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2025
Bautzen is not only known for its architectural diversity, but also for its cultural diversity. A colourful variety of events enchants visitors every year. Come and have a look!
Please check here or on the websites of the organisers in good time to find out whether they are taking place.
Bautzen spring
May 30th – June 1st
Let’s celebrate springtime! The traditional festival inspires visitors with a spectacular cultural program, a flea market, street theater, live music and family fun.
International VW Whitsun Meeting
June 5th – June 8th
Bautzen Theatre Summer
June 12th – July 20th
Long Night of Culture
June 14th
Fête de la Musique
June 21st
XVth International Folklore Festival „Łužica – Łužyca – Lausitz“
June 26th – June 29th
Bautzen Mustard Weeks
August 5th – August 31st
Try the famous mustard „Bautzener Senf“! Gastronomic specialities like Mustard-Schnitzel or Mustard-Icecream await you. Broaden your culinary horizons and indulge your palate with exquisite gourmet dishes based around the spicy paste!
Flight Days Bautzen
August 8th – August 10th
Water | Art | Light – Old Town Festival
August 29th – August 31st
Get enchanted by artistic representations at the Old Town Festival and enjoy aesthetic water features, skilful light installations or other original presentations of all kinds.
International Bautzen City Center Run
September 13th
Open Monument Day
September 14th
Harvest Festival Pub Night: Bautzen’s Pub Landlords invite you!
October 2nd
Autumn festival with autumn market in the city centre
October 4th
Romantica – the Bautzen shopping and entertainment evening
November 8th
Christmas Market
November 28th – December 22nd
Bautzen hosts Germanys oldest christmas market: The Wenzelsmarkt. Around the historic town hall the Wenzelsmarkt invites visitors to enjoy the christmas time with culinary delights, traditional craftsmanship and regional products.