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The BUGA Dresden 2033 open-space planning ideas and implementation competition has generated significant interest nationwide. With the application deadline for the preliminary competition now passed, another important milestone has been reached on the road to the Federal Horticultural Show. The submitted applications are currently being reviewed. In the next step, up to 20 landscape architecture […]
This year’s summer reception hosted by the state capital of Dresden will be held under the theme “Science, Innovation, and Excellence.” BUGA Dresden 2033 is also part of the program and is being presented as one of the state capital’s forward-looking projects. The event will also feature the TU Dresden student project “Green Lifeline: From […]
It’s hard to believe, but the first half of 2026 is already over! After many exciting encounters, events, and conversations, we’re moving forward with a diverse program. In the coming months, there will once again be plenty of opportunities to learn about BUGA Dresden 2033, chat with the team, and get a glimpse of Dresden’s […]
The Competition Phase Begins BUGA Dresden 2033 has reached another important milestone: The open space planning ideas and implementation competition for the design of central BUGA areas has been published. The competition invites qualified landscape architecture and open space planning firms to develop innovative concepts for BUGA Dresden 2033. We are looking for ideas that […]
The Leuben gravel pits and the Trümmerberg tell an important chapter in Dresden’s postwar history. As part of the BUGA, we’d like to bring this history to life with you. Share historical photos, images, newspaper articles, documents, or personal experiences, and help bring the history of the site to life for BUGA 2033. Contact Us […]
As the centerpiece of BUGA 2033, the horse racing track is about to embark on a new chapter. Help preserve its history. Share historical photos, footage, newspaper articles, documents, or personal experiences, and help bring the history of the site to life for BUGA 2033. After all, the future of the racetrack begins with its […]
Despite the weather-related relocation of the BUGA “Mile of the Future” to the Stadtforum, many Dresden residents took advantage of this year’s “Open City Hall” event to learn about the 2033 Federal Horticultural Show and talk with the BUGA team. BUGA Dresden 2033 gGmbH, together with the Saxony Association for Garden, Landscape, and Sports Field […]
Dresden, June 9, 2026. BUGA Dresden 2033 will participate on Saturday, June 13, 2026, with a “BUGA Future Mile” in front of the Stadtforum at the Open City Hall of the state capital of Dresden. Together with the Saxony Association for Garden, Landscape, and Sports Field Construction (VGLS) (VGLS), the Central German Horticultural Association (Gartenbauverband […]
More than 800 children and young people from 13 Dresden schools became intensively involved with the planning of the National Garden Show between September 2025 and February 2026. In a total of 20 workshops, they came up with a large number of ideas for the design of BUGA’s core areas. The results have now been […]
The feasibility study for developing a regulated, unsupervised swimming area at the southern part of Gravel Pit Leuben has been completed The result is clear: an official swimming area complete with a warning sign stating “Swim At Your Own Risk” is feasible. Nature conservation, water protection and flood prevention measures will be maintained. This opens […]
In 2033, the National Garden Show (BUGA) will come to Dresden, marking the first time in history that Saxony has hosted this significant event. The updated concept plan for BUGA, which is now available, underscores the potential that this major event can unlock for the city. Today, Friday, November 21, 2025, Mayor Dirk Hilbert, along […]
The National Garden Show (BUGA) takes place every two years in a different city and places its main focus on people. It combines future-oriented urban development, new green spaces and innovative ideas in order to create a high standard of living and to generate sustainable added value for society, the economy and the environment. At the same time, it strengthens societal cohesion by better connecting disadvantaged urban areas and also by integrating them into the overall fabric of the city. In Dresden, as part of BUGA 2033 (the National Garden Show), areas throughout the city will be reimagined and developed over the course of almost ten years. This, in turn, will create long-term benefits for both the city and its residents. The development process will culminate in a nationally and internationally significant major event in 2033, which will take place from spring to autumn.
BUGA Dresden 2033 will take place from April to October 2033 and will offer visitors the chance to discover its diverse set of exhibitions, events and areas over the course of many months.
No, there hasn’t been a BUGA here before. Saxony is one of the few federal states in which since 1951- when the National Garden Show first began taking place- there has not yet been a BUGA or an International Garden Exhibition (IGA).
Thanks to an extensive amount of financial support spread out over a period of nearly ten years, innovative
urban development projects with long-term benefits extending far beyond 2033, the year of the event, are
going to be created in Dresden. National Garden Shows, historically speaking, have always had positive economic, ecological, social and urban planning effects that last for years and even decades. Thus, the BUGA is not just an exhibition that will be in bloom over the course of several months. It will also create sustainable, profound and visible
changes to the cityscape. Large urban areas, for instance, are going to be reimagined or developed for the very first time. Social spaces are going to be better connected and ecologically valuable areas will be newly created or, as the
case may be, further developed.
The end of the National Garden Show (BUGA) isn’t really the end – in fact, quite the opposite is the case: this is when what is most important to many people will actually begin. The areas, paths, parks and squares that were redesigned for BUGA will remain in the city and will be put into permanent use. What currently appears like it is unused or uninviting will in the future become vibrant spaces for everyone: for walking, relaxing, playing, cycling or for public art and cultural experiences amidst nature. Many of these newly created places will become an integral part of everyday life – for instance, as a park around the corner, as a new town square or as a green connection between different parts of the city. Even after the exhibition has come to an end, the added value will remain: the city will end up benefiting in the long term from all the investments, ideas, and new open spaces – often for many decades to come.
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