Events calendar Austria

Do you like the world of circus, open-air shows where acrobatics, live music, costumes and street theater are skillfully mixed? Then the Olala festival is probably for you! It has been held in Lienz for 30 years and usually brings together more than 40 troupes from all over the world. A great opportunity to see live entertainment during your stay in East Tyrol. Eclectic and quality program. We ask for more!

The Pitztal Snow Festival is one of the typical Tyrolean folk festivals. Celebrated every year at the beginning of April, it is a celebration of the last snow, the end of winter and the arrival of spring with a huge parade of traditional music and many festivities in the warm atmosphere of this mountain community. A festive moment open to all that allows to taste the folklore of Tyrol with the locals. A festive and warm atmosphere where beer usually flows freely! Activities are organized for the children.

Since 1994, Schwaz has been attracting contemporary music lovers who come to enjoy musicians, renowned composers and international ensembles. With its new artistic director duo - the Italian composer Clara Iannotta and the Austrian musician, composer and ensemble leader Christof Dienz - Klangspuren represents a musical diversity that is unique among contemporary music festivals. A festival that broadens its musical spectrum every year and includes unusual artistic collaborations in the fields of jazz and pop.

It's Austria's national holiday with a military parade on the Ring. The atmosphere is much less exuberant than during the Rainbow Parade in June!

Among the hundreds of balls in Vienna, here are two contrasting ones: the very traditional Opera Ball is held according to the rules of the art, in black and white, in a historic building. It is one of the most famous and popular Viennese balls. Just across the street, another historic and prestigious building, the Auersperg Palace, hosts the eccentric and colourful Rose Ball, the ball of the LGBT community. In 2021, both balls were scheduled on the same day. Rejoicing!

Three days of fair, sixty art galleries present from all over Europe, the opportunity to discover the work of dozens of contemporary artists and to take the temperature of the vitality of contemporary art.

This Viennese concert house is a particularly popular address for music lovers who can discover and hear a wide range of musical diversity from Renaissance music to the most contemporary compositions, from cabaret to music for children. The Wiener Konzerthaus offers a variety of renowned festivals such as the Resonanzen, which focuses on early music, and the Wien Modern, which focuses on contemporary artists.

The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concerts, the most popular of all, take place on December 30, 31 and January¹ in the sumptuous golden hall of the Musikverein. This tradition dates back to December 31, 1939. Around the great Strauss classics, the enthusiastic audience can clap their hands in time with the orchestra and express themselves without embarrassment during the performance. The New Year's Eve concert is broadcast on television in over 90 countries.

The largest dance festival in Europe is seeing companies from around the world set up to produce already run shows or news in several emblematic locations in the city. 250 workshops allow newcomers to meet dance professionals, regardless of style. Every evening, des ignite the Vestibule vestibule for lively evenings.

"Authenticity & Originality" are the watchwords of this festival which has been in existence for over 20 years. A rare and golden opportunity to meet the artisans who are fully dedicated to perpetuate their traditional know-how sometimes ancestral. Several hundred craftsmen and musicians from all over the region and beyond meet every year in Seefedl, in traditional Tyrolean costume of course! Welcome to the Handwerksfest!