Chemnitz is a city in Saxony, Germany with a population of around 245.000. As the 3rd largest city in the state of Saxony behind Dresden and Leipzig, Chemnitz is less known for tourism yet won European Capital of Culture for 2025.

Today we are at the Bergparade in Chemnitz. This traditional parade usually takes place at the start of the Christmas season celebrating local mining history. We will see the participants from several mining towns historical uniforms. The parade includes music played by brass bands from various traditional heritage groups of the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge).

The parade is part of the larger Christmas market in Chemnitz so we also have a look around the market on this cold winter day. After we have a good look around the Christmas Market from the Marktplatz to the Innere Klosterstraße we end our December afternoon walk.

Temperature: -7 °C / 19 °F

For a tour in Chemnitz during summer, please check out https://youtu.be/g2nbEOKoP5c

Note on audio: Due to copyrighted musics on the Christmas Market, most songs had to be removed from the video after
31:30

Timeline:
00:00 Bergparade
14:00 Str. der Nationen to Karl-Marx-Monument
26:00 Stadthalle to Marktplatz
30:30 Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt)

Filmed in December 2023

Camera: Osmo Pocket 3 in 4K60
Mic: Zoom H1n