Long Night of the Dresden Theatres | 07th April 2018
Around 30 venues will be staging high art in a reduced format. The 30-minute extracts start punctually on the hour. The event continues after midnight with dancing on the stage of the
Staatsschauspiel theatre.

www.lange-nacht-der-dresdner-theater.de

30th Filmfest Dresden | International Short Film Festival | 17th - 22th April 2018
Short films from around the world at different venues. Competing for the eight prestigious Golden Rider awards are the best 80 feature and animated films from more than 20 countries, a shortlist whittled down from more than 2,000 entries. In a special supplementary programme, the festival week examines a variety of contemporary themes and country-specific issues, also screening retrospectives and children’s films.

www.filmfest-dresden.de

BOLÉRO | 28/4/2018
three-part dance night by Carlos Matos and guest choreographers,with music by Maurice Ravel

www.landesbuehnen-sachsen.de

Albrechts Burgfest & Walpurgis Night Meissen | 30/4 – 1/5/2018
Great medieval spectacular on the bailey of Albrechtsburg Castle

www.albrechtsburg-meissen.de

Fleet Parade of the Saxon Paddle Steamer Fleet | 01st May 2018
Full steam ahead! On May Day, the nine historic paddle steamers and the two saloon ships will set off in line astern formation on their traditional parade from the Dresden embankment to Pillnitz Palace.

www.saechsische-dampfschiffahrt.de

48th International Dixieland Festival | 13th - 20th May 2018
Europe’s most senior old-time jazz festival, with its ‘Jazz Mile’, Riverboat Shuffle, Dixie Ball, Dixieland Parade and much more besides. Various venues will be used, but the highlight will surely be the jazz gala at the Semper Opera House.

www.dixieland.de

Dresden Music Festival | 10th May - 10th June 2018
Festival of classical music featuring soloists and orchestras from Dresden and around the world.

www.musikfestspiele.com

9th Meissen Literature Festival | 7/6 – 10/6/2018
Germany’s largest open-air reading festival in the historic old town Meissen

www.literaturfest-meissen.de

16th Long Night of Science | 15th June 2018
Toy robots, gingerbread clothes, fabrics made by a 3D printer were previous highlights. Find out this night’s agenda strolling around Dresden’s university, colleges and research institutes!

www.wissenschaftsnacht-dresden.de

28th Bunte Republik Neustadt | 15th - 17th June 2018
Bunte Republik Neustadt is held in Dresden’s ‘alternative quarter’, across the river in Neustadt. What started off in 1990 as the locals’ concept of a ‘micronation’ taking a critical view of the political situation at the time has turned into the weirdest and flashiest district festival in the city.

www.brn-dresden.de

28th Elbhangfest Dresden (Riverside Festival) | 22nd - 24th June 2018
This festival extends along the Elbe from Loschwitz to Pillnitz. Around 200 events are scheduled over the seven kilometre stretch of the Elbe that links five hospitable villages. Copious amounts of delicious and exquisite wines will be consumed.

www.elbhangfest.de

Filmnächte am Elbufer (Film Nights on the Elbe Embankment) | 28th June - 26th August 2018
Film Nights takes place on the embankment of the River Elbe against the stunning night-time silhouette of Dresden’s Old Town. It must surely be the most beautiful open-air cinema and concert festival in Europe.

www.filmnaechte-am-elbufer.de

US CAR Convention | 13th - 15th July 2018
Epitomising the ‘American way of life’: US cars of all vintages are lined up by their proud owners for the public to admire.
Venue: Ostragehege / Messe Dresden

www.us-car-convention.de

10th Dresdner Schlössernacht (Night of the Palaces) | 21st July 2017
What a romantic spectacle! The three Elbe Palaces (Schloss Albrechtsberg, Schloss Lingner and Schloss Eckberg) are transformed into a fascinating cultural landscape.

