Winter Highlights 2018/2019

www.dresden.de/events Visit Dresden Christmas magic in the Dresden Elbland region

Anyone who likes Christmas will love Dresden. Eleven very distinct Christmas markets make the metropolis on the Elbe a veritable Christmas city. Christmas in Dresden – that also means festive church concerts, fairy tale readings and special exhibitions. Or how about a night lights cruise on the Elbe? Just as the river itself connects historic city-centre areas with gorgeous landscapes, so the Christmas period combines the many different activities across the entire Dresden Elbland region into one spellbinding attraction.

584th Dresden Striezelmarkt ...... 2

Christmas cheer everywhere Christmas markets in Dresden ...... 4

Christmas markets in the Elbland region ...... 6

Events November 2018 – February 2019 ...... 8

Unique experiences ...... 22

Exhibitions ...... 24

Advent shopping ...... 26

Prize draw ...... 27

Packages ...... 28

Dresden Elbland tourist information centre Our service for you ...... 30

Overview map of Dresden Elbland Locations of the Christmas markets in the region ...... 32

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Christmas market Festival/party/event

Music/concerts/opera/dance Sport

Theatre/cabaret/literature Elbland region

1 Dresden Striezelmarkt

584th Dresden Striezelmarkt emed days and festivities at the Striezelmarkt: Dresden Advent Calendar Festival 1/12/2018

Dresden Gingerbread Festival 2/12/2018

25th Dresden Stollenfest 8/12/2018 Glittering lights, twinkling stars, beaming children’s faces, mulled wine, A big festival dedicated to the unique Dresden baking tradition, with the scent of gingerbread, and Christmas carols – Dresden’s Striezelmarkt historic pageant and giant Stollen, weighing several tonnes. The Stollen boasts a unique character, despite being in its 584th year. Regional is cut up at the Striezelmarkt and sold for a good cause. The festival will specialities, such as Ore Mountain wood crafts, Lusatian blue-printed also feature the “Dresdner Stollenmädchen”, the brand ambassador for fabrics and Moravian stars, are particularly popular. And a piece of Dresdner Christstollen and patron of the festival. Original Dresdner Christsto llen fruit loaf in the light of the step pyramid www.dresdnerstollen.com from the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) is of course another must.

584th Dresden Striezelmarkt on the Altmarkt 1 28/11 – 24/12/2018, every day from 10 am to 9 pm www.dresden.de/striezelmarkt

28/11/2018, 3 pm Ecumenical service in the Kreuzkirche marking the opening of the 584th Striezelmarkt www.kreuzkirche-dresden.de

Dresden Stollenfest

Dresden Pflaumentoffel Festival 9/12/2018 Dresden Striezeltaler The Long Striezel Night 14/12/2018 for the 584th Dresden Striezelmarkt Dresden Pyramid Festival 15/12/2018 This year will once again see the return of the Dresden Schwibbogen Festival 16/12/2018 Striezeltaler. For 10 euros, you can get 11 thalers each worth one euro, meaning one thaler is for free. They will be accepted by all merchants at Christmas at Dresden City Hall 17/12/2018 the Dresden Striezelmarkt. There is only a limited number of Striezeltalers, Decorating the Dresden Christmas Tree 22/12/2018 and they are available exclusively at the Dresden Information Office. www.striezeltaler.de Dresden Kreuzkirche Day 23/12/2018

2 3 Medieval Christmas market at the Stallhof

Advent on Neumarkt square 5 Christmas cheer everywhere 30/11 – 22/12/2018, daily 11 am – 10 pm 23/12/2018, 11 am – 8 pm (Christmas Eve service: 5 – 6 pm) www.weihnachtsmarkt-dresden-neumarkt.de

