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A boy seen from behind holds the string of a red kite flying over a grassy field at sunset. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12 · 08:00 PM

YANN YURO

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

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

Sat, Dec 12 · 08:00 PM

IC Falkenberg – akustisch und ganz nah

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €40

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

Sat, Dec 12 · 08:00 PM

Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre - Udo Fröhliche

Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €33

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

Sat, Dec 12 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - Sly5thAve (usa)

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

Four theatregoers seen from behind on a balcony overlooking a gilded, warmly lit theatre auditorium — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13 · 03:00 PM

Zärtlichkeiten mit Freunden - Weihnachtsfeier

STROMWERK | Kulturarena Kraftwerk Mitte · Dresden

From €40

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

Sun, Dec 13 · 04:00 PM

DAS SONNTAGSKONZERT - AUS DRESDEN – Renaissance-Weihnacht

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €19

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

Sun, Dec 13 · 04:00 PM

Weihnachtskonzert im Schloss - Everyday Is Christmas

Schloss Albrechtsberg, Kronensaal · Dresden

From €39

Guests in evening dress mingling in a warm-lit marble foyer with a curved staircase — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13 · 04:00 PM

FELIZ NAVIDAD Benefizkonzert - Weihnachten am Spanischen Hof

Trinitatiskirche Dresden · Dresden

From €16

Sun, Dec 13

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Nachmittags-Show 16:00 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Sun, Dec 13 · 04:00 PM

Große Solo-Weihnachtstournee

Lukaskirche Dresden · Dresden

From €38

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

Sun, Dec 13 · 06:00 PM

SUND YARD "Winterherz" - Wolfgang Torkler und Elena Janis

Theater am Wettiner Platz · Dresden

From €27

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

Mon, Dec 14

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Nachmittags-Show 16:30 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Mon, Dec 14 · 07:30 PM

Sonderkonzert Jazztage Dresden - Jindrich Staidel Combo | Böhmische Weihnacht

H42 · Dresden

From €29

Vintage microphone in front of a dark velvet stage curtain in a candlelit cabaret room with patrons at small tables — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 14 · 07:30 PM

Weimarer Kabarett - „Pleiten, Pech und Tannen“

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €26

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

Mon, Dec 14 · 08:00 PM

Einzeltermine - Weihnachtliches Orgelkonzert

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €24

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 15

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Nachmittags-Show 16:30 Uhr feat. DSC · Dec 15

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Tue, Dec 15 · 07:30 PM

Meisterkonzerte 2026 - Meisterkonzert Jean Rondeau

Schloss Albrechtsberg, Kronensaal · Dresden

From €15

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

Tue, Dec 15 · 08:00 PM

Sonderkonzert Jazztage Dresden - Jindrich Staidel Combo | Böhmische Weihnacht - Zusatzkonzert

H42 · Dresden

From €29

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

Wed, Dec 16

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Nachmittags-Show 16:30 Uhr feat. DSC · Dec 16

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Wed, Dec 16 · 07:00 PM

Collegium 1704 - Musikbrücke Prag-Dresden 2026/27 - J. S. Bach - h-Moll-Messe

Annenkirche · Dresden

From €27

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

Wed, Dec 16 · 07:30 PM

Pippo Pollina & Quartett Acustico - La vita è bella cosi com’è

Boulevardtheater, Großer Saal · Dresden

From €50

Saxophonist in a spotlight in a brick-arched jazz cellar with candlelit tables and listeners — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16 · 07:30 PM

Einzeltermine - Adventskonzert für Sopran und Orgel

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €24

Aerial view of a festival crowd filling a sunlit town square lined with arcaded buildings and white tents — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16 · 08:00 PM

Lisa Fitz - „Weihnachten – Fest ohne Ausweg“

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €26

Couple holding hands walking away down a red-carpeted corridor lit by brass wall lamps — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16 · 08:00 PM

MEINE GÜTE!

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €30

A child in a helmet and two cyclists ride away down a tree-lined park path in warm evening light. — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 17 · 06:00 PM

TTS Special - Xmas · Dec 17

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

From €30

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

Thu, Dec 17 · 07:30 PM

MEDLZ „Weihnachtsleuchten“ · Dec 17

Himmelfahrtskirche · Dresden

From €20

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

Fri, Dec 18 · 06:00 PM

TTS Special - Xmas · Dec 18

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

From €30

Audience seated on mismatched wooden chairs seen from behind in a narrow pub back room strung with bulb lights, a performer at the far end — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18 · 07:30 PM

