Festivals in Saxony-Anhalt

The first Barby Children's and Youth Film Festival on May 22, 2026, will show a compact day program of feature films and short films at Cine...

On September 13, 2026, Halle (Saale) celebrates its traditional Fontänefest on the Ziegelwiese — simultaneously with Open Monument Day. The...

The Merseburg Rabenmarkt is one of the oldest and highest quality pottery and handicraft markets in Saxony-Anhalt. Twice a year (spring and...

Full Force is the one German metal festival where the venue itself sets the mood. Ferropolis – the 'City of Iron' in a former open-cast mine...

On the Wednesday after Pentecost, Halle (Saale) has celebrated the city's oldest documented folk festival for centuries. On the Würfelwiese,...

For four months, the Dessau-Wörlitz UNESCO World Heritage Site transforms into an open-air stage. From the opening concert on a historical f...

Across approximately 35,000 m², the park of Hundisburg Castle transforms each spring into a green stage for around 90 exhibitors. For three...

In September, Genthin in the Jerichower Land region invites you to the traditional Potato Festival in the Volkspark. Regional farmers presen...

Tires on the Wipper, tug-of-war for six barrels of beer, and shooting competitions: The Giersleben Village and Club Festival in the Salzland...

A hiking day with mining history: the Mansfelder Bergwerksbahn — affectionately called "Wipperliese" — takes hikers by narrow-gauge railway...

250 years after Johann Wolfgang Goethe's first visit to the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, the World Heritage region celebrates a literary the...

The Goitzsche Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026. Three days of Rock, Metal, and Folk on the Pouch peninsula at Goitzschesee —...

The Gommern Town Festival is the most important Volksfest (public festival) in Jerichower Land. In 2026, it combines the traditional town fe...

The Great Summer Fairy Tale Harzgerode is the most important town festival of the Selke town on the southern edge of the Harz mountains. Wit...

The Grete Minde Festival commemorates one of the darkest episodes in Tangermünde's town history: in 1617, Grete Minde was executed for alleg...

The Gruselzoo transforms Bergzoo Halle into a Halloween experience world in October and early November. Laser shows, fire performances, zomb...

Every year on November 6th, Protestant Christians, Swedish delegations, and citizens of Lützen gather for the Gustavus Adolphus Memorial Day...

Over a weekend in June, Halberstadt Cathedral—one of Northern Germany's most significant Gothic structures—transforms into a stage for dance...