Overview
- The Dresdner Weihnachtscircus counted more than 100,000 visitors in the 2025/26 season, with preparations for the next edition under way.
- Police launched a larger operation after a reported threat involving an alleged revolver during a dispute between two young men, deploying specialist units.
- Snow and ice over the first weekend of the year led to multiple road accidents across Saxony, including one fatal crash, according to local reports.
- Rules in force since January expand who can obtain a Wohnberechtigungsschein to apply for social housing in Dresden.
- The 2026 cultural slate includes the SemperOpernball on February 6, the Dixieland Festival from May 10–17, the Filmnächte from June 26 to August 30, and the Schlössernacht on July 25.