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The great Chemnitz mining parade
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- Christmas event
- Christmas
- Christmas market

Big mountain parade on 29.11.2025: 900 participants in uniform, music & tradition - Chemnitz celebrates the festive start to the Christmas season !

 On **November 29, 2025**, Chemnitz will once again be celebrating: **"Glück auf! The miner is coming!"** - because the **Great Mining Parade**, one of the most impressive traditions of the Ore Mountains, will parade through the city center.**More than 900 participants** - including those wearing uniforms, mountain musicians and mountain singers - present a living piece of Saxon history. The parade starts at **2 pm** at **Theaterplatz** and leads via **Richard-Tauber-Straße**, **Straße der Nationen** and **Brückenstraße** back to the starting point.

There, visitors can expect a festive **closing ceremony** with music, choir singing and a welcome address from the Lord Mayor from **3 pm**. The mountain parade is not only a highlight of the Chemnitz Christmas market, but also a moving start to the Erzgebirge Christmas.

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General information

- Tourist Event

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Entrance Free

Author

Tourismusverband Chemnitz Zwickau Region e. V.Innere Klosterstraße 6 – 8

09111 Chemnitz

Organization

Tourismusverband Chemnitz Zwickau Region e. V.

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Event location

**Chemnitz, Theaterplatz**

Straße der Nationen

09111 Chemnitz

Organizer

**Stadt Chemnitz**

09111 Chemnitz