Castles open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) in Saxony, Germany
54 castles open
From Wednesday, December 23 to Saturday, January 2, all French school zones
54 castles in Saxony, Germany open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) according to their hours or season: 50 with precise opening days, 4 on their announced season only. Check the castle’s website the day before; holiday hours change often.
Opening hours come from the castle’s official website, or from Google when the site does not publish any, and are re-read every ninety days. Seasons are copied word for word from the castle’s website. A castle can close without notice: its entry lists a phone number.
Known opening days
- Dresden CastleDresden
- Open
- : Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €18 - Augustusburg Hunting LodgeAugustusburg
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Weesenstein (Weesenstein Castle)Müglitztal
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8 - Lichtenwalde CastleNiederwiesa
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- CoselpalaisDresden
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €17- Scharfenstein CastleDrebach
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €10 - Schloss Wolkenstein (Wolkenstein Castle)Wolkenstein
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4.50 - Rochsburg CastleLunzenau
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6 - Schloss Delitzsch (Delitzsch Castle)Delitzsch
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6 - PleissenburgLeipzig
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Wildeck CastleZschopau
- Open
- : Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Waldenburg Castle (Saxony)Waldenburg
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €10.50 - HubertusburgWermsdorf
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Burg Schönfels (Schönfels Castle)Lichtentanne
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5 - Schloss VoigtsbergOelsnitz/Vogtl.
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8 - Mylau CastleReichenbach im Vogtland
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
Adult €12 - Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Frauenstein CastleFrauenstein
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Barockschloss NeschwitzNeschwitz
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4 - Open
- : Sun
- Stein CastleHartenstein
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6 - Schloss Krobnitz (Krobnitz Castle)Reichenbach/O.L.
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Wildenfels (Wildenfels Castle)Wildenfels
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu
Adult €4 - Sonnenstein CastlePirna
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
- Schloss Leubnitz (Leubnitz Castle)Rosenbach/Vogtl.
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
- Düben CastleBad Düben
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5 - Barockschloss KönigshainKönigshain
- Open
- : Thu, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Hoyerswerda (Hoyerswerda Castle)Hoyerswerda
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6 - KarrasburgCoswig
- Open
- : Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun
Adult €2 - Schloss Hoheneck (Hoheneck Castle)Stollberg/Erzgeb.
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Döbschütz (Döbschütz Castle)Vierkirchen
- Open
- : Wed
- Jägerhof (Dresden)Dresden
- Open
- : Fri, Sat, Sun
- Osterstein CastleZwickau
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Kretschmanns HofLeipzig
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Gnandstein CastleFrohburg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5 - Kriebstein CastleKriebstein
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8 - Mildenstein CastleLeisnig
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8 - Japanisches PalaisDresden
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry - LingnerschlossStadtbezirk Loschwitz
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Freudenstein CastleFreiberg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Klippenstein CastleRadeberg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4 - Moritzburg CastleMoritzburg
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €12 - Pillnitz CastleDresden
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Schlettau (Schlettau Castle)Schlettau
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €9 - Schwarzenberg CastleSchwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Water castle KlaffenbachKlaffenbach
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Open in season, without a precise timetable
These castles announce a season covering the holidays without giving days: call before you go.
- Barockschloss RammenauRammenau
- Announced season
- : 30 novembre 2026 - 19 décembre 2026, lundi 11h00-17h00, mardi fermé, mercredi-jeudi 11h00-17h00, vendredi-samedi 11h00-21h00, dimanche 11h00-17h00
Adult €8 - Schloss LichtensteinLichtenstein/Sa.
- Announced season
- : novembre à décembre, 10:00-16:00
Adult €16 - Announced season
- : 09 novembre 2026 au 28 février 2027, fermé du lundi au vendredi, samedi et dimanche 10h00-16h00 (ouvert également certains jours fériés et vacances : 18.11.2026, 23 et 26-30.12.2026, 01.01.2027, 06-21.02.2027)
Adult €8- Colditz CastleColditz
- Announced season
- : 1 décembre 2026 - 28 février 2027, fermé pour le visiteur individuel (groupes sur demande)
Adult €12
Every castle in Saxony, Germany
Frequently asked questions
- Which castles are free in Saxony, Germany during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien)?
- 1 castles with free entry open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien): Japanisches Palais.
- How is this list made?
- We read the hours and seasons each castle publishes on its official website, rechecked nightly. A castle without published hours is not listed, even if it opens.