9th Neustädter Gelichter 6 Alaunstrasse, on the grounds of the “Scheune” cultural centre The Striezelmarkt alone does not make Dresden a Christmas city; there 29/11 – 23/12/2018 are ten other differently themed markets, including one beneath the www.neustaedter-gelichter.de Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) or the mediaeval market in the Stallhof (the palace stable yard). But the entire Elbland region is bathed in a festive Augustusmarkt – International Christ mas market 7 Christmas atmosphere. On the village green of Altkötzschenbroda, the Hauptstrasse, between the Golden Horseman and Gomondai-Platz quiet marketplaces of Meissen and Pirna or in the castle courtyard at 29/11 – 23/12/2018, Mon to Thu 11 am – 9 pm, Fri 11 am – 10 pm, Torgau, there are an amazing variety of enchanting Christmas markets. Sat 10 am – 10 pm, Sun 10 am – 9 pm www.augustusmarkt.de

Dresdner Hüttenzauber at Postplatz square 8 Romantic Christmas market 2 29/11 – 23/12/2018, daily from 12 noon on the square beneath Dresden Royal Palace www.huettenzauber-dresden.de 29/11 – 24/12/2018, Sun to Thu 11 am – 8 pm, Fri and Sat 11 am – 9 pm | 24/12/2018 11 am – 2 pm Dresdner Winterlichter – www.romantischer-weihnachtsmarkt.com Christmas market on Prager Strasse 9 29/11 – 23/12/2018 Medieval Christmas market until www.dresdner-winte rlichter.de Twelfth Night at the Stallhof 3 Dresden Royal Palace 22nd Elbhangfest Christmas Market 10 28/11 – 23/12/2018, daily 11 am – 9.30 pm (Twelve Days of Christ - Friedrich-Wieck-Strasse, near Körnerplatz by the “Blue Wonder” mas: 27 – 30/12/2018 | 2 – 6/1/2019, daily 11 am – 9.30 pm) 1 – 16/12/2018 www.mittelalter-weihnacht.de www.elbhangfest.de

18th Traditional Christmas market at the Frauenkirche 4 Fair Dresden Christmas market in 11 Münzgasse, between the Frauenkirche and Brühl’s Terrace the Dreikönigskirche church 28/11 – 24/12/2018, Sun to Thu 10 am – 9 pm, Fri and Sat Hauptstrasse, in the “Haus der Kirche” 10 am – 10 pm | 24/12/2018, 10 am – 2 pm 8/12 | 9/12/2018, Sat 10 am – 7 pm, Sun 12 – 6 pm www.weihnachtsmarkt-dresden.de www.fairer-weihnachtsmarkt.de

4 5 Schloss Wackerbarth

Christmas markets in Torgau Fairy-tale Christmas Market Marktplatz G 30/11 – 16/12/2018 the Elbland region www.tic-torgau.de 6th Arts Christmas Market Kleine Galerie Torgau H 1/12 – 16/12/2018 www.kleine-galerie-torgau.de

Meissen Christmas Marktplatz A Manufactory Christmas at Schloss Wackerbarth I with Advent calendar at the historic town hall Radebeul, Schloss Wackerbarth wine estate 26/11 – 24/12/2018 8/12 | 9/12/2018 www.stadt-meissen.de | www.meissner-weihnacht.de www.schloss-wackerbarth.de

Canalettomarkt Pirna B Christmas for all the family at the Hoflössnitz wine estate J Christmas market with romantically lit marketplace Cosy Christmas market with theatre acts and live music 27/11 – 23/12 and 27/12 – 30/12/2018 Radebeul, Hoflössnitz wine estate www.canalettomarkt.de 22/12 | 23/12/2018 www.hofloessnitz.de Proschwitz Christmas C Meissen, Schloss Proschwitz wine estate Weinböhla Christmas market Kirchplatz K 29/11 – 2/12/2018 7/12 – 9/12/2018 www.schloss -proschwitz.de www.weinboehla.de

Grossenhain Christmas market D Some 40 stalls await at the Grossenhainer Budenstadt Meissen Christmas market 30/11 – 22/12/2018 www.grossenhain.de

Lichterglanz und Budenzauber E Family Christmas market in Radebeul Altkötzschenbroda 30/11 – 2/12 | 7/12 – 9/12 | 14/12 – 16/12/2018 www.weihnachtsmarkt.radebeul.de

