and Semperoper. Dresden Fortress is one of the last authentic sites remain- culinary wine experiences of the highest level. ing in the city’s historic old town, nestling beneath “Brühl’s Terrace”. The end of 2018 will see the opening of a completely new entertainment museum here, which Tantalising the taste buds at every turn will bring 450 years of Dresden history to life. This will include the 1,500-sq-m This is the motto of many city tours. Culinary tours in Meissen follow wine trails, “Celebrations. Dramas. Catastrophes. Closer than ever before” multimedia exhibi- head into beer cellars, and end with unique regional delights, while in Pirna, visi- tion, which will appeal to all the senses. Multi-sensory stimuli, scenographic stories, tors can immerse themselves in the history of the Canaletto city over snacks and and atmospheric space installations will whisk visitors away from everyday reality wine, and get a delicious taste of the Saxons’ coffee-loving background. and into Dresden’s history, making them part of the experience.
Experience and enjoy Meissen Porcelain® For further information, visit www.festung-dresden.de MEISSEN® was Europe’s first porcelain manufactory. Founded in 1710, MEISSEN® has epitomised exceptional craftsmanship and unique, exclusive products for dis- cerning clients ever since, and its MEISSEN® restaurant holds culinary events such as “Tea, coffee and chocolate – the three exotic hot beverages”, “Musical delights of MEISSEN®”, and “Tableware and dining culture with MEISSEN®” for groups and individual guests.
For further information on culinary experiences in the Dresden Elbland region, visit www.dresden-elbland.de
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JANUARY Every weekend in January, from 12pm Hoflössnitzer Weinberg Glühen › Hoflössnitz winery MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS Winegrowers from the local region present mulled wine and Daniel Hope, Iris Berben, Albrecht Mayer, Emmanuel Pahud, food in a wintry atmosphere the ensembles of the Frauenkirche, www.hofloessnitz.de Francesco Tristano, Regula Mühlemann, Giuliano Carmignola, Andreas Ottensamer, 1/1 – 7/1/2018 Ludwig Güttler, Berlin Baroque Solists, BMW IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup The King`s Singers, Regensburger Domspatzen, Concerto Köln, winners of the ARD music competition, › DKB Eiskanal Altenberg (Luge and bob run) the Choir of Westminster Abbey and more to come www.weltcup-altenberg.de
5/1 – 7/1/2018 NEUE ArT18 – Art fair › Messe Dresden www.messe-dresden.de
5/1 – 21/1/2018 Die Tortenkiller – A magnificently feminine theatre production › Boulevardtheater Dresden
A musical year at2018 the Frauenkirche Dresden Feminine songs from the last four decades www.boulevardtheater.de
INSPIRATION | 13/1 – 14/1/2018 NEW: 1st FIS Cross-Country Ski Sprint World Cup REFLECTION › Königsufer Dresden www.skiweltcup-dresden.de
Tickets available from November 2017 Georg-Treu-Platz 3, 01067 Dresden Phone: +49 (0) 351 656 06 701 tickets.frauenkirche-dresden.de 8 9 FEBRUARY
3/2 | 4/2/2018 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone live movie concert › Kulturpalast Dresden www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de
6/2 – 11/2/2018 Die Fete endet nie › Boulevardtheater Dresden Musical tribute festival featuring the greatest hits of the ‘80s www.boulevardtheater.de
