Canaletto Dresden Stadtfest

This very well organized 3-day festival encompasses much of the Innere Altstadt and parts of Neustadt. There are hundreds of food and drink booths, representing a very wide variety of German and international cuisine from 6 continents, loads of products and services on offer, many carnival rides, several stages with musical performances (consider bringing earplugs for the volume), and a great fireworks show at the end. It's very pretty to see tall rides lit up near the banks of the Elbe. Canaletto estimates that 600,000 people attended the 2026 festival. The 2027 festival is scheduled to take place from 20 to 22 August 2027.

Hours: In August
Website: canaletto-fest.de (opens in a new tab)

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