Highlights & Events 2026

Be a guest at one of the most important festivals in the world. Even though there are excellent events in Salzburg all year round, the Salzburg Summer Festival is of particular significance. The best and most renowned conductors, orchestras, singers and other artists can be experienced here. Every year during July and August, the Salzburg Summer Festival offers a very special flair - with the entire baroque old town as a backdrop for outstanding events. Combine your visit to this remarkable city with a musical event you will remember for a long time to come.

The Bregenz Festival takes place every year in July and August. The absolute highlight here is the opera performance on the world's largest lake stage on Lake Constance. The opera productions, always in collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, are famous for their high-caliber performances, spectacular, oversized stage sets, and unique acoustics. To mark its 80th anniversary, Verdi's masterpiece “La Traviata” will be performed on the lake stage for the first time.

From August 14 to September 6, 2026, Grafenegg will celebrate the diversity of music for the 20th time, and the historic landscape garden surrounding Grafenegg Castle will be transformed into a vibrant festival venue for unforgettable open-air concert evenings. The anniversary program will feature world-class orchestras and leading artists of our time: experience performances from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam to the Vienna Philharmonic, and world-renowned artists such as Martha Argerich, Daniil Trifonov, Riccardo Muti, and Yuja Wang. Grafenegg is only about a one-hour drive from Vienna.