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Religious festivals, cattle drives & more!

Culture & tradition at Lake Achensee

Tirol is steeped in tradition. The customs and celebrations that comprise today’s quintessential Tirolean lifestyle started centuries ago. Traditional folk culture is also characterized by religious and rural festivals, and the Achensee region is no exception. Each autumn, villagers celebrate the cattle drives, which mark the return of the cattle from the summer pastures, with parades and feasts. Religious ceremonies on public holidays, such as the Corpus Christi or Pentecost processions, are also kept alive. In addition, the region hosts many events centering on folk music. What all festivals have in common is that locals put on their best festive dirndls and lederhosen, which vary in design between regions. 

In winter, typically on December 5, people dress up as demonic creatures for the traditional exuberant Krampus runs. Later in the winter, carnival is celebrated with much festivity and colourful parades. On the longest day of the year in June, summer solstice bonfires are lit in the mountains surrounding Lake Achensee. Very often the fires are religious themed.

The Achensee holiday region is also known for the work of Saint Notburga, a simple maid who was committed to helping the poor and sick. The Notburga Museum in Eben, located in one of the country’s most beautiful baroque buildings, is dedicated to Tirol's only female saint, who is also the patron saint of servants and peasants.

Many churches and chapels in the Achensee region are also testimony to the country’s long cultural history. More information is available in the culture guide and the brochure "Wiesinger Kirchen- und Kapellenweg".

Events at Lake Achensee

Gemütlicher Adventnachmittag
Cosy Advent Afternoon
12:00
Fire brigade
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Tiroler Bergweihnacht
Tirolean Mountain Christmas
12:00 - 19:00
Heimatmuseum Achental - Sixenhof
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Museumsweihnacht
Museum Christmas
12:00 - 18:00
Achensee Museum World
- Maurach am Achensee
Weihnachtsmarkt
Christmas Market
14:00 - 19:00
Pier in Pertisau
- Pertisau am Achensee
Landweihnacht
Onshore Christmas Market
14:00 - 19:00
Kräuterhüttl
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Adventmarkt
Advent Market
17:00 - 19:30
DAS KRONTHALER
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Advent- & Weihnachtsspecial
Advent & Christmas Special
14:00 - 17:00
Posthotel
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Schützenweihnacht
Schützenchristmas
16:00
Village
- Maurach am Achensee
Neueröffnung & Steinberger Adventmarkt
Neueröffnung & Steinberger Adventmarkt
11:00
Dorfhaus
- Steinberg am Rofan
Adventstimmung am Achensee
Festive Advent
17:00
Parish church
- Pertisau am Achensee
Rorate
Rorate
06:00 - 07:00
Parish church
- Wiesing
Rorate im Annakirchl
Rorate at Annakirchl chapel
07:00 - 08:00
Annakirchl chapel
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Rorate
Rorate
06:30
Parish church
- Pertisau am Achensee
Rorate
Rorate
06:00 - 07:00
Marienkirche
- Maurach am Achensee
Adventkonzert
Advent Concert
19:00
Parish church
- Wiesing
Roratemesse
Rorate
06:00
Heimatmuseum Achental - Sixenhof
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Adventsmarkt
Advent Market
15:00 - 19:00
Village square
- Wiesing
Pre X-Mas Party
Pre X-Mas Party
16:00 - 21:00
s'Acherl
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Neueröffnungsbrunch
New opening brunch
11:00 - 14:30
Village hall
- Steinberg am Rofan
Weihnachtstheater
Christmas Theatre
16:30
Mehrzweckhalle
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Besinnliche Weihnachtsstimmung
Contemplative Christmas spirit
17:00
Häusererbühelkapelle
- Maurach am Achensee
Warten aufs Chriskind
Waiting for the christ child
13:00 - 15:30
Event centre
- Maurach am Achensee
Weihnachtskonzert
Christmas concert
16:00
Parish church
- Pertisau am Achensee
Rodelabend
Toboggan evening
19:00
Christlum lifts
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Langer Eislaufabend
Langer Eislaufabend
14:00 - 20:30
Eislaufplatz
- Maurach am Achensee
Highlight
Vorsilvester Party
New Year's eve party
19:00
Village
- Maurach am Achensee
Fackel-Skilauf
Torchlight Skiing
19:00
Rofanlift II
- Steinberg am Rofan
Highlight
Silvesterschwimmen
New Year's Eve Swim
11:30 - 16:30
Seepromenade Pertisau
- Pertisau am Achensee
Silvesterparty
Silvesterparty
19:00
Christlum Alm
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Silvesterparty
New Year's Eve party
19:30
Village hall
- Steinberg am Rofan

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