EventsGuide was updated: July 10, 2023

Mozart Week

Second only to the Summer Festival in preeminence, Mozart Week is one of the major musical highlights in Salzburg. Since 1956, the Mozarteum Foundation has hosted this festival on and around 27 January, Mozart’s birthday, providing a stage for Austrian and international artists and musicians.

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Salzburg Easter Festival

Since being founded by Herbert von Karajan in 1967, the Easter Festival has been an integral component of the Salzburg events calendar. Providing a complement to the Salzburg Festival during the summer months, in this case, the primary focus is on opera. The Easter Festival begins on the Saturday before Palm Sunday and lasts until Easter Monday.

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Salzburg Whitsun Festival

In addition to the Easter- and Summer Festivals, Salzburg has also featured the Whitsun Festival since 1973. In this case, Herbert von Karajan’s original idea was to give those people who had not been able to obtain tickets for the Easter Festival an opportunity to listen to acclaimed international orchestras between Whit Saturday and Whit Monday.

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Sommerszene

The Sommerszene Festival is seen as a counterpoint to the Salzburg Festival. The focus of its program is contemporary dance, theatre, performance and installations. Numerous free events do their part to spark a dialogue between artists and audiences.

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Salzburg Festival

Established in 1920, the Salzburg Festival is a renowned celebration of music and drama, which graces the summer season for a duration of five weeks, beginning in late July.

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Take The A-Train

In September, the call is clear for everyone to hear: All aboard for the “Take the A-Train” festival at and close to the main station in Salzburg. On several different stages, the international music scene and hot live acts from across Europe rub shoulders with top local musicians.

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Salzburg Culture Days

First-class performances and concerts are on the program of Culture Days, which is organized by the Salzburg Cultural Society. This music festival is famous for its Classical performances as well as its embrace of experimentation, not shying away from exciting mixtures of genres including hip-hop and hits from the world of musicals.

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Jazz & The City

The Jazz & The City is a music festival held over five days, which takes place at rather out-of-the-ordinary venues that include manufacturing businesses, churches, and hotels, along with bars and cafés. Performers include international artists and newcomers. Aside from jazz, the program also features electronic music.

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Winterfest

Winterfest has developed into one of the biggest festivals for modern circus artistry in the German-speaking world. From the end of November until the beginning of January, only the very best circus troupes get to perform under the big tents in the Volksgarten. Visitors can look forward to an exciting program of side events, compelling acrobatics and a colourful culinary offer.

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Salzburg Advent Singing

A deeply rooted vocal and musical legacy, Alpine melodies and traditions: this is what Salzburg Advent Singing in the Grosses Festspielhaus is all about. Over 150 musicians, actors and child performers conjure up a perfect Christmas atmosphere for the public to enjoy. Similar events in and around Salzburg include Salzburger Hirtenadvent and Original Salzburg Advent.

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Salzburg Christmas Markets

Numerous Advent markets during the run-up to Christmas draw visitors from near and far to the City of Mozart. The most famous of these include the Christkindlmarkt on Cathedral and Residenzplatz squares, along with Advent Magic at Hellbrunn, which is particularly popular with families, and the Advent Market on Mirabellplatz.

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