Book summer 2025
The Book Summer Saxony starts under the motto "Hot Days - Cool Books!", whereby registration in the libraries is possible without parental consent; three books read lead to confirmation of participation and an invitation to the closing party.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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04.07.26 10:00 - 19:00 clock
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Für Kinder und Jugendliche von 8 bis 14 Jahren
Build what moves you!
Tinker, build, test: This workshop uses the Infento construction system to create your own vehicles and mobile machine models. Technology, movement and teamwork are discovered in a playful way - including lots of driving fun.
Für Kinder von 7 bis 12 Jahren
When water moves
This workshop uses cardboard, syringes and hoses to create moving machine models without a motor. Playfully discover hydraulics, pressure and power transmission - while tinkering, building and trying things out together.
Children's tour: What moves machines?
From muscle power to steam engines: this exciting children's tour shows how machines were powered in the past and how they are powered today. In a vivid and interactive way, you will discover how energy is turned into movement and how technology changes our everyday lives.
Anmeldung erforderlich per Mail an winkler@schauplatz-eisenbahn.de oder 0151 651 273 53
Board Game Trips Set in the World of Railroads
Board Game Day promises pure gaming fun with “Bahnsinn” and “Ticket to Ride,” where players plan routes, collect points, and hone their tactics—perfect for train enthusiasts and strategists who want to discover new games in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Schauplatz Eisenbahn Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf09131 Chemnitz
06.07.26 10:00 - 13:00 clock
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Kosten: 5 € pro Kind und Erwachsener
Der Kurs beginnt am 06. Juli und geht über vier Tage bis zum 9. Juli 2026.
Geeignet für Kinder und Jugendliche ab 12 Jahren.
Anmeldung bis 26.06.2026
Vacation art workshop: Graffiti - but the right way.
Creative minds are bursting with ideas - and soon with colors too! Under the guidance of Alina Henschel and Philipp Kühn, you can create your own designs and turn them into impressive graffiti using the right techniques. Fun and creativity guaranteed!
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Volkskunstschule im Spital09569 Oederan
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06.07.26 09:30 - 14:00 clock
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Kosten: 40 € für Kinder und Jugendliche
Geeignet für Kinder von 7 - 11 Jahren
Der Kurs geht über 4 Tage und beginnt am 06.07.2026 bis zum 09.07.2026
Anmeldung: hier
Vacation art workshop BUNTE WELT
The "Colorful World" vacation art workshop invites children aged 7 to 11 to get creative. Using colors, shapes and imagination, they create their own small works of art - playfully, freely and with lots of fun trying things out.
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Volkskunstschule im Spital09569 Oederan
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06.07.26 09:30 - 14:00 clock
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Kinder (ermäßigt): 40,00 € Jugendliche (ermäßigt): 40,00 €
Summer vacation time
Summer vacation time full of fun: with an owl quiz, puppet theater, face painting and many other hands-on activities, it's guaranteed not to be boring. A colorful program for little explorers - creative, playful and with lots of good humor!
Miniaturenpark Klein-Erzgebirge09569 Oederan
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06.07.26 10:00 - 18:00 clock
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Summer made of paper
Creative vacation fun for children aged 6 to 12: After a visit to the exhibition, summery collages are created from paper. An imaginative hands-on activity full of colors and ideas.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
06.07.2609:30 clock
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Die Ferienwerkstatt findet bis zum 10.072026 statt und ist für Kinder von 8 - 14 Jahren.
Vacation workshop: Our paths through Chemnitz
Rediscover Chemnitz! During the vacations, special places are explored and creative ideas are realized with art, photos and stories. Together, new perspectives on the city and contributions on what is important to children and what the future can look like are created.
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Interkultureller Garten „Bunte Erde“09112 Chemnitz
06.07.26 09:30 - 16:30 clock
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Kostenfrei, inkl. Mittagessen
Anmeldung erforderlich per Mail an winkler@schauplatz-eisenbahn.de oder 0151 651 273 53
Board Game Trips Set in the World of Railroads
Board Game Day promises pure gaming fun with “Bahnsinn” and “Ticket to Ride,” where players plan routes, collect points, and hone their tactics—perfect for train enthusiasts and strategists who want to discover new games in a relaxed atmosphere.