www.dresdner-schloessernacht.de

Palais Summer | July - August 2018
Piano recitals and radio play nights, outdoor painting and open-air yoga – these are the elements of this festival for refined tastes: relaxed, charming, and there’s even free admission to the events in the grounds of the Japanese Palace.

www.palaissommer.de

LackStreicheKleber – Urban Art Festival | 01st - 11th August 2018
Dresden Neustadt becomes a canvas for artists; street artists take over the galleries, creative
types and art connoisseurs debate the merits of street art.

www.lackstreichekleber.de

Moritzburg Festival 2017 | 5th - 20th August 2017
This international festival of chamber music is a mix of family concerts, picnic performances, gala events and star-studded chamber music evenings.

www.moritzburgfestival.de

Dresden Harley Days 2018 | 3/8 – 5/8/2018
Biker city event for Harley Davidson fans in the Flutrinne

www.dresdenharleydays.de

Moritzburg Festival | 11/8 – 26/8/2018
Classical concerts in a baroque setting

www.moritzburgfestival.de

CANALETTO – 20th Dresden City Festival | 16th - 18th August 2018
In thirteen different ‘worlds of experience’ and on eight stages, more than 1,000 artists lay on a diverse programme of music, variety, theatre, family events and sporting activities. Rounding off the festival in style is the grand fireworks display on Sunday evening..

www.Dresdner-Stadtfest.com

Tage des offenen Weingutes (winery open day) | 25/8 – 26/8/2018
Open day at over 40 wineries in and around the Elbe Valley; vineyard and cellar tours, wine tastings, live music, shuttle bus services

www.elbland.de/programm-offenes-weingut

Stallion parade Moritzburg | 2/9 | 8/9 | 17/9/2018
Four-hour programme with the finest Saxon-bred horses

www.saechsische-gestuetsverwaltung.de

Radebeul autumn and wine festival | 28/9 – 30/9/2018
with international travelling theatre festival. Traditional festival held on the Dorfanger village square and
Elbwiesen meadows

www.weinfest-radebeul.de

Meissen Wine Festival | 28/9 – 30/9/2018
Wine spectacular with grand pageant in Meissen old town

www.meissner-weinfest.de

Heinrich Schütz Music Festival | 05th - 14th October 2018
This series of events in honour of Heinrich Schütz is themed as ‘For love of truth – Re-formation’.
The former Dresden Kapellmeister is the first German composer of European standing.

www.schütz-musikfest.de

DAVE – Festival of Club Culture | 19th -28th 2018
Concerts, parties and workshops in 25 clubs across the river in Neustadt.
The acronym DAVE stands for DRESDEN AUDIO VISUAL EXPERIENCE and is essentially an opportunity for the city’s clubs to showcase what they have to offer. DAVE was instituted to raise the profile of the local scene within the city and beyond. It is also intended to provide scope for the next generation of artists and DJs to emerge.

www.dave-dresden.net

Fisch- und Waldfest | 27/10 – 28/10/2018
Catch from around the Moritzburg Castle lake with display netting

www.kulturlandschaft-moritzburg.de

Dresden Jazz Days 2018 | 01st - 25th November 2018
Jazztage Dresden is an international festival devoted to top-quality jazz in its full diversity and bandwidth.

www.jazztage-dresden.de

The Dresden Elbland Christmas region with the 584th Striezelmarkt | 28/11 – 24/12/2018
Featuring the 583rd Striezelmarkt and ten other Christmas markets

Every year, the various Christmas markets are strung out along the streets of the city centre. The
Striezelmarkt is by far the oldest – this year will be the 584th. Which is the market with the most
appeal? Best come and decide for yourself.

www.dresden.de/striezelmarkt | www.dresden.de/weihnachten

Thank you, Dresden – The great Advent concert | 20th December 2018
The Dresden Kreuzchor traditionally sings the Christmas Oratorio in the Kreuzkirche, but you stand a better chance of obtaining a ticket for their performance at the Dresden Stadium.

www.kreuzchor.de