Leipzig Festival Autumn

The Grassimesse is one of the leading international trade fairs for applied arts and design and takes place in Grassi Museum of Applied Arts instead.

The juried trade fair invites you to look, buy and find out more, showing trends and innovations in a wide range of areas - from jewelry to furniture and toys.

In addition to internationally renowned artists, graduates and students from European art schools present their work. Five exhibitors are awarded the prestigious Grassi Prize every year at the opening of the fair.

The International Leipzig Jazz Days are one of the oldest and most prestigious jazz festivals in Germany. In 2016 they celebrated their 40th anniversary.

Every year in autumn, the Jazzclub Leipzig Over 100 musicians will perform over ten days, including big names and pioneers of jazz as well as innovative newcomers. The concert will take place in Opera and Theater House, in the historical Congress Hall at the Zooin Churches as well as in numerous trendy clubs and in the oldest cinema in the city, the UT Connewitz.

With self-initiated projects, commissioned compositions and, above all, a thematic framework, the festival reflects the spirit of the times of jazz. In recent years, it has been called “Between Mahler and Miles”, “Sound of Heimat” or “Cinematic Jazz”. The close connection to Polish jazz scene distinguishes the Leipzig Jazz Days from many other festivals. With the traditional “Jazz for Children” the festival also offers a cultural highlight for the whole family.

Discover the most important attractions of Leipzig in no time!

The Leipzig Highlights Tour in the Explore Leipzig app is ideal for anyone who wants to experience the highlights of the city center quickly and comprehensively. The interactive tour includes seven exciting stops and offers you a compact overview of Leipzig's historic center.

Tour details:

• Flexible starting points: Start the tour at any station
• Overview: Comprehensive insight into Leipzig's history and culture

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For the 34th time, euro-scene Leipzig will present international dance and theater guest performances from 5 to 10 November 2024. The celebrated Polish director Marta Górnicka is on her European tour with her masterpiece MOTHERS A SONG FOR WARTIME with a performance in Leipzig. 21 women from Ukraine, Belarus and Poland are countering the violence of the Russian war of aggression with a lot of warmth and solidarity - and the concentrated power of their voices. HARMONY was developed by the Hungarian choreographer Adrienn Hód with the dance company of the Theater Bremen. The ensemble of ten dancers celebrates human togetherness and physical diversity with exuberance and self-irony. And the legendary fitness videos of Hollywood icon Jane Fonda inspired the Italian choreographer Silvia Gribaudi. The idealized image of a woman's body is presented by the well-known actress Claudia Marsicano in the brilliant one-woman show R. OSA completely on its head.