Festivals in Saxony

DOK Leipzig is one of the oldest and most renowned documentary and animated film festivals in the world. The 69th edition will take place in...

The Dorffest Elstertrebnitz is the most important annual community festival of the small municipality on the outskirts of the Leipziger Neus...

The Dorffest Großrückerswalde is a two-day, free open-air community festival in the Erzgebirgskreis district. With live music from the band...

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, starting at 3:00 PM, the Heimatklub Lauta-Dorf e. V. invites you to the annual village festival on the Dorfaue a...

The traditional Dorffest Weifa is organized by the Fest- und Traditionsverein Weifa e.V. and takes place in the Weifa district of the munici...

The Dorffest Weißkeißel in the community's leisure park combines a three-day Volksfest (village festival) with the 100th anniversary of the...

The Dorftheater Ohorn presents its annual theatre evening at the Mittelschänke Ohorn. Over four performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturd...

A Christmas market that is more fairytale than market: In the historic courtyard of Hartenfels Castle, the most important early modern castl...

The Dresden Dragon Boat Festival is one of Saxony's largest dragon boat races. On the Elbe in front of the Loschwitz boathouse, over 1,000 a...

The Jazztage Dresden is Dresden's Jazz, Soul, and Crossover Festival. The 2026/27 edition spans autumn and celebrates its 25th anniversary w...

The Dresdner Musikfestspiele is one of Germany's most renowned classical festivals. For four weeks, it transforms the Saxon state capital in...

The Dresden Spring Market transforms the Altmarkt in Dresden's Old Town into a large spring market for over three weeks. Over 70 vendors off...

With its deed of foundation dating back to 1434, the Dresdner Striezelmarkt is one of the oldest Christmas markets in the world and the flag...

The DTM race at Sachsenring is one of the classic stops on the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters calendar, bringing the touring car elite with GT...

The Eibenstock Fairytale Christmas Market is one of the most unusual Advent events in the Ore Mountains. From November 28th to 30th, 2026, t...

The Eilenburger Herbstfrühling is a comparatively young but popular city festival in the small town of Eilenburg in northern Saxony. On Frid...

On Shrove Tuesday, February 17, 2026, from 4 PM to 7 PM, the Crimmitschau Ice Stadium invites you to the traditional Eisfasching. On the ice...

Elbe Day in Torgau commemorates the historic encounter on April 25, 1945, when American and Soviet soldiers met for the first time during Wo...