Social Events Leipzig.
There is much to look forward to in Leipzig when you come to visit. Discover for yourself this City of Trade Fairs with its rich traditions and let yourself be amazed at the City's architectural beauty, cosmopolitan life style and cultural diversity.
Some of the things you can look forward to are:
- world-famous cultural highlights like the Thomanerchor Choir (St. Thomas's Choir, Leipzig), the Gewandhaus and its orchestra, the Opera, more than 35 stages, theatres, cabarets, variety shows and concert halls
- the historic city centre with famous buildings built over several centuries, such as the famous churches – the Thomaskirche and the Nikolaikirche – and the Old Town Hall.
- the Museum of Creative Arts, the Monument to the Battle of the Nations and more than 67 museums, galleries and exhibitions.
- over 1,000 bars, cafés and restaurants
OUR TIPS:
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument of the Battle of the Nations) – a powerful, colossal, national monument
The monument commemorates 18th October 1813, when Prussian, Russian, Austrian and Swedish troops ended Napoleon’s dominance of Europe at the gates of Leipzig. The period before and after the war of liberation is brought to life with original uniforms, weapons, medals, coins and documents. The view of Leipzig and the surrounding area from the monument’s 91 metre high viewing platform is amazing.
Gewandhaus Orchestra – finest classical music
“Res severa verum gaudium“ (true pleasure is a serious business) has been the motto of the renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra since the mid-19th century. Today, it ranks not only as one of the very best orchestras but also, with a total of 175 musicians, as the biggest professional orchestra in the world. The orchestra gained its excellent reputation thanks to its outstanding musical quality; the result of working together over many years with distinguished musicians, such as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Bruno Walter and Kurt Masur as its principle conductors. Today, Riccardo Chailly, who took over as music director of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in 2005, continues this tradition of providing the finest listening pleasure in the world of classical music. The orchestra is based in the “Gewandhaus“ at Leipzig's Augustusplatz. The concert hall was opened here in 1981 and, since then, has attracted well over 10 million music lovers.
Moonlight tour: Leipzig by Night Tour in a Vintage Bus
Experience the big city lights on an adventurous moonlight trip in an historic tour bus. The highlight of the two-hour tour is a mini-champagne reception on Leipzig’s highest viewing platform. Attractions include:
- The Opera
- Schiller‘s House
- Gewandhaus
- New town hall
- Thomaskirche
- Bayrischer Bahnhof
- Central station
- Völkerschlachtdenkmal
Leipzig Opera House
Leipzig Opera House bears testament to Leipzig’s 300-year-long tradition of nurturing opera. The Leipzig Opera does not have an orchestra of its own, the Gewandhausorchester traditionally plays at the Opera as well. Both auditoria face Leipzig’s Augustusplatz. Following the destruction of the Neues Theater on Augustusplatz, which had been used since 1868 for theatrical and operatic performances, during the Second World War, a modern opera house, the Leipzig Opera House was built on the same spot between 1956-1960, reprising the late-classical design of the previous structure.
Go to www.oper-leipzig.de for the latest programme of events.
Leipzig Art Museum
The foundation stone for this, the first major new art gallery and museum to be built in the new German States, was laid on 7 June 2000. Conceived as a cube with a glass exterior skin, its terraces, courtyards flooded with natural light and the large museum hall, which break up the interior space, create variety and surprising perspectives as you walk through the building. Visitors remain in constant contact with the city outside through the glass facade as they walk around.
Krystallpalast Varieté – Theatre of the senses
“If anyone wants to invite business partners or friends for a meal in Leipzig, and would like to offer them something more than the noisy conviviality of a local pub, then they go to the Krystallpalast Varieté. Here the local inhabitants and their guests can have a three course meal in the slightly dusky elegance of an intimate little theatre and enjoy comedy, cabaret and artistry at its finest.” (The Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper). Let yourself be entertained and enchanted and let your taste buds be spoiled.
GASTRONOMIC RECOMMONDATION
"Drallewatsch" (Barfußgässchen)
Coffe Baum, Germany's oldest coffee house
Barthels Hof, cosy inn with garden
Zills Tunnel, historical inn
Kartoffelhaus Nr. 1, original ambience, hot meals until midnight
Schauspielviertel (Gottschedstraße)
Sol y Mar, bar where you can even dine laying down
Chocolate, bar with imaginative interior design
Barcelona, tapas bar
Koslik, rustic cuisine, pasta dishes and pizza
Südmeile (Karl-Liebknecht-Straße)
McCormacks, Irish pub
Südbrause, café in the former bath-house style
Váradi Csárda, Hungarian specialities
Weisses Rössl, Cologne specialities and Italio-German dishes
We are always happy to advise you – on these and other attractions too – and help you with the organisation of your evening events or your table reservations. E-mail: hotelreservation (at) leipziger-messe.de