Maps
Info
Schauplatz Eisenbahn Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf09131 Chemnitz
06.07.26 10:00 - 13:00 clock
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Kosten: 5 € pro Kind und Erwachsener
Summer vacation time
Summer vacation time full of fun: with an owl quiz, puppet theater, face painting and many other hands-on activities, it's guaranteed not to be boring. A colorful program for little explorers - creative, playful and with lots of good humor!
Miniaturenpark Klein-Erzgebirge09569 Oederan
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06.07.26 10:00 - 18:00 clock
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Anmeldung erforderlich per Mail an winkler@schauplatz-eisenbahn.de oder 0151 651 273 53
Team Showdown at the Railroad Arena
In this exciting team competition at the Eisenbahn venue, groups compete against each other in a variety of disciplines that require team spirit, skill, and ingenuity—an unforgettable experience full of action and fun for school classes, clubs, and companies.
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Schauplatz Eisenbahn Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf09131 Chemnitz
08.07.26 10:00 - 13:00 clock
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Kosten: 5 € pro Kind / 12 € pro Erwachsenen
Summer holiday steam
Sit back, relax, enjoy an ice cream, forget about school and enjoy the view of the idyllic Küchwald forest: The park railroad invites you to enjoy the summer holiday steam at the weekend - the steam locomotives will be in action on Saturday and Sunday from 1.00 pm.
Children's tour: What moves machines?
From muscle power to steam engines: this exciting children's tour shows how machines were powered in the past and how they are powered today. In a vivid and interactive way, you will discover how energy is turned into movement and how technology changes our everyday lives.
Anmeldungen: bitte mindestens eine Woche im Voraus unter info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
Family Tour: From Tetra Pak to Printing Plate
A summer program centered on art, creativity, and exciting discoveries: After a tour of the exhibition “Mahlzeit! Serving Gender,” participants will create their own little works of art to take home through experimental printing using milk cartons.
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Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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07.07.2614:00 clock
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Eintritt: 2,00 € pro Person, Begleitperson frei (max. 2 Personen pro Kind)
Anmeldungen: bitte mindestens eine Woche im Voraus unter info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
Family Tour: Where From and Where To? The Journey of a Work of Art
A vacation activity for the whole family: After a tour of the exhibition “An Unfinished Story,” participants will create their own picture frames from upcycled chopsticks in the creative workshop—unique works of art to take home.
Children's tour: working, building, inventing
From hard manual labor to technical inventions: This guided tour shows how work has changed over the course of time. Exciting industrial stories, creative ideas and Saxon ingenuity bring the history of technology to life.
Anmeldung erforderlich per Mail an winkler@schauplatz-eisenbahn.de oder 0151 651 273 53
Vacation offer: Discovery tour on the railroad scene
The vacation offer "Discovery tour on the railroad" invites you to an exciting exploration of approx. 26 ha, where hidden places such as the goods shed, signal box and engine house can be discovered.
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Schauplatz Eisenbahn Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf09131 Chemnitz
10.07.26 10:00 - 13:00 clock
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Kosten: 5 € pro Kind / 12 € pro Erwachsenen
Family tour: When machines learn to think
From punch cards to robot programming: this exciting tour shows how machines are controlled and why they know what they are supposed to do. Discover interactively and vividly how real movements are created from codes.
Für Kinder und Jugendliche von 8 bis 14 Jahren
Build what moves you!
Tinker, build, test: This workshop uses the Infento construction system to create your own vehicles and mobile machine models. Technology, movement and teamwork are discovered in a playful way - including lots of driving fun.
Für Kinder von 7 bis 12 Jahren
When water moves
This workshop uses cardboard, syringes and hoses to create moving machine models without a motor. Playfully discover hydraulics, pressure and power transmission - while tinkering, building and trying things out together.