Freital Castle Advent at Schloss Burgk F Peaceful Christmas market with traditional Christmas exhibition. 1/12 | 2/12 and 8/12 | 9/12/2018 www.freital.de

6 77 Zwinger, Dresden

8/11/2018 violins of Hope Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Kulturpalast To commemorate Kristallnacht on 9/11/1938 – the musicians The Nutcracker ballet, Semperoper Dresden play on violins that once belonged to victims of the Holocaust. Conductor: Michael Sanderling www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de

Events 9/11 – 11/11/2018 Dresden Chocolate Festival Zwinger, Dresden November 2018 – February 2019 Chocolate manufacturers salute Dresden’s reputation as an important chocolate production site. www.choco-classico.de

9/11 – 11/11/2018 NovEMBER 4:3 Kammer Musik Neu including the Ensemble Modern and Quatuor Bozzini 1/11 – 4/11/2018 HELLERAU- European Centre for the Arts Cantate Dresden choir festival – international choir meeting www.hellerau.org in concert halls and churches www.cantate-dresden.de | www.musicandfriends.com 10/11/2018 Memorial Concert II – 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht 1/11 – 29/11/2018 Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony/String Quartet No. 8 and 18th Jazztage Dresden – international jazz festival others, Text: Iris Berben, violin: Daniel Hope, Zurich Chamber various venues Orchestra www.jazztage-dresden.de Dresden Frauenkirche www.frauenkirche-dresd en.de 3/11/2018, other showings: 5/11 | 14/11 | 16/11 | 18/11 | 21/11/2018 10/11/2018 “Labyrinth” ballet premiere Between War and Peace 1618 – 1918 – 2018 Four-part ballet evening with choreographies by Actress Martina Gedeck reads texts in German by Kurt George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Ohad Naharin and Tucholsky and others; music: Ensemble Amarcord and guests, Joseph Hernandez. Dresden Philharmonic Choir and Cappella Sagittariana. Semperoper Dresden Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Kulturpalast www.semperoper.de www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de

4/11/2018, 10 am – 6 pm 10/11 – 11/11/2018 40th Radebeul graphic arts market Advent market at the Nudelcenter in Riesa Elbsporthalle Radebeul Christmas market with handicrafts from Riesa and environs www.radebeul.de www.teigwaren-riesa.de

8 9 Tom Pauls Theater, Pirna – Norbert Anger Hellerau Festival Theatre

15/11 – 18/11/2018 22/11/2018 Fast Forward – the European festival for young directors Coffee and a chat with P. I. Josef Matula – Peter Ufer talks various venues including the Kleines Haus theatre, Semper 2, to Claus Theo Gärtner Tom Pauls Theater, Pirna the Laboratory Theatre at the Academy of Fine Arts and one of The actor, adventurer, racing driver and heart-throb tells Dresden’s concrete tower blocks stories in German from his 50-year acting career. www.staatsschauspiel-dresden.de www.tom-pauls-theater-pirna.de

18/11/2018, 10 am – 6 pm 22/11 – 2/12/2018 The 20th open Studios Day, Dresden Polski Transfer – Festival of modern Polish theatre Get to know over 100 participating artists and their studios. Performances, music, films, installations, meetings and dis- www.offene-ateliers -dresden.de cussion, including Krystian Lupa’s adaptation of “The Trial” HELLERAU- European Centre for the Arts 18/11/2018 www.hellerau.org Strauss and Wagner for violoncello and piano A fascinating slice of music history with pianist Michael Schöch 24/11 | 28/11 | 30/11/2018 | and cellist Norbert Anger. 4/12 | 6/12 | 9/12 | 16/12 | 19/12 | 20/12 | 23/12 | 25/12/2018 Tom Pauls Theater, Pirna Aaron S. Watkin “The Nutcracker” www.tom-pauls-theater-pirna.de A Ballet in Two Acts, score by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky Semperoper Dresden 18/11/2018 www.semperoper.de Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem with the Dresdner Kreuzchor choir 25/11/2018 Kreuzkirche, Dresden Matinee in the Semperoper www.kreuzchor.de Music by Beethoven, Bartók, Brahms with the soloists and symphony orchestra of Dresden’s University of Music 20/11 – 30/12/2018 www.hfmdd.de/veranstaltungen Christmas show Carte Blanche Drag Theatre, Dresden 27/11 – 9/12/2018 www.ca rte-blanche-dresden.de Christmas on the Balcony Comödie Dresden Comedy by Gilles Dyrek 21/11/2018, 4 pm www.comoedie-dresden.de Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem Dresden Bach Choir, Sinfonietta Dresden, soloists 30/11 | 1/12/2018 Martin-Luther-Kirche, in Dresden’s Neustadt district Rotor Song Writer Festival Blue Note und Ostpol www.kirchspiel-dresden-neustadt.de What makes this so special is the rotation. The musicians not only play their own sets but also join one another’s. www.dynamitekonzerte.com

