Events in Weimar
Weimar's year runs from the spring markets to the Zwiebelmarkt in October and the Weimarer Weihnacht in Advent, with festivals, concerts, guided tours and the city's stages in between. Every entry here is something that lasts — a market, a festival, a tour, a production — with its dates checked against the organiser, so a visit can be planned around it rather than around a listing that goes stale.
The year in Weimar
March
Ostermarkt
MarketA weekend in March, before Easter
The spring market that opens Weimar's market year, over a weekend before Easter.
Dates to be confirmed
May
Blumenmarkt
MarketA day in May
A May market for gardeners and growers from the region.
Dates to be confirmed
Frühjahrsmarkt
MarketA weekend in May
A May weekend market on the Marktplatz.
Dates to be confirmed
Lange Nacht der Museen
ExhibitionOne night in May
Museums and galleries stay open into the night, with programmes beyond the usual displays.
Every year
Sport im Park
SportMay to September, every year
Free open-air sport sessions across the warm months, for every age group.
1 May – 30 September 2026
Thüringer Schlössertage
ExhibitionFour days in May
Four days across the region's palaces and their parks.
Every year
June
Fête de la Musique
Concert21 June, the summer solstice
Music in the streets on the summer solstice, free and everywhere at once.
21 June 2027
Künstlergarten
ConcertJune to mid-September, every summer
A summer-long garden bar of live music and readings beside the Haus der Weimarer Republik.
1 June – 13 September 2026
UNESCO-Welterbetag
ExhibitionOne day in June
A day marking Weimar's two World Heritage inscriptions.
Every year
Weimarer Kabarett Open Air
TheatreJune to late August, every summer
The city's cabaret stage moves outdoors for the summer.
3 June – 29 August 2026
July
One July night, closing the season
The Staatskapelle closes its season outdoors in the lit Weimarhallenpark.
10 July 2027
August
Kunstfest Weimar
FestivalLate August into early September
Central Germany's largest festival of contemporary arts, closing the city's summer at the turn from August into September.
21 August – 6 September 2026
Weimar feiert Goethe
City celebration28 August, every year
The city's public celebration of Goethe's birthday, on 28 August.
28 August 2026
Weinfest
Food & drinkFour days around 28 August
Wine on the Frauenplan in front of Goethe's house, raised to the poet on his birthday.
27–30 August 2026
September
Achava Festspiele
FestivalLate September into October
A festival of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, with concerts, readings and public discussion.
22 September – 11 October 2026
Europalette
FestivalSeptember to November, weekly
A reading series on European literature, running through the autumn at the city library.
15 September – 24 November 2026
Genius Loci Weimar
FestivalThree nights in September
A festival of projection art that uses the city's historic facades as its screens.
11–13 September 2026
Herbstmarkt
MarketA weekend in mid-September
A September weekend market on the Marktplatz, ahead of the Onion Market.
14–15 September 2026
NEW bauhaus
FestivalA weekend in early September
A weekend on the Bauhaus legacy and what is being made from it now.
2–3 September 2026
A fortnight in September
Two weeks of open dance on the Herderplatz.
6–20 September 2026
Tag des offenen Denkmals
ExhibitionOne day in September
Monuments and buildings normally closed to the public open for one September day.
13 September 2026
Theaterfest
TheatreOne day in September, opening the season
The Deutsches Nationaltheater opens its season with a day of free performances.
12 September 2026
Thüringer Genuss- und Spezialmarkt
Food & drinkA weekend in late summer
A market of Thuringian food and regional specialities on the Theaterplatz.
Dates to be confirmed
Töpfermarkt
MarketA weekend in early September
Regional potters sell and demonstrate their craft on the Marktplatz.
Dates to be confirmed
October
The Onion Market weekend, in October
Historic locomotives and trains run at the railway museum during the Onion Market.
10–11 October 2026
Europäischer Tag der Restaurierung
ExhibitionOne day in October
Conservators show the work that normally happens out of sight.
