Austrian National Day (Nationalfeiertag)
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About
October 26 is Austria's National Day and a national public holiday, commemorating the constitutional law on permanent neutrality adopted on that date in 1955.
Highlights
- Marks Austria's 1955 declaration of permanent neutrality
- Many national museums offer free admission
- Public activities are announced locally and vary by year
Practical tips
- Check the current Salzburg programme before relying on free museum admission
- Public-holiday hours vary by attraction
- Shops are closed; plan meals around it
Other upcoming events
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.
All Saints' Day in Austria
November 1 is a national public holiday in Austria. Families visit and decorate graves with candles and chrysanthemums on All Saints' (and All Souls', Nov 2), filling cemeteries with light.
Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfängnis) in Austria
December 8 is a national public holiday in Austria. Despite being a day off, shops in city centres are permitted to open, making it one of the busiest Christmas-shopping days of the year, with the Salzburg Advent markets in full swing.