Dessau-Roßlau has a lot to offer, and you may wish to combine your participation in the event with a longer stay in the city or surrounding area. If so, we recommend the following options:
Kurt Weill Festival Dessau-Roßlau 2026, from 27 February to 15 March 2026
"Kurt Weill was a man in constant motion. There was no standstill in his life, his thinking or his art. Open to new influences, ideas and impulses, he and his music were constantly evolving. Under the motto IN MOTION, the Kurt Weill Festival 2026 focuses on the diverse artistic, social and personal aspects of movement and change. It acts as a creative driving force, reflects our times and invites us to change our perspective. Experience a festival that transcends boundaries, broadens horizons and keeps art alive and in motion – right at the heart of a changing world." (Quote from the KWF website). Further information at: https://kurt-weill-fest.de/
Discover Bauhaus Dessau-Roßlau
"Dessau is the city most closely associated with Bauhaus. It was here that the art and design school had its longest influence and enjoyed its heyday between 1925 and 1932. All three Bauhaus directors, Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer and Mies van der Rohe, lived and worked here. This period was also the heyday of Bauhaus architecture, which is why most Bauhaus buildings are located in Dessau. The Bauhaus building, the Masters' Houses and the Arcade Houses, which are exemplary of the development of social housing in the last century, are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites. How the Bauhaus worked and operated as a university, how the ideas that still shape our everyday culture today came about – this is the story told by the collection presentation ‘Bauhaus: A Laboratory. The Collection’ at the Bauhaus Museum Dessau. (Quote from the Bauhaus Discover website) Further information at: https://www.bauhaus-entdecken.de/en/home
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz – 25 years as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
"With its unique density of monuments, the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz is an expression of the enlightened thinking of the Dessau royal court. The landscape became the “world view” of its time. It [...] was created in the second half of the 18th century on the middle Elbe and lower Mulde rivers. Located between the Bauhaus city of Dessau and Lutherstadt Wittenberg, it now covers 142 square kilometres and is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site." (Quote from the Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural Foundation website). https://gartenreich.de/en/
