Dominik Hartz – verstr!ckt Tour 2026
Club Puschkin
Singer-songwriter Dominik Hartz on his verstr!ckt tour; moved to Club Puschkin according to the Tante JU programme (doors 19:00, end time estimated).…
Concerts, theatre & culture in Dresden
Dresden is a city of culture — from the Philharmonie and the Semperoper to independent theatres, galleries and club gigs in the Neustadt. Here are the upcoming concerts, performances, exhibitions and readings.
Today · Sunday 15 November
Four For Free
Blue Note Dresden
Jazz and fusion concert by Four For Free at the Blue Note, pay-what-you-want entry (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: donation-based (suggeste…
Tomorrow · Monday 16 November
Wort & Orgelklang
Frauenkirche Dresden
Midday organ music with a spoken word at the Frauenkirche. Price: visit website.
Montagscafé
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Monday café in the Kleines Haus with a women's café (15:00), asylum and migration advice (17:00) and an open café from 17:00; from 20:00 a concert by…
Workshop: Let's talk about Relationships
InterLokal - Social Hub/Smoothie Bar
Seema Prakash is excited to invite you to an upcoming educational presentation on one of the most important, and sometimes most confusing, aspects of…
Love, Death & Shadows – Shakespeares Sonette
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Schauspielhaus
Shakespeare's sonnets directed by Christian Friedel at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden; introduction at 19:00 in the Salon. Price: 27-42 EUR (sold out).
SePiJa – Jazzsession in Pieschen
Kulturhafen Dresden
Open jazz session hosted by double bassist René Bornstein; all instrumentalists are welcome to join at the Kulturhafen (end time estimated). Price: v…
Not Scientists + Twins in Colour
Ostpol Dresden
Concert with Not Scientists and Twins in Colour at the Ostpol (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: visit website.
Nights on Broadway – A Tribute to the Bee Gees by Night Fever
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast
Bee Gees tribute show by Night Fever with a LED wall, light show and a female special guest in the Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast (end time estimated).…
Big Daddy Wilson – 13. Blues Night
H42
Blues night with Big Daddy Wilson and his "Back To The Roots" programme of roots blues, soul and folk at the H42 as part of the 26th Jazztage Dresden…
The Dresden Prague Quartet
Blue Note Dresden
Concert by The Dresden Prague Quartet at the Blue Note, pay-what-you-want entry (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: donation-based (suggested ~…
Jazzfanatics – Live Jazz im Foyer
Zentralwerk
Weekly Monday jazz night in the Zentralwerk foyer, the Monday-night jazz orchestra playing since 1996 (bar from 20:00; end time estimated). Price: Fr…
Tuesday 17 November
Wort & Orgelklang
Frauenkirche Dresden
Midday organ music with a spoken word at the Frauenkirche. Price: visit website.
Dresdner TresenLesen
Zentralwerk
Reading evening in the Zentralwerk foyer (end time estimated). Price: Free.
Blues Brothers (Musical)
Semper Zwei
Musical "Blues Brothers" at Semper Zwei; the date is sold out (end time estimated). Price: visit website (sold out).
Homo Faber / Robo Faber
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Stage version of Max Frisch's novel using artificial intelligence, directed by Marcel Kohler, followed by an audience talk at the Staatsschauspiel Dr…
Slawische Nacht auf Reisen: Kapela Polska + Die Ukrainiens + Vibes aus CZ
Ostpol Dresden
Slavic music night on tour with Kapela Polska, Die Ukrainiens and Vibes aus CZ at the Ostpol (end time estimated). Price: visit website.
Eagles Music Show feat. Ultimate Eagles (UK)
Tante JU
Eagles tribute show with Ultimate Eagles (UK) at the Tante JU (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: 34 EUR presale / 39 EUR at the door.