10/2/2018 Ball D‘Amour Landesbühnen Sachsen theatre ball 19/1 | 21/1/2018 › Theater Radebeul „Euryanthe“ opera concertante › Kulturpalast Dresden www.landesbuehnen-sachsen.de www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de 15/2/2018 26/1/2018 6th Symphony Concert › Frauenkirche Dresden 13th Semperopernball www.staatskapelle-dresden.de › Semperoper Dresden, Theaterplatz www.semperopernball.de MARCH 26/1 | 27/1/2018 Anoushka Shankar › Kulturpalast Dresden 7/3 – 11/3/2018 A fusion of Indian and Western traditions in a concert for sitar Humorzone Dresden and orchestra. www.humorzone.de www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de 10/3/2018 27/1/2018 Ballet premiere »A Midsummer Night’s Dream« White Night › Schloss Wackerbarth › Semperoper Dresden A glittering winegrower’s night dedicated to white wine. www.semperoper.de www.schloss-wackerbarth.de 11/3/2018 29/1 – 4/2/2018 David Garrett violin recital › Kulturpalast Dresden FIL Junior Luge World Championship www.musikfestspiele.com › DKB Eiskanal Altenberg (Luge and bob run) www.weltcup-altenberg.de 11/3/2018 Zabeltitzer spring awakening with Sorbian Easter egg display › Zabeltitz Baroque Garden | Zabeltitz, Grossenhain www.barockgarten-zabeltitz.de
10 11 13/3 – 23/3/2018 dgtl fmnsm & gender trouble › Hellerau Festival Theatre Double project on digital feminism and gender images in Europe and North Africa, in co-operation with the Goethe Institute Cairo www.hellerau.org
18/3/2018 Dresdner Kreuzchor boys’ choir and organ › Kulturpalast Dresden www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de
18/3/2018 28th International Karstadt Sports City Run Dresden › Dresden city centre www.citylauf-dresden.de
24/3 – 10/12/2018 26th “Sandstone and music” festival › various venues www.sandstein-musik.de
26/3/2018 Hansi Hinterseer & das Tiroler Echo › Kulturpalast Dresden www.kulturpalast-dresden.de HOUSE OF MEISSEN® 28/3/2018 Dresdner Orgelzyklus III Passion Symphony HIGHLIGHTS 2018 › Kulturpalast Dresden Open Days at the www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de Meissen Porcelain Manufactory 27 and 28 April 2018 APRIL Christmas Market 8 and 9 December 2018
1/4/2018 Easter mass with the Dresdner Kreuzchor › Dresdner Kreuzchor boys’ choir STAATLICHE www.kreuzchor.de PORZELLAN-MANUFAKTUR MEISSEN GMBH 1/4 | 2/4/2018 Talstrasse 9 · 01662 Meissen Easter with Brahms › Kulturpalast Dresden Phone +49 (0)3521 468 208 www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de [email protected]
6/4 – 8/4/2018 10th Dresden Steam Engine Festival › Zwickauer Strasse Railway Museum www.dresdner-dampfloktreffen.de | www.igbwdresdenaltstadt.de WWW.MEISSEN.COM/EVENTS
12 6/4 – 28/4/2018 Heaven and Hell – Festival on art and religion › Hellerau Festival Theatre www.hellerau.org
7/4/2018 7th Lange Nacht der Dresdner Theater (Theatre open-night) › various venues www.lange-nacht-der-dresdner-theater.de
7/4 – 8/4/2018 State Operetta Mittelalterspektakel › Klosterpark Altzella wwww.kloster-altzella.de 28/4/2018 17/4 – 22/4/2018 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart clarinet concert, 30th Filmfest Dresden works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Johannes Brahms › various venues of the International Short Film Festival › Frauenkirche Dresden www.filmfest-dresden.de www.frauenkirche-dresden.de
19/4 – 29/4/2018 28/4/2018 Tanzwoche Dresden › various venues of the modern dance festival BOLÉRO three-part dance night by Carlos Matos and guest www.projekttheater.de choreographers, with music by Maurice Ravel › Radebeul www.landesbuehnen-sachsen.de 20/4/2018 A-Cappella concert › Hellerau European Centre for the Arts 28/4/2018 www.kreuzchor.de “La Forza del Destino” opera premiere › Semperoper Dresden In Italian with German and English supertitles 25/4 – 2/5/2018 www.semperoper.de Kinderchorfestival Dresden › various venues of the children’s choir festival 29/4/2018 