Events & Highlights
New Permanent Exhibition in the Military Historical Museum
since 15th October 2011
Examination of German Military History. Remembering and understanding of positive and negative aspects of the past.
Exhibition: Under Attack - London/Coventry/Dresden
until 15th April 2012
Joint project of museums in London, Coventry and Dresden on the subject of urban transport and wartime bombing
Transport Museum
Dinner - Variétheatre - Show at Sarrasani Trocadero
until 12th February 2012
with magic, dance, acrobatics and culinary delights
Maya Codex
the whole year 2012
Dresden has one of the oldest and best examples of a Maya Codex. Amongst the predictions it makes, the year 2012 plays a very special role.
Saxon State Library and other locations
Anniversary exhibition ATLAS
4th February to 22th April 2012
by Gerhard Richter on the occasion of his 80th birthday
Lipsiusbau (Lipsius Building)
Erich-Kästner Museum Festival
23rd to 26th February 2012
Staged Readings, films, writings Erich Kästner Museum
Dance Platform Germany 2012
23rd to 26th February 2012
the most important forum for contemporary dance in Germany
Special exhibition: "Passions"
25th February to 30th December 2012
Exploring the emotional and intellectual driving forces and limitations of man
German Hygiene Museum
Special Exhibition: "Curiosities of Science"
2nd March to 6th May 2012
Touring Exhibition of the Helmholtz Association
Dresden Technical Collections
Operetta Ball
16th March 2012
with music by F. Léhar and J.Strauss
Hotel Kempinski, Taschenbergpalais
22nd International City Run
18th March 2012
10km State Championship
Road race through historic Dresden
Industrial Culture Days with Steam Locomotive Festival
23th March to 1st April 2012
Activities and the largest steam locomotive festival in eastern Germany
Railway Museum, Rail Depot
Karl May: Academic Symposium
30th & 31st March 2012
also with seminar and exhibition
marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Karl May
Blockhaus Dresden
Dresden Skating Nights
late April - late September 2012, every Friday
Numerous routes through Dresden
Start: Halfpipe on Lingnerallee
Mathematical Globetrotter
25th April to 6th June 2012
Experience reports from art, philosophy and politics.
Technical Collections Dresden
www.tsd.de
Dresden International Youth Diving Meet
26th to 29th April 2012
Venue: Sprunghalle am Freiberger Platz Indoor pool www.diving-dresden.com
scene: BALTIKUM
3rd to 12th May 2012
international festival with theatre, performances, films and lectures
Societätstheater
21st Dresden Student Days
3rd to 24th May 2012
popular student festival with a programme of concerts, parties, cinema and theatre
Opening of new permanent exhibition 'Luftfahrt' (Aviation)
5th May 2012
following the complete redesign of the Museum of Transportation on its 60th anniversary
Extraordinary concert
5th & 6th May 2012
The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra performs works by Beethoven
conductor: Kurt Masur
Kulturpalast
From Triangulation to the Map: 150 Years of Geodesy in the Kingdom of Saxony
8th May to 31th August 2012
150 Years of land measurement in the Kingdom of Saxony
Exhibition on the history of geodetic technology
City Archives
Dresden Johann Strauss Festival
12th to 20th May 2012
music both contemporary and from the beginnings of the genre of operetta
Dresden State Operetta
Dresden Music Festival
15th May to 3rd June 2012
Motto: "Heart of Europe"
Concerts featuring international stars and Dresden ensembles
multiple venues
42nd International Dixieland Festival
15th to 20th May
Europe´s longest-running old-time jazz festival
multiple venues
Karl May Celebration, Radebeul
18th to 20th May 2012
Authentic Wild West atmosphere and native American culture
Radebeul, Lößnitzgrund
500 Years of the Sistine Madonna
26th May to 26th August 2012
Anniversary exhibition in the
Lipsius Building
Dresden Baroque Festival
1st to 3rd June 2012
Historical baroque stage
performances, crafts market, historic military bivouac
Royal Garden at the Japanese Palace
"From Triangulation to the Map"
1st June 2012
150 years of land measurement in the Kingdom of Saxony
festive colloquium
Technische Universität Dresden
Hellerau meets Internationals
beginning of June 2012
Festival series featuring culture, dance and exhibitions
GebäudeEnsemble Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau (Deutsche Werkstätten Complex)
Technische Universität Dresden Alumni Ball
8th June 2012
The university ball for all alumni, students, associates and friends
International Congress Centre
Campus party organised by Dresden University of Technology
8th to 10th June 2012
"University Day" with lectures and information about the courses, readings, science slam, experiments, Germany's largest students open-air party featuring popular bands
BRN 2012 - Street Festival
15th to 17th June 2012
Street festival in Dresden´s trendy Neustadt neighbourhood
Riverside Festival
22nd to 24th June 2012
Artistic Folk Festival along the Saxon Wine Route
Dresden - Loschwitz to Pillnitz
Film Nights at the Elbe River
27th June to 26th August 2012
Germany´s grandest open air cinema and concert festival
Open air site along the Königsufer
"The Art of Dresden Porcelain"
30th June to 21st October 2012
Exhibition celebrating 140 years of the Dresden Porcelain Manufactory
Stadtmuseum Dresden
10th Dresden Long Night of Science
6th July 2012
Insitutions and universities open the doors to their knowledge and work
various scientific facilities
"Klassik Picknickt"
7th July 2012
Open-air concert by the State Orchestra in front of the Transparent Factory.
