Betonblühen Festival
The future takes over
From 8 to 12 October 2025, Chemnitz belongs to young ideas. At the Betonblühen Festival ("concrete blooming"), young people from Chemnitz will show just how loud, creative and diverse their city can be. Five days full of concerts, art, discussions and hands-on activities await you - completely free of charge and at the city's best locations.
Instagram: @betonbluehen
When: 8-12 October 2025
Where? Chemnitz, various locations
Instagram: @create.urchemnitz
The programme at a glance
Every part of the programm can be viewed all at once in the festival app:
Discussing the future, yoga, upcycling or simply celebrating: each day has a different theme. Some events require prior registration free of charge: ↗secure tickets here.
@Hartmannfabrik, Fabrikstraße 11, Chemnitz
10:30 - 12:00 - How to keep blooming - Panel: Youth participation beyond the Capital of Culture year (free tickets)
@Garagencampus, Zwickauer Straße 164, Chemnitz
12:00 - 19:00 - OstVISION Conference of the German Children and Youth Foundation:
Vision & DIY areas - workshops, graffiti, screen printing, podcast, mobile phone chains, chill out, food & drinks (free until 5pm)
13:00 KickOff with LennArt
17:30 Fishbowl-Talk
19:00 Party
@Rathauspassagen, Börnichsgasse 3, 09111 Chemnitz
16-18 h - Vernissage POV Asphaltpoesie
@Hartmannfabrik, Fabrikstraße 11, Chemnitz
12:00 - Inner Bloom: Yinyasa Yoga and Kakaoritual (bring your yoga mat) (free tickets)
14:00 - Dance performance by Passion Life
16:30 - Dance performance by Köhler&Schimmel
17:00 - RunC - the cultural run with Athletic Sonnenberg
@Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz, Chemnitz
15:00 - Bolzen im Kiez, football tournament
@Tietz, Moritzstraße 20, Chemnitz
14:00 - Book swap & DIY bookmarks (free tickets)
15:00 - Drawing workshop (comic) (free tickets)
16:00 - Reading "Where I (shouldn't) be: My places of shame" by Sara Mari Blom
16:45 - Panel discussion Invisible Borders: Classism in Literature
17:00 - Writing workshop by Spektakel Kollektiv (free tickets)
18:00 - Reading Bloomsbury Campus - Hidden secrets with Emma Bellmore
18:00 - Zines workshop (free tickets)
18:30 - Dance performance by Soul Studios "Diversity"
18:45 - Q&A with Emma Bellmore
19:00 - Bingo with Tartu 2024 extended
20:00 - Reading "Out of line" with Batul
20:00 - Poetry Slam - by Spektakel
@Studentenclub Mittweida, Am Schwanenteich 8, Mittweida
23:00 - Aftershow party (from 18 years)
@Weltecho, Annaberger Straße 24, Chemnitz
14:00 - 15:30 - tekART: Art from electronic scrap (workshop) (free tickets)
14:00 - "Bollwerk" by Jakob Wehner - film screening & talk
14:00 - C YOUR POWER: Graffiti workshop (free tickets)
14:00 - Flash photography - flash as a stylistic tool (free tickets)
16:00 - C the Queeno: Film collage workshop
17:00 - Atomino Studio Sessions: get tipsy & get artsy (free tickets)
17:00 - Upcycling Workshop with UPCYCLING STUDIOS
18:00 - C the Queeno: "Pride" - film screening and talk
18:00 - Threads of Unity: Exhibition opening
19:00 - Threads of Unity: Fashion show
20:15 - C the Queeno: Pride - film talk
22:00 - Karaoke party
@Museum Gunzenhauser, Stollberger Str. 2, Chemnitz
15:00 - 21:00 Up-and-coming DJs and Reiz Kollektiv
15:00 -17:00 Fragments into Poems - Collective writing workshop
15:00 - 16:30: Green screen workshop
16:00 - Guided tour by Alfred's crew through the exhibition Best of II: Visitors Choice
17:00 - Workshop: Creative Songwriting with Selma Juhran (1,5 h) (free tickets)
17-18:30: Green screen workshop with the @chemnitzer_filmwerkstatt
19:00 - Guided tour by Alfred's crew through the exhibition Best of II: Visitors Choice
@Ladenexperiment Augustusburg, Untere Schloßstr. 3
16:00 - Lino print "Lino" (free tickets)
@transit club, Reichenhainer Str. 1, Chemnitz
free tickets
17:00 - Screen printing stand with im:puls
17:00 - University choir of the TU Chemnitz
19:00 - Traum Waers
20:00 - Yung Pepp
21:00 - lovehead
23:00 - Party with Benninja b2b Julzz, DJ Luiser & more (from 18 years)
@Club Atomino, Annaberger Str. 73, Chemnitz
23:00 - Latin Party with DJ Raul Ferrer (from 18 years)
@Club Atomino, Annaberger Str. 73, Chemnitz
14:00 - 18:00 - Creative market with fact check quiz with wheel of fortune by corretiv & Speedfriending - encounters at eye level (Start with a Friend e.V.) & YOUNG STREETART exhibition & Smoothie Bike - Living Neighbourhood & enter Area x Rabbaz
14:00 - THE MODERNA
14:00 - Grand Beauty Salon
@Erzgebirgsbad Thalheim
free tickets
14:00 - Day programme with art, music & workshops
21:00 - Rave (18+) with Perel, Lolsnake, Magellan, Benninja, Edits&Ferments, Nokïa & Stoehrlinski