Kaisertage Bad Ischl 2024

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Kaisertage Bad Ischl 2024
Celebrate like the emperor - from 9 to 18 August 2024

On the occasion of the 194th anniversary of the birth of Emperor Franz Joseph I, the Bad Ischl Tourism Association organises the Imperial Days. From 9 to 18 August 2024, locals and visitors can expect a colourful programme with numerous events

The highlights: Ladies' saddle riding in the Kaiserpark on Saturday, 10 August, the arrival of the "Kaiserzug" on Thursday, 15 August, the Kaiserbummel on Saturday, 17 August and the Emperor's Mass on Sunday, 18 August in the parish church of Bad Ischl followed by a parade to the Imperial Villa

When the steam locomotive arrives in Bad Ischl, the red carpet is rolled out and the city centre is ridden through the city centre in historical costumes on noble horses, one thing is certain: the celebrations in honour of the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph I (18 August 1830) are in full swing. For the 21st time this year, the Bad Ischl Tourism Association invites you to the Imperial Days, which will take place from 9 to 18 August 2024 with a lot of charm, a little nostalgia and a healthy pinch of (self-)ironic entertainment. All visitors can expect a colorful cocktail of different events and hospitable festive mood.

Majestic program: Ladies' saddle riding and Kaiserbummel

The big kick-off to this year's series of events will be the operetta premiere "Der Sterngucker" as part of the Lehár Festival on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 08:00 at the Kongress & TheaterHaus Bad Ischl. In honor of Empress Elisabeth, a first-class rider of her time, the Ladies' Saddle Riding will take place in the Kaiserpark on August 10, 2024 at 14:00 hrs. Riders in historical clothing will bring this special type of riding closer to all those interested. Another highlight of the programme is the entry of the nostalgic imperial procession into Bad Ischl station on 15 August at around 11:00 hrs. with a ceremonial reception of the imperial couple and subsequent parade with an impressive 10-horse carriage team.

On August 17, 2024, both locals and visitors can feel like majesties on a stroll through the Kaiser: The 2.5-kilometer red carpet through Bad Ischl provides a special shopping experience and invites you to taste art and music in trendy shops and traditional businesses. For example, in a small pop-up store on the Esplanade, the Imperial Violet from the purveyor to the court J.B. Filz, Empress Elisabeth's favorite fragrance, can be purchased.

Conversation with the "KI.ser"

This year, an interactive painting of Emperor Franz Joseph I builds a bridge between history and the present. The "KI.ser" project, developed by the Austrian team around Roman Hansi (long-time member of the "Science Busters" and graphic designer), is intended to contribute to interactive knowledge transfer by enabling visitors to "talk" to the former monarch. The living work of art can be visited from Thursday, August 15, 2024 to Sunday, August 18, 2024 in front of the Trinkhalle from 09:00 hrs. to 17:00 hrs.

Vienna Boys' Choir accompanies solemn Imperial Mass

The highlight of the series of events will be the traditional Imperial Mass on Sunday, August 18, 2024 - the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph I - at 11:00 hrs. in the parish church of Bad Ischl. Countless visitors do not miss it when members of the Habsburg family, members of former noble families and delegations of the traditional regiments from the former crown lands go to mass. As one of the most famous and oldest choirs in the world, the Vienna Boys' Choir will perform for the first time in the course of the mass. Afterwards, other visitors will be able to enjoy the unique choral singing when the Vienna Boys' Choir performs on the balcony of the former summer residence of the imperial couple at around 1:30 p.m. as part of the parade to the Imperial Villa.

Program

• Program 2024
• Friday, 9.8. to Sunday, 18.8.
• from 9:30 , Marmorschlössl: Exhibition "Ai Weiwei - Transcending Borders"
• Daily spa music concerts with the spa quartet at 10:30 and 15:30

• Friday, 9.8.
• 7-12 , Auböckplatz and Kaiser-Franz-Josef Straße: Weekly market
• 10 & 15 , Casino Keller: A journey through time through Bad Ischl's oldest beer cellar
• 19:30 , Pilgrimage Church Lauffen: World Premiere: The White Horse Inn
• 19:30 , Kreuzplatz: Spa concert of the Trachtenmusikkapelle Jainzen
• 20:00, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Premiere Lehár Festival "Der Sterngucker"

• Samstag, 10.8.
• 10:00 & 15:00 , Casino Keller: Time travel through the oldest beer cellar in Bad Ischl
• 14:00, Kaiserpark: Kaiserin Elisabeth Damensattelritt
• 19:30, Pilgrimage Church Lauffen: The White Horse Inn
• 20:00 Congress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "The Beggar Student"

• Sunday, 11.8.
• 10:00 Meeting point Trinkhalle: Guided tour of the city "Bad Ischl - Then & Now"
• 10:00, BY THE RIVER: Walk "Villas in Bad Ischl" with Marie-Theres Arnbom
• 10:00 & 15:00, Casino Keller: Time travel through the oldest beer cellar in Bad Ischl
• 11:00 a.m., Kurpark: Classical music for the Kaiserwoche
• 15:30, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "The Stargazer"
• 19:00, Museum of the City of Bad Ischl: Book presentation "Who once was..." by Georg Gaugusch presented by Marie-Theres Arnbom
• 19:30, Pilgrimage Church Lauffen: The White Horse Inn

