Additional program for KOSMOS Saturday has been confirmed

The KOSMOS lineup keeps growing! ☄️ We have five fantastic new artists confirmed for the festival Saturday (free admission):

Dani Lia
Hinterlandgang
DJ Hundefriedhof
Mietze Conte
Pizza 3 Euro

And in addition, 50 program items ranging from panel discussions to performances, exhibitions to workshops:

Growing Up as a Queer Person in East Germany Cheers Queers Chemnitz
The Baseball Bat Years 2.0? – Diverse Activism in Times of the Right-Wing Counterrevolution KOSMOS Collective
Body Talks – Our Bodies Tell Stories Samantha Pilarzeck & Salome Pohler
Chemnitz – City of Unseen Beauty Kulturkirche 2025 & Laura Stephan
Cooking with Mama Mariia Vorotilina, Tanja Sokolnykova
KOSMOS from a Different Perspective ASB Chemnitz
Don’t Panic! – Why the End of the World Is Just Another Process of Change Jörg Leupold
Europe for Culture, Culture for Europe: A Bridge Between Regional and European Identity? Leah Strobel, Prof. Dr. Teresa Pinheiro, Nirit Sommerfeld, Gregor Littke
Find Someone Who… – Encounters That Wouldn’t Happen Otherwise Kulturkirche 2025, Waldakademie Machern
Flesh Network Sickness International
Refugees & Migration: Talking with Each Other Instead of About Each Other! Zeugen der Flucht e. V.
From Zero to Hero. Become a Champion Jazzy Gabert
Gaming Frenzy
Scent as Migrant Memory – X3 :pp meets Tschuschkopek Petja Ivanova
Woven Cognitopunk: Niche Microgenres for the Masses Fergus Fettes
Lucky Break? How Our Origins Shape Our Path Edunovo e.V.
Growing Up Without Belittling Others Pauline Gehre
Hip-Hop in East Germany as Intangible Cultural Heritage? Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
Hip-Hop & Democracy Workshop: Youth Culture, Freedom, and Us Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
How to Be a Change Agent: A Space for Transformative Thinking Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
IMPRO WORKSHOP—Are You Still Alive, or Are You Already Acting? Nicole Kühmel
Youth Voices from the Festival
KOSMOS Youth Editorial Team
AI in War: Why Autonomous Weapons Aren’t Banned—and Who Profits from Them Ishmael Bhila, Olivia Samnick, Bartholomäus Laffert
Playing Soccer Instead of Causing Trouble Buntmacherinnen e. V.
Empowering Children Against Inhumane Views – A Parents’ Workshop Network for Democracy and Courage e.V.
KOSMOS Jam: 2vs2 All Style Battle (Newcomer & Pro Edition) Room – Hip Hop Spot
KOSMOS Workshop Buntmacherinnen
Reading: Hearts Without Walls Viola Ramsden
More Than Stereotypes – What Unites Us Network for Democracy and Courage e.V.
MR-808 Interactive Sonic Robots
After the Fall of the Wall Is Before the Future – The Role of the “Post-Wall Children,” Nina Kolarzik, Marlene Mähler
Open BüchAir Katapult
Ostbronx – An exhibition on hip-hop in the GDR at the Überseecontainer, Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
Eastward: Conversations on East German Identities Nine-Christine Mueller, Khaldun Al-Saadi
Pop-up exhibition momentum
Leaving Chemnitz? Stephanie Brittnacher, Ulrike Jänichen, Magdalena Kaszuba, Linda Richter, Uta Richter
Rhythm & Flow Gabrielle Roth
Calm in Transition – collective meditation in public space Tim Kollbach
Run The KOSMOS Chemnitz Run Club, United Running Club & Antarctica Marathon
Salsa introductory course for beginners Dance Community Chemnitz e. V.
Speedfriending XXL Start with a Friend Chemnitz
City.Country.Stage. – Independent Arts on the Move Independent Performing Arts from Saxony
Sonnenberg Street Band Paper Lantern Collective
TEARS (extended) Sophie Meuresch, Jana Mila Lippitz
Untitled Brain TU Chemnitz
VISIONSDUELL – Three People Dream of Democracy Ralf-Uwe Beck, Henning Jeschke & Lina Eichler, Lukas Salecker (host: Greta Taubert)
Workshop “Talking With Each Other Instead of About Each Other” Judith Bartsch
Zumba Party Soul Studios

The KOSMOS Chemnitz Festival will take place on August 29 in downtown Chemnitz. Admission is free.

Click here for the first wave of the program.