10 11 Landesbühnen Sachsen theatre – “Hansel and Gretel in the Magic Forest” “Scheune” cultural centre – Simon & Jan “Hallelujah!”

DECEMBER 2/12/2018 Simon & Jan “Hallelujah!” 1/12 | 2/12/2018 Song-writing duo – as touching as Simon & Garfunkel and as Lights & Fairy Tales – festival of lights at Schloss Wackerbarth unexpected as Rainald Grebe. An invitation to step into the magical world of Hansel and Gretel, “Scheune” cultural centre, Dresden in association with the Landesbühnen Sachsen theatre. www.scheune.org Schloss Wackerbarth, Radebeul www.schloss-wackerbarth.de | www.landesbühnen-sachsen.de 2/12/2018 Christmas concert with the Elbphilharmonie 1/12 | 2/12 | 15/12 | 16/12/2018 WeinErlebnisWelt Meissen Christmas at the Aust wine estate www.winzer-meissen.de Karl Friedrich Aust wine estate, Radebeul www.we ingut-aust.de 2/12/2018, other showings: 5/12 | 8/12 | 12/12 | 14/12/2018 2/12/2018 Première of the Richard Strauss opera “Ariadne auf Naxos” Advent at the lighthouse Semperoper Dresden Fasanenschlösschen (Little Pheasant Castle), Moritzburg www.semperoper.de www.schloss-moritzburg.de 2/12 | 9/12 | 16/12/2018 2/12/2018 “Festive Twilight” – bus tour and magical organ music Friend ‘n Fellow – Live Tour 2018 Guided evening city tour and organ concert by candlelight Tom Pauls Theater, Pirna in the Frauenkirche, including a 3-course meal. www.tom-pauls-theater-pirna.de Starting point: Dresden, Wilsdruffer Strasse www.sachsen-traeume.de/details/ausflug-dresdner-advent.html

Tom Pauls Theater, Pirna – “Friend ‘n Fellow” 4/12 – 18/12/2018 Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company HELLERAU- European Centre for the Arts, Dresden www.hellera u.org

5/12/2018 Royal choral music with the Choir of Westminster Abbey Dresden Frauenkirche www.frauenkirche-dresden.de

12 13 Concert by Dresdner Kreuzchor, Kreuzkirche, Dresden Kraftwerk Mitte cultural centre

