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40 confirmed events · Austria

November 2026
20.11.–13.12.
🎊 Wachau Advent in Dürnstein
Dirnštajn, Austria · Traditional event · Wachauer Advent ↗
Open WEEKENDS ONLY. Arriving on a Wednesday outside the 4–8 December window means the market will be closed.
20.11.–24.12.
🎊 Advent in Baden bei Wien
Baden kod Beča, Austria · Traditional event · Advent Baden ↗
Within a day trip of Vienna; the programme includes a Perchtenlauf in mid-December.
20.11.–20.12.
🎊 Advent in Bad Ischl
Bad Išl, Austria · Traditional event · Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut ↗
Market of Bad Ischl artisans at the Trinkhalle; open Wednesday to Sunday.
21.11.–24.12.
🛍 Christmas Market on the Main Square in Linz
Linc, Austria · Fair or market · Oberösterreich Tourismus ↗
A market on the baroque Main Square, with free admission; Linz fits neatly into a journey between Vienna and Salzburg.
21.11.–24.12.
🛍 Christmas Market in Volksgarten Park in Linz
Linc, Austria · Fair or market · Oberösterreich Tourismus ↗
The second major Christmas market in Linz, set in the city park near the main railway station.
25.11.–06.01.
🎊 Christkindlmarkt on Maria Theresien Street
Innsbruck, Austria · Traditional event · Innsbruck Tourismus ↗
A modern market on the main street; it starts later than most but runs all the way through Epiphany.
27.11.–13.12.
🎨 Salzburg Advent Singing
Salzburg, Austria · Cultural event · Salzburger Adventsingen ↗
A standalone theatrical programme held in the Großes Festspielhaus, separate from the market; performed only on selected dates and lasting around one hour and forty minutes.
28.11.–06.01.
🎨 Ice Nativity Scene in Graz
Grac, Austria · Cultural event · Graz Tourismus ↗
A nativity scene sculpted in ice, set in the courtyard of the Landhaus; it remains open past New Year, longer than any other Christmas market in Graz.
December 2026
03.12.–04.12.
🎊 Krampus and Perchten Parades in Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria · Traditional event · Tirol Werbung ↗
The parades take place right at the Christmas markets, so visitors can easily be caught off guard.
04.12.–05.12.
🎊 Krampuslauf in Hallstatt
Hallstatt, Austria · Traditional event · Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut ↗
The children's parade takes place the day before the main one and at an earlier time.
05.12.
🎊 Krampuslauf at the Salzburg Christkindlmarkt
Salzburg, Austria · Traditional event · Salzburger Schiachpercht'n und Krampusse ↗
A procession of masked Krampus figures through Domplatz and Residenzplatz; loud and densely crowded, not suitable for young children.
08.12.
🎊 Hallstatt Christkindlmarkt
Hallstatt, Austria · Traditional event · Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut ↗
It takes place on ONE day of the year only. Anyone planning a 'Hallstatt Advent' as a multi-week market is planning something that does not exist.
21.12.
🎊 Perchtenlauf at the Salzburg Christkindlmarkt
Salzburg, Austria · Traditional event · Salzburger Schiachpercht'n und Krampusse ↗
The Perchten are a separate tradition from Krampus and take place later in December.
31.12.
🎪 Vienna New Year's Trail
Vienna, Austria · Festival · Stadt Wien ↗
Multiple stages set up throughout the city centre on New Year's Eve, free entry.
January 2027
01.01.
🎤 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert
Vienna, Austria · Concert · Wiener Philharmoniker ↗
Tickets are not sold openly but are allocated by ballot, and the application window for this cycle closed in February 2026 — a traveller planning now cannot obtain a ticket through official channels.