Culture
European Capital of Culture 2025
Chemnitz experienced an overwhelming start to the European Capital of Culture 2025 on 18 January. Now more than 1,000 events are waiting to be discovered until 1 Advent. "C the Unseen!"
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Cultural highlights
Many cultural events culminate in Chemnitz throughout the year. Whether it's the Christmas market, Days of Industrial Culture, Museum Night or Mozart Festival. There is something for every culture lover.
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Theatre of the World Chemnitz 2026
Germany's largest international theatre festival
In a year's time, Chemnitz will become a stage for the world of theatre: from 18 June to 5 July 2026, the Saxon metropolis will host the Theater der Welt Chemnitz 2026 festival, one of the most important international festivals for contemporary performing arts. Theatre of the World Chemnitz 2026 brings perspectives from all over the world to a city in transition. It invites you to discover, experience and empathise - barrier-free, multilingual and in the heart of the public space.
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Museums
Chemnitz has a rich and varied museum landscape to offer, for example the Chemnitz Art Collections or the Gunzenhauser Museum.
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Stefan Heym Prize
The International Stefan Heym Prize is awarded in honour of Stefan Heym, the son and honorary citizen of the city of Chemnitz. The honour is to be awarded every three years to outstanding authors and publicists.
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Municipal theatres
Chemnitz Theatre is a five-section theatre consisting of opera, ballet, philharmonic, drama and puppet theatre.
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Event centres
Parties, congresses, sporting events, concerts and much more can be enjoyed in the event centres Stadthalle, Messe Chemnitz, Wasserschloß Klaffenbach and the stadium.
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