Die Dresdner SALON-DAMEN
Dixiebahnhof
All-female salon orchestra playing music from 1900 to 1940 at the Dixiebahnhof; the date is sold out (end time estimated). Price: visit website (sold…
Subculture Fest: Murphy's Law + Clobber + Dope End + Staatssicherheit
Chemiefabrik
Hardcore and punk night with Murphy's Law (New York), Clobber (London), Dope End (Leipzig) and Staatssicherheit (Dresden) at the Chemiefabrik (doors…
Brian Chartrand Trio
Blue Note Dresden
Jazz concert by the Brian Chartrand Trio at the Blue Note (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: 11.34 EUR presale / 15 EUR at the door.
Wednesday 18 November
Hochschule für Musik zu Gast in der Semperoper
Semperoper Dresden
Matinee concert by the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden in the Semperoper (end time estimated). Price: 20 EUR.
Wort & Orgelklang
Frauenkirche Dresden
Midday organ music with a spoken word at the Frauenkirche. Price: visit website.
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Martin-Luther-Kirche Dresden
Verdi's Requiem with the Dresdner Bachchor, the Elbland Philharmonie Sachsen and conductor Elke Voigt, with soloists including Jennifer Riedel (sopra…
Und jetzt alle im Chor! – Chorsingen im Zentralwerk
Zentralwerk
Weekly open choir for polyphonic folk songs, vocal improvisation and movement; no prior experience needed, drop in any time (entrance Riesaer Str. 32…
Late Night Hamlet – ein Solo mit Charly Hübner
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Schauspielhaus
Guest performance: Charly Hübner in a solo version of Hamlet directed by Kieran Joel at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 24-44 EUR.
Prima Facie
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Play by Suzie Miller, directed by Monique Séjourné at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 25-28 EUR (sold out, possible returns at the box office).
Ignite + Cancer Bats + Outspoken + 1000 Löwen unter Feinden
Chemiefabrik
Europe tour night with melodic hardcore from Ignite (USA), hardcore and southern rock from Cancer Bats (CAN), Outspoken (USA) and 1000 Löwen unter Fe…
Smilla – Neue Wege
H42
Concert by Smilla with the programme "Neue Wege" at the H42 as part of the 26th Jazztage Dresden (end time estimated). Price: visit website.
3. Kammerabend
Semperoper Dresden
Chamber music evening of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden in the Semperoper (end time estimated). Price: from 10 EUR (currently available tickets…
Jodok Cello – World Tour
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast
Cellist Jodok on his world tour in the Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast (end time estimated). Price: from 54.25 EUR.
Brian Chartrand Trio (Buß- und Bettag)
Blue Note Dresden
Jazz concert by the Brian Chartrand Trio at the Blue Note on the public holiday Buß- und Bettag, pay-what-you-want entry (doors 19:00, end time estim…
Thursday 19 November
Wort & Orgelklang
Frauenkirche Dresden
Midday organ music with a spoken word at the Frauenkirche. Price: visit website.
Elemente einer Neuen Philosophie – Vortrag
Palitzsch-Museum
Lecture by Prof. Hans-Dieter Sill (Rostock) on the foundations of a "New Philosophy" (end time estimated). Price: Free.
Die Leonhardis – Buchvorstellung
Leonhardi-Museum
Book presentation of the family novel "Die Leonhardis" on the Saxon ink dynasty and the "painter of the German forest", marking 200 years of Leonhard…
Mögliche Begegnung (Premiere)
Theaterkahn Dresdner Brettl
Premiere of Paul Barz's comedy about a fictional meeting of Bach and Handel in Leipzig in 1747, with Tom Quaas, Thomas Dehler and Carsten Linke on th…
Woyzeck
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Georg Büchner's Woyzeck, directed by Lily Sykes at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 25-28 EUR.
Fatcat – Forever Tour 2026
H42
Concert by Fatcat on the Forever Tour 2026 at the H42 as part of the 26th Jazztage Dresden (end time estimated). Price: visit website.