www.kinderchorfestival-dresden.de 21st VVO Upper Elbe Marathon › Marathon from Königstein in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains 27/4 – 28/4/2018 to the Heinz Steyer Stadium in the centre of Dresden Open day at the Porcelain Manufactory’s production facilities www.oberelbe-marathon.de › Meissen State Porcelain Manufactory, free entry www.meissen.com/events 30/4 – 1/5/2018 Albrechts Burgfest & Walpurgis Night › Meissen 27/4 – 29/4 | 2/5 | 31/5 | 1/6 | 23/6 | 24/6 | 12/7 | 13/7/2018 Great medieval spectacular on the bailey of Albrechtsburg Castle The Threepenny Opera www.albrechtsburg-meissen.de › Dresden State Operetta at the Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden www.staatsoperette.de 30/4 – 12/5/2018 Sherlock Holmes and the snails of Eastwick › Boulevardtheater Dresden www.boulevardtheater.de
14 15 17/5 – 27/5/2018 BEurope – A project on participation and democracy in Europe › Hellerau Festival Theatre www.hellerau.org
20/5 – 21/5/2018 Pfingst-Open Air › Schloss Wackerbarth Steamer parade Swinging sounds, regional bands www.schloss-wackerbarth.de MAY 22/5 – 27/5/2018 1/5/2018 Wagneriade › Richard Wagner Museum Pirna Saxon Steamship Company’s fleet review Special events providing various insights into the composer – › Start/Finish at Dresden’s Terrassenufer to mark his birthday www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de www.wagnerstaetten.de
3/5 – 12/5/2018 Me, Myself and I – Solo-Duo-Festival › Hellerau Festival Theatre JUNE www.hellerau.org 1/6 – 3/6/2018 5/5/2018 Salsafestival Dresden › Ball- und Brauhaus Watzke Dresdner Satire-Preis 2018 www.salsafestival-dresden.de › Kabarett Breschke & Schuch | Wettiner Platz www.kabarett-breschke-schuch.de 2/6 | 3/6/2018 Requiem for Syria › Kulturpalast Dresden 10/5 – 11/5/2018 www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de 16th International Blues & Rock Festival Altzella › Klosterpark Altzella Nossen 7/6 – 10/6/2018 www.kloster-altzella.de 9th Meissen Literature Festival › various venues in the city of Meissen 10/5 – 10/6/2018 Germany’s largest open-air reading festival in the historic old town Dresden Music Festival › various venues www.literaturfest-meissen.de www.musikfestspiele.com 15/6/2018 11/5 – 13/5/2018 16th Dresdner Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 27th Karl May Festival › Radebeul Lössnitzgrund (“Long Night of Science” open night) › various venues Festival themed on Karl May’s novels, held in the Lössnitzgrund valley Institutes and universities provide entertaining insights www.karl-may-fest.de | www.radebeul.de www.wissenschaftsnacht-dresden.de
13/5 – 20/5/2018 15/6/2018 48th International Dixieland Festival KLASSIK PICKNICKT › various venues in Dresden Concert evening with the Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra Europe’s oldest vintage jazz festival on the lawns outside the VW Transparent Factory www.dixielandfestival-dresden.de www.glaesernemanufaktur.de
16 17 THE WORLD‘S LARGEST 360°-PANORAMAS BY YADEGAR ASISI 15/6 – 17/6/2018 BRN – Bunte Republik Neustadt › Local festival of Dresden’s Neustadt Alternative Quarter www.brn-dresden.de
16/6/2018 Summer night’s ball at Schloss Wackerbarth Dancing, entertainment, delicious food, bubbles, and fine wine www.schloss-wackerbarth.de
17/6 – 30/6/2018 Neue Burgfestspiele Meissen www.neue-burgfestspiele-meissen.de
22/6 – 24/6/2018 28. Elbhangfest 2018 “Founders and inventors – an inclination towards technology” › Dresdner Elbhang (banks of the Elbe), Loschwitz to Pillnitz Cultural and family festival www.elbhangfest.de
28/6 – 26/8/2018 Filmnächte am Elbufer (Movie nights by the Elbe) › with cinema and concerts on Dresden’s Königsufer www.filmnaechte-am-elbufer.de
