Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) in Austria
About
January 6 is a national public holiday in Austria marking the Three Kings. Children dressed as the Magi (Sternsinger) go house to house blessing homes and collecting for charity, and it traditionally closes the Christmas season.
Highlights
- Sternsinger carol-singers in Magi costumes blessing homes (C+M+B)
- Traditional end of the Austrian Christmas season
- A national non-working day
Practical tips
- Most shops and offices are closed
- A good final day for winter sightseeing before decorations come down
- Overlaps with the close of Salzburg's Perchten season
Sources
Other upcoming events
Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele)
The world's foremost festival of opera, drama and classical music takes over Salzburg's great houses and squares for around six weeks every summer, anchored by the open-air 'Jedermann' on Domplatz in front of the cathedral.
Assumption Day (Mariä Himmelfahrt) in Austria
August 15 is a national public holiday across Austria honouring the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, with herb-bundle blessings (Kräuterweihe) in churches and a quiet midsummer day off.
Almabtrieb at Gruberalm, Hintersee 2026 (Cattle Drive)
A classic SalzburgerLand autumn tradition: at the Gruberalm above Hintersee, herders decorate the cattle with ornate flower-and-mirror headdresses and drive them down from the alpine pasture to the valley, with music, schnapps and farm stalls marking the end of the mountain summer.