18 October 2026
A weekend at the end of October
An international festival on history, democracy and migration, held across the city at the end of October.
29–31 October 2026
Weimarer Stadtlauf
SportThe Saturday of the Onion Market, in October
The city run, held on the Saturday of the Onion Market — 11 kilometres through the streets and the Park an der Ilm.
10 October 2026, Hauptlauf 12:15, Staffel 12:25
Weimarer Zwiebelmarkt
MarketSecond weekend in October
Thuringia's largest and oldest market and city festival, held on the second weekend in October.
9–11 October 2026
November
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften
Science & educationOne evening in November
The city's research institutions open their doors for an evening in November.
13 November 2026
TeleVisionale
FilmFive days in November
A film and series festival with jury awards and an industry programme.
23–27 November 2026
Weimarer Weihnacht
MarketLate November to early January
The Christmas market, spread across four squares of the old town from late November into the new year.
24 November 2026 – 3 January 2027
Every week, all year
Altstadtführung Klassisches Weimar
Guided tourFridays 18:00, Saturdays 16:00
The classical period through the old town, on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
Weekly
Bauhaus-Spaziergang
Guided tourFridays and Saturdays, 14:00
Early Bauhaus history through the university's own buildings.
Weekly
Großer Stadtrundgang
Guided tourDaily, 10:00 and 14:00
The full walk through Weimar's landmarks, twice daily.
Weekly
Jüdisches Leben in Weimar
Guided tourSet dates, two hours
A two-hour walk through Weimar's Jewish history, on set dates.
23 September 2026, 10:30 Uhr
Unterwegs mit dem Weimarer Nachtwächter
Guided tourFridays and Saturdays from 20:30, 21 March to 1 November
An after-dark walk with the night watchman, from spring to the start of November.
21 March – 1 November 2026, freitags und samstags ab 20:30 Uhr
Weimar kompakt
Guided tourDaily, 11:00
A short daily overview of the residence city's history.
Weekly
Wochenmarkt
MarketMonday to Saturday, all year round
Weimar's everyday market on the Marktplatz, six mornings a week, all year round.
Weekly
Seasons and themed years
Weimarer Sommer
June to September, every year
The city's summer season — an umbrella over the open-air concerts, theatre, markets and street festivals held between June and September.
Weiblich Weimar
2027–2028, with openings staggered from autumn 2026
A themed year across the city's institutions on the women who shaped Weimar, running through 2027 and 2028.
Stages and venues
The state theatre where classical repertoire and contemporary work sit side by side, with the Staatskapelle Weimar as its house orchestra.
An international music academy of around 850 students whose concert series run through the academic year.
The city's largest hall, used for concerts and congresses alike — a major cultural stage as well as a conference venue.
A cabaret stage for satire, sharp musical numbers and evenings that fit no other category.
A private theatre in the Renaissance vaults beneath the Cranach house, looking out onto the market square.
A youth and culture centre programming cabaret, concerts, theatre, comedy and circus.
A summer bar beside the Haus der Weimarer Republik with live music and readings, open across the warm months only.
A culture centre mixing concerts, theatre and comedy with salsa nights.
A proving ground for young people testing themselves and the form — the city's youth theatre.
An intimate theatre inside the Shakespeares, taking a humorous line on its material.
The market square, and the centre of gravity for Weimar's markets — the weekly market six days a week, and the Onion, autumn and spring markets in their seasons.
The square in front of the Deutsches Nationaltheater, by the Goethe-Schiller monument. It carries the Easter and specialty markets, the Kunstfest's festival centre, and the Christmas ice rink.
The square at the Herderkirche, part of the Christmas market and the site of the city's public dance days.
A market square in its own right — the alternate site for the weekly market, and the craft end of the Christmas market.
The square in front of Goethe's house, where the wine festival is held each year around his birthday.
The park beside the Weimarhalle, used for the Staatskapelle's open-air concert night at the close of the season.
Weimar's historic centre as a whole — how the city describes the footprint of its largest events, which spill across several squares at once.