Cultural and musical highlights of Germany
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...There are so many travel occasions to come to Germany in the next few years! Here you can get an overview of different events and highlights. We are happy to help you implementing your travel wishes to Dresden, Leipzig, Weimar or other cities - just contact us!
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Anniversaries and events as travel occasions in 2019
Cultural highlights in 2019
Here you can find a selection of exhibitions, festivals and anniversaries in Germany sorted by date.
| Event | Date | Location/Region |
| Special exhibition "Kandinsky, Lissitzky and Mondrian" | 09/02 – 19/05/2019 | Albertinum, Dresden, Saxony |
| Reopening of the Dresden Fortress | Spring 2019 | Fortress, Dresden, Saxony |
| 11th Dresden Steam Engine Festival | 12/04/ – 14/04/2019 | Eisenbahnmuseum, Dresden, Saxony |
| BUGA Federal Horticulture Show „Flowering Life“ | 17/04 – 06/10/2019 | different places of events, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg |
| Exhibition "Bauhaus Imaginista" | 15/03 – 10/07/2019 | Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin |
| Exhibition "Das Bauhaus kommt aus Weimar" – Opening oft he new bauhaus museum weimar and permanent exhibition | 06/04/2019 | bauhaus museum weimar, Weimar, Thuringia |
| Exhibition "Van de Velde, Nietzsche and the Modernity around 1900“ – Reopening of Neues Museum Weimar and permanent exhibition | 06/04/2019 | Neues Museum Weimar, Weimar, Thuringia |
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Exhibition "Map 2019 Bauhaus Netzwerk Krefeld" (Projekt MIK Mies van der Rohe in Krefeld e.V.) |
April – October 2019 | "Pavillon" of Thomas Schütte, Krefeld, NRW |
| Exhibition "Jubiläumsausstellung: original bauhaus" | 06/09/2019 – 27/01/2020 | Bauhaus Archive / Museum für Gestaltung zu Gast in der Berlinischen Galerie, Berlin |
| Exhibition "Jubiläumsausstellung: Versuchsstätte Bauhaus. Die Sammlung" | Autumn 2019 (tbc) | Bauhaus Museum Dessau (new), Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Reopening of the Semperbau incl. Old Masters Picture Gallery and Sculpture Collection | December 2019 | Semperbau, Dresden, Saxony |
| 50 years of Kulturpalast Dresden | 2019 | Kulturpalast, Dresden, Saxony |
| Opening of the Berlin City Palace | 2019 | Stadtschloss, Berlin |
Musical highlights in 2019
Here you can find a selection of music events in Germany sorted by date.
| Event | Date | Location/Region |
| Strauss Weekends | (I) 12/01 – 13/01/2019 (II) 26/04 – 28/04/2019 |
Leipzig Opera, Leipzig, Saxony |
| Puccini Weekend | 16/03 – 17/03/2019 | Leipzig Opera, Leipzig, Saxony |
| FESTTAGE festival | 12/04 – 22/04/2019 | Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin |
| Richard Wagner’s "The Ring of the Nibelung" | Cycle I: 06/04 – 14/04/2019 Cycle II: 01/05 – 05/05/2019 |
Leipzig Opera, Leipzig, Saxony |
| Richard Wagner’s "The Ring of the Nibelung" | 18/04 – 22/04/2019 | Chemnitz Opera, Chemnitz, Saxony |
| 42nd Dresden Music Festival | 16/05 – 15/06/2019 | different places of events, Dresden, Saxony |
| Verdi Weekend | 24/05 – 26/05/2019 | Leipzig Opera, Leipzig, Saxony |
| Richard Wagner’s "The Ring of the Nibelung" | 23/05 – 02/06/2019 | Duisburg Opera Duisburg, NRW |
| Mozart Festival Würzburg | 24/05 – 23/06/2019 | Würzburg Residence, Würzburg, Bavaria |
| Handel Festival | 31/05 – 16/06/2019 | different places of events, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Nabucco (mit Plácido Domingo) | 05/06, 09/06, 15/06/2019 | Semper Opera, Dresden, Saxony |
| Richard Wagner’s "The Ring of the Nibelung" | 13/06 – 23/06/2019 | Düsseldorf Opera Düsseldorf, NRW |
| Bach Festival | 14/06 – 23/06/2019 | different places of events, Leipzig, Saxony |
| Richard Wagner’s "The Ring of the Nibelung" | Cycle I: 12/09 – 22/09/2019 Cycle II: 26/09 – 06/10/2019 |
Stadttheater Minden, Minden, NRW |
| Concert: Beethoven-Marathon | 21/12/2019 | Bonn, NRW |
Anniversaries and events as travel occasions in 2020
Cultural highlights in 2020
Here you can find exhibitions, festival and anniversaries in Germany sorted by date.
