Cultural Highlights in Saxony 2021 (please check the corresponding event website to be reassure of its realisation)
Exhibitions, Events & Festivals lasting several months:
All year 2021 | various venues artmontan Cultural Days Extraordinary events at unusual places. > www.artmontan.de from March:
March to December 2021 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-service.de
01 May to 03 October 2021 | various venues 26th „Chursachsischer Summer“ The largest cultural festival in the European spa region. > www.chursaechsische.de
May to June 2021 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 from June:
June to August 2021 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.kirche-bad-schandau.de/musiksommer.html
from July:
July to August 2021 | Leipzig Monday Concerts at the Bach Monument On Mondays at 7 pm, at the St. Thomas Church courtyard (or in the church in case of rain), soloists, groups, and orchestras present a summer programme ranging from Bach to blues. > www.bachkonzerte.eu 08 July to 15 August 2021 | Bautzen 27th Bautzen Theatre Summer > www.theater-bautzen.de
Shorter exhibitions, events & festivals:
Starting in Spring 2021 | Dresden Zwinger Xperience "Power. Eras. Dimensions. A Journey through Time." The new 3D experience museum tells the story of Dresden Zwinger since 1719 with fascinating panoramic projections and virtual reality features. > www.zwinger-xperience.de
March
01 to 07 March 2021 | Bad Elster 8th Chursachsische Master Classes Violin / chamber music · viola · violoncello > www.chursaechsische.de
18 to 21 March 2021 | Leipzig Leipzig Book Fair and Literature Festival "Leipzig Reads" The Leipzig book fair is a real magnet for visitors. This produces a unique connection between the fair and the literature festival – an experience for young and old. > www.leipziger-buchmesse.de
April
01 to 05 April 2021 | Leipzig Historical Leipzig Easter Fair Every year, an Easter market is presented to visitors as it was centuries ago at Leipzig’s old city hall. > www.leipzig.de
02 to 05 April 2021 | various venues Easter in Upper Lusatia Upper Lusatia invites guests during the Easter season to enjoy a diverse programme of events. Highlights include the Easter riding procession on Easter Sunday and more Easter traditions. > www.oberlausitz.com
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
May
May 2021 | Chemnitz 30th Saxony Mozart Festival With numerous concerts and events. > www.mozartfest-sachsen.de
May 2021 | Leipzig Richard Wagner Festival Days Leipzig 2021 Richard Wagner was born in 1813 in Leipzig. He received his musical training, completed his first compositions, and developed into a musician and composer here. > www.oper-leipzig.de
01 May 2021 | Dresden Traditional Fleet Parade of Saxony’s Steamships Starting and ending at Terrassenufer. > www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de
13 to 24 May 2021 | Leipzig Mahler Festival in Leipzig The Gewandhaus orchestra invites its guests to the Mahler Festival in Leipzig. Experience all symphonies and other orchestral works, performed by 10 world-class orchestras in only 12 days in the city where Mahler became a symphonic composer. > www.gewandhausorchester.de
13 May to 13 June 2021 | Dresden 44th Dresden Music Festival Various venues > www.musikfestspiele.com
21 to 24 May 2021 | Leipzig Wave Gothic Convention The Wave Gothic Convention (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
28 to 30 May 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
June
June 2021 | Kurort Gohrisch 12th International Shostakovich Days The world’s only regularly occurring Shostakovich festival. > www.schostakowitsch-tage.de
03 to 13 June 2021 | Zwickau Schumann Festival > www.schumannzwickau.de
04 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 to 13 June 2021 | Annaberg-Buchholz 501st Annaberger 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
05 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
11 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 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 to 27 June 2021 | Freiberg Freiberg Mountain City Festival Every year, Freiberg celebrates with living tradition and unique culture against the enchanting background of the mountain city festival. > www.freiberg-service.de
July
July 2021 | Zwickau 10th August Horch Classic The classics feature numerous vehicles and motorcycles. Public viewing along the route is a unique experience. > www.horch-museum.de
22. bis 25. Juli 2021 | Bautzen und verschiedene Orte Internationales Folklorefestival „Łužica/Lausitz“ Tanz- und Folkloregruppen aus aller Welt bieten dem Publikum ein abwechslungsreiches und buntes Programm. > www.domowina.de
23 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 in Leipzig. > www.gewandhausorchester.de
August
08 to 22 August 2021 | Moritzburg Moritzburg Festival 2020 International chamber music; Various venues > www.moritzburgfestival.de
27 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 between the past and the future: morning shift, night shift, and the RAW festival. > www.industriekultur-chemnitz.de
01 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
10 September to 03 October 2021 | Bad Elster 21st Chursächsische Festival Bad Elster celebrates the festival season! > www.chursaechsische.de
17 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
October
October 2021 | Leipzig GRASSIMESSE EXHIBITION The GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts is once again a meeting place for fans of design and anyone interested in the discipline, who would like to learn more about current trends. > www.grassimesse.de
October 2021 | Leipzig Designers‘ Open The festival for design is a marketplace of fresh ideas and a place for encounters among the national and international design scene. > www.designersopen.de
October/November 2021 | Leipzig DOK Leipzig – 64th International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film is the largest German and one of the leading international festivals of artistic documentary and animated films. > www.dok-leipzig.de
18 October 2021 | various venues Traditional Craftsmanship Day Workshops open their doors to present their trades. > www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de
November
02 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
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 ist 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
26 November to 19 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
26 November to 23 December 2021 | Chemnitz Christmas Market in Chemnitz With Mountain Parade on Saturday of 1st Advent Ore Mountains Christmas ambience meets cultural offerings of modern industry and culture. > www.weihnachten-chemnitz.de
December
03 to 19 December 2021 | Görlitz Silesian Christmas Market in Görlitz > www.schlesischer-christkindelmarkt.de
Cultural Highlights in Saxony 2022
Leipzig Region
10 June – 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.com
20. June – 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 house in the world that can make this comprehensive claim www.oper-leipzig.com