THURSDAY, November 17, 2011
HALLEIN, Keltenmuseum starting at 7 pm
Opening of the exhibition „Hommage an Hallein Weihnachten – Franz Xaver Gruber“
from November 18, 2011 to January 8, 2012
daily from 9 am to 5 pm
A visitation during a the museum visit is possible.
SUNDAY, November 27, 2011
HALLEIN, Stadttheater Hallein
A concert called „Halleiner Chor-Weihnacht“ with traditional Austrian Christmas songs.
ARNSDORF – Stille Nacht Platz
Silent Night Advent Market in Arnsdorf
Advent Market in Arnsdorf with Christmassy snacks and traditional Christmas songs. Also guided tours at the church and the museum are possible. The Advent Market starts at 2 pm.
SATURDAY December 3, 2011
OBERNDORF - starts at the Silent Night Chapel
The historical Silent Night Play „Hirten erst kund gemacht“ starts at the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf. After this you can enjoy a walk with lanterns and wind players to Laufen, where the historical play is performed in the Salzachhalle.
Further information and tickets:
MARIAPFARR - Pfarrkirche, start at 7.30 pm
„13. Jospeh Mohr-Singen“
Traditional Austrian Christmas Songs with artists from the region.
Further information and tickets:
SUNDAY December 4, 2011
OBERNDORF – start at the Silent Night chapel
The historical Silent Night Play „Hirten erst kund gemacht“ starts at the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf. After this you can enjoy a walk with lanterns and wind players to Laufen, where the historical play is performed in the Salzachhalle.
Further information and tickets:
THURSDAY December 8, 2011
OBERNDORF
„Silent-Night-Christmas-Post-Office“
Opening hours: daily from 10 am to 4 pm
December 24: from 9 am to noon
WAGRAIN – Burghügel
An impressive Christmas festival with music and torchlight hike.
SALZBURG – Salzburg Baroque Museum
Christmas Market in the Salzburg Baroque Museum
8.-11.12.2011:
Open daily from 10-17 hrs.
Dedicated to the 17th and 18th century. Baroque anticipation - gift ideas inspired by baroque joy of life, passion, pomp and splendour.
Further information:
FRIDAY December 9, 2011
SALZBURG - Salzburg Baroque Museum
Christmas Market in the Salzburg Baroque Museum
Open daily from 10-17 hrs.
Dedicated to the 17th and 18th century. Baroque anticipation - gift ideas inspired by baroque joy of life, passion, pomp and splendour.
Further information:
SATURDAY December 10,2011
SALZBURG - Salzburg Baroque Museum
Christmas Market in the Salzburg Baroque Museum
Open daily from 10-17 hrs.
Dedicated to the 17th and 18th century. Baroque anticipation - gift ideas inspired by baroque joy of life, passion, pomp and splendour.
Further information:
WAGRAIN - Karl-Heinrich-Waggerl-Museum From 2 pm 6 pm
Christkind-Post-Office in the Waggerl Museum
Special post office with special issue stamps & postmark
Exhibition „Joseph Mohr – Der Vikar von Wagrain“.
At 4 pm the „Advent of the Cultures“ get started with host country Italy.
OBERNSDORF – start at the Silent Night Chapel
The historical Silent Night Play „Hirten erst kund gemacht“ starts at the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf. After this you can enjoy a walk with lanterns and wind players to Laufen, where the historical play is performed in the Salzachhalle.
Further information and tickets:
http://www.stillenacht-spiele.at
OBERNDORF - start at the Silent Night Place
A romantically torchlight hike from Oberndorf to the Pilgrimage Church of Maria Bühel, following you can enjoy the Advent Concert of the „Liedertafel Oberndorf“.
SUNDAY December 11, 2011
OBERNDORF - start at the Silent Night Chapel
The historical Silent Night Play „Hirten erst kund gemacht“ starts at the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf. After this you can enjoy a walk with lanterns and wind players to Laufen, where the historical play is performed in the Salzachhalle.
Further information and tickets:
SALZBURG - Salzburg Baroque Museum
Christmas Market in the Salzburg Baroque Museum
Open daily from 10-17 hrs.
Dedicated to the 17th and 18th century. Baroque anticipation - gift ideas inspired by baroque joy of life, passion, pomp and splendour.
Further information:
SATURDAY December 17, 2011
MARIAPFARR - Pfarrhof
Advent festival with priest Bernhard Rohrmoser. Texts and Advent Songs with a following candle procession around the Pfarrhof.
SATURDAY December 24, 2011
OBERNDORF - Silent Night Museum
The Silent-Night-Christmas-Post-Office is open for your Christmas-Post.
From 9 am to noon
SALZBURG / ARNSDORF / OBERNDORF – „Gruber-Mohr Memorial Walk“
The memorial walk starts at 4.30 pm in Arnsdorf at the Silent-Night-Place. At first different choirs will sing the Silent-Night-Place, then a torchlight hike follows.
3.15 hrs – departure of the spezial train from the train station in Salzburg
4.30 hrs – commemoration at the Silent-Night-Place
5.00 hrs – commemoration-walk: torchlight hike from Arnsdorf to Oberndorf
6.30 hrs – return of the special train from Oberndorf to Salzburg
Further Information:
+43 664 1589400
Tourismusverband Lamprechtshausen, +43 627 4633$
MARIAPFARR – 5 pm
Attunement to the Christmas Night and Josph Mohr the Silent-Night-Song will be sing in the original version.
OBERNDORF – Silent-Night-Place
Traditional “Silent-Night”-Commemoration in front of the chapel with a choir, hymn singing, wind players and Christmas blessing.
SALZBURG - Franziskaner-Church
HALLEIN – Franz-Xaver-Gruber-Place
Traditional Singing at the Grave of F.X. Gruber in memorial of the composer of the Silent-Night-Song with the Hallein Band and the Choir „Halleiner Liedertafel 1849“.
22 hrs: Christmas Mass at Franziskaner Church (mass by Joseph Haydn and original version of Franz Xaver Gruber's "Silent Night! Holy Night!").
WAGRAIN – Pfarrkirche
Christmas music performed by wind players
10.15 pm, Parish Church Wagrain
HALLEIN – Stadtpfarrkirche
Christmas Service at 11 pm in memorial to F. X. Gruber, music: church choir Hallein, choir „Halleiner Liedertafel 1849“
SUNDAY December 26, 2011
WAGRAIN - Pfarrkirche
Joseph Mohr Singing in the Wagrain Parish Church, starts at 5 pm
In memoriam of Joseph Mohr, author of the world famous Christmas carol "Silent Night", choirs and music ensembles present formidable arrangements.
Further information and reservation: Tourismusverband Wagrain, +43 6413 8448, info@wagrain.info
WEDNESDAY December 28, 2011
MARIAPFARR - Pfarrstraße
„Silent-Night-Hike“ with torches to the „Scharglerkeusche“, the birthplace of the father of Jospeh Mohr, the text writer of the „Silent-Night-Song“.
