14 events for the next 18 months
The Weißenfels City Festival opens with a concert by the District Music School Big Band and Double Quartet on the market square.
Synthie-pop at its finest: Camouflage, Kite, De/Vision, and 80's Express for one night in Weißenfels. A four-decade journey through electronic pop culture with genre pioneers and contemporary sound artists.
(2 days)
The 2-day ticket for Weißenfelser Stadtfest 2026 grants access to concerts, shows, a medieval market, vintage car rally and other attractions across Marktplatz and the historic Altstadt.
(2 days)
A four-day city festival featuring concerts, shows, a medieval market, vintage car rally, and parade on the marketplace and in the historic centre of Weißenfels.
The Sunday ticket for the Weißenfels City Festival 2026 (30 August) grants access to the Historical Market, Saale Festival at the City Balcony, and Market Stage with a rich programme of concerts, shows and attractions for the whole family.
Blues-rock guitarist Cliff Stevens from Canada, inspired by Eric Clapton, brings his music to Weißenfels. An energetic concert of authentic blues-rock.
The Jenaer Philharmonie performs an all-female composer programme, ranging from Clara Schumann to lesser-known masters of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Thomanerchor returns to Weißenfels after 28 years with a programme of choral works by Heinrich Schütz, Johannes Brahms and Moritz Hauptmann, tracing the arc from Baroque through Romanticism to the present day.
A concert devoted to the music of the Protestant diaspora in the 17th century. Works by Schütz and Spiš composers performed by the ensembles Le Nuove Musiche and Capella dell'Halla, preceded by a lecture by Prof. Silke Leopold.
A rock theatre merging Goethe's classic with steampunk aesthetics. A high-energy spectacle featuring elaborate costumes and digital stage effects.
A keyboard music recital featuring works by Weckmann, Frescobaldi, Froberger and others, performed on a historical clavichord by Benjamin-Joseph Steens, with 17th-century poetry read by Dr. Maik Richter.
A family musical show in Weißenfels with songs from Frozen, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, performed in full costume - great fun for kids and parents alike.
A musical take on the Addams Family, set in a New York mansion near Central Park, where the eccentric clan's dark routine is upended by feelings they have never encountered before.
Patrick Snow, widely regarded as the world's leading Cat Stevens interpreter, brings the tribute show to Weißenfels - performing classics like "Wild World", "Morning Has Broken" and "Peace Train" with striking vocal authenticity.