RIAN – Blumendisko Tour 2026
Alter Schlachthof Dresden
Concert by RIAN on the Blumendisko tour at the Alter Schlachthof (doors 18:00; listings give 19:30 or 20:00 as start; end time estimated). Price: fro…
Und wie geht es DIR? – Premiere
Zentralwerk
Premiere of a theatrical performance about relatives of people with cancer in the Kleiner Saal, followed by an audience talk (end time estimated). Pr…
Seau Volant & Argentum Experience
Ostpol Dresden
Concert with Seau Volant and Argentum Experience at the Ostpol (start and end time not published, estimated). Price: visit website.
Grin + Astral Kompakt
Chemiefabrik
Heavy psych, doom and sludge duo Grin (Berlin) plus instrumental stoner rock trio Astral Kompakt (Köln) at the Chemiefabrik (doors 19:00, end time es…
MÄKKELÄ / Nightbird
Blue Note Dresden
Concert by MÄKKELÄ / Nightbird at the Blue Note, pay-what-you-want entry (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: donation-based (suggested ~10 EUR…
Funkfanatics – Christmas Tour 2026
Studentenclub Bärenzwinger
Concert by the Funkfanatics on their Christmas tour at the Bärenzwinger. Price: 18.60 EUR (listing price).
Friday 20 November
Wort & Orgelklang
Frauenkirche Dresden
Midday organ music with a spoken word at the Frauenkirche. Price: visit website.
Nigunim – Gesang und Torah im Judentum (Workshop)
Synagoge der Jüdischen Kultusgemeinde Dresden
Workshop with Rabbi Akiva Weingarten on traditional Jewish melodies and their role in prayer and spirituality, in the synagogue of the Jewish communi…
Der deutsch-arabische Lyriksalon 2026
Stadtmuseum Dresden
Poetry reading in German and Arabic with music by Razgar Karim (Kurdish saz) in the Stadtmuseum (end time estimated). Price: 8 EUR (6 EUR reduced).
Blues Brothers (Musical)
Semper Zwei
Musical "Blues Brothers" at Semper Zwei, last performance of the season; the date is sold out (end time estimated). Price: visit website (sold out).
Eluveitie + Wolfheart
Kraftwerk Mitte (Stromwerk)
Celtic folk metal night with Swiss band Eluveitie (ÀNV tour) and support Wolfheart at the Stromwerk (doors 18:30, end time estimated). Price: visit w…
Mondnächte
Theaterkahn Dresdner Brettl
Musical and literary journey into Romanticism on the Theaterkahn, last performance (end time estimated). Price: visit website.
Ich möchte lieber nicht
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Stage version of Herman Melville's Bartleby, the Scrivener, directed by Katrin Plötner at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 27-30 EUR.
Impro Comedy Show
Kulturhafen Dresden
Improvised theatre based on suggestions from the audience at the Kulturhafen (end time estimated). Price: from 27.10 EUR (ticket listing).
Daniel Hope – Musik von einem anderen Stern
Frauenkirche Dresden
Concert by violinist Daniel Hope with works by Bach, Biber, Westhoff and others at the Frauenkirche (doors 19:00, end time estimated; listed on mvp.d…
Studio*Freispiel #2
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Scenes performed by the students of the Schauspielstudio Dresden in the Kleines Haus 3 at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden (end time estimated). Price: 7…
Different Grounds (Ballett)
Semperoper Dresden
Ballet evening with works by Stephanie Lake, Julian Nicosia and Shahar Binyamini by the Semperoper Ballett, last performance of the season; sold out,…
Tanzwut + Sagenbringer – Herz aus Stein Tour 2026
Reithalle Straße E
Medieval rock and folk metal night with Tanzwut and support Sagenbringer at the Reithalle Straße E (end time estimated). Price: from 43.95 EUR.
