Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
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Exhibitions, events & festivals lasting several months: ...... 2
Shorter exhibitions, events & festivals: ...... 3
Christmas markets in Saxony: ...... 9
Preview: future cultural highlights in Saxony ...... 11
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Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
Exhibitions, events & festivals lasting several months:
All year:
All year 2021 | various venues Artmontan Cultural Days Extraordinary events at unusual places. > www.artmontan.de from March:
27 March to 05 December 2021 | various venues 29th Sandstone and Music Festival Classical concerts at special venues in Saxon Switzerland and the Eastern Ore Mountains. > www.sandstein-musik.de from May:
May to October 2021 | Freiberg Evening of Music at St. Mary's Cathedral Every Thursday at 8 pm, the sounds of the famous Silbermann organ can be heard at St. Mary's cathedral. > www.freiberg.de
01 May to 03 October 2021 | various venues 26th „Chursaxon Summer“ The largest cultural festival in the European spa region of the Ore Mountains. > www.chursaechsische.de from June:
04 June to 19 September | various venues Central Saxon Summer of Culture (Miskus) The Central Saxon Summer of Culture (Miskus) is one of the most versatile German cultural festivals. > www.miskus.de/
19 June to 04 September 2021 | various venues MDR Music Summer Once again, this famous music festival in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia will feature an exciting concert programme. > www.mdr.de
June to September 2021 | Bad Schandau 26th International Bad Schandau Organ and Music Summer Concert series at St. John Church in Bad Schandau and Reinhardtsdorf baroque church. > www.schandau.hiller-musik.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
Shorter exhibitions, events & festivals:
March
19 March to 25 April 2021 | Bad Elster 1st Chursächsischer Frühlingszauber (spring concerts) Numerous first-class cultural and theatrical events combined with a creative art festival and springtime activities. > chursaechsische.de
April:
19 March to 25 April 2021 | Bad Elster 1st Chursächsischer Frühlingszauber (spring concerts) Numerous first-class cultural and theatrical events combined with a creative art festival and springtime activities. > chursaechsische.de
11 April to 2 May 2021 | Dresden “Tonlagen”: 30th Dresden Days of Contemporary Music International festival with focus on current artistic, political, social and above all ecological transformation processes. > hellerau.org
21 April to 2 May 2021 | Hoyerswerda Music Days Hoyerswerda > www.musikfesttage-hoyerswerda.de
30 April to 09 May 2021 | Leipzig "a cappella" – International Festival of Vocal Music In numerous concert halls in Leipzig, the International Festival of Vocal Music offers an unforgettable impression of what is possible with the human voice. > www.a-cappella-festival.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
May
11 April to 2 May 2021 | Dresden “Tonlagen”: 30th Dresden Days of Contemporary Music International festival with focus on current artistic, political, social and above all ecological transformation processes. > hellerau.org
14 May to 12 June | Dresden 44. Dresden Music Festival “Dialogues” Choosing ”Dialogues“ as its 2021 motto, the Dresden Music Festival emphasizes the prominent role of music in social discourse. > www.musikfestspiele.com
21 April to 2 May 2021 | Hoyerswerda Music Days Hoyerswerda > www.musikfesttage-hoyerswerda.de
30 April to 09 May 2021 | Leipzig "a cappella" – International Festival of Vocal Music In numerous concert halls in Leipzig, the International Festival of Vocal Music offers an unforgettable impression of what is possible with the human voice. > www.a-cappella-festival.de
08 May to 25 May | Chemnitz 30th Saxony Mozart Festival The Mozart festival hosted by the Mozart Society is an annually recurring musical highlight in central Germany. > www.mozartfest-sachsen.de
16 May to 23 May 2021 | Dresden 50th International Dixiland Festival Jazz music in various places for everyone: street parades, musical boat trips, concerts and other first- class music events > www.dixielandfestival-dresden.com
21 May to 24 May 2021 | Leipzig Wave Gothic Treffen The Wave Gothic Treffen (WGT) is the world’s largest meeting of the so-called "gothic scene" with concerts in a variety of music styles and a broad cultural programme. > www.wave-gotik-treffen.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
June
14 May to 12 June | Dresden 44. Dresden Music Festival “Dialogues” Choosing “Dialogues” as its 2021 motto, the Dresden Music Festival emphasizes the prominent role of music in social discourse. > www.musikfestspiele.com
02 June to 13 June 2021 | Görlitz Görlitz Jazz Days The Görlitz Jazz Days are one of the cultural highlights of the region and one of the jazz highlights in eastern Germany. > www.jazztage-goerlitz.de
03 June to 13 June 2021 | Zwickau Schumann Festival > www.schumannzwickau.de
04 June to 06 June 2021 | Leipzig Leipzig City Festival The Leipzig city festival attracts over 250,000 visitors every year and reflects the lively character of the city with numerous cultural highlights and a diverse programme of entertainment events. > www.leipzigerstadtfest.de
