Top events in Austria 2026
The events worth planning around in Austria in 2026 — the biggest and best-known first, with people to go with.
641 events
1 Oct 2025 – 20 Dec 2027
28 free
Highlights: Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Schönbrunn, Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg, Electric Mountain Festival
Any time
Today16This weekend46This month257Next month408Free74Highlights642Festivals124Christmas markets16Halloween10Date night345With kids92On your own238With friends112After-work & aperitivo79Birthday1Hen and stag parties8Volunteering1Pumpkin patches2Fireworks2Autumn foliage4Rainy day158Museum night1Oktoberfest2Day of the Dead1
Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Schönbrunn
6 Nov 2026 · Vienna
Market / fair
Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg
13 Nov 2026 · Vienna
Electric Mountain Festival
12 Apr 2027
AREA 53 Festival
15 Jul 2027
Festival
Donaufestival
April · Sankt Pölten
Sports event
Schafberglauf
May · Salzburg
Festival
GlemmRide Bike Festival
July · Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer
Festival
Wachauer Volksfest
August · Sankt Pölten
Festival
European Bike Week
September · Villach
Gamlitzer Weinlesefest
September
Vienna Design Week
September · Vienna
Sports event
Wachau Marathon
September · Sankt Pölten
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Runs every yearTicketsInteralpen-Hotel Tyrol
2
Runs every yearTicketsHotel Post - Wrann
3
Runs every yearTicketsHotel Villa Flora
4
Runs every yearTicketsHotel Kindler
5
Runs every yearSchonbrunn Palace
6
Runs every yearTicketsBerghaus Tirol
7
Runs every yearTicketsDer Murauer Gasthof Hotel Lercher
8
TicketsAlpen Hit
9
TicketsGarten-Hotel Ochensberger
10
Runs every yearSpittelberg Christmas Market
Questions
Top events in Austria 2026: what's on?
641 events between 19 Oct – 20 Dec 2027. Among them: Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Schönbrunn · Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg · Electric Mountain Festival.
What is the next event in Austria?
Contemporary Flow on 19 Oct in Vienna.
Which events in Austria are free?
28 events are free, for example DJ SOUND thresl mit DJ Mike la Funk · ELEMENTS & FEELINGS WEEK · DIE BEWEGUNGSMACHER.
What are the biggest events in Austria?
The named events of the place: Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Schönbrunn (6 Nov) · Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg (13 Nov) · Electric Mountain Festival (11 Apr 2027) · AREA 53 Festival (14 Jul 2027).
Where in Austria is most going on?
Most events are in Kaprun (69) · Vienna (54) · Leutschach (28).