Events in Salzburg Tennengau
Annaberg-Lungötz invites you to celebrate
Tradition and customs, that's the Salzburg Tennengau. In Austria, culture and culinary art simply belong together. Many festivals unite the themes in the course of a year. Whether spring herbs, mountain worships, farmers' autumn or Advent market - there is always something to experience in and around Annaberg-Lungötz. We like to celebrate and cordially invite you!
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Experience a multi-facetted holiday in the Salzburger Land and join in the celebrations at the various festivals in the region. In this way you can experience the customs and traditions, art and culinary delights of the Lammertal valley unadulterated and right on the spot. Find out what's going on in and around Annaberg-Lungötz every week in the current weekly programme.
Festivals and celebrations in the annual circle
These events are annual fixtures:
The Epiphany Riders on Horseback
Tradition at the New Year
Every year on the 5th of January, the Holy Three Kings make their way from Lungötz to Annaberg, perform music in front of the houses and wish good luck and blessings for the New Year. The special thing about it is that the kings are riding on horses and wearing old, traditional clothes. Further companions of the riders are "footmen" Fußknechte, smoke barrel carriers and also a donkey. The Dreikönigsreiter start at 9 o'clock at the chapel in Lungötz (except if the 5th of January is a Sunday - then after the blessing about 10.30 am they start directly from the church Lungötz), in the evening a mass is celebrated in Annaberg.
Carnival in Annaberg-Lungötz
Colourful hustle and bustle in the village
Of course you will go to the slopes in disguise! A further fixed point in the carnival is the masked ball of the volunteer fire brigade in Annaberg on the Saturday of the carnival. There will be celebrations at the Postwirt - with music, good entertainment, lots of masks and the indispensable carnival letter, in which every "mistake" that happens in the community in such a year is listed. Ash Wednesday can wait a little longer!
Skitouring Charity
Climb meters in altitude and do good
Every climb counts! It's usually just a matter of self-motivation and the will to do something good - for yourself and others.
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the SkiTourenCharity Dachstein West will take place for the first time along the Atomic Backland ski tour route on the Rußbacher Hornspitz.
The participants are invited to climb the trail as often as possible between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The start is possible at any time and at least one ascent should be managed. If you want, you can also go through up to ten hours. With a length of 3.6 kilometers and an altitude difference of 630 meters, the uncomplicated, around one and a half hour "joy ride" is also suitable for ambitious beginners.
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the SkiTourenCharity Dachstein West will take place for the first time along the Atomic Backland ski tour route on the Rußbacher Hornspitz.
The participants are invited to climb the trail as often as possible between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The start is possible at any time and at least one ascent should be managed. If you want, you can also go through up to ten hours. With a length of 3.6 kilometers and an altitude difference of 630 meters, the uncomplicated, around one and a half hour "joy ride" is also suitable for ambitious beginners.
Mountain Worship and devotions
Being One with God and Nature
You do not have to be very religious, and yet it is a very special experience when the mountain worship is celebrated on the Stuhlalm in mid-August. Instead of sitting in pews, you sit on the alpine meadow, bees hum, cowbells ring. The pastor's words are accompanied by traditional brass music. Up here everything feels a bit freer - time to reflect and self-reflection - just let yourself in on this special feeling.
The mountain worship at the Gerzkopf (beginning of August), the Spießalm mass (mid-August) and the Stuhlalm mountain worship (end of August) are recurring every year. In addition, devotions are held in various beautiful places during the summer and autumn.
The mountain worship at the Gerzkopf (beginning of August), the Spießalm mass (mid-August) and the Stuhlalm mountain worship (end of August) are recurring every year. In addition, devotions are held in various beautiful places during the summer and autumn.
HayART in Lammertal
Tradition meets art
Every year thousands of guests visit the Lammertal for the HayART festival and they are always enthusiastic about the creativity of the hay artists. The basic ideas of down-to-earthness, nature, regionality and hay art are the heart of HayART. In the HayART-corso presents artistic hay figures, which have been designed over weeks of work, are presented to visitors in the form of a parade. In addition, there are in the various delicacies from the region to be tasted, craftsmen can be watched upon their work. The next HayART-Festival will take place on 27th August 2023 in Russbach am Pass Gschütt.
Doghnuts and cheese
Delicacies from the Bauernherbst kitchen
The art of baking doghnuts – a tradition that is probably as old as the Lammertal itself. This tradition is practised at the Rottenhofhütte, where Krapfen (doghnuts) – spicy or sweet – are offered during the Krapfenwoche at the end of August/beginning of September. And after that Magdalena Kraft and her team spoil every cheese lover with imaginative variations in the cheese week at the end of September.
Familiy-friendly Perchtenlauf
Mystical beings bring happiness in the new year
"An Fried´, an Reim und an G´sund", peace, happiness and health, that is the saying when the Perchten appear in Lungötz on the penultimate day of the year. Although they look similar to the Krampus, the creatures are mythologically much older and more complex. Unlike the Krampus, they do not strike, but stroke over people, house and property with their horse hair rods and thus will bring happiness year. Do not miss this special spectacle on every 30th of December.
Experience a multi-faceted holiday in the Salzburger Land and join in the celebrations at the various festivals in the region. In this way you can experience customs and tradition, art and culinary delights of the Lammertal unadulterated and right on the spot.
In Annaberg-Lungötz numerous smaller and larger events take place around the year, to which we cordially invite you!
Take a look at our calendar of events and find out about the events that take place during your holiday in the Salzburg Lammertal.
Take a look at our calendar of events and find out about the events that take place during your holiday in the Salzburg Lammertal.
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