Additional program for KOSMOS Saturday has been confirmed

The KOSMOS lineup keeps growing! ☄️ We have five fantastic new artists confirmed for the festival Saturday (free admission):

Dani Lia
Hinterlandgang
DJ Hundefriedhof
Mietze Conte
Pizza 3 Euro

And in addition, 50 program items ranging from panel discussions to performances, exhibitions to workshops:

Growing Up as a Queer Person in East Germany Cheers Queers Chemnitz
The Baseball Bat Years 2.0? – Diverse Activism in Times of the Right-Wing Counterrevolution KOSMOS Collective
Body Talks – Our Bodies Tell Stories Samantha Pilarzeck & Salome Pohler
Chemnitz – City of Unseen Beauty Kulturkirche 2025 & Laura Stephan
Cooking with Mama Mariia Vorotilina, Tanja Sokolnykova
KOSMOS from a Different Perspective ASB Chemnitz
Don’t Panic! – Why the End of the World Is Just Another Process of Change Jörg Leupold
Europe for Culture, Culture for Europe: A Bridge Between Regional and European Identity? Leah Strobel, Prof. Dr. Teresa Pinheiro, Nirit Sommerfeld, Gregor Littke
Find Someone Who… – Encounters That Wouldn’t Happen Otherwise Kulturkirche 2025, Waldakademie Machern
Flesh Network Sickness International
Refugees & Migration: Talking with Each Other Instead of About Each Other! Zeugen der Flucht e. V.
From Zero to Hero. Become a Champion Jazzy Gabert
Gaming Frenzy
Scent as Migrant Memory – X3 :pp meets Tschuschkopek Petja Ivanova
Woven Cognitopunk: Niche Microgenres for the Masses Fergus Fettes
Lucky Break? How Our Origins Shape Our Path Edunovo e.V.
Growing Up Without Belittling Others Pauline Gehre
Hip-Hop in East Germany as Intangible Cultural Heritage? Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
Hip-Hop & Democracy Workshop: Youth Culture, Freedom, and Us Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
How to Be a Change Agent: A Space for Transformative Thinking Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
IMPRO WORKSHOP—Are You Still Alive, or Are You Already Acting? Nicole Kühmel
Youth Voices from the Festival
KOSMOS Youth Editorial Team
AI in War: Why Autonomous Weapons Aren’t Banned—and Who Profits from Them Ishmael Bhila, Olivia Samnick, Bartholomäus Laffert
Playing Soccer Instead of Causing Trouble Buntmacherinnen e. V.
Empowering Children Against Inhumane Views – A Parents’ Workshop Network for Democracy and Courage e.V.
KOSMOS Jam: 2vs2 All Style Battle (Newcomer & Pro Edition) Room – Hip Hop Spot
KOSMOS Workshop Buntmacherinnen
Reading: Hearts Without Walls Viola Ramsden
More Than Stereotypes – What Unites Us Network for Democracy and Courage e.V.
MR-808 Interactive Sonic Robots
After the Fall of the Wall Is Before the Future – The Role of the “Post-Wall Children,” Nina Kolarzik, Marlene Mähler
Open BüchAir Katapult
Ostbronx – An exhibition on hip-hop in the GDR at the Überseecontainer, Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
Eastward: Conversations on East German Identities Nine-Christine Mueller, Khaldun Al-Saadi
Pop-up exhibition momentum
Leaving Chemnitz? Stephanie Brittnacher, Ulrike Jänichen, Magdalena Kaszuba, Linda Richter, Uta Richter
Rhythm & Flow Gabrielle Roth
Calm in Transition – collective meditation in public space Tim Kollbach
Run The KOSMOS Chemnitz Run Club, United Running Club & Antarctica Marathon
Salsa introductory course for beginners Dance Community Chemnitz e. V.
Speedfriending XXL Start with a Friend Chemnitz
City.Country.Stage. – Independent Arts on the Move Independent Performing Arts from Saxony
Sonnenberg Street Band Paper Lantern Collective
TEARS (extended) Sophie Meuresch, Jana Mila Lippitz
Untitled Brain TU Chemnitz
VISIONSDUELL – Three People Dream of Democracy Ralf-Uwe Beck, Henning Jeschke & Lina Eichler, Lukas Salecker (host: Greta Taubert)
Workshop “Talking With Each Other Instead of About Each Other” Judith Bartsch
Zumba Party Soul Studios

The KOSMOS Chemnitz Festival will take place on August 29 in downtown Chemnitz. Admission is free.

Click here for the first wave of the program.