Summer holidays in Saxony-Anhalt: Exciting adventures for the whole family!

Summer holidays in Saxony-Anhalt: Exciting adventures for the whole family!

The summer holidays in Saxony-Anhalt are just around the corner! From June 28th to August 8th, 2025, families can look forward to a wealth of exciting activities. A comprehensive holiday compass with offers and promotions is published in Haldensleben, ensuring that there is something for every taste. A special highlight in the region is the raft building playground at Lake Arendsee, which provides great fun every day from July 14th to 17th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Children and young people who are interested in water adventures should visit the aqua parks in central Germany. There is also a lot to discover in the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom: adventure booklets help families explore the region, while a discovery tour in the Wörlitz Garden is organized especially for little guests aged 4 to 9 years. Older children can look forward to digital rallies in the Gartenreich app, and family tours of the Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural Foundation's castles round off the offering.

A variety of events and excursions

Another summer holiday program item is the summer holiday workshop in the Moritzburg Art Museum, which takes place from June 30th to July 4th. Creative minds can submit their registration here until June 25th. For the little ones in Wittenberg there is the children's holiday adventure pass, which offers numerous events in five categories.

Anyone interested should not miss the special exhibition “German-German Toy Worlds” in the Petersberg Museum, which runs from June 21st to August 10th. In addition, the open-air watercolor courses in the Panometer Leipzig invite you to artistic experiences in July.

The opening party in the “Haus der Jugend” in Zeitz on July 2nd will be particularly remembered. There is a lot to experience here, and the swimming lakes in the area are ideal for relaxing swimming trips. A family musical “Karlchen and the Magic Fairy” in Karls Erlebnis-Döbeln provides entertaining entertainment from June 28th to September 7th.

Film and adventure offers in Freiberg

There is a wonderful holiday program in Freiberg that kicks off the Freiberg summer nights at Freudenstein Castle. Events such as the children's fun day at the Bergstadtfest on June 28th and 29th, where a bouncy castle awaits the little visitors, are the perfect start. Entry here is free, which will also please parents.

There is also exercise for film lovers: on July 6th there will be a children's concert with pirate Willi, followed by films that will be shown on various dates on Sundays. Among other things, “The School of Magical Animals 3” will be brought to the big screen on July 13th and “Checker Tobi and the Journey to the Flying Rivers” on July 27th. Tickets are available in advance for all events, and the castle itself is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The summer holidays offer a lot of exciting activities for young and old. The local museums, theme parks and cultural events ensure that the region shines even in the warmer months. For detailed information and tips, it's worth taking a look at the comprehensive offers People's voice and MDR.