K.H. WAGGERL ADVENT:
Besides readings of the Austrian writer Karl-Heinrich Waggerl, the 2-hour program includes dance-videos, magical stage settings as well as a dance program of the Salzburger Spieltanzschule worth seeing for the whole family.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 – 11 am. Salzburger Landestheater
Tickets: Salzburger Landestheater, Tel. +43(0)662/871512-222
Kartenbüro Polzer, Tel. +43(0)662/8969
Salzburger Spieltanzschule, Tel. +43(0)662/841208
Christmas Markets:
Salzburg Christmas Market
19.11.-26.12.2009:
Daily on Domplatz and Residenzplatz (squares at the Cathedral), in the old city centre of Salzburg.
Monday through thursday: 10-20.30 hrs. / friday: 10-21 hrs. / saturday and
holiday (Dec. 8): 9-21 hrs. / sunday: 9-20.30 hrs. / Dec. 24: 9-15 hrs. /
Dec. 25 & 26: 11-18 hrs.
Many events eg. Singing in front of the Cathedral, Advent music every Saturday, crib exhibitions in the Residenzhof and much more.
Christmas market on the Mirabellplatz
19.11.-24.12.2009:
Monday through wednesday, and friday: 10-20 hrs. / thursday: 9-20 hrs. / saturday
and holiday (Dec. 8): 10-21 hrs. / sunday: 10-20.30 hrs. / Dec. 24: 9-15 hrs.
Artistically decorated stalls with traditional charm, culinary delights and much more. Musical supporting programmes in front of Schloss Mirabell.
"Adventzauber" in Hellbrunn
19.11.-24.12.2009:
Wednesday through friday: 13-20 hrs. / saturday, sunday: 10-20 hrs. /
Dec. 7 & Dec. 8: 12-20 hrs. / Dec. 24: 10-14 hrs.
Enchanting Advent market with many supporting programmes in the Schlosshof and Schloss Hellbrunn.
Stern Advent Market
21.11.-23.12.2009:
Sunday through friday: 11-19 hrs. / saturday: 10-19 hrs.
Lively art works as well as new and old handicrafts.
Atmospheric Advent Market
in the Courtyard of the Hohensalzburg Fortress
28.11.-20.12.2009:
Every saturday, sunday and holiday (Dec. 8): 10-18 hrs.
Local art and handicraft, original gift ideas, Christmas delights and supporting programmes.
Advent Market Maxglan
27.11.-20.12.2009:
Friday, saturday, sunday and holiday, Dec. 8: 15-20 hrs. / brewery-stall 15-21 hrs.
Dec. 24: 10-15 hrs. "waiting for infant Jesus".
Advent Market at the Stiegl Brewery with a varied program for children.
Advent Market at the Gössl Gwandhaus
04.-06.12.2009:
Friday 14-19 hrs. / saturday 10-19 hrs. / sunday 10-18 hrs.
Many fine and extraordinary ideas for Christmas in the halls - as well as hot wine, punch, roast chestnuts, baked apples and other delicacies in the park.
Christmas Market in the Salzburg Baroque Museum
05.-08.12.2009:
Daily 10-17 hrs.
Dedicated to the 17th and 18th century. Baroque anticipation - gift ideas inspired by baroque joy of life, passion, pomp and splendour.
Advent and Christmas Functions:
Salzburger Adventblasen
starting 28.11.2009: every saturday during Advent season at 17.30 hrs., with wind players, at the Residenzplatz
Salzburg Advent Singing
27.11.-13.12.2009:
"Maria" - Musical and scenic work in the Large Festival Hall.
Orig. Salzburger Advent®
28.11.-13.12.2009:
Advent singing with traditional folk music, festive baroque music, Advent lyrics and prose, as well as a play in the Parish Church St. Andrä.
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Tobi Reiser Advent Singing
04.12.-13.12.2009:
with the Tobias Reiser Ensemble, Salzburger Dreigesang, Bertl Göttl, Salzburger Hiatabuam and many others, in the Großen Universitätsaula
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A B’sondere Zeit ("A special time")
28.11.-13.12.2009:
Advent singing with contemplative texts, local alpine folklore and pastoral plays, in the Mozarteum.
"Winterweg"
8.12.2009:
Concert with calssic Christmas music.
