Your Holiday Planner: Christmas & New Year events
Unforgettable holidays to ring out the old year
Holy night on silent Lake Hallstatt: The UNESCO World Heritage region of Hallstatt Dachstein Salzkammergut invites you to atmospheric Christmas and sparkling New Year celebrations with a varied entertainment programme. Whether as a couple, with family or with friends - in Hallstatt, Bad Goisern, Gosau or Obertraun you can also experience a lot "between the years": Culinary events, unforgettable winter experience in the fairy-tale landscape between mountains and lake or a visit to the museum - there is something for everyone. To make your selection easier, we have summarised below the best events during Christmas and New Year.
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Worship services on the holidays
Would you like to attend a service during celebrations such as Christmas, the turn of the year or Epiphany? Here you will find an overview of church services for the holidays.
Event around the holidays
New Year's Concert in Bad Goisern
Festival hall Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Guided snowshoe hike "Bibereck“ with Betty in Gosau
Mon, Dec. 11, 2023 09:45 — 13:00 Valley station of the Hornspitzlift, Gosau
Guided snowshoe hike with Betty in Gosau
Thu, Dec. 14, 2023 09:45 — 13:00 Gasthof Gosausee, Gosau
Guided snowshoe hike with Betty in Gosau
Fri, Dec. 15, 2023 09:45 — 15:00 Valley station of the Hornspitzlift, Gosau
Guided snowshoe hike to the skywalk "5Fingers"
Sat, Dec. 23, 2023 09:30 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Obertraun
Guided Snowshoe Hike with Igloo Building
Sat, Dec. 23, 2023 09:30 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Obertraun
Famous tunes in a romantic setting
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 16:00 Market Square Hallstatt (Marktplatz Hallstatt), Hallstatt
Children's Christmas service in the Catholic Church in Bad Goisern
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 16:00 Catholic church Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Catholic Christmas service in Gosau
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 16:00 Catholic church Gosau, Gosau
Tower Music in Obertraun
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 16:15 Catholic church Obertraun, Obertraun
Tower Music in Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 17:00 Churches, Bad Goisern
Christmas Eve Mass of the Catholic Church of Hallstatt
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 17:00 Catholic church Hallstatt, Hallstatt
Christmas Vespers in the Evangelical Christuskirche Hallstatt
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 17:00 Protestant church Hallstatt, Hallstatt
Christmas Eve late-night Mass of the Catholic Church of Hallstatt
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 21:45 Catholic church Hallstatt, Hallstatt
Evangelical Christmas service in Gosau
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 22:00 Protestant church Gosau, Gosau
Catholic Christmas service in Gosau
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 22:00 Catholic church Gosau, Gosau
Christmas mass in the Ev. Church in Bad Goisern
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 22:30 Protestant church of Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Catholic Christmas service in Bad Goisern
Sun, Dec. 24, 2023 23:00 Catholic church Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Evangelical Christmas service in Bad Goisern
Mon, Dec. 25, 2023 09:00 Protestant church of Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Catholic Christmas service in Gosau
Mon, Dec. 25, 2023 09:00 Catholic church Gosau, Gosau
Catholic Christmas service in Bad Goisern
Mon, Dec. 25, 2023 10:00 Catholic church Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Christmas Mass on 1st Day of Christmas in the Catholic Church of Hallstatt
Mon, Dec. 25, 2023 10:30 Catholic church Hallstatt, Hallstatt
Evangelical Christmas service in Bad Goisern
Tue, Dec. 26, 2023 09:00 Protestant church of Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Catholic Christmas service in Bad Goisern
Tue, Dec. 26, 2023 10:00 Catholic church Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
Christmas Mass on 2nd Day of Christmas in the Catholic Church of Hallstatt
Tue, Dec. 26, 2023 10:30 Catholic church Hallstatt, Hallstatt
“Krampamperl” burning in Hallstatt
Tue, Dec. 26, 2023 11:00 — 18:00 Gaststätten, Hallstatt
Traditional christmas concert in Bad Ischl - Lauffen
Fri, Dec. 29, 2023 16:00 Pilgrimage church "Maria im Schatten" Lauffen, Bad Ischl
New Year’s Music in Obertraun
Fri, Dec. 29, 2023 17:00 — 20:00 Town square Obertraun (Gemeindeplatz), Obertraun
Zwieselalm-Ascent in the Gosau Valley
Sat, Dec. 30, 2023 16:30 Panorama-Jet , Gosau
Torch walk in Hallstatt
Sat, Dec. 30, 2023 18:00 — 19:00 Tourist office of Hallstatt, Hallstatt
New Year’s Eve in Obertraun 2023/24
Sun, Dec. 31, 2023 22:00 Town square Obertraun (Gemeindeplatz), Obertraun
New Year's Eve in Hallstatt
Sun, Dec. 31, 2023 23:45 Market Square Hallstatt (Marktplatz Hallstatt), Hallstatt
New Year's concert in Bad Ischl
Mon, Jan. 1, 2024 16:00 — 19:00 Congress and Theater House Bad Ischl, Bad Ischl
Nativity trip with horse-drawn carriage in Bad Ischl
Tue, Jan. 2, 2024 13:30 Tourist office of Bad Ischl, Bad Ischl
New Year celebration in the Koppenbrüller Cave
Tue, Jan. 2, 2024 17:00 — 20:00 Koppenbrüller cave (Koppenbrüllerhöhle), Obertraun
Glöcklerlauf in Obertraun
Fri, Jan. 5, 2024 16:45 Town square Obertraun (Gemeindeplatz), Obertraun
Glöcklerlauf “Glöckler Parade“ in Bad Ischl
Fri, Jan. 5, 2024 17:00 — 19:00 Bad Ischl, Bad Ischl
Glöcklerlauf in Bad Goisern
Fri, Jan. 5, 2024 20:00 Marketplace Bad Goisern, Bad Goisern
New Year's Concert in Gosau
Sun, Jan. 7, 2024 14:00 — 16:00 Culture Centre Gosau, Gosau