 Sebnitz hosted the Festival "Tag der Sachsen" in 2003.In October 2015 around 3000 people protested against the migration policy of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and built a symbolic 'living frontier' ("lebende Grenze") against asylum seekers.Sebnitz railway station is located at Rumburk–Sebnitz railway, which connects here to Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway.