On the second weekend of Advent - from 8 to 10 December 2023 - the Advent Festival will once again take place around the beautiful pyramid on the central bathing area and in the KunstWandelhalle in the Chursächsischer Wintertraum of Bad Elster's Royal Gardens. There will be pre-Christmas hustle and bustle with the wonderful smell of mulled wine and baked apples, a programme of events for young and old offers a variety of Advent festival experiences and Bad Elster shines in a unique world of lights.
The event kicks off on Friday at 4.00 pm with the "pushing of the pyramid" by the daycare children, the mayor and the horn trio "Family Brass" on the bathing area. As part of the Advent festival, various attractions will then invite guests to enjoy Advent delights over the weekend and various music ensembles will provide the musical framework for the festival. This year, in addition to the colourful entertainment programme on the bathing area, there will once again be a fairytale tour of the Royal Gardens by the Schönecker Heimatverein on Saturday at 4.00 pm, before Santa's carriage arrives in Bad Elster. On Saturday evening, the popular "Aprés-Party" around the pyramid will provide Christmas fun on the bathing area.
In addition, a model railway layout of the historic Bad Elster - Bad Brambach line of the Plauen 1948 e.V. model railway club will be presented exclusively in the KunstWandelhalle at the weekend and songs and stories from fairyland will be performed on Sunday afternoon.
Afterwards, a lantern procession will begin on Sunday to the bathing area with self-made lanterns, at the end of which Santa's carriage will be waiting. When night falls, the Royal Gardens of Bad Elster are once again transformed into a sparkling world of lights made up of gleaming historical buildings and park areas. Guests can then also discover the beauty of Bad Elster in atmospheric locations via illuminated promenade paths - an Advent stroll in a sparkling play of lights!
The festive Christmas weekend in the culture and festival town of Bad Elster is rounded off with special experiences: On Friday there will be a Nordic folk festival with Sofia Talvik, Stefan Johansson & Krishn Kypke (02.12.) in the König Albert Theatre, on Saturday there will be a Advents at 19.30 pm there will be an Advent concert with Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" in St. Trinitatis Church (09.12.) and on Sunday there will be light-hearted theatre comedy with "Caveman" (10.12.).
The combination of events is what makes Bad Elster so special: Today a hike through one of Saxony's most charming winter landscapes, tomorrow the great world of entertainment at the King Albert Theatre and then pure relaxation with the outstanding recreational offers of the Soletherme & Saunawelt Bad Elster - this is how body and soul float in a sophisticated way!
As anticipation is the greatest joy, the date for the 2024 Advent Festival has already been set. Bad Elster traditionally welcomes you to the Advent Festival on the second weekend of Advent from 6 December to 8 December 2024.
The event kicks off on Friday at 4.00 pm with the "pushing of the pyramid" by the daycare children, the mayor and the horn trio "Family Brass" on the bathing area. As part of the Advent festival, various attractions will then invite guests to enjoy Advent delights over the weekend and various music ensembles will provide the musical framework for the festival. This year, in addition to the colourful entertainment programme on the bathing area, there will once again be a fairytale tour of the Royal Gardens by the Schönecker Heimatverein on Saturday at 4.00 pm, before Santa's carriage arrives in Bad Elster. On Saturday evening, the popular "Aprés-Party" around the pyramid will provide Christmas fun on the bathing area.
In addition, a model railway layout of the historic Bad Elster - Bad Brambach line of the Plauen 1948 e.V. model railway club will be presented exclusively in the KunstWandelhalle at the weekend and songs and stories from fairyland will be performed on Sunday afternoon.
Afterwards, a lantern procession will begin on Sunday to the bathing area with self-made lanterns, at the end of which Santa's carriage will be waiting. When night falls, the Royal Gardens of Bad Elster are once again transformed into a sparkling world of lights made up of gleaming historical buildings and park areas. Guests can then also discover the beauty of Bad Elster in atmospheric locations via illuminated promenade paths - an Advent stroll in a sparkling play of lights!
The festive Christmas weekend in the culture and festival town of Bad Elster is rounded off with special experiences: On Friday there will be a Nordic folk festival with Sofia Talvik, Stefan Johansson & Krishn Kypke (02.12.) in the König Albert Theatre, on Saturday there will be a Advents at 19.30 pm there will be an Advent concert with Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" in St. Trinitatis Church (09.12.) and on Sunday there will be light-hearted theatre comedy with "Caveman" (10.12.).
The combination of events is what makes Bad Elster so special: Today a hike through one of Saxony's most charming winter landscapes, tomorrow the great world of entertainment at the King Albert Theatre and then pure relaxation with the outstanding recreational offers of the Soletherme & Saunawelt Bad Elster - this is how body and soul float in a sophisticated way!
As anticipation is the greatest joy, the date for the 2024 Advent Festival has already been set. Bad Elster traditionally welcomes you to the Advent Festival on the second weekend of Advent from 6 December to 8 December 2024.