04 June to 13 June 2021 | Annaberg-Buchholz 500th Annaberg KÄT The largest and most richly traditional folk festival in the Ore Mountains was once a catholic pilgrimage and is now the most important folk festival in the region. > www.annaberg-buchholz.de/kaet/
05 June and 06 June 2021 | various venues Mining Experience Days: On the way to UNESCO World Heritage In the entire Saxon-Bohemian Ore Mountains, mines, mining museums, and mining landscapes host special events on this weekend. > www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de/bergbauerlebnistage/
11 June to 20 June 2021 | Leipzig Leipzig Bach Festival 2021 Internationally renowned artists can be experienced at over 100 events at authentic venues. > www.bachfestleipzig.de
18 June to 20 June | Leipzig Richard Wagner Festival Days Leipzig 2021 Complete staged Ring cycle > www.oper-leipzig.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
18 June to 20 June 2021 | Plauen 62th Plauen Lace Festival Plauen is the city of lace. The Saxon brand product is world-famous. The traditional city festival is much influenced by this filigree textile. > www.plauen.de/spitzenfest
24 June to 27 June 2021 | Gorish (Saxon Switzerland) 12th Gohrisch International Shostakovich Festival The world’s only regularly occurring Shostakovich festival. > www.schostakowitsch-tage.de
July
25 July 2021 | Zwickau 10th August Horch Classic This rallye features numerous classic vehicles and motorcycles. Public viewing along the route is a unique experience. > www.horch-museum.de
22 July to 25 July 2021 | Freiberg 35 Freiberg Mountain City Festival Every year, Freiberg celebrates with living tradition and unique culture against the enchanting background of the mountain city festival. > www.bergstadtfest.de / www.freiberg-service.de
23 July and 24 July 2021 | Leipzig "Experience Classics" at the Rosental The "Experience Classics" open-air concerts, a summer highlight and the conclusion to the season of the Gewandhaus orchestra, invite guests to enjoy the unique flair of the Rosental park in Leipzig. > www.gewandhausorchester.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
August
08 August to 22 August 2021 | Moritzburg Moritzburg Festival 2020 International chamber music in various venues > www.moritzburgfestival.de
13 August to 15 August 2021 | Leipzig Highfield Festival Acts at the indie rock festival at Lake Störmthal include Deichkind, KontraK, the Beatsteaks, Limp Bizkit, Clueso and Sido > www.highfield.de
20 August to 22 August 2021 | Bad Elster International Bad Elster Jazz Days Bad Elster celebrates Jazz! > www.chursaechsische.de
26 August to 29 August 2021 | Görlitz 26th Goerlitz Old City Festival / Jakuby Festival Largest city festival in the region of eastern Saxony. > www.altstadtfest-goerlitz.de
September
September 2021 | Leipzig Schumann Festival Week The Schumann festival week takes place every year on the wedding anniversary of Robert and Clara Schumann and illuminates the life and works of this artist couple in Leipzig. > www.schumann-haus.de
September 2021 | Chemnitz, Zwickau Industrial Culture Days & RAW Festival of Industrial Culture The region of Chemnitz and Zwickau celebrates industrial culture of the past and the future: morning shift, night shift, and the RAW festival. > www.industriekultur-chemnitz.de
03 September to 21 September 2021 | Bautzen 1019th Bautzen Spring The traditional city festival offers a colourful cultural programme featuring a crafts and flea market, street theatre, live music, kids’ festival, catering, and much more. > www.bautzen.de
04 September to 12 September 2021 | various venues 24th Silbermann Days in the Ore Mountains Once again, the most important organ and music festival enchants guests and music lovers from far and wide. > www.silbermann.org
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
10 September to 17 September 2021 | various venues Upper Lusatia Chamber Music Festival Top-class chamber music concerts in castles and churches of the Upper Lusatia region > www.kammermusikfest-oberlausitz.de
10 September to 03 October 2021 | Bad Elster 21st Chursächsische Festspiele Bad Elster celebrates the festival season! > www.chursaechsische.de
17 September to 19 September 2021 | Bad Schlema International Brass Music Festival The international brass music festival in Bad Schlema puts the spa town in a state of brass music frenzy every year. > www.bergmannsblasorchester.de
30 September to 09 October 2021 | Leipzig Leipzig Jazz Days The Leipzig Jazz Days is an international festival for contemporary jazz in Leipzig and is one of the most traditional and renowned jazz festivals in Germany. > www.jazzclub-leipzig.de
October
16 October and 17 October 2021 | various venues Traditional Craftsmanship Day Workshops open their doors to present their trades. > www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de
17 October 2021 to 16 January 2022 | Chemnitz Special Exhibition „Entfesselte Kunst – Meisterwerke der Avantgarde“ The Russian avant-garde was a unique phenomenon at the beginning of the 20th century. Exhibition of artworks by Marc Chagall, Ivan Puni and works from the school of Kazimir Malevitch. > chemnitz-tourismus.de
20 October to 21 November 2021 | Leipzig GRASSIMESSE EXHIBITION 2021 The annual fair is considered a meeting place for creative people, artists and design enthusiasts and offers plenty of inspiration and information about design trends. > www.grassimak.de
