In Oschersleben, the double-header of the DRX season finale carries the decisive points of the German Rallycross Championship, while Stendal's cathedral lights up and the Zeitz Sugar Festival fills the old town.
The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben lies in the Börde district. Among the events in Saxony-Anhalt on October 10, 2026, the season finale of the German Rallycross Championship takes place there. In Oschersleben, the double-header of the DRX season finale carries the decisive points of the German Rallycross Championship, while Stendal's cathedral lights up and the Zeitz Sugar Festival fills the old town.
The season finale at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
The DRX season finale in Oschersleben closes the German Rallycross Championship on October 10 and 11. The double-header, two full race events in a single weekend with maximum points on offer, begins on 10 October 2026. The organizer calls it the “showdown”: anyone with title chances has to deliver in Oschersleben.
Rallycross combines asphalt and gravel in a single race, on a track of 60 percent asphalt and 40 percent gravel where cars from different classes start side by side. Every driver must take the joker lap once per race, an alternative, longer route that forces overtaking moves and strategy decisions.
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, opened in 1997, also hosts DTM and ADAC GT Masters events. It sits right on the A14 (exit Wolmirstedt) and the A2 (exit Marienborn).
The arena sells the tickets itself, and a camping area runs along the track.
The 2026 DRX season began on April 18 and 19 in Buxtehude and moved on to Gründau, Valkenswaard in the Netherlands and Schlüchtern. The season ends in Oschersleben. The ADAC XC Cup rounds out the field with a new rookie classification.
Steam locomotives, baroque music and an illuminated cathedral
The Heinrich Schütz Music Festival in Weißenfels runs through October 11 in its 29th edition under the motto “Spurensuche. Anstoß und Aufbruch”, with the ensemble The Present as artist in residence. The Monstrale, Saxony-Anhalt's only international short film festival, brings roughly 100 films from more than 30 countries to Halle each year, with an international competition and a documentary program. Kino Zazie is the main venue.
Under the motto “Drei Bahnen, drei Spurweiten”, the Mansfelder Bergwerksbahn, the Wipperliese and the Parkeisenbahn Vatterode invite visitors to the Eisenbahnwochenende der Mansfelder Bergwerksbahn. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days, and a classic car meeting is on the program. In Zeitz, the Zeitzer Zuckerfest takes over the old town between Altmarkt and Neumarkt from Friday to Sunday with concert stages, a children's program and church tours. Admission is free. The Schwarzbiernacht celebrates its 2026 edition at the same time.
The 11th edition of the Stendaler Lichttage bathes St. Nikolaus cathedral in light installations, a laser show and fire bowls on Saturday evening from 7 to 10 p.m. Hundreds of candles burn inside, and admission is free. The Gruselzoo at Halle's Bergzoo starts on October 10 and runs until November 1. It opens Wednesday to Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m., with a laser show and a fire show, while zombie actors roam the paths.