Last updated: 11. November 2024
Discover the festive winter season in Cottbus with our comprehensive event guide. Here you'll find all the important events and attractions that our city has to offer during the Advent season.
The historic Altmarkt transforms into a traditional Christmas market with regional specialties and craftsmanship. From there, the festive activities extend along Spremberger Street to Brandenburg Square, where numerous stalls, an ice rink, and a diverse cultural program await you. The neighboring cities like Spreewald and Guben enrich the regional festival program with their own winter events.
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Cottbus Holiday Markets and Shopping
Christmas Market in the City Center
- What to Expect
- Uniform and romantic decoration with Herrnhuter stars.
- Description
- The Christmas market in the city center transforms the town into a starry sky, with enticing scents and twinkling lights. Traditionally, the Herrnhuter stars are decorated in the Cottbus colors red and white, and many vendors lovingly decorate their shop windows with this festive star.
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : Christmas Market in the City Center
Christmas Bazaar
- What to Expect
- Traditional Herrnhuter star in red and white Cottbus colors.
- Description
- The Weihnachtsmarkt der tausend Sterne in Cottbus transforms the city center into a starry sky. Inviting aromas fill the streets, and twinkling lights illuminate the windows. The market offers a diverse range of crafts, Christmas ornaments, and culinary delights.
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : Christmas Bazaar
Cottbus Holiday Shows and Entertainment
ROCK'N'BEER Christmas Party with Lord James
- What to Expect
- Live music by Lord James in a festive atmosphere.
- Description
- Lord James brings the Rock'n'Beer X-Mas-Party to Cottbus with a unique blend of music and beer. Enjoy the atmosphere and live music at Scandale Le Locale Fatale.
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : ROCK'N'BEER Christmas Party with Lord James
Christmas Dinner
- What to Expect
- Heartfelt melodies, enchanting costumes, and wonderful choreography.
- Description
- The COTTBUSER KINDERMUSICAL transforms the Stadthalle stage into a winter wonderland where Witch Kaschtschaja and her white cat Hasada live. The witch turns every lost fairy tale inhabitant into a cat and remains eternally young until she meets the star guardian Tombidu. Through him, she relearns feelings she had long forgotten. Tombidu is also completely enchanted and forgets that he is supposed to bring the Christmas star to the Christmas kingdom. The cold and darkness call forth the witches and snow queens, and even Hasada has no good intentions. Goblins, cats, snowmen, and many familiar fairy tale inhabitants create a "Katzentatzenweihnachtswirbel" to make Christmas once again a peaceful and heartfelt celebration.
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : Christmas Dinner
Christmas Concert
- What to Expect
- Classical Christmas music with French influences.
- Description
- The Christmas concert "Bach and the French" offers a unique blend of classical music and French influences. The event takes place in the Grand Hall of the State Theater Cottbus and is accompanied by the Singakademie Cottbus and the Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : Christmas Concert
New Year's Eve Celebration
- What to Expect
- Fireworks and live band in a colorfully decorated hall.
- Description
- The New Year's Eve celebration at the Cottbus City Hall offers a diverse night with a live band, DJ sets, and colorful cocktails. After the countdown to the new year, one can experience the dazzling fireworks over the city.
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : New Year's Eve Celebration
New Year's Concert
- What to Expect
- Unique combination of classical music and modern melodrama.
- Description
- The Young Philharmonic Orchestra of Brandenburg presents the traditional New Year's Concert on January 4, 2025, at the Konzerthaus Berlin, featuring Gustav Mahler's 5th Symphony and Yoel Gamzou's "The Portrait. Archeology of an Obsession".
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : New Year's Concert
Cottbus Other Holiday Activities
Nativity Play
- What to Expect
- Unique Krippenspiel event with extensive rehearsals and a major closing event.
- Description
- The Krippenspiel in the Klosterkirche features various rehearsals and a main event where children and youth present their Krippenspiel groups.
- Where
- Cottbus | More Info : Nativity Play