Festivals near Leipzig

Bach's city above all, Leipzig still echoes the cantatas of the Thomaskirche, right into the hushed parlours of its composers' houses, where the Bachfest Lounge | Chillout In Den Komponistenhäusern carries the classical legacy into an intimate register, alongside the Schumanns Salon | Martin Stadtfeld recital. Yet this Saxon city lives on more than scores: since the Wall fell, the old cotton mills of Plagwitz and the Spinnerei have housed one of eastern Germany's sharpest club scenes.

That very contrast is Leipzig's signature. Out at Ferropolis, Splash! rolls out one of Europe's biggest bills of hip-hop and reggae, while the Impericon Festival shakes the halls with metal and hardcore, and Fettfest champions the local rap underground. To make sense of it all, FestT computes your FestiScore — how closely a line-up matches your favourite artists — and keeps dates and ticketing up to date.