Capital of Culture finale with mountain parade, light art and dance

To mark the end of the Capital of Culture year in Chemnitz, things are getting folkloristic at the end of the month. On 29 November, around 1,000 people in traditional costumes will parade through the city in a large mountain parade, according to the organizers. In addition, a large Christmas carol singing event is planned in front of a historic backdrop on Theaterplatz, where visitors can join in with choirs and professional musicians. In the evening, the Capital of Culture year will be looked back on under the title "Feierabend!" on a stage before DJs turn Brückenstraße into an open-air dance floor.

The year as European Capital of Culture was opened in mid-January. Since then, a wide-ranging program of concerts, exhibitions, festivals and events has been offered under the title "C the Unseen". The final spurt will now be repeated in November.

Light art work by James Turrell crowns "Purple Path"

This is how the art and sculpture trail "Purple Path", which winds its way from Chemnitz through the surrounding area, is growing. Further works of art will also be inaugurated in Limbach-Oberfrohna and Augustusburg. The crowning glory will be the opening of a work of light art by the internationally acclaimed US artist James Turrell on the former site of a coal mine in Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge on November 28. A former industrial hall was specially converted into an art gallery for the light sculpture "Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025". Visitors can inspect the whole thing from November 29.

In the final weeks of the Capital of Culture year, various projects and events will also be on offer. For example, the artist collective "Quarantine" from Manchester wants to create encounters across generations in the Gunzenhauser Museum with exhibitions, performances, talks and cultural exchange. Under the title "Moving Boxes", visitors are invited to bring used moving boxes to the museum, which will be used to create an installation.

"Maker-Advent" attracts visitors with creative offerings

The "FashionTEX" festival on November 7 and 8 is all about fashion, with young designers presenting their creations. Meanwhile, artist Luise von Cossart will be showing how young people in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic experience change after 1989 with the exhibition "Next Gen East x Shift Change" from November 15. And at the "Maker Advent", visitors can live out their creativity at more than 40 locations in the region: Designing Advent wreaths, trying out printing techniques, woodturning, carving, felting, lace-making or designing jewelry. The event kicks off on November 24 and runs until the end of December.