Volkswagen Transparent Factory"
Dresden Palace Night
14th July 2012
The three castles along the Elbe transformed into a fascinating cultural landscape by night
Saxony Tour International & RACE-DAY Dresden 2012
22nd July 2012
regional cycling event with cycling race for everyone
Starting and finishing in Dresden
Dresden City Festival
17th to 19th August 2012
East Germany´s largest public festival with Fleet Parade of the Saxon Steamship Company on 18th August
inner city
"Electra" Concert: Closing Event of the Exhibition "500 Years of the Sistine Madonna"
26th August 2012
The band "Electra" performs their rock suite "The Sistine Madonna"
State Theatre Dresden
Prelude to the 100th Season of the Dresden State Theatre
from 8th September 2012
Ceremony on 8 September, followed by a season with great works, renowned guest performances and special projects.
Dresden State Theatre
5th International Piano Competition "Anton G. Rubinstein" 2012
September 19th to 3rd October 2012
The final rounds in Dresden take place between September 19 and October 3, 2012.
Special exhibition: "Life And Death. Mankind in Painting And Photography from the 15th to 21st Century"
October 2012 to March 2013
Paintings from the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Cologne + photographs from the Teutloff Collection. Venue: German Hygiene Museum
Dresden Heinrich Schütz Music Festival
12th to 21th October 2012
Music from the 15th to 18th centuries
multiple venues
Dresden Marathon
21th October 2012
course runs through Dresden´s Old Town section, the Großer Garten and along the Elbe
2012 Czech-German Culture Days
26th October to 11th November 2012
music, theatre, exhibitions, films, literature, symposiums and workshops
multiple venues
Saxony State Press Ball
November 2012 (date yet to be determinded)
Special exhibition 'Stalingrad' in the newly opened Military
from November 2012
History Museum of the Bundeswehr
Kremlin Exhibition
from mid-November 2012
From the imperial court of Ivan the Terrible to Peter the Great: Treasures of the Kremlin
Royal Palace
First operatic staging by Christian Thielemann at the Dresden Semper Opera
18th November 2012
"Der Rosenkavalier" by Richard Strauss
Semper Opera House
Dresden Striezelmarkt
28th November to 24th December 2012
The oldest and one of the largest Christmas Markets in Germany
Altmarkt square
Advent Vespers performed by the Kreuzchor Boys Choir
1st December 2012
Kreuzkirche am Altmarkt (Church of the Holy Cross at the Old Market)
Christmas Oratorio performed by the Kreuzchor Boys Choir
14th to 16th December 2012
Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantatas 1-3
Church of the Holy Cross
20th Christmas Vespers in front of the Frauenkirche
23rd December 2012
Soloists, Dresdner Motettenchor, Blechbläserensemble Ludwig Güttler; United Church Brass Band of the Sächsischen Posaunenmission e.V.
Neumarkt square
Christmas Vespers performed by the Kreuzchor Boys Choir
24th December 2012
New Year's Eve concert with Christian Thielemann and the Saxon State Orchestra
30th & 31st December 2012
Semper Opera House
New Year's Eve Vespers performed by the Kreuzchor Boys Choir
31th December 2012
Church of the Holy Cross at the Old Market
Open Air New Year´s on Theaterplatz Square
31th December 2012
New Years Eve amidst a majestic skyline and aerial firework display
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