Events in Dresden — October 2026

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Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 07:00 PM

Einzeltermine - Konzert zum Kirchweihfest

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €20

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - Alexander Hrustevich | Accordion Virtuoso

H42 · Dresden

From €19

Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - DOCK IN ABSOLUTE (lx)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

Counterweights and ropes of a theatre fly tower seen from the dark wings — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

Cantaré - Ich werde singen

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €20

Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

A BODY AND OTHER OBJECTS · Oct 24

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

Concert hall with an orchestra platform as the audience arrives — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 08:00 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - David Hermlin & his Swing Dance Orchestra | Swing is the Thing

Ball- & Brauhaus Watzke · Dresden

From €34

Vinyl record on a turntable beside headphones and a lit table lamp, two people softly blurred on a sofa behind — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 04:00 PM

DAS SONNTAGSKONZERT - BACH – Missa in g

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €16

Close-up of a cellist's hands and bow on a dark background — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 04:00 PM

VIRTUOS IM KONZERT Benefizkonzert - Kammermusik

Trinitatiskirche Dresden · Dresden

From €16

Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 05:00 PM

HOMMAGEN - Herbstkonzert des Seniorenchores

Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden-Leuben · Dresden

From €20

Beach concert at sunset with an audience on the sand — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 05:00 PM

Konzerte Wintersemester 2026/27 - Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaft - Opern? Klasse!

Hochschule für Musik - Konzertsaal · Dresden

From €15

People in winter coats climbing snowy steps to a lamp-lit theatre entrance — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 06:00 PM

A BODY AND OTHER OBJECTS · Oct 25

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

Two dancers in silhouette mid-leap against a blue and orange backlit stage with haze — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 07:00 PM

Monty Python’s "Spamalot"

Theaterruine St. Pauli · Dresden

From €23

Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 07:00 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - MOJO MEN feat. Henry Heggen

H42 · Dresden

From €19

Community yoga class on a grassy park under trees — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26 · 06:00 PM

Thalia Dresden (157135621) - Schreibkurs mit Anett Kollmann "Herbstgeschichten"

Thalia HAUS DES BUCHES · Dresden

From €10

Sunset harbour concert seen from a boat with a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26 · 07:30 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - Joscho Stephan Trio | Take off

H42 · Dresden

From €24

Pianist seen from behind at a grand piano in an amber-lit piano bar with glasses in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26 · 07:30 PM

Weimarer Kabarett - „War‘n Sie schonmal in mich verliebt?“

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €26

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26 · 09:15 PM

Thalia Dresden (157135621) - Sarah J. Maas ACOTAR 6 – Die Release-Nacht bei Thalia

Thalia Dresden - Haus des Buches · Dresden

From €8

Performer in a top hat holding a cane on a smoky cabaret stage, with candlelit audience tables in front — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27 · 12:01 AM

Thalia Dresden (157135621) - Sarah J. Maas ACOTAR 6 – Midnightsale

Thalia Dresden - Haus des Buches · Dresden

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Fiddle and guitar players at a pub table in warm light — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27 · 07:30 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - Huun Huur Tu | Terra Incognita Tuva Tour 2026

H42 · Dresden

From €24

Tue, Oct 27 · 07:30 PM

Hüttenkäse

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €26

Brass band in a park bandstand seen from behind on a sunny afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - HANIA DEREJ TRIO + 1 (pl)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27 · 08:15 PM

Thalia Dresden (157135621) - Booktalk mit Cindy-Adriana Speich zu "Ich bau mir 'ne Welt, die Männern nicht gefällt"

Thalia HAUS DES BUCHES · Dresden

From €18

A toddler crouches at a pond edge feeding mallard ducks while a parent stands in silhouette beside them. — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 06:00 PM

MS N° 4 - Jubilee

im Feldschlösschen-Stammhaus (Saal Hamburg, 2. OG) · Dresden

From €30

Singer seen from behind at a microphone on a lit stage in a gilded historic theatre with the audience in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 07:30 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - Julia Neigel & Band | Akustisch 2026

H42 · Dresden

From €39

Author reading to an audience in a bookshop — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 07:33 PM

Ingmar Stadelmann - Stadelmann liest Höcke – ein satirischer Diskurs

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €36

Winter open-air concert crowd with visible breath under stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28 · 08:00 PM

DRESDNER ORGELZYKLUS - Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €14

Audience seen from behind in front of a red velvet stage curtain lit by a beam of stage light — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 05:30 PM

Heavysaurus - Metal Tour 2026/27 · Oct 29

Parkhotel Dresden · Dresden

From €34

Children seen from behind on picnic blankets near a carousel in a sunny park — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 06:00 PM

