KOSMOS Chemnitz: Traffic updates
The Kosmos Festival will take place on Saturday 29 August. From 12 noon to midnight, there will be an extensive programme of events, centred around the area comprising Richard-Hartmann-Platz, Seeberplatz, An der Markthalle and Fabrikstraße. As a result, there will be traffic restrictions from 6.00 am on Thursday 27 August until 6.00 pm on Monday 31 August.
Road closures
To ensure the safety of the event and the set-up and dismantling work taking place on public roads, the following road closures will be in place:
- At the Markthalle, Am alten Bad, Fabrikstraße
Complete closure to all traffic (including local residents)
Saturday, 29 August, 6 am to Sunday, 30 August, 12 noon
- At the Markthalle, Am alten Bad, Fabrikstraße
Complete closure with access permitted for residents
Thursday 27 August, 8.00 am to Saturday 29 August, 6.00 am
Sunday, 30 August, 12 noon to Monday, 31 August, 6 pm
The Markthalle underground car park beneath Seeberplatz is accessible at all times from Hartmannstraße for holders of a parking space rented there.
No Stopping Zones
To ensure that the event is set up and dismantled correctly and that it runs safely, no-stopping zones will be in place in the following areas and during the following times:
- Hartmannstraße car park, Richard-Hartmann-Platz
Thursday 27 August, 6 am to Monday 31 August, 6 pm
- At the Markthalle, Am alten Bad, Fabrikstraße
Friday 28 August, 7.00 am to Sunday 30 August, 8.00 pm
- Schloßstraße between Hartmannstraße and Theunertstraße
Saturday 29 August, 6.00 am to 6.00 pm
Alternative route
You can get round the road closure via Hartmannstraße and Theaterstraße.
Speed limit
On Hartmannstraße, between Kaßbergstraße and Theaterstraße, a speed limit of 30 km/h has been imposed from 10.00 on Saturday 29 August until 02.00 on Sunday 30 August, due to the proximity to the event venue.
Residents’ parking
From 7.00 am on Friday 28 August until 8.00 pm on Sunday 30 August, holders of a Zone A resident parking permit will be temporarily permitted to park in the neighbouring Zones B and C. Holders of a Zone A resident parking permit do not need to take any further action to benefit from this authorisation.
Parking
From 7.00 am on Friday 28 August until 8.00 pm on Sunday 30 August, holders of a Zone A resident parking permit will be temporarily permitted to park in the neighbouring Zones B and C. Holders of a Zone A resident parking permit do not need to take any further action to benefit from this authorisation.
Due to the limited number of parking spaces and car parks in the city centre, the expected disruption to private transport, and the existing restrictions caused by the CM4 construction works, it is strongly recommended that you use public transport.
Parking is available at city centre car parks not affected by the closure, as well as at Park & Ride facilities.
The P&R car parks can be found at www.chemnitz.de/park-ride.
Buses and trains
On the day of the event, CVAG will provide an enhanced service schedule to ensure that sufficient capacity is available on the city centre public transport network. In particular, night-time services will be increased.
Among other measures, services on the night network will be increased at 0.15 am:
- Bus routes N11 to N18 will run every 30 minutes at 11.45 pm, 0.15 am and 0.45 am, and thereafter at the usual hourly intervals.
- Route N18 will run to the Chemnitz-Center during the peak times from 11.45 pm to 0.45 am and will be diverted via Promenadenstraße – Georgstraße during this period.
- Line 82 runs every 30 minutes until 1.00 am.
Full details can be found at www.cvag.de.
The Central Saxony Transport Association (VMS) has also organised a series of special services to ensure a stress-free journey to and from the festival for visitors from the region.
Full details are available at https://www.vms.de/zusatzfahrten-zum-kosmos-chemnitz-am-29-august-2026/.
To coincide with KOSMOS, the Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn (MRB) is also expanding its service on the night from Saturday to Sunday. This will enable festival-goers to travel to and from the event comfortably by train. Details of the additional services can be found here.
Further information
Further information for local residents and about the event can be found at www.kosmos-chemnitz.de.