HAT FESTIVAL

The festival for street art

Photo: Kristin Schmidt, Illustration: Ines Eisinger (Bikini Kommando)

Anyone who plays music, juggles or performs acrobatics in the pedestrian zones of this world hopes their audience will make a voluntary contribution in a hat going round. Hence the name of the festival. For three days, street artists from 20 nations will transform the streets and squares of Chemnitz city centre into an open-air stage filled with live music, clowning, circus acts, jug- gling, fire shows, walk acts, art and street food. If you’re stopping by, feel free to wear a hat yourself – and to tip it to friends and guests out of respect for one another.

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Programme

The streets of Chemnitz city centre, from Rosenhof to Stadthallenpark, invite you to stroll and discover. Of course, the right hat is a must: A market of beautiful things with selected products and unique items invites you to browse. The entire programme is available in print on site and, of course, digitally for your smartphone.

programme overview

When? Fri, 30 May until Sun, 1 June 2025
Fri: 3pm-10pm
Sat: 12-23 h
Sun: 12-18 h

Where? Chemnitz | city centre

The Chemnitz 2025 visitor centre is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the Hat Festival.

C³ Chemnitzer Veranstaltungszentren GmbH

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.