Things to do in Dresden, December 2026

December 2026: events in Dresden.

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

Tue, Dec 1 · 06:00 PM

MS Special - Xmas & Best Of · Dec 1

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

From €30

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

Tue, Dec 1 · 08:00 PM

Einzeltermine - Bachs Orgelrecital 1736

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €24

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2 · 06:00 PM

MS Special - Xmas & Best Of · Dec 2

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

From €30

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

Thu, Dec 3 · 10:00 AM

fokus Jüdische Kulturwege - Symposium in Dresden vom 3. bis 4.12.2026

Kulturrathaus Dresden, Fritz-Löffler-Saal · Dresden

From €40

Thu, Dec 3 · 06:00 PM

MS Special - Xmas & Best Of · Dec 3

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

From €30

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3 · 07:00 PM

Konzerte Wintersemester 2026/27 - Portraitkonzert: Neue Musik

Hochschule für Musik - Konzertsaal · Dresden

From €7

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

Thu, Dec 3 · 07:30 PM

Mathias Tretter - Nachgetrettert, der satirische Jahresrückblick

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €31

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

Thu, Dec 3 · 08:00 PM

Guido Cantz - Komische Zeiten

Filmtheater Schauburg · Dresden

From €35

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3 · 08:00 PM

DER HIMMEL VON PARIS · Dec 3

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3 · 08:00 PM

Sacre & Magnificat · Dec 3

Festspielhaus Hellerau · Dresden

From €29

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

Fri, Dec 4 · 07:00 PM

Schubert Winterreise - Eine szenische Reise zu den Abgründen der menschlichen Seele

Robert-Schumann-Saal, Coselpalais, C. Bechstein Centrum · Dresden

From €28

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

Fri, Dec 4 · 07:00 PM

Wednesday 13 - Cursed Blessings Tour

Beatpol · Dresden

From €46

Afternoon open-air concert crowd facing a stage under a canopy — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4 · 07:30 PM

BACH - Weihnachtsoratorium - BACH - Weihnachtsoratorium

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €20

Rooftop concert at sunset with a city skyline behind — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - MEL*E (at)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

Fri, Dec 4 · 08:00 PM

Sacre & Magnificat · Dec 4

Festspielhaus Hellerau · Dresden

From €29

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

Fri, Dec 4 · 08:00 PM

Cockney Rejects (UK) & Cittizins (USA) - Tour 2026

HD - Die Rock & Metal Bar · Dresden

From €35

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

Fri, Dec 4 · 08:00 PM

Sonderkonzert Jazztage Dresden - Kai Strausss & The Electric Blues All Stars | 14. Blues Night

H42 · Dresden

From €29

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

Fri, Dec 4 · 08:00 PM

Himmelsmaler

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €18

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

Fri, Dec 4 · 08:00 PM

ICH BIN ES NICHT. ICH BIN’S. - Zum 100. Geburtstag von Ingeborg Bachmann

Societaetstheater - Foyer · Dresden

From €24

Two actors on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5 · 06:00 PM

OX UND ESEL - Eine Art Krippenspiel von Norbert Ebel · Dec 5

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €12

Sat, Dec 5 · 08:00 PM

Sacre & Magnificat · Dec 5

Festspielhaus Hellerau · Dresden

From €29

Sat, Dec 5 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - chuffDRONE (at)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

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Sat, Dec 5 · 08:00 PM

25 Jahre Banda Comunale - Das Geburtstagskonzert mit Gästen

Scheune · Dresden

From €29

Sun, Dec 6 · 11:00 AM

Konzerte Wintersemester 2026/27 - 16. Weihnachtliche Bläsermusik

Hochschule für Musik - Konzertsaal · Dresden

From €7

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6 · 04:00 PM

Feixen im Advent - Fröhliche Weihnachtsgeschichten

Schloss Albrechtsberg, Kronensaal · Dresden

From €35

Sun, Dec 6 · 04:00 PM

OX UND ESEL - Eine Art Krippenspiel von Norbert Ebel · Dec 6

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €12

Child at a hands-on water play exhibit in a science centre — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6 · 04:00 PM

Puppentheater Glöckchen - Zaubermärchen

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €10

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

Sun, Dec 6 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - OTHER:M:OTHER (at)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6 · 09:00 PM

Orgelnacht bei Kerzenschein - Über Sternen muss er wohnen II

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €14

Child with balloons watching a carousel in a park — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 7 · 05:00 PM

Der Traumzauberbaum - Herr Kellerstaub rettet Weihnachten!

Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €27

Mon, Dec 7 · 07:30 PM

DISTEL - Gut im Abgang

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €26

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

Tue, Dec 8 · 06:00 PM

Die Stadt, der Andere und ich - Inklusives Forumtheater

projekttheater dresden · Dresden

From €10

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

Tue, Dec 8 · 07:30 PM

In Nativitate Domini

Dreikönigskirche · Dresden

From €27

Tue, Dec 8 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - NICOLAS LEIRTRØ’S ACTION NOW! (nor/se/uk)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

Tue, Dec 8

ELL - der rocknroll ist tot

Dresden

See ticket options

Tue, Dec 8 · 08:15 PM

Thalia Dresden (157135621) - Krimilesung des SYNDIKAT mit Frank Goldammer & Co

Thalia HAUS DES BUCHES · Dresden

From €18

Wed, Dec 9

Vorlage Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus 26/27

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Wed, Dec 9 · 07:00 PM

Konzerte Wintersemester 2026/27 - Beyond the Boarders

Hochschule für Musik - Konzertsaal · Dresden

From €7

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

Wed, Dec 9 · 07:30 PM

Einzeltermine - Adventliches Orgelkonzert

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €24

Thu, Dec 10

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Premiere - 18:30 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

See ticket options

Thu, Dec 10 · 07:00 PM

Konzerte Wintersemester 2026/27 - Viola Tage

Hochschule für Musik - Konzertsaal · Dresden

From €7

Thu, Dec 10 · 08:00 PM

Weihnachtsfolter - Kathy Leen

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €18

Thu, Dec 10 · 08:00 PM

DER HIMMEL VON PARIS · Dec 10

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

Fri, Dec 11

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Abend-Show 18:30 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Fri, Dec 11 · 06:30 PM

Sonderkonzert Jazztage Dresden - KontraPiano+ Helena Forster | Weihnachtskonzert - Zusatzkonzert

Weingut Zimmerling · Dresden

From €34

Fri, Dec 11 · 07:30 PM

Philipp Schaller - Sie mich auch!

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €24

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

Fri, Dec 11 · 07:30 PM

Einzeltermine - Daniel Hope | Zürcher Kammerorchester · Dec 11

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €22

Fri, Dec 11 · 08:00 PM

Jakob Schwerdtfeger - Meisterwerk

Filmtheater Schauburg · Dresden

From €31

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

Fri, Dec 11 · 08:00 PM

YANN YURO

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

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

Fri, Dec 11 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - NILS KUGELMANN TRIO (d)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

Fri, Dec 11 · 08:00 PM

Down the Road

HELLERAU · Dresden

From €24

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

Fri, Dec 11 · 08:00 PM

Weihnachtskonzert im Schloss - Everyday Is Christmas · Dec 11

Schloss Albrechtsberg, Kronensaal · Dresden

From €39

Silhouetted cyclist on an empty coastal road at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Dynamo Dresden vs FC Energie Cottbus

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion · Dresden

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Sat, Dec 12

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Nachmittags-Show 14:00 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

See ticket options

Sat, Dec 12 · 03:00 PM

Einzeltermine - Daniel Hope | Zürcher Kammerorchester · Dec 12

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €22

Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12 · 06:30 PM

Sonderkonzert Jazztage Dresden - KontraPiano+ Helena Forster | Weihnachtskonzert

Weingut Zimmerling · Dresden

From €34

Sat, Dec 12

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Abend-Show 19:00 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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Sat, Dec 12 · 07:00 PM

Weihnachtskonzert im Schloss - Everyday Is Christmas · Dec 12

Schloss Albrechtsberg, Kronensaal · Dresden

From €39

Guests dining in a gilded ballroom with a live performance — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12 · 07:30 PM

The Rock Christmas Dinner Show - Mit Menü oder Buffet als Dinner

Bergwirtschaft Wilder Mann Hotel und Restaurant GmbH · Dresden

From €99

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

Sat, Dec 12 · 07:30 PM

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantaten I - III

Martin-Luther-Kirche · Dresden

From €22

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

Browse Christmas markets, festive concerts and holiday shows
Look for New Year's Eve parties and countdown events
Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast