Welcome to legendary Elbhangfest!

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30 November — 15 December 2024

Christmas market

The winter counterpart of the Elbhangfest — the Elbhangfest Christmas Market — invites you to a contemplative Advent stroll with the scent of mulled wine and roast apple! The 26th Elbhangfest Christmas Market is open from Saturday, 30 November 2024 at 11 a.m. until 15 December 2024.

Programme highlights

Classical music, innovative artistry, rousing saxophone battles, electronica until no one is sitting down — we present our programme highlights:

FierS à Cheval
FierS à Cheval
White horses at the “Blue Wonder” brigde
Toughest
Toughest Tenors
Tradition of the “Saxophone Battles”
Tom Pauls
Tom Pauls “Once Upon a Time”
Fairytale Concert in Pillnitz Palace Park
Mesgarha
Mesgarha & Stoll
Theatre Open-Air
Blechbläser
Sächsisches Blechbläser Consort
From world music to jazz, from classical music to film music
Kira und Anders
Performance by Kira & Anders
“The Fantastic Gramophone of Mr. & Mrs. Twistly”.
Schreiber&Post
Theatre “Schreiber & Post”
Fairy tales in the tent on the Wachwitz Elbe meadows
Märchenstraße
“Fairytale Street”
Exhibition with pictures by Loschwitz fairytale illustrators
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The Elbhangfestival

Once a year, on the last weekend in June, the landscape between Loschwitz and Pillnitz is transformed into one big festival area.

Info & Tickets
“Old hand” or your first time?
Everything you need to know about your visit
at the Elbhangfest

Highlights
Interested in classical music, rock or electronica?
Here you’ll find all the info on our highlights!

Kinder
Fun and games — the Elbhangfest is an experience
for the whole family!

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Programme highlights

Classical music, innovative dance theatre, rousing rock ‘n’ roll, electronica until no one is sitting down – we present our programme highlights:

Muare 2
Moiré Experience
German premiere on the Elbe slope!
Fanfarria
La Fanfarria del Capitán
“Fanfaria Latina” from Buenos Aires!
Vogler
Jan Vogler
Final concert in Pillnitz!
Balladen
Ahmad Mesgarha & Philipp Makolies
Stelzer
Thomas Stelzer & Ulrike Hausmann
Blues & Boogie Woogie
Fantasieschloss
»Fantasieschloss Pillnitz«
Fantasy Castle in Pillnitz!
Inkspot
Inkspot
“Let’s swing tonight!”
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Advance booking starts!

Buy tickets now so that the festival can take place in 2022!
Brand new: Free steamer shuttle between Loschwitz and Pillnitz!

200 artists, 11 stages, steamboat shuttle and 3 days of Elbhangfest for only 13 € / reduced rate 11 € *

In order to be able to hold the event, the organiser of the festival — the non-profit Elbhangfest e. V. — needs planning security and a sustainable financial risk. Therefore, a total of 25,000 tickets – at the cheaper early bird price – must be sold by 30 April 2022. If this is not successful or if the festival has to be cancelled again due to corona, all buyers will be refunded the purchase price.

* plus advance booking fee.
25,000 tickets at the attractive early bird price until 30 April 2022.
Children up to 18 years of age continue to have free admission.


Infocenter

»Old hand« or your first time?
Everything you need to know about your visit at Elbhangfest

Where to take the children?
Well, to us!

Fun and games — the Elbhangfest is an experience
for the whole family!

We are a non-profit association

A group of three dozen enthusiasts has been organising the annual Elbhangfest on a voluntary basis since 1991.

Irreplaceable!
We thank our sponsors and supporters!