| Event | Date | Location/Region |
| 12th Dresden Steam Engine Festival | 10/04 – 12/04/2020 | Dresden, Saxony |
| 4th Saxon State Exhibition "Industry - Culture - People" |
25/04 – 01/11/2020 | Zwickau, Saxony |
| Oberammergau Passion Play | 16/05 – 04/10/2020 | Passion Theatre, Oberammergau, Bavaria |
| SAIL Bremerhaven - The International Windjammer Festival | 12/08 – 16/08/2020 | Bremerhaven, Bremen |
Musical highlights in 2020
Here you can find a selection of music events in Germany sorted by date.
| Event | Date | Location/Region |
| 250th anniversary of Beethoven | 2020 | different places of events, Germany-wide |
| 150 years of Dresden Philharmonics | 2020 | Dresden, Saxony |
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Richard Wagner‘s "The Ring of the Nibelung" |
15/01 - 19/01 2020 | Opera Leipzig |
| Premiere "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg" | 26/01/2020 | Semper Opera, Dresden Saxony |
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International Beethoven Festival (Cycle of the nine symphonies) |
Spring 2020 (tbc) |
different places of events, Bonn, NRW |
| 43th Dresden Music Festival | 12/05 - 12/06/2020 | Dresden, Saxony |
| 50 years of Dixieland Festival | May 2020 | different places of events, Dresden, Saxony |
| Bach Festival Leipzig | 11/06 – 21/06/2020 | different places of events, Leipzig, Saxony |
| Richard Wagner‘s "The Ring of the Nibelung" | 20/05 - 24/05 2020 | Opera Leipzig |
| FESTTAGE Festival, Staatsoper Unter den Linden | 04/04-12/04/2020 | Berlin |
| Richard Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung" |
Cycle I : Cycle II: |
Chemnitz Theater Chemnitz, Saxony |
| International May Festival, Hessisches Staatstheater | 01/05-31/05/2020 | Wiesbaden, Hessen |
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100 years of International Handel Festival Göttingen |
20/05-01/06 2020 | Göttingen, Lower Saxony |
| Richard Wagner‘s "The Ring of the Nibelung" | July 2020 | Bayreuth Festival, Bayreuth, Bavaria |
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Strauss Weekend |
10/07 - 12/07 2020 | Opera Leipzig |
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International Beethoven Festival (60 concerts) |
Autumn 2020 (tbc) |
different places of events, Bonn, NRW |
| Festival week "150 years of Dresden Philharmonics" | 21/11 - 29/11/2020 | Dresden, Saxony |
| 15 years of the Reconsecration of the Dresden Church of Our Lady | 2020 | Church of Our Lady, Dresden, Saxony |
Anniversaries and events as travel occasions in 2021
Cultural highlights in 2021
Here you can find a selection of exhibitions, festivals and anniversaries in Germany sorted by date.
| Event | Date | Location/Region |
| State horticultural show Erfurt | April - October | Erfurt, Thuringia |
| Horticultural show Eppingen | May - September | Eppingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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150 years of Dresden Philharmonics
