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NAPOLEONIC · 1789–1815

Battle of the Nations Anniversary Reenactment — Liebertwolkwitz 1813

Known locally as Reenactment zum Jahrestag der Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig (Liebertwolkwitz 1813)

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🇩🇪 Leipzig, Germany · ⚑ ≈400 costumed participants

About

An annual, ticketed public reenactment weekend held in Liebertwolkwitz, a district of Leipzig, recreating military and civilian life of the 1813 Battle of Nations (Volkerschlacht bei Leipzig) with several hundred reenactors, camp life, craft demonstrations and a staged battle. This is the recurring, association-run edition of the tradition, distinct from the much larger once-a-decade anniversary spectacles staged directly at the Volkerschlachtdenkmal (e.g. 2013 bicentennial, 2023 210th anniversary).

Programme

Fri 23 Oct
15:00Event opens (free entry)
15:30Official opening at the Markt (town hall entrance)
17:15Commemoration at the memorial stone by the church
18:00Peace prayer in the church
18:30Lantern procession with the night watchman
19:30Welcome evening for soldiers, civilian reenactors and visitors (museum barn)
20:00Straw-bale concert, Liebners Hof
21:00Fire show in front of the Stiftsgutshof
22:00Tattoo (Zapfenstreich); event closes
Sat 24 Oct
9:00Event opens
11:00Introduction to the village in 1813, town hall
14:00Brewing beer as in 1813, Stiftsgutshof
16:00Historical dances, market square
18:00Bivouac fires of the Battle of Nations with night artillery firing, Zur Kuhweide / An der Trift
18:30Lantern procession with the gendarme
20:00Straw-bale concert, Liebners Hof
23:00Tattoo (Zapfenstreich); event closes
Sun 25 Oct
10:15Event opens; memorial service in the church
12:00Church organ tour
13:00Guided history walk: Liebertwolkwitz and Napoleon (from the town hall)
15:30Historical dances, market square
17:30Words from the mayor, town hall entrance
18:00Tattoo (Zapfenstreich); end of this year's event

Getting there

Stiftsgut Liebertwolkwitz, Alte Tauchaer Straße 1, 04288 Leipzig

The event takes place in Liebertwolkwitz, a village on the south-east edge of Leipzig; the organiser lists its address as Alte Tauchaer Straße 1, 04288 Leipzig (Hofgenossenschaft Stiftsgut) and publishes no transport, parking or shuttle advice. Friday 23 October is free to attend (15:00-22:00); on Saturday (09:00-23:00) and Sunday (10:15-18:00) day tickets cost EUR11 adult / EUR8 reduced / EUR5 child (6-14) / EUR23 family, with weekend passes at EUR18 / EUR12 / EUR7 / EUR35.

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