Picture credits: https://www.urbanite.net/leipzig/events/sinfoniekonzert-der-hmt/2026-01-17/

Plagwitzer Naschmarkt in Felsenkeller

Wednesday 7. January to Sunday 25. January 2026

Felsenkeller Biergarten, Karl-Heine-Straße 32, 04229 Leipzig

Free entry

More information is available here: https://plagwitzer-naschmarkt.de/ (website in German only)

After the busy Christmas and New Year season, From Wednesday 7. January to Sunday 25. January, the beer garden at Felsenkeller in Leipzig’s west will host Plagwitz’s first food festival, a new culinary winter market beyond the typical mainstream. The market will host a range of stands offering international street food including from Japan and Tunisia, as well as cocktails and local mulled wines, regional street food in DDR-style, vegetarian and vegan products. Small choirs and musical groups will provide entertainment and there will be activities for children. The market is perfect for those who are looking for something different after the festive season.

Film of the month: der geteilte Himmel (1964, in German)

Film presentation

Monday 12. January 2026 at 7 pm

Zeitgeschichtliches Forum, Grimmaische Straße 6, 04109 Leipzig

Free entry

https://www.urbanite.net/leipzig/events/film-des-monats-der-geteilte-himmel/2026-01-12/

This film presentation is part of a new series “Babelsberg statt Hollywood” to celebrate 80 years of the DDR production company DEFA. This classic DDR film by Konrad Wolf tells the story of young Rita, who returns to her home village after a breakdown and begins a love affair with the chemical technician Manfred. While Rita begins an active life of work and studies, Manfred becomes increasingly skeptical of the DDR Regime’s political reality and escapes to the west, that is, Berlin. While visiting Manfred, Rita recognizes that she cannot live there herself and returns to the DDR.

Symphony Concert of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater

Saturday 17. January 2026 at 7:30 pm

Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Grassistraße 8, 04107 Leipzig

Tickets are available here: https://www.hmt-leipzig.de/news-events/chor-orchesterkonzert-hso-2026-02

On Saturday 17. January, the HMT symphony orchestra and choir will give a concert with a programme including music by Igor Strawinsky, Francis Poulenc, Claude Debussy and Johannes Brahms.