In 2023, Torgau will celebrate its 1050th anniversary. A variety of events are being planned for this occasion. More about this shortly.

The Open Ear Festival takes place annually at the Whitsuntide at the Mainz Citadel. It is a non-commercial, thematically oriented youth culture festival with live concerts, workshops, cabaret, theater and minor arts. From 2017 to 2018, the OPEN EAR Festival was entitled to wear the prestigious EFFE-Festival-Label ("Europe for Festivals - Festivals for Europe") as a "remarkable festival".

Fortress Day Ulm

For the 11th time, the "Day of the Fortress" will take place in Ulm and Neu-Ulm on Sunday, 4 June 2023. This day is organised by the Förderkreis Bundesfestung Ulm e.V. (Ulm Federal Fortress Association).

Big and small theater enthusiasts will get their money's worth at the Kronacher Rosenberg Festival .
The open-air theater is located on the fortress Rosenberg, in the grandiose ambience of one of the largest medieval fortifications, overlooking the gentle heights of the surroundings.
All seats are covered - the actors have small microphones.

The tradition-steeped open-air theatre in the Wilhelmsburg impresses in the spirit of "Sister Act", based on the legendary cinema film with Whoopi Goldberg.

The huge legendary, historical Lansquenets spectacle on the Königstein is a special attraction for history fans and friends of reenactment events of the Thirty Years' War

After a forced break of two years, the North German Day with Artisan Market will take place again on 11 June 2023.

Fortress festival with parade in the fortress town of Germersheim 2023

Every two years in June, the Lucas Cranach town breathes new life into a part of its over 1000-year history. With the Historical Town Spectacle, Old Crana invites you to a unique festival within its walls - a journey back in time to past centuries. Against the backdrop of the Upper Town, you can see and experience blacksmiths, ropemakers, coopers, basket makers, rafters, carpenters, bathers, washerwomen, potters and much more.

A mountainous profile on the 9.4 km course awaits runners at the 19th Sparkassen-Festungslauf Königstein and 7.7 km in Walking & Nordic Walking.