Rauhnacht – fire, steam and glittering lights

Experience an afternoon of post-Christmas market bustle between the roundhouses at the Schauplatz Eisenbahn for the Rauhnacht. Among blazing fires, the museum railway staff and their partners serve steaming mulled wine and children's punch as well as bratwurst, soup, stick bread, crêpes, lángos and gingerbread. The Rauhnacht fairy has already promised to come. There are also market stalls with Ore Mountain folk art, a coin press and various crafts.

Of course, visitors can also view the locomotives in the two roundhouses and take a ride on the field railway circuit and on the 7¼-inch railway. The model railway and the garden railway are also open and in operation. Anyone wanting to “work off” the good food of the Christmas holidays should get active themselves on a draisine ride.

The Schauplatz Eisenbahn is supported at this event by the associations Sächsisches Eisenbahnmuseum e.V., Eisenbahnfreunde Richard Hartmann e.V. and Freunde historischen Handwerks e.V., as well as by Ikarus-Traumreisen and the steampunk group ÆtherSalon.
The entrance to the Schauplatz Eisenbahn is opposite Frankenberger Straße 147/149, where visitor parking is also available. Transfer between signal box 3 (Befehlsstellwerk 3) and the museum platform at the former locomotive depot is free of charge on the SchauplatzExpress.

After the winter break, the Schauplatz Eisenbahn begins its 2027 season in March 2027.

Location

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Opening hours for the Rauhnacht

Admission prices