"Even in Raissa, the unhappy city, there is an invisible thread that connects one living being to another for a moment and then unravels, stretching again between moving points and drawing new rapid figures, so that every second the unhappy city contains a happy city that does not even know it exists".

Chemnitz experienced an overwhelming start to the European Capital of Culture 2025. An estimated 80,000 people from Germany and abroad have been celebrating a big opening party in the city centre since the morning.

C the Unseen is the motto of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, which will open on Saturday, 18 January 2025 with an all-day programme. Tens of thousands of people are expected in the city centre. They will show that Chemnitz is a cosmopolitan and diverse city. Chemnitz 2025 offers an eleven-month celebration of European togetherness starting this weekend. 

The afternoon programme for the Chemnitz 2025 Opening has been announced: Omar Massa, Dilla, Alexander Scheer & Andreas Dresen and many Chemnitz locals will take part in the programme

The European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 will be opened on 18th January 2025 with a large street festival and many other activities throughout the city centre.