Andreas Gabalier – 10 Jahre Volks-Rock'n'Roller Unplugged
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast
Unplugged anniversary concert by Andreas Gabalier in the Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast (end time estimated; one source reports this date as sold out, u…
FRI3SER (CH)
Jazzclub Tonne
Swiss post-rock piano trio around pianist Lucca Fries combining minimal, post-rock and jazz, presenting their debut album (end time estimated). Price…
Fun Horns – celebrate 40. with M. Davis (100) "Kind of Blue"
H42
The Fun Horns celebrate their 40th anniversary and Miles Davis' 100th birthday with a Kind of Blue programme at the H42 as part of the 26th Jazztage…
15 Years of 11 – Volume 11 (Day 1): Of Dust & Nations, Home Office, 80 cm Brett
Ostpol Dresden
First day of the "15 Years of 11" mini festival with Of Dust & Nations, Home Office and 80 cm Brett at the Ostpol (doors 20:00, end time estimated).…
WuLIVE: OKB + Kisska
WU5
Live concert night with OKB and Kisska at the WU5 student club (doors 20:00, end time estimated). Price: 6-8 EUR (students 3-5 EUR).
Die Verlierer + Die Schlüppis + Aftershow Teenage Depression
Chemiefabrik
Berlin punk night with Die Verlierer and Die Schlüppis, followed by an aftershow with Teenage Depression (77 punk, powerpop, 80s and more) at the Che…
Saturday 21 November
Führung: PLATTE OST/WEST – Wohnen und Bauen in Großtafelbauweise
Stadtmuseum Dresden
Guided tour through the special exhibition on prefab housing in East and West; meeting point at the ticket desk, no registration. Price: visit websit…
Die Geschichtenerfinder – Kinder-Impro-Show
Kulturhafen Dresden
Children's improv show where a professor on a pile of books tells stories made up on the spot at the Kulturhafen (end time estimated). Price: from 15…
Wort & Orgelklang
Frauenkirche Dresden
Midday organ music with a spoken word at the Frauenkirche. Price: visit website.
Treffpunkt: Bühneneingang – Licht an!
Semperoper Dresden
Semperoper leisure offer "Treffpunkt: Bühneneingang: Licht an!" meeting at the stage door (end time estimated). Price: visit website.
Tosca
Semperoper Dresden
Giacomo Puccini's opera in the Semperoper, last performance of the season (end time estimated). Price: 22-124 EUR.
Mögliche Begegnung
Theaterkahn Dresdner Brettl
Paul Barz's comedy about a fictional meeting of Bach and Handel in Leipzig in 1747, with Tom Quaas, Thomas Dehler and Carsten Linke on the Theaterkah…
Hamlet
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Schauspielhaus
Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed by Roger Vontobel (revival) at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 27-42 EUR (sold out).
Drei ostdeutsche Frauen betrinken sich und gründen den idealen Staat
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Stage adaptation of the book by Annett Gröschner, Peggy Mädler and Wenke Seemann, directed by Henriette Hörnigk at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Pric…
Werwolf – eine monströse Impro Show
Kulturhafen Dresden
Improvised theatre around the story of the werewolves at the Kulturhafen (end time estimated). Price: visit website.
Fischer Fritz
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Play by Raphaela Bardutzky, directed by Damian Popp, followed by an audience talk at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 20 EUR.
Kärbholz – Sturm Zieh Auf Tour 2026 (Special Guest: The Green Goblins)
Reithalle Straße E
Punk-rock night with Kärbholz and special guest The Green Goblins at the Reithalle Straße E (start and end time not shown in the listings, estimated)…
Andreas Gabalier – 10 Jahre Volks-Rock'n'Roller Unplugged (Zusatzkonzert)
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast
Second unplugged anniversary concert by Andreas Gabalier in the Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, added to the schedule (end time estimated). Price: from…
Jo Aldingers Downbeatclub
Jazzclub Tonne
Hammond organ, guitar and drums trio between jazz, rock and psychedelia, playing an album pre-release show (end time estimated). Price: 25 EUR.