7/12 –9/12/2018 13/12/2018, 8 pm Coswig SterneWeihnacht Christmas market Choral music at Advent in Coswig town centre and the park around Villa Teresa with the boys of Staats- und Domchor Berlin and www.sterneweihnacht.de Lautten Compagney Berlin Dresden Frauenkirche 8/12 | 9/12/2018 www.frauenkirche-dresden.de Christmas at the House of MEISSEN® – A World of Experience Meissen porcelain manufactory 13/12 | 14/12/2018 www.meissen.com My Favourite Things – A Musical Journey Concert hall at Dresden University of Music 8/12 | 9/12/2018 www.hfmdd.de/veranstaltungen The T-Shirt Festival, XIv Art and Design Market 13/12 | 14/12 | 25/12 | 26/12/2018 “Scheune” cultural centre, Dresden “The Magic Flute” – opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart www.scheune.org Dresden State Operetta at Kraftwerk Mitte www.staatsoperette.de 8/12 | 9/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 | 15/12 | 16/12 | 22/12 | 23/12/2018 “Hansel and Gretel” – 14/12/2018 fairy-tale opera by Engelbert Humperdinck Jazz WEINachtsprobe Dresden State Operetta at Kraftwerk Mitte Jazz and swing in time with a wine tasting and Christmas meal www.staatsoperette.de WeinErlebnisWelt Meissen www.winzer-meissen.de 10/12 | 22/12/2018 Evening of Christmas carols 14/12 – 16/12/2018 by the Dresdner Kreuzchor boys’ choir Kreuzchor boys’ choir: Kreuzkirche, Dresden J. S. Bach: Christmas oratorio, Cantatas 1 – 3 www.kreuzchor.de Kreuzkirche, Dresden www.kreuzchor.de 11/12 – 26/12/2018 “Everyone under one Christmas tree” – 14/12 – 17/12/2018 comedy by Lo Malinke Auguste, the Christmas Goose Comödie Dresden Boulevardtheater Dresden www.comoedie-dresden.de www.boulevardtheater.de

14 15 Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden Concert hall at Dresden University of Music

15/12/2018 16/12/2018 J. S. Bach: Christmas oratorio, Cantatas 1 – 3 one Fine Christmas Tom Pauls Theater, Pirna Martin-Luther-Kirche, in Dresden’s Neustadt district Author Peter Ufer tells German Advent stories that are full of www.kirchspiel-dresden-neustadt.de surprises. www.tom-pauls-theater-pirna.de 15/12/2018 Taschenbergpalais meets the Music Festival 18/12/2018 Brunch, concerts, skating fun Christmas in Dresden with Anne Sofie von otter and

Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden Daniel Hope Dresden Frauenkirche www.kempinski.com/dresden www.frauenkirche-dresden.de

15/12 | 16/12/2018 19/12/2018 – 6/1/2019 Christmas market on Moritzburg Castle island 23rd Dresden Christmas Circus Moritzburg Castle Ostragehege fairground, Dresden www.schloss-moritzburge.d www.dresdner-weihnachts-circus.de

15/12 | 16/12/2018 19/12/2018 10th Christmas Brass music event Sacred choral music with the outstanding voices Concert hall at Dresden University of Music of the Moscow Cathedral choir www.hfmdd.de/veranstaltungen Dresden Frauenkirche www.frauenkirche-dresden.de 15/12 | 21/12 | 26/12/2018 “Hansel and Gretel”, fairy-tale opera by E. Humperdinck 20/12/2018 Semperoper Dresden Thank you, Dresden! www.semperoper.de Big Advent concert with the Dresdner Kreuzchor boys’ choir DDV Stadium, Dresden 16/12/2018 www.kreuzchor.de | www.adventskonzert.de Palace Christmas with German fairy-tale readings, baroque tours and much more Zabeltitz Baroque Garden 20/12 | 21/12/2018 www.grossenhain.de Zärtlichkeiten mit Freunden – off-beat comedy duo “Scheune” cultural centre, Dresden www.scheune.org

16 17 Kulturpalast Dresden Boulevardtheater Dresden – “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”

21/12/2018 25/12/2018, 10:30 am Short Film Day 2018 Pontifical Mass with the Bishop various venues Orchestral Mass with Staatskapelle Dresden, www.kurzfilmtag.com the Cathedral Choir and Dresdner Kapellknaben boys’ choir Hofkirche (Catholic Cathedral), Dresden 21/12 – 28/12/2018 www.kathedrale-dresden.de Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The funniest Christmas comedy of the year. September – 31/12/2018 Boulevardtheater Dresden “Go Trabi Go” Comödie Dresden www.boulevardtheater.de Musical road comedy based on the film of the same name. www.comoedie-dresden.de

23/12/2018 31/12/2018, 9 pm Christmas vespers in front of the Frauenkirche New Year's Eve organ Concert Biggest regular open-air church service Festive music for 7 trumpets, timpani and organ Neumarkt square, Dresden Kreuzkirche, Dresden www.frauenkirche-dresden.de www.kreuzkirche-dresden.de

