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Community festival and parade

As part of the "Hang zur Kultur" festival, Lessingplatz will be transformed into a community festival for a day and invites everyone to celebrate the diversity of Sonnenberg. The week before, there will be creative workshops to help organise the event.

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Location

Chemnitz, Lessingplatz / inpeos e.V.
Lessingplatz, 09130 Chemnitz; inpeos e.V. Müllerstraße 15, 09113 Chemnitz
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entrance free

August 16th, 2025 : COMMUNITY FESTIVAL as part of HANG ZUR KULTUR : Lessingplatz

14:15 - 14:45 For children: drumming and music workshop

15:00 - 15:30 For all: Open singing

15:30 - 17:00 For everyone: handicrafts for the parade

17:00 - 17:30 For all: Drumming workshop

17:30 - 18:00 Getting ready for the parade

18:00 - 19:00 PARADE: Lessingplatz to Zietenpark

 

August 09th - 13th,  2025 : COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, CREATIVE WORKSHOPS : inpeos e.V., Müllerstraße 15

Everything you need for a spectacular parade can be made at the "Making it Together" workshops. In these workshops, music is made, costumes are crafted from cardboard and giant sculptures (flowers, birds and suns) are made from willow rods and tissue paper. All workshops take place at inpeos e.V. Everything made can be taken home after the parade on August 16th!

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Organizer

Paper Lantern Collective gUG

Program field

Barrierefreiheit

No stroboscopic effects

No stroboscopic effects are used.

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City of Chemnitz 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 Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.