29 October to 31 October 2021 | Dresden 21st Jazz Days Germany's most diverse and longest-running jazz festival with more than 80 concerts, nearly 40,000 visitors and 500 artists from 30 nations at 23 venues. > www.jazztage-dresden.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
November
20 October to 21 November 2021 | Dresden 21st Jazz Days Germany's most diverse and longest-running jazz festival with more than 80 concerts, nearly 40,000 visitors and 500 artists from 30 nations at 23 venues. > www.jazztage-dresden.de
02 November to 07 November 2021 | Leipzig euro-scene Leipzig – 31st Festival of Contemporary European Theatre and Dance The euro-scene Leipzig is one of the most important festivals for experimental theatre and innovative dance in Europe. > www.euro-scene.de
Christmas markets in Saxony:
23 November to 22 December 2021 | Freiberg Christmas Market in Freiberg Experience real Ore Mountain traditions and mining customs in the heart of Saxony at this Christmas market. > www.freiberg.de/
23 November to 23 December 2021 | Leipzig Leipzig Christmas market The tradition of the Leipzig Christmas market reaches back to the year 1458, which makes it the second-oldest in Germany. Thanks to its unique cultural and culinary offerings, it enjoys a legendary reputation. > www.leipzig.de
23 November to 23 December 2021 | Zwickau Christmas market in Zwickau This richly traditional Christmas market sets the mood of the prettiest time of year with the sounds of Christmas and the smells of sweet and hearty delicacies. > www.zwickauer-weihnachtsmarkt.de
23 November to 23 December & 27. December to 31 December 2021 | Pirna Canaletto Christmas market in Pirna > canalettomarkt.de
25 November to 24 December 2021 | Dresden Dresdner Striezelmarkt (Christmas market) Christmas magic - from Dresden's Old Town out to the festively decorated winery. > striezelmarkt.dresden.de
26 November to 22 December 2021 | Bautzen 638th Bautzen Wenceslaus market Christmas market with extensive cultural programme against the romantic backdrop of Bautzen's old city centre. > www.bautzen.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
26 November to 19 December 2021 | Seiffen Christmas market in Seiffen (Ore Mountains) Christmas market with festive entertainment program, such as parade of lights, big mountain parade and lantern procession > en.seiffen.de
26 November to 23 December 2021 | Chemnitz Christmas market in Chemnitz Ore Mountains Christmas ambience meets cultural offerings of modern industry and culture. With Mountain Parade on the Saturday of the 1st Advent weekend > www.weihnachten-chemnitz.de
26 November to 23 December 2021 | Annaberg-Buchholz Christmas market in Annaberg-Buchholz (Ore Mountains) Crowned by the famous St. Anne's Church, the Annaberg Christmas market invites visitors to the heart of the historic town district. > www.annaberg-buchholz.de
26 to 28 November, 03 to 05 December, 10 to 12 December 2021 | Radebeul Lights and Christmas Magic Radebeul On the historical village square in Altkötzschenbroda > www.weihnachtsmarkt-radebeul.de
03 December to 19 December 2021 | Görlitz Silesian Christmas market in Görlitz > www.schlesischer-christkindelmarkt.de
11 December to 12 December 2021 | Kamenz Advent Spectaculum Kamenz > www.kamenz.de
December 2021 | Torgau Fairy Tale Christmas market Torgau > www.torgauer-weihnachtsmarkt.de
December 2021 | Zittau Zittau Christmas market > zittau.de
December 2021 | Plauen Christmas market Plauen > www.plauen.de
December 2021 | Meißen Christmas market Meißen > www.meissner-weihnacht.de
Cultural highlights in Saxony 2021 by date
Preview: future cultural highlights in Saxony
10 June to 19 June 2022 | Leipzig Bachfest Leipzig In 2022, the Neue Bachgesellschaft (The New Bach Association), founded in 1900, will be the join host of a unique Leipzig Bach Festival: in line with the festival theme »BACH – We Are Family«, more than 50 Bach choirs, societies, festivals and associations from 6 continents will be travelling to Leipzig to celebrate the composer in his principal place of work. In doing so, they will be continuing a tradition of the extensive Bach family of musicians, who in the 17th and 18th centuries met once a year to play music together. > www.oper-leipzig.de
20 June to 14 July 2022 | Leipzig Wagner 22 at Leipzig Opera Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig in 1813. With the festive premiere of Twilight of the Gods in 2016, the Leipzig Opera had a complete Ring in its repertoire for the first time in over forty years. Since then Leipzig Opera premiered at least one Wagner opera each season. They now have all of this native son of Leipzig’s works in the house’s repertoire. It is the only opera house in the world that can make this comprehensive claim > www.oper-leipzig.de
May 2023 | Leipzig Mahler Festival Leipzig In order to ensure sufficient planning reliability for the international audiences, guest orchestras, conductors, choruses and soloists, and for the Gewandhaus itself as host, it was necessary to postpone the Festival until 2023. > www.gewandhausorchester.de/en
All year 2025 | Chemnitz C the unseen – Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025 Chemnitz will be the European Capital of Culture 2025.With the motto “C the unseen”, Chemnitz2025 will focus on the unseen: on the unseen of the “silent middle of the society”. On the unseen city, the unseen European neighbours, the unseen places and biographies, the unseen talents in each individual. > chemnitz2025.de/en/