23/12 – 26/12/2018 31/12/2018 Sandtheater Dresden “Merry Christmas Mr. Santa!” organ concert marking the turn of the year Boulevardtheater Dresden Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Kulturpalast www.boulevardtheater.de www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de

24/12/2018, 4 pm Nativity play by the Dresdner Kapellknaben boys’ choir Meissen town centre and Albrechtsburg Castle Hofkirche (Catholic Cathedral), Dresden www.kathedrale-dresden.de

25/12/2018 – 1/1/2019 Meissen Winter Market Marktplatz www.stadt-meissen.de

18 19 “Augustus the Strong” motor ship at the “Blue Wonder” Semperoper Dresden

JANUARY 12/1 | 13/1/2019 2nd FIS Cross-Country Sprint Skiing World Cup – 1/1/2019 Top-class winter sports on the banks of the Elbe, right in “New Year's Concert” gala concert in the Wall Pavilion front of the famous city skyline. Königsufer, Dresden Zwinger, Dresden www.skiweltcup-dresden.de www.zwinger-konzerte.de

25/1 | 26/1/2019 until 6/1/2019 on board the Theaterkahn with the play “Backes Fest” 23rd Dresden Christmas Circus “Augustus the Strong” motor ship, Terrassenufer Dresden Ostragehege fairground, Dresden www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de www.dresdner-weihnachts-circus.de

2/1/2019, 4 – 6 pm Kids on Ice – skating course FEBRUARY A trainer from the “Dresdner Eislöwen” ice hockey team takes the children onto the rink. 1/2/2019 Courtyard of the Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Hotel, Dresd en 14th Semper opera Ball www.kempinski.com/dresden Theaterplatz, in and in front of the Semperoper www.semperopernball.de 5/1 | 6/1/2019 New Year’s concert Concert hall at Dresden University of Music 2/2 | 3/2/2019 www.hfmdd.de/veranstaltungen Mahler 9 Philharmonic concert with Michael Sanderling 6/1/2019 Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Kulturpalast J. S. Bach: Christmas oratorio, Cantatas 4 – 6 www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de Martin-Luther-Kirche, in Dresden’s Neustadt district www.kirchspiel-dresden-neustadt.de 13/2/2019 Concert commemorating 13 February 1945. 11/1/2019 Rudolf Mauersberger, Dresdner Requiem, RMWV 10 and motet Happy New Year – Staatskapelle Dresden, Péter Eötvös “Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst” (How desolate lies the city”) HELLERAU- European Centre for the Arts Kreuzkirche, Dresden www.hellerau.org www.kreuzchor.de

20 21 Ice rink in the Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Hotel 24/11/2018 –27/1/2019, Mon to Fri 3 – 10 pm Ice rink in the Taschenbergpalais Courtyard of the Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Hotel, Dresden Unique experiences www.kempinski.com/dresden 27/11 – 23/12/2018, every day 3.30 – 5 pm Saxon Steamship Company: Christstollen Cruise “Countess Cosel” motor ship from Terassenufer, Dresden www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de All year round Guided tours of the Semperoper 1/12/2018 Theaterplatz, ticket sales at the “Schinkelwache” A-cappella concert and dinner with “echo” www.semperoper-erleben.de Exquisite four-course dinner and Christmas carols Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden All year round, Fri and Sat 10.30 am – 1.30 pm, 11.30 am – 2.30 pm www.kempinski.com/dresden Culinary and cultural city tours Three-hour city tours with seven tastings 1/12 | 2/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 15/12 | 16/12 | 22/12 | 23/12/2018, Dresden city centre and the Outer Neustadt district Sat and Sun 12 – 3 pm www.eat-the-world.com/dresden Advent Brunch Restaurant in the Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe www.steigenberger.com/dresden/de-saxe 3/11 | 10/11 | 17/11 | 24/11 | 1/12 | 8/12 | 15/12 | 22/12/ 2018, Sat 2 pm 2/12 | 9/12 | 16/12/2018 Romantic stroll through Meissen with mulled wine Saxon Steamship Company: Ad vent Lunch www.touristinfo-meissen.de “Countess Cosel” motor ship, from Terrassenufer, Dresden www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de 9/11/2018 Dinner in the Dark WeinErlebnisWelt Meissen 16/12/2018 Multisensory experience in a darkened wine cellar, High-proof winter hike

