Event Highlights

Hallstatt | Concerts of the Saline band: Romantic and unforgettable! Concerts on Lake Hallstatt and the picturesque market square. The highlight in your Salzkammergut holiday.

» Hallstatt summer concert

Hallstatt | Corpus Christi procession: The special holiday on Thursday, 30th May 2013 begins with a service in the Catholic parish church and is continued at the festively decorated market square. The highlight is the colorful procession on Lake Hallstatt.

» Corpus Christi procession on the lake

Obertraun | "Dachstein-Krippenstein mountain run": The UNESCO World Heritage region seeks the fastest mountain runners. Register now for the big extreme sports event on Saturday, 22nd June 2013!

» Mountain run at 2000 metres in Obertraun

Bad Goisern | Salzkammergut Trophy 2013: Narrow trails, gravel roads, asphalt and extremely steep ascents - all of this combined stands for the Salzkammergut MTB Trophy on July the 13/14th 2013.

» Salzkammergut Mountainbike Trophy 2013

Hallstatt | Market square: Two hours of folklore and fun with sensational folk dances, rustic Schuhplattler and the indigenous sound of alpine music in the uniquely beautiful scenery of Hallstatt.

» Heimatabend – Traditional evening in Hallstatt

Gosau | From 22th of July to 5th of August 2013 more than 100 participants from various European will take place in Gosau in Upper Austria.

» The 58th Ecumenical Church Music Retreat in Gosau

Hallstatt | Musikfestival: From of 27th July until 17th August 2013 the summer will be highly musical due to the concert series "Hallstatt Classics" which will spoil visitors to Austria with first class classical music!

» Classic summer in Hallstatt

Bad Goisern/Hallstatt/Obertraun | Lake Hallstatt swimming marathon: The third “Lake Hallstatt swimming marathon” takes place on Saturday 3rd August 2013, in the UNESCO World Heritage Region of Hallstatt Dachstein Salzkammergut.

» Lake Hallstatt swimming marathon 2013

Obertraun | 15th to 18th August 2013: Spectacular aerobatic manoeuvres from the mountain to the lake at the International Paragliding Aerobatics Cup in Obertraun - The big paragliding event in the Salzkammergut

» Acrojam 2013 in Obertraun

Obertraun | The Obertraun “Hiking in Autumn Program” includes hiking tours ranging from 500 m to 2100 m above sea level from August to October 2013. Autumn time is hiking time! Come and join us!

» Obertrauner Wanderherbst – Hiking in Autumn Program

Dachstein Salzkammergut | Goisern Classic: This year the oldtimer rallye will be held on 18th of August 2013. A highlight for fans of classic cars.

» Goisern Classics

Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt | For fans of traditions & folks music! From 23rd to 25th Aug 2013: For nowhere else than in Chamois Hunting Days are the old traditions maintained with so much humour and winking of an eye.

» Chamois Hunting Days in Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt

Bad Goisern | Violin festival: Feel the musicians' love for music, their enthusiasm and fun at the violin festival in Bad Goisern on 1st september.2013 – Start: 12.00 o´clock.

» Violin festival in Bad Goisern

Obertraun | Eisklang 2013: It’s not just nature lovers who will find what they are looking for in this giant Ice cave – art lovers too can appreciate this eternal world of ice: every year in August, the Parsifal Dome is transformed into a unique concert hall

» Classic Concerts in the Ice Cave

Gosau | Gosau Diving Base: On the 5th and 6th of October there will be the best international  tech-diving equipment for testing in the World Heritage site of Hallstatt / Dachstein Salzkammergut.  A fair for knowledgeable audience!

» Tech Austria dive fair in Gosau

Bad Goisern / St. Agatha |Oatna  Kirtag beer tent: Once again it is time to say “Ozapft is” (the keg is tapped) from Friday, 21 September 2013 to Monday, September 23 2013 in the traditional beer tent in the St. Agatha district of Bad Goisern .

» Kirtag beer tent in St. Agatha

Russbach | Dachstein-West:  The Russbacher Advent from Friday 29th November 2013 to Sunday 1st December 2013 is a very "special": Here you can spend a few cosy hours in the village square and start the beautiful season of Advent reflectively.

» Russbacher Advent 2013 - Advent in snow

Around Lake Hallstatt: Be enchanted by the numerous events of the World Heritage Advent. Some of those events have attracted way beyond the region since many years. So just be enthralled by those highlights of the advent.

» World Heritage Advent in Austria

Obertraun | Koppenbrüller Cave – New Year celebration: On 2nd January the Hallstatt-Obertraun Cavers Association will once again traditionally celebrate the New Year in the Koppenbrüller Cave.

» New Year celebration in the Koppenbrüller Cave

Obertraun | The perfect atmosphere for an unforgettable turn of the year in the Salzkammergut.

» New Year’s Eve in Obertraun 2013 / 2014

Bad Goisern & Obertraun: The "Glöcklerlauf" is a time-honoured local tradition on 5th January 2014. This is hardly surprising, as it is believed that the illuminated head decorations and the ringing of the bells bring good luck into the community in the coming year!

» Glöcklerlauf - A fascinating, traditional event