29/6 – 1/7 | 6/7 – 8/7/2018 Richard-Wagner-Spiele › Pirna www.richard-wagner-spiele.com
30/6/2018 “Oedipus Rex / Il prigioniero” opera premiere › Semperoper Dresden www.semperoper.de presented by
30/6/2018 PANOMETER DRESDEN OPENING HOURS Die Csárdasfürstin (“The Gypsy Princess”) (premiere) Gasanstaltstraße 8b Tue – Fri: 10 am – 5 pm 01237 Dresden Sat, Sun & public holidays: › State Operetta at the Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden 10 am – 6 pm www.staatsoperette.de VISITOR‘S SERVICE Closed on Mondays except on T +49 341. 35 55 34 - 0 public holidays & the following F +49 341. 35 55 34 - 50 dates 10 am – 5 pm: 12/02/18, 30/6/2018 [email protected] 19/02/18, 08/10/18 & 15/10/18 20th Museumsnacht Dresden (“museums night”) › Dresden museums PANORAMAS www.dresden.de/museumsnacht BAROQUE DRESDEN DRESDEN 1945 Until 07/01/2018 and 13/01/2018 – 22/04/2018 * from 28/04/2018 * * subject to change
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Early July 2018 21st Scheune Schaubudensommer › Scheune Dresden, Outer Neustadt www.schaubudensommer.de
July – August 2018 Palais Sommer 2018 › in the parklands of the Japanisches Palais Dresden Schloss Wackerbarth vineyards Cultural festival www.palaissommer.de AUGUST 1/7 | 3/7 | 4/7 | 10/7 | 11/7 | 14/7 | 15/7/2018 Die Csárdasfürstin (“The Gypsy Princess”) 3/8 – 5/8/2018 › State Operetta at the Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden Dresden Harley Days 2018 › Ostragehege www.staatsoperette.de Biker city event for Harley Davidson fans in the Flutrinne www.dresdenharleydays.de 5/7 – 15/7/2018 6th International Saxon Academy of Singers at Hartenfels Castle, Torgau 1/8 – 11/8/2018 Daily concerts by students from international universities and young singers LackStreicheKleber – Urban Art Festival Dresden www.saengerakademie-schloss-hartenfels.de › various venues in and around Dresden www.lackstreichekleber.de 8/7 – 10/7/2018 12th Symphony Concert › Semperoper Dresden 11/8 – 12/8/2018 www.staatskapelle-dresden.de 6th ŠKODA Velorace Dresden 2018 › Inner-city street circuit Hobby and recreational cycling event run by the State Capital Dresden 13/7 – 15/7/2018 www.sachsentour.org US Car Convention › Ostragehege A convention for all enthusiasts of American cars, trucks and motorcycles 11/8 – 26/8/2018 www.us-car-convention.de Moritzburg Festival › Moritzburg, Meissen Classical concerts in a baroque setting 14/7 – 15/7/2018 www.moritzburgfestival.de Schmalspurbahnfestival Weißeritztalbahn (Weisseritz Valley Narrow Gauge Railway Festival) 17/8 – 19/8/2018 › Freital CANALETTO – The 20th Dresdner Stadtfest › Dresden city centre www.weisseritztalbahn.com www.dresdner-stadtfest.com
21/7/2018 25/8 – 26/8/2018 10th Dresdner Schlössernacht (“Dresden Night of Castles”) Tage des offenen Weingutes (winery open day) › Three of Dresden’s Elbe castles › Wineries along the Saxon Wine Route www.dresdner-schloessernacht.de Open day at over 40 wineries in and around the Elbe Valley; vineyard and cellar tours, wine tastings, live music, shuttle bus services www.elbland.de/programm-offenes-weingutJanuar 2018
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1/9/2018 28th Interkulturelle Tage in Dresden (intercultural festival) › various venues www.interkulturellewoche.de
