Qué hay en Leipzig, Alemania, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Christmas holidays en Alemania, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — Leipzig Book Fair, Easter holidays en Alemania

• Festival

  Leipzig Book Fair

  15 Mar – 1 Abr · normalmenteFestival de artesMucha genteReserva pronto

  Four days when the fairground fills with readers rather than trade, the Manga-Comic-Con puts several thousand people in costume on the tram, and the Leipzig liest readings spill into bars across the city. Rooms go early. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Easter holidays

  3–6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaCierresMucha gente

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays everywhere, and shops close on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Good Friday is a quiet day with dance and loud-event bans in most states, and Germans use the four-day weekend to travel, so trains, motorways and holiday towns are busy. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Leipzig Book Fair, Easter holidays

• Festivo

  Ascension and Whitsun

  14–25 MayFiesta nacionalCierresMucha gente

  Ascension Day, a Thursday 39 days after Easter, and Whit Monday 11 days later are public holidays nationwide. Shops close on both, many people bridge them into long weekends, and trains, motorways and hotels in holiday areas get busy. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Leipzig Book Fair (15 Mar – 1 Abr (normalmente)), Easter holidays (3–6 Abr)

Máxima afluencia — Ascension and Whitsun, Wave-Gotik-Treffen

• Festival

  Wave-Gotik-Treffen

  5 May – 15 Jun · normalmenteFestival de músicaMucha genteReserva pronto

  Whitsun weekend, when tens of thousands of goths take over venues, parks and the trams in full Victorian black — the largest gathering of its kind anywhere. The city is entirely relaxed about it; hotels are not cheap. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 May)

Concurrido — Wave-Gotik-Treffen, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Lake season south of the city

  1 Jun – 10 Sep · normalmenteApertura de verano

  The flooded lignite pits ringing the city — Cospudener, Markkleeberger, Zwenkauer — are the summer weekend, reachable by tram and bike path. Beach bars and boat hire run for the season only.

• Festival

  Bachfest

  5–25 Jun · normalmenteFestival de músicaReserva pronto

  Ten days of Bach in the two churches he worked in, with the Thomanerchor singing the motets where he is buried. Free open-air concerts on the market square carry the rest of it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Ascension and Whitsun (14–25 May), Wave-Gotik-Treffen (5 May – 15 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Alemania, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Lake season south of the city (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Alemania, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Lake season south of the city (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Lake season south of the city (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Lichtfest, Autumn holidays en Alemania

• Festival

  Lichtfest

  8–10 OctLuces y fuegoMucha gente

  On 9 October the ring road is lit with installations to mark the 1989 Monday demonstration that broke the regime's nerve without a shot. It is a commemoration the city takes seriously, not a light show. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Leipzig Christmas market, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Leipzig Christmas market

  24 Nov – 23 Dic · normalmenteNavidad y Año NuevoMucha gente

  One of the oldest in Germany, documented from 1458, filling the market square and running up into the arcades so there is somewhere warm to stand. The Thomanerchor sings from the old town hall balcony to open it. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Leipzig Christmas market, Christmas holidays en Alemania

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Leipzig Christmas market (24 Nov – 23 Dic (normalmente))