Scheduled events in Dresden and its surroundings
- 2012/05/12 – 2012/05/20: Johann Strauss Festival with the Dresden State Operetta
- 2012/05/15 – 2012/05/20: 42th International Dixieland Festival
- 2012/05/15 – 2012/06/03: 35th Dresden Music Festival
- 2012/06/01 – 2012/06/03: Baroque festival at the Royal Mews in Dresden
- 2012/06/27 – 2012/08/26: Movie nights along the Elbe River (the most beautiful Open-Air-Movie theater)
- 2012/06/15 – 2012/06/17: Bunte Republik Neustadt (district festival in the new town of Dresden – our trendy district)
- 2012/06/22 – 2012/06/24: 22th Elbe Slope Festival (another district festival along the Elbe River)
- 2012/06/30 – 2012/07/07: Rallye Breslau-Dresden (Europe’s largest Offroad-Rallye)
- 2012/07/06: Dresden night of science - discovering science and research institutes in Dresden
- 2012/07/07: Klassik Picknickt (Open Air Concert with the Staatskapelle orchestra at the transparent manufactory)
- 2012/07/14: 4th Dresden Castle Night at the three Elbe Palaces
- 2012/07/14: 14th Museum summer night Dresden (museums are open at night)
- 2012/08/17 – 2012/08/19: Dresden City Festival 2012
- 2012/10/12 – 2012/10/21: Heinrich Schütz music festival Dresden
- 2012/10/21: Dresden Marathon (running marathon through the Dresdens Altstadt)
- 2012/10/27: HOPE Gala Dresden
- 2012/11/01 – 2012/11/11: Jazztage Dresden (International Jazz Festival)
- 2012/11/03: Dresden UNITY - Germany’s largest City Center Festival
- 2012/11/29 – 2012/12/24: Striezelmarkt Dresden (the oldest Christmas Market of Germany)
- 2012/12/31: New Years Eve Open Air at Theaterplatz Square (party, fireworks, count down)
- 2013/2/01: Semper Opera Ball and SemperOpenairball
- 2013: 23rd International City Race (road race in Dresden’s Old Town)
- 2013: Industrialization and steam locomotives
- 2013: International Short Movie Festival Dresden
- 2013/05/01: traditional Parade of the paddle steamers of the Sächsische Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft
Museums in Dresden
- 2012/02/25 – 2012/06/03: Wilhelm Lachnit. Paintings at the City Gallery
- 2012/05/05: Start of new exhibition “aviation” at the Dresden Museum of Transports
- 2012/06/30 – 2012/10/21: Dresden Art of Porcelain, a special exhibition at the city museum
- 2012/07/12 – 2012/07/29: Disney – The Beauty and the Beast, guest performance
- 2012/12/30 – 2012/12/31: New Years Eve Concert with Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Orchestra
- 2012/05/26 – 2012/08/26: Jubilee exhibition at Dresden Zwinger – Sixtin Madonna. Raffael’s classic painting is turning 500
- 2012/09/30: last day of Armoury at Zwinger/Semper building – moving to the residential palace and re-opening in February 2013
- Sunday brunch 10 am-3 pm, children brunch buffet included
Restaurant Museumsgastronomie Dresden 1900
Events in the surroundings of Dresden
- 2012/05/18 – 2012/05/20: Karl-May-Festival in Radebeul
- 2012/08/05 – 2012/08/19: Moritzburg Festival (Chamber music)
- 2012/09/23: Oldtimer in the realm of senses (Oldtimer show 1900-1945)
- 2012/December: guided tours during Christmas time with Gluehwein/hot wine, Stollen (our Christmas Cake) and 3 different wines. You can book it together with your excursion in the Elbe Valley at Discover Dresden.
- 2012/12/31: New Years Eve 2012 in Dresden (festive menu and dance at the palace OR buffet and dance at the wine cellar)