Traditional festivals, cattle drives & more!

Culture, tradition & art at Lake Achensee

Throughout the year, the Achensee region offers visitors the opportunity to experience genuine Tirolean art, culture, and traditions alongside the local community. Festive highlights include lively autumn cattle drives, accompanied by music and cheerful gatherings. Open-air brass concerts and folk music events are regular features, with many locals wearing traditional dirndls and lederhosen. Winter brings Krampus runs and bustling Christmas markets, reflecting the vibrancy of local customs. Carnival is celebrated with colourful parades, while the summer solstice in June is marked by mountain bonfires, often arranged in religious symbols.

A unique aspect of the region’s cultural heritage is the legacy of St. Notburga, who lived in the 13th century and dedicated her life to helping the poor and vulnerable. Her life and work are commemorated at the Notburga Museum in Eben, housed in one of the most beautiful Baroque buildings in Tirol. The area’s rich history is also reflected in its many churches and chapels, which can be explored with the brochure “Wiesinger Kirchen- und Kapellenweg” (Wiesing Church and Chapel Trail).

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Opening of the 14th achensee.literatour 2025 with Daniel Glattauer

Opening of the 14th achensee.literatour 2025 with Daniel Glattauer

from € 34,00
Peter Mayer Court Chapel

Peter Mayer Court Chapel

from € 12,00
TSCHAKA-LAKA - Markus Linder

TSCHAKA-LAKA - Markus Linder

from € 99,00
Kochkurs Italienische Küche

Kochkurs Italienische Küche

from € 59,00
Boogie Kathi Swing Project

Boogie Kathi Swing Project

from € 12,00
THE STONEZ

THE STONEZ

from € 12,00
Reading with Petra Pellini

Reading with Petra Pellini

free
Thriller dinner with Bernhard Aichner

Thriller dinner with Bernhard Aichner

from € 88,00
Flo & Wish "Hearsay"

Flo & Wish "Hearsay"

from € 15,00
achensee.literatour Festivalpass 2026

achensee.literatour Festivalpass 2026

from € 111,00
Children's theatre workshop

Children's theatre workshop

from € 85,00
Doing the unthinkable

Doing the unthinkable

from € 12,00
Lebron Johnson

Lebron Johnson

from € 12,00
Thriller hike with Katharina Eigner on the ´Dien-Mut Weg`

Thriller hike with Katharina Eigner on the ´Dien-Mut Weg`

free
Reading with Katharina Köller on the mountain

Reading with Katharina Köller on the mountain

from € 34,00
Italienischkurs

Italienischkurs

from € 30,00
Talk am Schiff mit Karim El-Gawhary
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Talk am Schiff mit Karim El-Gawhary

from € 49,00
Lesung im Alten Widum mit Birgit Birnbacher

Lesung im Alten Widum mit Birgit Birnbacher

from € 19,00
Debut reading with Michèle Yves Pauty at the Seehotel Einwaller

Debut reading with Michèle Yves Pauty at the Seehotel Einwaller

free
IDEALTOURS-Lesung am Schiff mit Verena Altenberger

IDEALTOURS-Lesung am Schiff mit Verena Altenberger

from € 49,00

Events at Lake Achensee

Faschingsnachmittag 2026

Carnival afternoon 2026

14:00
Hotel Sonnhof
- Wiesing
Faschingsumzug

Carnival parade

14:00
Village
- Wiesing
Büchereicafé

Library Coffee

16:00 - 18:00
Library
- Maurach am Achensee
Fotoausstellung Mo(o)re-Or-Less

Photo exhibition Mo(o)re-Or-Less

19:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Talk am Schiff mit Karim El-Gawhary

Talk on the ship with Karim El-Gawhary

18:00 - 21:00
Landing stage
- Pertisau am Achensee
Miteinand' Tanzen: Discofox

Dancing togheter: Line Dance

19:00 - 22:00
Community hall
- Eben am Achensee
Flo & Wish "Hörensagen"

Flo & Wish "Hearsay"

20:00
Altes Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Frühjahrskonzert

Spring concert

19:30
Community hall
- Wiesing
TSCHAKA-LAKA - Markus Linder

TSCHAKA-LAKA - Markus Linder

18:00 - 22:00
Schiffsanlegestelle
- Pertisau am Achensee
Lebron Johnson

Lebron Johnson

20:00
Altes Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Volkstanz mit Kaspar Schreder

Folk dance with Kaspar Schreder

19:00
Community hall
- Wiesing
Landjugend Ball

Country Youth Ball

20:00
Fischergut
- Pertisau am Achensee
Maifest

May festival

11:00
Music pavilion
- Wiesing
Highlight
Eröffnung 15. achensee.literatour 2026 mit Vea Kaiser

Opening of the 14th achensee.literatour 2025 with Daniel Glattauer

20:00 - 21:15
Hotel Entners am See
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
Debutlesung mit Julia Pustet

Debut reading with Michèle Yves Pauty at the Seehotel Einwaller

14:30 - 15:10
Seehotel Einwaller
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
IDEALTOURS-Lesung am Schiff mit Verena Altenberger

IDEALTOURS-Lesung am Schiff mit Verena Altenberger

16:00 - 19:00
Landing stage Pertisau
- Pertisau am Achensee
Thrillerdinner mit Bernhard Aichner

Thriller dinner with Bernhard Aichner

19:30 - 21:45
Entners am See
- Pertisau am Achensee
Das•Un•Denkbare•Tun

Doing the unthinkable

20:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Lesung am Berg mit Robert Prosser

Reading with Katharina Köller on the mountain

11:00 - 12:30
Erfurter Hütte
- Maurach am Achensee
Highlight
Lesung mit Mieze Medusa

Reading with Petra Pellini

15:00 - 16:00
Posthotel Achenkirch
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Muttertagskonzert

Mother's Day concert

17:00
Community hall
- Wiesing
Lesung im Alten Widum mit Birgit Birnbacher

Reading in the old widum with Birgit Birnbacher

18:00 - 19:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Krimiwanderung am Dien-Mut-Weg mit Maria Höfle

Thriller hike with Katharina Eigner on the ´Dien-Mut Weg`

10:00 - 11:30
Parking beginning Dien-Mut-Weg
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
Schmankerl Konzert

Schmankerl Concert

20:00
Festival hall
- Steinberg am Rofan
Peter Mayer Hofkapelle

Peter Mayer Court Chapel

20:00
Altes Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Kinder - Theater - Workshop

Children's theatre workshop

09:00
Altes Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Platzkonzert

Square concert

20:15
Multipurpose hall
- Achenkirch am Achensee
THE STONEZ

THE STONEZ

20:00
Altes Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Museums Fest

Museum anniversary celebration

10:00 - 15:00
Museum of local history Sixenhof
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Almabtrieb Achenkirch - Pertisau

Alpine cattle drive

11:00
Rieser Achensee Resort
- Pertisau am Achensee
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