Tips for makers
Here you can lend a hand and not just watch. Because whether it's crafting, tinkering or simply enjoying - there's always something to do! Browse through the recommendations or discover the other programme tips for visitors.
From teeming and scurrying
Greetings from the Stadtwirtschaft!
[09 August and 10 August 2025]
The Stadtwirtschaft Chemnitz opens its doors: At "Vom Wimmeln und Wuseln", visitors discover creative workshops, art, hands-on activities and guided tours - a lively insight into the emerging courtyard cosmos and the growing community in the heart of the Sonnenberg.
48-hour cookery marathon
Indulgence, community and creative cuisine
[15 August to 17 August 2025]
The 48-hour cookery marathon transforms the NETZ-Werk Neukirchen into an open gourmet workshop. In the creative rooms of the former car dealership, you will experience chefs preparing contemporary delicacies using local ingredients and traditional recipes.
LOOP!
The knitting festival at the textile hub in the Esche Museum Limbach-Oberfrohna
[22 August to 24 August 2025]
At the LOOP! knitting festival at the Esche Museum in Limbach-Oberfrohna, textile fans come together for a weekend to celebrate wool, tradition and creative knitting ideas - from socks and scarves to artistically knitted street signs.
Makerfestival Erzgebirge
Nibbling. Printing. Sawing. Cutting. Lasering. Wonder!
[23 August 2025]
The Makerfestival Erzgebirge invites you to try things out and be amazed for a whole day. At hands-on stations, visitors create new things from old materials, build, tinker and discover digital worlds. Ore Mountain tradition and creative ideas for the future at your fingertips.
The toymaker festival
Long weekend at the Spielzeugdorf Seiffen
[29 August to 31 August 2025]
At the Toymakers' Festival, craftspeople and designers in Seiffen showcase traditional and modern wooden art - from smokers to music boxes. Visitors can browse, marvel and lend a hand themselves.
Serious Games Maker Days
Learning and understanding through play
[18 September to 20 September 2025]
The Serious Games Maker Days bring together developers and curious minds to invent games that make knowledge tangible. At the finale, the audience chooses the best ideas at the public slam.
Maker Advent
Christmassy do it together
[24 November to 30 December 2025]
During the MAKER ADVENT, visitors can make many of the handmade items that bring joy to themselves or others in open workshops: Mini candle arches, Christmas tree ornaments, homemade baked goods, Christmas cards and sustainable gift wrapping.
ZEUX
Chemnitz Materials Initiative
[22-27 September]
Wohin mit all dem Zeux (What to do with all this stuff?) This question is the focus of the action week for the sustainable use of materials. Everything revolves around the creative reuse of waste materials from wood, metal, plastic, textiles and technology. Workshops and lectures will give rise to new products and ideas that show how discarded materials can become valuable resources for sustainable design.
↗Flyer for the action week
MADE IN
Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design
[23 October–20 December 2025]
The exhibition MADE IN – Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design at the Siebenschlehener Pochwerk in Schneeberg presents the results of international collaborations between craft, design and research. On display are innovative experiments with materials and techniques that combine tradition and contemporary design and open up perspectives for a sustainable circular economy.
Maker Advent
Christmassy Do it together
[24 November-30 December 2025]
During the Maker Advent, visitors can make many of the handmade things that bring joy to themselves or others: Mini candle arches, Christmas tree ornaments, homemade baked goods, Christmas cards and sustainable gift wrapping. Workshops open their doors and artists and creatives from Chemnitz and the region share their passion for craftsmanship, art and culinary delights.