with 3-course meal and wine. Hike through the vineyard with wine-growers and warming drinks www.winzer-meissen.de WeinErlebnisWelt Meissen www.winzer-meissen.de 16/11/2018 – 3/3/2019 Dresden Winter at the Weisser Hirsch concert venue 19/1 – 4/3/2019 Ice rink in the middle of the woods on an area of almost 960 m² Dresden winter magic on the Altmarkt

www.dresdner-winter.com Skating rink, winter slide and food www.konzertplatz-weisser-hirsch.de www.dresdner-winterzauber-2019.de

22 23 Moritzburg Castle

Exhibitions

28/9/2018 – 6/1/2019 Special exhibition: The Chocolate Girl by Jean-Étienne Liotard “The most beautiful pastel ever seen.” Old Masters Picture Gallery, Semper Building at the Zwinger Dresden State Art Collections www.skd.museum

11/10/2018 – February 2019 The Luxury of Paper – 225 Years of Brück & Sohn, Meissen Meissen Town Museum www.stadt-meissen.de

17/11/2018 – 3/3/2019 Winter exhibition: Three Wishes for Cinderella Moritzburg Castle www.schloss-moritzburg.de

December 2018 –April 2019 Special exhibition: Hello, Robot. Design between Human and Machine Dresden Transport Museum www.verkehrsmuseum-dresden.de

2/12/2018 – February 2019 Christmas exhibition: Stars – not just at Christmas The Christmas special exhibition is accompanied by public lectures, guided tours and music. Torgau Museum of Municipal and Cultura l History www.museum-torgau.de

24 Bülow Palais superior five-star hotel

Prize draw

Win two nights’ stay for two guests, with breakfast, at the Bülow Palais Advent shopping superior five-star hotel. Additional service: a relaxing massage on the hydrojet. This luxurious hotel awaits you in the heart of the baroque Neustadt district, just a short walk from the historic Old Town. What makes all the difference here is the personal touch and genuine passion shown by the hotel staff. The hotel has 58 rooms and suites: bright, In terms of retail space per inhabitant, Dresden is well above the national spacious and stylish. average, and has an important position as a shopping city beyond the region’s borders. The longest shopping street stretches from the main Competition question: station to the castle – with international fashion brands, shopping gal- Couples who marry in Meissen traditionally receive leries and lifestyle products. Luxury goods can be found by the Frauen- a special pastry as a gift. What is it? And why? kirche or in the baroque district around Königstrasse, on the other side of ? the Elbe. In the centre, you will find not only valuable traditional products You can find the answer in our online Dresden Magazin from the region (from Ore Mountain carvings to Meissen porcelain) but www.dresden-magazin.com/genuss/spezialitaeten also inexpensive souvenirs. If, by contrast, you want something odd or unusual, the trendy Outer Neustadt district is the perfect place to go. But a pleasant shopping experience is still a top priority even beyond the hustle and bustle of the city, in the narrow streets of Pirna and Meissen’s Old Towns or among the little half-timbered houses of Altkötzschenbroda.

Sunday trading dates:

Dresden 9/12/2018 Meissen 2/12/2018 Pirna 2/12/2018 Radebeul 2/12/2018 Torgau 9/12/2018 Weinböhla 9/12/2018

For your chance to win, send your answer to: [email protected] T-Shirt Festival in the “Scheune” Competition closes on 31. 12. 2018.

26 27 City tour The special Advent tour run by the Dresden Information office A tour through the Christmas Old Town and a visit to some of the best Christmas markets.

