The Elbhangfest is a street festival held in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

, Germany on the last weekend of June each year since 1990, focusing on the unique culture and built landscape of the hillsides on the banks of the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

river.

Description

The area between a bridge in Loschwitz called 'Blaues Wunder' ( Blue Wonder) and

Pillnitz Castle Pillnitz Palace (german: Schloss Pillnitz) is a restored Baroque schloss at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. It was the summer r ...

is the site for a street festival where a variety of performers come together to entertain the crowds of locals and visitors.

References

External links

* (in German) Festivals in Dresden Tourist attractions in Dresden 1990 establishments in Germany Recurring events established in 1990 Annual events in Germany {{Germany-festival-stub