The Toymakers’ Festival

A long weekend in Seiffen Toy Village

Photo: Natalie Bleyl

From 29 to 31 August 2025, everything in Seiffen revolved around wood, craftsmanship and new ideas. At the European Toymaking Festival, exhibitors from all over Europe showed how innovative a centuries-old craft could be. Tradition met contemporary design - with modern interpretations of wooden lanterns, music boxes, fairytale figures, construction kits and classics such as the incense smoker.

When: 29 to 31 August 2025

Where? Seiffen, Hauptstraße 156 (on the grounds of the former adventure pool and the Haus des Gastes Seiffen)

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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.