Jasmin Tabatabai & David Klein Quartett – Jagd auf Rehe
H42
Actress and singer Jasmin Tabatabai with the David Klein Quartett and a programme between chanson, jazz and film music at the H42 as part of the 26th…
THE STRING COMPANY – Klez & mehr
Dixiebahnhof
World music, Balkan, gypsy, klezmer and chanson by the Erfurt ensemble The String Company, with their song cycle on the Jewish Treasure of Erfurt (en…
Die Liga der Gewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Beatpol
Concert by Die Liga der Gewöhnlichen Gentlemen, the "twelfth-best band of West Hamburg", at the Beatpol (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: fro…
15 Years of 11 – Volume 11 (Day 2): Crows on Wires, Schmiere, Kobayashi Maru
Ostpol Dresden
Second day of the "15 Years of 11" mini festival with Crows on Wires, Schmiere and Kobayashi Maru at the Ostpol (doors 20:00, end time estimated). Pr…
4. Dresden Death Punk Night: Asses Of Fire – The Turbonegro Show + Malmø
Chemiefabrik
Death punk night with the Turbonegro tribute Asses Of Fire plus high-energy rock band Malmø at the Chemiefabrik (doors 20:00, end time estimated). Pr…
Sunday 22 November
4tel12 – Konzertreihe: Bassklarinette & Elektronik
Zentralwerk
Monthly Sunday-morning concert series by the ensemble El Perro Andaluz with clarinettist Albrecht Scharnweber on bass clarinet and electronics, in th…
Familiennachmittag im Stadtmuseum – Platte im Advent
Stadtmuseum Dresden
Family afternoon before the first Advent: screen printing, gingerbread decorating, a search game in the Platte exhibition and Christmas post, recomme…
Die ewige Schrift – Kuratorenführung am Schreibpavillon
Stadtmuseum Dresden
Curator-led tour with Jahna Dahms at the writing pavilion in front of the Stadtmuseum (end time estimated). Price: Free.
Die Kunst des Tora-Schreibens (Workshop)
Stadtmuseum Dresden
Workshop with Jahna Dahms and Joshua Diaz at the writing pavilion in front of the Stadtmuseum: write Hebrew letters with quill and ink (end time esti…
VISIONÄRE – Vernissage
Kraszewski-Museum
Opening of the new special exhibition on Germans and Poles of Jewish origin who wrote world history, at the Kraszewski-Museum (end time estimated). P…
Amadeus
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Schauspielhaus
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, directed by Daniela Löffner, with childcare offered at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden; introduction at 15:30 in the Salon. Pri…
Weber & Naumann – Vocal Concert Dresden zum Ewigkeitssonntag
Kreuzkirche Dresden
Concert for Ewigkeitssonntag with Vocal Concert Dresden performing Carl Maria von Weber's Missa sancta No. 2 and Naumann's Vater unser at the Kreuzki…
Und wie geht es DIR?
Zentralwerk
Theatrical performance about relatives of people with cancer in the Kleiner Saal, followed by an audience talk (end time estimated). Price: Free (reg…
Don Carlo
Semperoper Dresden
Giuseppe Verdi's opera in the Semperoper (revival); sold out, possible returns at the box office (end time estimated). Price: visit website (sold out…
Generation Y Punk Doku – Lesung
Chemiefabrik
Reading and film talk on the German DIY punk scene between 2000 and 2020, accompanied by a talk about self-organised subculture, at the Chemiefabrik…
Neuer Versuch
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Play by Clément and Guillaume Papachristou with sign-language performance and introduction at 18:15 at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 27-30 EUR.
Geschlossene Gesellschaft
Staatsschauspiel Dresden – Kleines Haus
Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit, directed by Vanessa Ziems, in the Kleines Haus 3 at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. Price: 20 EUR.
Līva
Blue Note Dresden
Concert by Līva at the Blue Note, pay-what-you-want entry (doors 19:00, end time estimated). Price: donation-based (suggested ~10 EUR per person).
Sunday 29 November
Adventskonzert Dresdner Residenz Orchester
Dresdner Zwinger
Adventskonzert des Dresdner Residenz Orchesters im Zwinger.
Scheherazade – Dresdner Philharmonie
Dresdner Philharmonie
Die Dresdner Philharmonie spielt Scheherazade.
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