MS N° 3 - Fantastique

im Feldschlösschen-Stammhaus (Saal Hamburg, 2. OG) · Dresden

From €30

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 06:30 PM

28. Tschechisch-Deutsche Kulturtage 2026 - Festivaleröffnung: »ECHT? Der Festivalauftakt«

scheune Dresden · Dresden

From €20

Three panel speakers seen from behind at a draped table facing a packed theatre audience under bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:00 PM

Whysker - Sonne, Mond & Saiten - musikalische Lesung

JohannStadthalle · Dresden

From €14

Crowd gathering in an old town square at dusk under strings of festoon lights — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:00 PM

Teuflische Göttinnen - (Musikkomödie) · Oct 29

TheaterRuine St. Pauli · Dresden

From €23

Evening concert in a stone courtyard with string lights and candles — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:30 PM

Jüdische Woche Dresden 2026 - DUO ANDALUS

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:30 PM

Dr. Mark Benecke - Blutspuren

Alter Schlachthof - Großer Saal · Dresden

From €40

Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 08:15 PM

Thalia Dresden (157135621) - Beatrix Gerstberger liest "Hummerjahre"

Thalia Dresden - Haus des Buches · Dresden

From €18

Live band on stage with confetti and warm lights over the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 05:30 PM

Heavysaurus - Metal Tour 2026/27 · Oct 30

Parkhotel Dresden · Dresden

From €34

Children seen from behind blow soap bubbles under trees hung with warm string lights at dusk. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 06:00 PM

Traumsand - Geschichten, die verzaubern

im Feldschlösschen-Stammhaus (Saal Hamburg, 2. OG) · Dresden

From €30

Festival tent crowd seen from behind with arms raised toward a distant lit stage and band under a canvas roof — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 06:00 PM

Fragments of Life and Art - SHELLING · Oct 30

Festspielhaus Hellerau · Dresden

From €21

Fri, Oct 30

dArtagnan

Dresden

See ticket options

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 07:00 PM

Dracula - Schatten der Nacht - Inklusives Theaterstück

Projekttheater · Dresden

From €12

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 07:00 PM

Teuflische Göttinnen - (Musikkomödie) · Oct 30

TheaterRuine St. Pauli · Dresden

From €23

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 07:30 PM

Jüdische Woche Dresden 2026 - DER BESONDERE SCHABBAT

Societaetstheater - Foyer · Dresden

From €88

People sitting on a grassy hill watching an open-air concert — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 08:00 PM

Smokin Appaloosa - Konzert

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €22

Acoustic guitarist playing to a small audience in a cafe — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30 · 08:00 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - Pascal von Wroblewsky | DEFA Songbook

H42 · Dresden

From €34

Dancers in sparkling gold costumes in a chorus line on a pink-lit stage, seen from the audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 04:00 PM

Jüdische Woche Dresden 2026 - IN THE SHADE OF THE MULBERRY TREE

Societaetstheater - Foyer · Dresden

From €24

Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 06:00 PM

Fragments of Life and Art - SHELLING · Oct 31

Festspielhaus Hellerau · Dresden

From €21

Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 07:00 PM

Monty Python’s »Nicht der Messias« - Nach dem Kultfilm »Das Leben des Brian«

TheaterRuine St. Pauli · Dresden

From €23

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 07:00 PM

Konzerte Wintersemester 2026/27 - LIVE in living colours

Hochschule für Musik - Konzertsaal · Dresden

From €10

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 07:00 PM

Dracula - Die Schatten der Nacht - Inklusives Theaterstück

Projekttheater · Dresden

From €12

Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 07:00 PM

YOUNG ARTISTS - Tastengeschichten

Unterkirche der Frauenkirche · Dresden

From €13

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 07:30 PM

BluesBoogieNight - Kig Konzerte 2026

Gare de la Lune · Dresden

From €29

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - FREYA ARDE (d) // TEREZIE KOVALOVÁ (cz)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

A hand pulls a teal vinyl record from a crate in warm light. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

ART ON FIRE

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €23

Concert lights over a large indoor arena audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

Jüdische Woche Dresden 2026 - RAASH VE RUACH – LÄRM UND WIND

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

Jazztage Dresden 2026 - Myles Sanko | I see my light

H42 · Dresden

From €39

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Autumn arts season

October tends to bring a strong indoor cultural calendar — film festivals, theatre and live music pick up as the weather cools.

Browse film festivals, theatre openings and live-music line-ups
Look for Halloween-season events later in the month
Check for autumn food and drink festivals while they’re still running