Packages 29/11 – 23/12/2018, 4 pm daily From € 8

Dresden Welcome Cards Dresden 3 for 2 including museums Dresden Welcome Cards are your ideal Dive into tradition while discovering new things. Dresden companions, and offer Get a special 3-for-2 rate for your accommodation, and enjoy the winter - a number of benefits: free bus time in Dresden. You will also have free entry to 14 museums and many and train rides, free entry to From € 11 other discounts. the city’s museums, and many (May be booked at participating hotels, subject to availability) discounts on recreation, culture, From €130 dining and excursions. Includes: per person 3 nights for the price of 2 twin share in a double or single room including breakfast Dresden Museums Card: Gift voucher 2 days of free entry to 14 museums and many other discounts A unique idea – give the gift of Dresden on tours and events, at restaurants and shops The Dresden Information Office gift voucher is a From € 10 wonderful gift idea for all lovers of Dresden. € 10, € 20 and € 50 vouchers available Advent in Dresden Redeemable at the Dresden Information Be enchanted by the pre-Christmas period in Dresden: Germany’s oldest Office Christmas market, the 584th Striezelmarkt, and ten other markets will Valid for tickets, tours, whisk you away to a uniquely beautiful Christmas world where tradition excursions and souvenirs is alive and well. (Booking period: 27/11 – 22/12/2018) From €145 Included in the package: per person 2 nights in a double or single room including breakfast twin share Christmas city tour through the Historic Old Town Book these and other packages now on: A Christmas goose dish at the Saxon-Bohemian “Altmarktkeller” Tel. +49 351 501 501 or [email protected] restaurant & brewery www.dresden.de/reisea ngebote | www.dresden.de/tourismus

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Dresden Tourist Information office Dresden Information Office at the Frauenkirche Neumarkt 2, 01067 Dresden Dresden Information Office at the main train station Wiener Platz 4, 01069 Dresden Dresden Information Office at the Striezelmarkt, open daily

Hotline: Mon – Sat 9 am – 6 pm, Tel. +49 351 501 501 [email protected] | www.dresden.de/tourismus

Tourismusverband Elbland Dresden e. v. Dresdner Strasse 7, 01662 Meissen, Tel. +49 3521 7635 0, Fax 7635 40 [email protected] | www.dresden-elbland.de

Barrier-free access For people with disabilities, Dresden Elbland has various barrier-free tourist attractions, many of which can be found in the free “Sachsen Barrierefrei” brochure or online at: www.sachsen-barrierefrei.de

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30 C D G H Meissen A 30 km Christmas markets in Dresden K 1 Dresden Striezelmarkt on the Altmarkt Moritzburg 2 Romantic Christmas market at Dresden Royal Palace 6 20 km I 3 Mediaeval Christmas until Twelfth Night in the Stallhof courtyard Radebeul A4 15 km 4 Traditional Christmas market at the Frauenkirche J E 5 Advent on Neumarkt square

6 Neustädter Gelichter at the “Scheune” cultural centre, Alaunstrasse

7 Augustusmarkt on Hauptstrasse A4 8 Dresdner Hüttenzauber at Postplatz square

9 Dresden Winte rlichter on Prager Strasse

10 Elbhangfest Christmas market on Friedrich-Wieck-Strasse

11 Fair Christmas market in the Dreikönigskirche church 7 6 11 Christmas markets in the region 6 A Meissen Christmas at the marketplace in Meissen 1 3 10 B Canalettomarkt at the marketplace in Pirna A17 8 2 C Proschwitzer Weihnacht, at Schloss Proschwitz in Meissen

D Grossenhain Christmas market Dresden 9 E Lichterglanz & Budenzauber in Altkötzschenbroda, Radebeul 4 F Freita l Castle Advent at Schloss Burgk 5 6 G Torgau Fairy-tale Christmas Market

H Arts Christmas market at Kleine Galerie Torgau

I Manufactory Christmas at Schloss Wackerbarth in Radebeul

J Christmas at the Hoflössnitz wine estate in Radebeul

K Weinböhla Christmas market on Kirchplatz F

Distances by car Dresden — Radebeul: approx. 15 km Dresden — Meißen: approx. 30 km Dresden — Moritzburg: approx. 20 km Dresden — Pirna: approx. 25 km Meissen — Radebeul: approx. 15 km A17 Radebeul — Moritzburg: approx. 10 km 25 km

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