Der Kurs beginnt am 06. Juli und geht über vier Tage bis zum 9. Juli 2026.
Geeignet für Kinder und Jugendliche ab 12 Jahren.
Anmeldung bis 26.06.2026
Vacation art workshop: Graffiti - but the right way.
Creative minds are bursting with ideas - and soon with colors too! Under the guidance of Alina Henschel and Philipp Kühn, you can create your own designs and turn them into impressive graffiti using the right techniques. Fun and creativity guaranteed!
Maps
Info
Volkskunstschule im Spital09569 Oederan
More information on friendly profiles and organizers
06.07.26 09:30 - 14:00 clock
Further dates
Kosten: 40 € für Kinder und Jugendliche
Geeignet für Kinder von 7 - 11 Jahren
Der Kurs geht über 4 Tage und beginnt am 06.07.2026 bis zum 09.07.2026
Anmeldung: hier
Vacation art workshop BUNTE WELT
The "Colorful World" vacation art workshop invites children aged 7 to 11 to get creative. Using colors, shapes and imagination, they create their own small works of art - playfully, freely and with lots of fun trying things out.
Maps
Info
Volkskunstschule im Spital09569 Oederan
More information on friendly profiles and organizers
06.07.26 09:30 - 14:00 clock
Further dates
Kinder (ermäßigt): 40,00 € Jugendliche (ermäßigt): 40,00 €
Zur Anmeldung bitte den QR-Code nutzen hier
Die Ferienwerkstatt findet bis zum 10.072026 statt und ist für Kinder von 8 - 14 Jahren.
Vacation workshop: Our paths through Chemnitz
Rediscover Chemnitz! During the vacations, special places are explored and creative ideas are realized with art, photos and stories. Together, new perspectives on the city and contributions on what is important to children and what the future can look like are created.
Maps
Info
Interkultureller Garten „Bunte Erde“09112 Chemnitz
06.07.26 09:30 - 16:30 clock
Further dates
Kostenfrei, inkl. Mittagessen
Anmeldung erforderlich per Mail an winkler@schauplatz-eisenbahn.de oder 0151 651 273 53
Vacation Photography Course at the Schauplatz Railroad
In this exciting summer photography course, students learn—under the guidance of a professional—how to compose and capture creative images with their cell phones or digital cameras amid historic locomotives and impressive architecture.
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Schauplatz Eisenbahn Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf09131 Chemnitz
07.07.26 10:00 - 13:00 clock
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Kosten: 5 € pro Kind und Erwachsener zuzüglich Museumseintritt
Anmeldungen: bitte mindestens eine Woche im Voraus unter info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
Family Tour: From Tetra Pak to Printing Plate
A summer program centered on art, creativity, and exciting discoveries: After a tour of the exhibition “Mahlzeit! Serving Gender,” participants will create their own little works of art to take home through experimental printing using milk cartons.
Maps
Info
Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
More information on friendly profiles and organizers
07.07.2614:00 clock
Further dates
Eintritt: 2,00 € pro Person, Begleitperson frei (max. 2 Personen pro Kind)
Anmeldungen: bitte mindestens eine Woche im Voraus unter info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
Family Tour: Where From and Where To? The Journey of a Work of Art
A vacation activity for the whole family: After a tour of the exhibition “An Unfinished Story,” participants will create their own picture frames from upcycled chopsticks in the creative workshop—unique works of art to take home.
Für Kinder von 6 bis 12 Jahren
Idea meets craft Build a stool
Creative building with wood and cardboard tubes: In this workshop, you will create your own stool or plant stand to take home. Sawing, screwing and designing with a lot of imagination - along the way, there are exciting insights into construction and materials.
Für Kinder von 4 bis 11 Jahren
High pressure! Printing with clamping blocks
Creating your own works of art with clip-on blocks: In this creative workshop, colorful print motifs, pixel images and patterns are created. Playfully discover how letterpress printing works - by experimenting with shapes, colors and materials.