"Leselust 2015" Reading Festival30.07.2015Attention, bookworms: LeseLust Leipzig e.V. and a large number of participants cordially invite you to attend the "LeseLust im August" Reading Festival. This event will be held over a period of five…gesamten Artikel lesen
Commemorating "Autumn of 89" according to the slogan "Liberty – Equality – Fraternity?"21.07.2015On October 9, 1989, 70,000 people chanting "We are the people!" and "No violence!" gathered for a march along the Leipzig inner-city ring road to demonstrate for freedom and democracy, paving the way…gesamten Artikel lesen
Housing policy concept unveiled and put forward for discussion by Leipzig residents26.06.2015Dorothee Dubrau, Mayor and Councillor for Urban Development and Construction, unveiled the draft housing policy concept of the city of Leipzig (2015 update). The reason for the revision is the…gesamten Artikel lesen
Leipzig becomes the centre for media freedom in Europe24.06.2015Freedom of the press in Europe will be critically monitored and documented in Leipzig in future. The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom was officially founded in Villa Ida on 24th June 2015. gesamten Artikel lesen
Farewell to Professor Georg Christoph Biller, Cantor of St. Thomas18.06.2015A farewell ceremony was held for Professor Georg Christoph Biller, Cantor of St. Thomas, at St. Thomas' Church, on 18 June 2015. He had held this post for more than 22 years since December 1992. gesamten Artikel lesen
Ceremonial opening of the Congress Hall at Zoo Leipzig on 29 May 201528.05.2015The final work on the Congress Hall at Zoo Leipzig is currently going ahead at full steam: with the restoration operations now well into the home straight only the final touches still have to be…gesamten Artikel lesen
10th anniversary of the Fraunhofer Institute in Leipzig26.05.2015On 29 April 2015, over 300 guests from politics, industry and science gathered together in order to jointly celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first Fraunhofer Institute in Leipzig. The rapidly…gesamten Artikel lesen
Integration Fair Leipzig - job prospects for migrants plus an intercultural marketplace26.05.2015The 8th Integration Fair will be held at the New Town Hall on 28 May 2015. The motto of this year's event will be "Diversity in employment and culture". gesamten Artikel lesen
Highlights of the anniversary year "1000 years of Leipzig"19.05.2015The city’s anniversary celebrations are sure to keep Leipzig and its visitors enthralled in the coming weeks: A series of highlight events such as the 1st Leipzig Civic Ball, formal commemorations,…gesamten Artikel lesen
2014 Property Market Report: Substantial growth in the property market in Leipzig24.04.2015This is shown in the 2014 Property Market Report which has now been published by the Expert Committee in the city of Leipzig. The Report contains data and evaluations relating to the property market…gesamten Artikel lesen
2015 Honky Tonk Music and Pub Festival24.04.2015The Honky Tonk Music and Pub Festival will be held again in Leipzig on 2 May 2015: 23 stages, 27 bands and DJs will provide visitors with musical treats at various event locations.gesamten Artikel lesen
18th Courage Concert on 30 April 2015 with Clueso, Keimzeit and Yellow Umbrella at the Leipzig Market24.04.2015"Leipzig. Courage zeigen" (Leipzig. Show Courage) will be held for the 18th time in Leipzig on 30 April 2015. In conjunction with the city of Leipzig and various public and private stakeholders, the…gesamten Artikel lesen
Season opening of Belantis: Cuddly Easter action, new attraction and longer opening hours02.04.2015Belantis, the largest amusement park in Eastern Germany, will kick off its 13th season of operation on 4 April 2015. Over a period of eight days there will be Easter actions with cuddly bunnies and…gesamten Artikel lesen
Internationale Wochen gegen Rassismus 2015: Für ein weltoffenes Leipzig der Vielfalt16.03.201550 Veranstaltungen gehören zum Programm der Internationalen Wochen gegen Rassismus vom 16. bis 29. März 2015, die dieses Jahr zum zwölften Mal in Leipzig stattfinden. Sie warten mit zahlreichen…gesamten Artikel lesen
2015 International Anti-racism Weeks - promoting a liberal and diverse Leipzig13.03.2015From 16 to 29 March 2015 fifty events make up the programme of the International Anti-racism Weeks, which are this year taking place in Leipzig for the twelfth time. The programme itself is…gesamten Artikel lesen
Outstanding exhibition: Paul Klee "Special class, not for sale"11.03.2015Since 1 March 2015 an exhibition which is "special class" in every sense of the word has been on show at the Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts. More than 300 works deriving from the artist's creative phase…gesamten Artikel lesen
Photo exhibition "Leipzig ´14 ...augenKLICKmal!" presents Leipzig at its most beautiful09.03.2015From August 5th to November 30th 2014, Leipzig's tourism and city marketing company (LTM) held the photo competition "LEIPZIG ...augenKLICKmal", to which 227 photographers submitted a total of 903…gesamten Artikel lesen
LEGIDA and NOLEGIDA: 35,000 people join in the demonstrations23.01.2015For the second time now supporters of LEGIDA came to Leipzig on the evening of the 21st January 2015 to demonstrate. 19 NO-LEGIDA demonstrations also took place at the same time. There were more than…gesamten Artikel lesen
Museum of Fine Arts celebrates 10 years of its new building with a festival01.12.2014The new building housing Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts is ten years old, having first opened its doors on 4 December 2004. Ever since, visitors to the museum have explored works of art from the Late…gesamten Artikel lesen
Leipzig's Knitting Nans need new supplies11.11.2014They are the stars of the Babybox: the hand-knitted baby socks made by the "Strickomis" - the Knitting Nans. More than 10,000 young parents have already appreciated the heartfelt gift in their…gesamten Artikel lesen