De:Oriento

A festival of first-civilization cultures

P: Sahar Homami

The DE:ORIENTO festival aims to make accessible the diversity of cultures once known as »oriental« in an interactive way. Several stages present between literature and music in turn, while a variety of food stands tempt visitors with culinary delights. Book stands with Arabic, Hebrew, and European literature invite you to take your experiences home with you for a deep dive. Visual art, including photos, paintings, and much more will be on display. Children can enjoy a makeup stand, puppet theatre, and workshops on Arabic calligraphy. The festival appeals to a broad audience, regardless of age and origin. The events are consciously multilingual to create an inclusive atmosphere and welcome people from a wide range of communities.

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Events

Wednesday

Symphony concert: PASSION AND MEANINGFULNESS

Stadthalle Chemnitz

Concert
Thursday
until

Exhibition Silberglanz & Kumpeltod

smac - State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz, Stefan-Heym-Platz 1, 09111 Chemnitz

Exhibition Main programme
Thursday
until

Sun seeker! | Exhibition

Historic cotton spinning mill 1896, metaWERK AG, Zwickau

Exhibition
Thursday
until

Artwork "PETRIFIED WOOD CIRCLE" by Richard Long in Freiberg Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral

Thursday
until

CREATE.U - Festival crew meeting

Schmidtbank (top)

Teenagers Young People
Thursday
until

CREATE.U - Discover RUNC - weekly sports group for young people

Chemnitz, Schmidtbank (UG)

Teenagers Young People
Thursday

Theatre performance: "The beautiful Susanne"

Fritz Theater

Theatre
All day

Garage of ideas 2025

Garagen-Campus

Education Debate
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Telling art Festival

Innovation Quarter, Mittweida

Festival
Friday
until

Exhibition Silberglanz & Kumpeltod

smac - State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz, Stefan-Heym-Platz 1, 09111 Chemnitz

Exhibition Main programme

European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.