MESSIAS - Die Weihnachtskomödie - Komödie von Patrik Barlow

Dreikönigskirche - Haus der Kirche · Dresden

From €23

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

Fri, Dec 18 · 07:30 PM

Einzeltermine - Italienische Weihnacht

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €20

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

Fri, Dec 18 · 07:30 PM

MEDLZ „Weihnachtsleuchten“ · Dec 18

Himmelfahrtskirche · Dresden

From €20

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

Fri, Dec 18 · 08:00 PM

Weihnachtsfolter - Kathy Leen

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €18

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

Sat, Dec 19 · 02:00 PM

MEDLZ „Weihnachtsleuchten“ · Dec 19

Himmelfahrtskirche · Dresden

From €20

Child with balloons near a carousel in a park at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19 · 04:00 PM

TTS Special - Xmas · Dec 19

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

From €30

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

Sat, Dec 19 · 05:00 PM

DAS LETZTE SCHAF - nach einer wahren Geschichte · Dec 19

Societaetstheater - Foyer · Dresden

From €12

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

Sat, Dec 19 · 08:00 PM

Jindrich Staidel Combo - Böhmische Weihnachten

Dixiebahnhof Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €26

Sat, Dec 19 · 08:00 PM

Erdmöbel - Weihnachtskonzert 2026

Beatpol-Dresden e.V. · Dresden

From €34

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

Sat, Dec 19 · 08:00 PM

Felix Räuber - Wie klingt Weihnachten 2026

Martin Luther Kirche · Dresden

From €44

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

Sat, Dec 19 · 08:00 PM

Herbst 2026 - THE SHOUTING MEN & Gäste

Jazzclub Tonne · Dresden

From €25

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

Sun, Dec 20

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Vormittags-Show 11:00 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Sun, Dec 20 · 04:00 PM

Sonderkonzert Jazztage Dresden - Chris Hopkins feat. Shaunette Hildabrand | Swingin` Christmas

H42 · Dresden

From €29

Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20 · 04:00 PM

DAS LETZTE SCHAF - nach einer wahren Geschichte · Dec 20

Societaetstheater - Foyer · Dresden

From €12

An acoustic guitar on a stand and a microphone sit under a spotlight on a club stage. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20 · 06:00 PM

EISHEILIGE NACHT 2026 - WE WILL FOLK YOU

Alter Schlachthof - Großer Saal · Dresden

From €62

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

Sun, Dec 20 · 07:00 PM

JULVISOR - Weihnachten in Skandinavien

Filmtheater Schauburg Dresden · Dresden

From €25

A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20 · 09:00 PM

Orgelnacht bei Kerzenschein - Über Sternen muss er wohnen IV

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €14

Diners at candlelit tables in a stone arcaded courtyard at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 21

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Familien- und Seniorentag 14:00 Uhr

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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

Mon, Dec 21 · 07:30 PM

ANNA MÖBUS und CHARLOTTE WELLING - Die Weihnachtsengel

Herkuleskeule / Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €26

Lone reader seen from behind standing in a grand oak library reading room with green banker lamps on long tables — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 21 · 07:30 PM

Das CelloDuo - Wintertournee 2026

Schloss Albrechtsberg, Kronensaal · Dresden

From €55

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

Fri, Dec 25 · 08:00 PM

Einzeltermine - Christmas Carols

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €24

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

Sat, Dec 26 · 04:00 PM

DAS SONNTAGSKONZERT - SAINT-SAËNS – Oratorio de Noël

Frauenkirche Dresden · Dresden

From €16

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

Sun, Dec 27

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Vormittags-Show 10:00 Uhr · Dec 27

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 27 · 04:00 PM

THE QUEEN'S SIX »Royal Christmas« - Weihnachten mit The Queen's Six

Annenkirche · Dresden

From €39

Band playing to a crowd in a brick-walled club — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 27 · 07:00 PM

The Original USA Gospel Singers & Band - Weihnachten in Gospelart!

Lukaskirche Dresden · Dresden

From €34

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

Mon, Dec 28 · 07:30 PM

Schmitt singt Jürgens - Die Udo Jürgens Show mit Sinfonieorchester & Band

Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast Dresden · Dresden

From €53

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

Mon, Dec 28 · 08:00 PM

KAFKA ZWISCHEN DEN ZEITEN - Doppelvorstellung · Dec 28

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €30

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

Tue, Dec 29

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus - Vormittags-Show 10:00 Uhr · Dec 29

Dresdner Weihnachts-Circus · Dresden

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Visitors walking through a museum hall lit around white marble statues — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 29 · 08:00 PM

KAFKA ZWISCHEN DEN ZEITEN - Doppelvorstellung · Dec 29

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €30

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 30 · 08:00 PM

J.B.O. - Blast Christmas 2026

Alter Schlachthof · Dresden

From €43

Grand piano on an empty stage with shafts of evening light through tall arched windows — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 31 · 08:00 PM

DIE JÜDIN VON TOLEDO

Societaetstheater, Gutmann-Saal · Dresden

From €24

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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.

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