2/9 | 8/9 | 17/9/2018 Stallion parade › Moritzburg Juanjo Mena Four-hour programme with the finest Saxon-bred horses www.saechsische-gestuetsverwaltung.de OCTOBER 8/9 – 9/9/2018 Federweisserfest at Schloss Wackerbarth › Radebeul 1/10/2018 www.schloss-wackerbarth.de DAVE 2018 – Dresden Audio Visual Experience Club culture festival at over 20 clubs, cinemas, bars, museums, 26/9/2017 – 6/10/2018 artist-run spaces & churches Frauenkirchen-Bachtage (Bach festival) › Frauenkirche www.dave-festival.de www.frauenkirche-dresden.de 5/10 – 14/10/2018 28/9 – 30/9/2018 Heinrich Schütz Music Festival › various venues Radebeul autumn and wine festival with international 2019: 4/10 – 13/10/2019; 2020: 2/10 – 11/10/2020 travelling theatre festival › Altkötzschenbroda, Radebeul www.schuetz-musikfest.de Traditional festival held on the Dorfanger village square and Elbwiesen meadows 12/10/2018 www.weinfest-radebeul.de | www.radebeul.de The King’s Singers “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt” (“God so loved the world“), anniversary concert 28/9 – 30/9/2018 › Frauenkirche Meissen Wine Festival › Meissen old town www.frauenkirche-dresden.de Wine spectacular with grand pageant www.meissner-weinfest.de 21/10 – 4/11/2018 22nd Jewish Music and Theatre Week 30/9/2018 2018 theme: Next year in Jerusalem Hubertusfest › Zabeltitz Baroque Garden, Grossenhain juedische-woche-dresden.de Trophy display and demonstrations with hounds, falconry and hunting-horn blowing 27/10/2018 www.barockgarten-zabeltitz.de 13th HOPE-Gala Dresden Charity gala for the HOPE Cape Town organisation www.hopegala.de
27/10 – 28/10/2018 Fisch- und Waldfest › Moritzburg Catch from around the Moritzburg Castle lake with display netting www.kulturlandschaft-moritzburg.de
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NOVEMBER May 5, 2018 until January 6, 2019 1/11/2018 A Love-Need-Hate Offene Ateliers (studio open day) › various venues Relationship. Artists open their workspaces to the public. www.offene-ateliers-dresden.de The Germans and their cars 1/11 – 25/11/2018 18th Jazztage Dresden › various venues www.jazztage-dresden.de
28/11 – 24/12/2018 The Dresden Elbland Christmas region with the 584th Striezelmarkt and other themed Christmas markets
DECEMBER
5/12/2018 Westminster Abbey Choir www.frauenkirche-dresden.de
20/12/2018 Thank you, Dresden – The great Advent concert › DDV – Stadion www.kreuzchor.de
23/12/2018 Christmas vespers outside the Frauenkirche www.frauenkirche-dresden.de Experience the mobile world between the Royal Palace More information on Christmas and winter events can be found in our 2018/2019 Winter Highlights brochure, which will be available from and the Frauenkirche July 2018 at: www.mediaserver.dresden.de www.dresden.de/weihnachtshauptstadt | www.dresden-elbland.de
Tuesday to Sunday 10 am – 6 pm www.verkehrsmuseum-dresden.de
Free download The Dresden Transport Museum App in English Find your own way through the museum using your smartphone 24 App (for Android and iPhone). 25 2018 exhibitions 4/10/2018 – 23/1/2019 Clash of Futures. Myths of the nations 1914 – 1945 › Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr www.mhmbw.de PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS November 2018 – February 2019 Starting February 2018 “Three Wishes for Cinderella” winter exhibition › Moritzburg Castle UNSERE SINNE – Das neue Kinder-Museum (“OUR SENSES – Get a look behind the scenes of the classic German-Czech fairytale at The new Children’s Museum”) › Deutsches Hygiene-Museum the original film location, and discover hidden secrets. www.dhmd.de www.schloss-moritzburg.de
9/2 – 10/3/2018 Starting late 2018 Portraits – HELLERAU Photography Award › Hellerau Festival Theatre Feste. Dramen. Katastrophen. So nah wie nie. (“Celebrations. Dramas. www.hellerau.org Catastrophes. Closer than ever before.”) › Dresden Fortress www.festung-dresden.de 2/3 – 11/3/2018 Dresdner Frühling im Palais 2018 › Baroque palace in the Grosser Garten One of Germany’s largest spring flower shows TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS www.dresdner-fruehling-im-palais.de Until 25/2/2018 (since 19/8/2017) 24/3 – 3/10/2018 DAS GESICHT. Eine Spurensuche (“THE FACE. A search for traces”) Bombensicher! Kunstversteck Weesenstein. 1945 › Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden (“Bomb-proof! Weesenstein Castle’s art hide-out”) › Weesenstein Castle www.dhmd.de www.schloss-weesenstein.de May – December 2018 May – October 2018 Geliebt. Gebraucht. Gehasst. Die Deutschen und ihre Autos Torgau – die Residenzstadt der Reformation (“Torgau – the royal residence (“Loved. Used. Hated. The Germans and their cars”) of the Reformation period”) › Hartenfels Castle › Dresden Transport Museum www.tic-torgau.de/content/schloss-hartenfels www.verkehrsmuseum-dresden.de
28/9/2018 – 6/1/2019 Starting May 2018 The Chocolate Girl by Jean-Etienne Liotard. RASSE UND RASSISMUS (“RACE AND RACISM”) › Old Masters Gallery, Semper Building in the Zwinger › Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden “The finest pastel you’ve ever seen” www.dhmd.de www.skd.museum Until 10/6/2018 (since 28/10/2017) October 2018 – February 2019 TIERISCH BESTE FREUNDE (“BEASTLY BEST FRIENDS”) The first designers of the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau. › Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden To mark the 120th anniversary › Museum of Decorative Arts About pets and their humans Exhibition run by the Museum of Decorative Arts www.dhmd.de www.skd.museum Starting September 2018 SHINE ON ME – The sun and us › Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden www.dhmd.de
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You would like to visit Dresden with a group? Please contact our group tours service! Telephone: +49 351 501 503 THE TWO NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS E-mail: [email protected] IN THE RENAISSANCE WING ROYAL PALACE DRESDEN www.skd.museum
O cial Tourist Information Centre of the City of Dresden www.dresden.de/tourism 31/5 – 2/6/2019 28th Karl May Festival › Lössnitzgrund, Radebeul www.karl-may-fest.de
27/6 – 25/8/2019 Filmnächte am Elbufer (Movie nights by the Elbe) › Königsufer Open-air stage with cinema and concerts www.filmnaechte-am-elbufer.de
28/6 – 30/6/2019 29th Elbhangfest Dresden › The banks of the Elbe from Loschwitz to Pillnitz Cultural and family festival www.elbhangfest.de
Veronika Eberle 13/7/2019 11th Dresdner Schlössernacht (“Dresden Night of Castles”) › Castles along the Elbe 2019 highlights www.dresdner-schloessernacht.de
10/8 – 25/8/2019 2019 Moritzburg Festival 12/1 | 13/1/2019 www.moritzburgfestival.de 2nd FIS Cross-Country Ski Sprint World Cup, Dresden › Königsufer www.skiweltcup-dresden.de 16/8 – 18/8/2019 CANALETTO – The 21th Dresdner Stadtfest › Dresden city centre April 2019 www.dresdner-stadtfest.com 11th Dresden Steam Engine Festival › Dresden Railway Museum, Zwickauer Strasse 27/9 – 29/9/2019 www.dresdner-dampfloktreffen.de | www.igbwdresdenaltstadt.de Radebeul and Meissen Autumn and Wine Festival › Altkötzschenbroda, Radebeul and Meissen old town 1/5/2019 www.weinfest-radebeul.de | www.meissner-weinfest.de Saxon Steamship Company’s traditional fleet review › Start/Finish at Dresden’s Terrassenufer 31/10 – 24/11/2019 www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de 19th Jazztage Dresden › various venues www.jazztage-dresden.de 12/5 – 19/5/2019 49th International Dixieland Festival 27/11 – 24/12/2019 › various venues in Dresden The Dresden Elbland Christmas Region with the Europe’s oldest vintage jazz festival 585th Striezelmarkt and other themed Christmas markets www.dixielandfestival-dresden.de More information on Christmas and winter events can be found in our 2019/ 2020 Winter Highlights brochure, which will be available from July 2019 at www.mediaserver.dresden.de www.dresden.de/weihnachtshauptstadt | www.elbland.de
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Dresden Tourist Information Offices Dresden Information Dresden Information at the Frauenkirche at the main train station Neumarkt 2 Wiener Platz 4 01067 Dresden 01069 Dresden
Hotline 6 Mon – Sat 9am – 6pm [email protected] Goldener Reiter Telefon +49 351 501 501 www.dresden.de/tourismus A17 Semperoper Elbe Tourismusverband Sächsisches Elbland e. V. Fabrikstrasse 16 Dresden 01662 Meissen Telefon +49 3521 7635-0 [email protected] Dresdner Zwinger www.dresden-elbland.de 6
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Dresden Elbland provides a number of wheelchair-accessible tou- rist attractions for people with disabilities or restricted mobility. Many of these can be found in the free “SACHSEN BARRIEREFREI“ brochure or online at: www.sachsen-barrierefrei.de
Credits Publisher: Dresden Marketing GmbH, Messering 7, 01067 Dresden, www.marketing.dresden.de Layout: Ö GRAFIK agentur für marketing und design Canalettohaus Printing: Vetters Photos: Dresden Marketing GmbH (Titel), André Wirsig (p. 1), nordicfocus.com (p. 3), Christoph Münch (p. 4), Oliver Killig (p. 5), Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH (p. 6), TAMSCHICK MEDIA+SPACE GmbH (p. 7), Toni Kretschmer (p. 9), Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (p. 10) , Michael Schmidt (p. 15), Sächsische Dampf- A17 schiffahrts GmbH & Co. Conti Elbschiffahrts KG (p. 16), Weinbauverband Sachsen e. V. (p. 21), Michal Novak (p. 23), FelixBroede (p. 30), Sven Döring (p. 32) Press date: August 2017 | Subject to changes! 25 km
32 Pirna DEUTSCHES HYGIENE-MUSEUM
EUROPE‘S FIRST DISCOVER AND EXPERIENCE WINE-GROWING ESTATE Adventure.Wine.Taste! Just outside Dresden’s city gates you will come upon Schloss Wackerbarth with its baroque castle complex and the unique tradition of cultivating wine and sparkling wine. Where the court of Augustus the Strong once held lavish celebrations, we will now welcome you with ne wines and select sparkling wines, take you on imaginative tours that delight the senses and demonstrate to you our charming Saxon hospitality. We trans- form events into adventures and will gladly help you enjoy yours, too.
Daily Merryment with Wine Guided wine and sparkling wine tours every day, including tastings; walking tours through the vineyards on weekends THEDRESDEN NEW THE HUMAN ADVENTURE Permanent Exhibition Special events, for example, Wine & Game, CHILDREN'S Wine & Chocolate, Wine & Cheese, Wine & Seafood, FROM FEBRUARY 2018 THEON HUMAN FACE Interplay of Flavours & A Taste of Saxony Looking for Clues Culinary delights on the menu at 19 August 2017 – 25 February 2018 our Gasthaus (restaurant & tavern) PFF – Select items on o er every day PETS FRIENDS FOREVER at the estate’s own market Pets and their People An exceptional and memorable setting 28 October 2017 – 10 June 2018 for your special events such as weddings and private parties or corporate functions RACE AND RACISM From May 2018 Welcome to a World of the senses. SHINE ON ME Welcome to Schloss Wackerbarth. The Sun and Us From September 2018 on
Sächsisches Staatsweingut GmbH · Wackerbarthstraße 1 · 01445 Radebeul Lingnerplatz 1 · 01069 Dresden · Tue – Sun, holidays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. · www.dhmd.de Tel. +49 351.8955-0 · www.schloss-wackerbarth.de
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