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Salzburg Advent Serenades
27.11.-19.12.2009:
Folk music, classic music, advent and Christmas songs as well as reading by candlelight in the Gothic Hall / St. Blasius (end of Getreidegasse).
Salzburg Advent Concerts
26.11.-22.12.2009:
Atmospherical Advent music and classical masterpieces in the historic hall of the Fortress Hohensalzburg.
Krampus and Perchten Courses (companions of Saint Nicholas)
28.11.2009: Krampus course of the Gnigl Krampusse, with 600 Krampusse, witches, St. Nicolas, angels and many more (19-22 hrs.)
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29.11.2009: Krampus course of the Oberndorfer Schöffleut Pass in the old town (start 17 hrs.)
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30.11.2009: Krampus course of the Radecker Pass in the old town (start 17.30 hrs.)
03.12.2009: Krampus course of the Grödiger Krampusse in the old town (start 17.30 hrs.)
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05.12.2009: Krampus course of the Barmstoana Perchten and Krampusse in Linzergasse (start 17 hrs.)
05.12.2009: Krampus course of the Salzburger Falkenpass in the old town (from 17.30-18.30 hrs.)
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08.12.2009: Krampus course at the Stiegl Brewery, in Maxglan (start 18 hrs.)
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Christmas Cribs and Exhibitions
„The Christmas Crib"
12.11.2009-05.01.2010:
Exhibiton of local alpine art of our time at the Salzburger Heimatwerk
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Crib Exhibition in the courtyard of the Residenz
19.11.-26.12.2009:
Native artists present original Salzburg cribs.
Christmas Cribs by the sculptor Hans Mairhofer-Irrsee
20.11.2009-10.01.2010:
Special exhibition in the Panorama Museum at the Residenzplatz.
"AI-KO" Christmas Crib
28.11 2009-06.01.2010:
Crib with more than 300 figures, built within a period of 42 years
art-gallery Sammlung Aichhorn, Steingasse 35
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"The Holy Family"
28.11.2009-06.01.2010:
Christmas exhibition at the Cathedral's Museum
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Christmas Cribs in Salzburgs Churches:
17.12.2009-02.02.2010 at Salzburg Cathedral
08.12.2009-02.02.2010 at Collegiate Church St. Peter
08.12.2009-Ascension Day 2010 at Michaeli Church
24.12.2009-02.02.2010 at Franziskaner Church
21.12.2009-02.02.2010 at Kajetaner Church
22.12.2009-02.02.2010 at St. Sebastian Church
whole year round at Parish Church St. Andrä
24.12.2009-02.02.2010 at Loreto Church
24.12.2009-02.02.2010 at Müllner Church
Christmas Eve in Salzburg
12 hrs: Christmas Böllerschießen (traditional, historic shooting with small hand-canons), at the Fortress Hohensalzburg.
14 hrs: Christmas Prayers at the St.-Georgs-Chapel, Fortress Hohensalzburg.
14.15 hrs: "Waiting for Infant Jesus" - steamtrain from Salzburg to Lamprechtshausen.
15.15 hrs: Gruber-Mohr-Memorial-Walk
with the nostalgic train to Arnsdorf, from where the walk with torchlights starts.
17.30-18 hrs: "Weihnachtsblasen" - performed by wind players, playing down from Mönchsberg hill.
22 hrs: Christmas Mass at Franziskaner Church (mass by Joseph Haydn and original version of Franz Xaver Gruber's "Silent Night! Holy Night!").
23 hrs: Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Church (mass by Joseph Haydn).
23.30 hrs: Christmas Mass in the Cathedral (mass by W. A. Mozart).
Events for new Year´s Eve:
30.12.2009-01.01.2010 „Old Town New Year´s Eve 2009”:
In the historic centre of the old part of the city.
Folklore music, classic music, pop, jazz, international hits until 2 hrs. Bells ringing at midnight, fireworks up at the Fortress and many more!
31.12.2009:
Large Festival Hall: New Year's Eve concert of the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, as well as numerous concerts and events in the Marionettentheater, Schloss Mirabell, in the Hohensalzburg Fortress and at several other places.
Old part of the city: New Year's star-shooting by marksmen and the Citizen's Guard of the City of Salzburg.
01.01.2010:
New Year´s concerts in the Large Festival Hall, Mozarteum, Salzburger Landestheater and at other locations.
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