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The Leipzig Book Fair and Europe’s largest reading festival “Leipzig reads” are the major spring events of the book and media industry. Fans of comics, manga & more can also visit the Manga-Comic-Con held in parallel.

As part of the Gewandhaus Festival Days, Leipzig promises a musical highlight for classical music lovers. At the Beethoven Festival in the Saxon metropolis, renowned soloists and the Gewandhaus Orchestra will be joined by the world-famous pianist Lang Lang.

Since 1992, the Wave‑Gothic‑Treffen (WGT) has fascinated thousands of fans of the gothic scene from all over the world. During the four festival days, visitors can enjoy concerts as well as a diverse programme of parties, performances, exhibitions, and medieval markets. A highlight of the WGT is the Victorian Picnic in Clara‑Zetkin Park.

Since 1997, “a cappella” has turned the city into the centre of the vocal music scene every year. For more than a week, there are concerts featuring vocal groups from all corners of the a cappella world. Whether established icons, insider tips or young ensembles – everything that is possible with the human voice is given a stage at “a cappella”. The festival, led by the Leipzig vocal ensemble amarcord, is just like its music: lively, exciting, diverse and full of heart.

‘Passion’ stands for fervour and for a story of suffering, for intense emotions and devotion, for joy and pain, for the heart as well as for the cross. For a Bach enthusiast, however, ‘Passion’ stands first and foremost for two scores that the Thomaskantor put to paper here in Leipzig: the St John Passion and the St Matthew Passion. The latter will celebrate its 300th anniversary in 2027. For us, this is reason enough to place the entire 2027 Bachfest under the theme of ‘Passion’. And this theme will be realised at every level – with unprecedented intensity! Internationally renowned performers will be appearing at authentic venues in over 200 events as part of the Leipzig Bachfest.

Summer temperatures, a large park, and good music — these are the ingredients for a successful open-air concert. The Gewandhaus Orchestra invites everyone to a free concert in Leipzig’s Rosental at the end of the season. Under the open sky, visitors can listen to the Gewandhaus Orchestra on two consecutive days while enjoying a relaxed picnic. This year, the focus will be on Beethoven.

The 7th season of CON SPIRITO will take place from 4 to 12 September 2027 and will once again bring together the European cultural heritage sites of the musical city of Leipzig.

As part of the chamber music festival, top-class concerts will be held every evening in the historic salons, homes and workplaces of those composers who had a decisive influence on Leipzig’s musical tradition. These include Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Johann Sebastian Bach, Edvard Grieg, Richard Wagner, and Clara and Robert Schumann.

Leading international artists will bring these special venues to life and invite audiences to experience Leipzig’s musical heritage in a truly memorable way.

With the Prayer for Peace, the Speech on Democracy, the Leipzig Festival of Lights, and other events, 9 October commemorates the first major Monday Demonstrations in Leipzig, regarded as the beginning of the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR.

The festival is one of the oldest and most renowned jazz festivals in Germany. Each year, Jazzclub Leipzig presents well over 100 musicians – big names and pioneers of jazz as well as innovative newcomers. Performances take place in the opera house, churches, and numerous scene clubs.

The European Festival of Humour and Satire is unique: international artists put every laughing muscle to the test and provide top-notch entertainment with excellent humour and biting satire. The festival offers a mix of political satire, cabaret, music, and sophisticated comedy.

International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film is one of the leading international festivals for artistic documentary and animated film. True to its tradition as a “window to the world”, it attracts thousands of visitors as well as filmmakers, producers, distributors and festival organisers to the Saxon metropolis every year.

Hardly any composer is as present in Leipzig’s contemporary culture as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. As the Gewandhaus Kapellmeister, he shaped the orchestra’s repertoire and sound. The festival takes place every year around his day of death on 4 November and offers symphony concerts, chamber music, and discussion formats.

The festival presents around 12 dance and theatre pieces from and about Europe and its global interconnections. The programme focuses on contemporary theatre and innovative dance, as well as new performative forms that aim to challenge on both content and formal levels. Particular attention is given to in-house and co-productions, as well as German premieres and world premieres.

Its tradition dates back to 1458. Around 300 stalls invite visitors to linger across six market areas. The range of goods on offer is complemented by, amongst other things, concerts by the St Thomas Choir, a meeting with Father Christmas and a festive programme of events.

In 2028, Leipzig’s city centre will once again be transformed into a festive Christmas wonderland: from 28 November to 23 December 2028, the Leipzig Christmas Market invites visitors to experience the special Advent atmosphere in the city of music and trade fairs.

In the spring of 2028, the Leipzig Opera Festival will be dedicated entirely to the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The festival pays tribute to one of the most significant opera composers of the 19th century and will present his works at the historic opera house on Augustusplatz.