• Monday, 12.8.
• 10:00, Empress Elisabeth Coffee House, Lauffen: Lecture "The Emperor in Bad Ischl"
• 10:00, AM FLUSS: J.B. Filz Pop-Up Store (daily until 18.8.)
• 11:00, Trinkhalle: The "noble" Good Hour - imperial matinee with Linda Plech and others
• 15:30, Meeting point Trinkhalle: Special tour "Emperor, Art and Culture (Capital)"
• 18:00, Trinkhalle: Silent Dinner as part of the picture exhibition SOUND OF SILENCE by Stephan Unterberger
• 20:00, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "Souvenirs, Souveniers - The Hits of the 50s"

• nstag, 13.8.
• 15:30, Treffpunkt Trinkhalle: Sonderführung "Die Salzprinzen"
• 15:30, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "Der Bettelstudent"
• 19:30, Pavillon Kurpark: Konzert Salinenmusikkapelle - Großer Österreichischer Zapfenstreich
• 20:30, Kurpark: Sommerkino “Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin" (1956)

• Mittwoch, 14.8.
• 10:00r, Treffpunkt Katrin Seilbahn Talstation: Jodeln auf der Katrin
• 10:00 & 15:00, Casino Keller: Zeitreise durch den ältesten Bierkeller Bad Ischls
• 11:00: Museum der Stadt Bad Ischl: Foto-Audienz mit dem Kaiserpaar
• 15:30, Treffpunkt Trinkhalle: Sonderführung "Kaiserschmarrn - Anekdoten über die k&k Zeit"
• 15:30, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "Märchen im Grand Hotel"
• 18:00, Kaiserpark: Benefizkonzert der Militärmusik NÖ
• 19:30, Kurpark: Kaiserwalzer

• Thursday, 15.8.
• 09:00 BIS 17:00, Triankhalle: Ki.Sar (BIS So., 18.8.)
• 9:30 a.m., Parish Church, Festive High Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Design: Choir and Orchestra of the Lehár Festival Bad Ischl)
• 10:30 a.m., k.u.k. umbrella & guest garden: k.u.k. Weißwurst holiday - with the "Salty Dixie Ramblers"
• 10:00 & 15:00, Casino Keller: Time travel through the oldest beer cellar in Bad Ischl
• approx. 11:00, train station: Arrival Kaiserzug
• approx. 11:30 , Procession through the city center - imperial 10-seater horse-drawn carriage (after the arrival of the train)
• 14:00r, Kurpark: Kaiserfest of the Bürgerkapelle
• 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sudhaus: Exhibition "Art with Salt and Water", public guided tour at 3:00 p.m.
• 15:00 Racecourse: 14th Emperor Franz Joseph Memorial Trotting Race
• 15:30 r, Meeting point Trinkhalle: Special tour "The Habsburgs in Ischl"
• 3:30 p.m., Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehar Festival "The Stargazer"
• 20:00 Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehar Festival "Der Sterngucker"

• Friday, 16.8.
• 07:00 - 12:00, Auböckplatz and Kaiser-Franz-Josef Straße: Weekly market
• 10:00 & 15:00, Casino Keller: Time travel through the oldest beer cellar in Bad Ischl
• 11:00: Museum of the City of Bad Ischl: Photo audience with the imperial couple
• 15:30, Meeting point Trinkhalle: Special guided tour "Anton Bruckner and Bad Ischl"
• 18:00, Trinkhalle: "Prince and Clown" - Cabaret with Leopold Altenburg
• 19:00, Catholic parish church: Kirch'Klang: Bruckner in Ischl
• 20:00, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "The Beggar Student"

• Samstag, 17.8.
• 07:00, Kurhausstraße: Kaiserflohmarkt
• 10:00, Treffpunkt Trinkhalle: Sonderführung "Villen von Bad Ischl"
• 10:00, Stadtzentrum: Kaiserbummel
• 10:00 & 15:00, Casino Keller: Zeitreise durch den ältesten Bierkeller Bad Ischls
• Festakt Nostalgieverein Bad Ischl
• 14:30, katholische Pfarrkirche: Fahnenweihe der Leibgarde Infanterie Kompanie Bad Ischl
• 15:15, katholische Pfarrkirche: Krönungsmesse in C-Dur von W.A. Mozart, Musikalische Aufführung: Chorus Lacus Felix, Gmunden
• ca. 19:00, Stadtzentrum: Kaiserbummel- Konzert der Bürgerkapelle Bad Ischl
• 20:00, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "Märchen im Grand Hotel"

• Sonntag, 18.8. - Kaiser Geburtstag
• 08:30, Kurpark: Sammeln der Traditionsverbände
• 10:00, Kurpark: Abmarsch der Einheiten zur katholischen Pfarrkirche über die Pfarrgasse
• 10:30, Vorplatz katholische Pfarrkirche: Antreten der Verbände
• 11:00, katholische Pfarrkirche: Kaisermesse & im Anschluss Empfang vor der Kaiservilla
• 10:00 & 15:00, Casino Keller: Zeitreise durch den ältesten Bierkeller Bad Ischls
• 15:30, Treffpunkt Trinkhalle: Sonderführung "Auf den Spuren von Sisi & Franz"
• 15:30 Uhr, Kongress & TheaterHaus: Lehár Festival "Der Bettelstudent"
• 15:30, Kaiserpark: Konzert Stadtmusikkapelle Melk (im Anschluss an den Empfang)

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