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".

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Debut reading with Michèle Yves Pauty at the Seehotel Einwaller

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"Mr. Fingerpicking"

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

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Klassik Konzert TRIO MOREAS

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Reading with Petra Pellini

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Roberto Bossard Jazz Band

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Reading with Katharina Köller on the mountain

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

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Events at Lake Achensee

Highlight
Landweihnacht
Onshore Christmas Market
11:40 - 16:40
Kräuterhüttl
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Weihnachtsmarkt
Christmas Market
13:00 - 19:00
Pier in Pertisau
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
Tiroler Bergweihnacht
Tirolean Mountain Christmas
13:00 - 17:00
Heimatmuseum Achental - Sixenhof
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Adventmarkt
Advent Market
17:00 - 19:00
DAS KRONTHALER
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
ROLAND DÜRINGER “REGENERATIONSABEND 2.0”
Cabaret: Regeneration evening 2.0
20:00
Altes Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Adventsmarkt
Advent-Market
15:00
Village square
- Wiesing
Highlight
Schützenweihnacht
Schützenchristmas
17:00
Village
- Maurach am Achensee
Rorate
Rorate
06:30
Parish church
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
Besinnliche Weihnachtsstimmung
Contemplative Christmas spirit
17:00
Häusererbühelkapelle
- Maurach am Achensee
Adventkonzert
Advent concert
19:00
Parish church Achenkirch
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Weihnachtstheater
Christmas Theatre
16:30
Mehrzweckhalle
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Alpaka Weihnacht
Alpaca children's Christmas
11:00 - 15:00
Alpaca store
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Weihnachtskonzert
Christmas concert
16:00
Parish church
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
Vorsilvester Party
New Year's eve party
19:00
Village
- Maurach am Achensee
Christbaumversteigerung
Christmas tree auction
20:00
Community hall Wiesing
- Wiesing
Vortrag "Verbessere deine Gesundheit"
Lecture ‘Improve your health’
19:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Volkstanz mit Kaspar Schreder
Folk dance with Kaspar Schreder
20:00
Community hall
- Wiesing
Klassik Konzert TRIO MOREAS
Classic concert Trio Moreas
20:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Großstadt Boazn
Großstadt Boazn
20:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Das Ziel ist im Weg
The goal is in the way
20:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Attwenger
A t t w e n g e r
20:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Eröffnung 14. achensee.literatour 2025
Opening of the 14th achensee.literatour 2025 with Daniel Glattauer
20:00
Hotel Entners am See
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
Lesung am Berg mit Katharina Köller
Reading with Katharina Köller on the mountain
10:30
Erfurter Hütte
- Maurach am Achensee
Highlight
Debutlesung mit Michèle Yves Pauty
Debut reading with Michèle Yves Pauty at the Seehotel Einwaller
15:00
Seehotel Einwaller
- Pertisau am Achensee
Highlight
Lesung mit Petra Pellini
Reading with Petra Pellini
18:00
Altes Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Highlight
Krimiwanderung mit Katharina Eigner
Thriller hike with Katharina Eigner on the ´Dien-Mut Weg`
10:00
Parkplatz Beginn Dien-Mut Weg
- Pertisau am Achensee
"Mr. Fingerpicking"
"Mr. Fingerpicking"
20:00 - 21:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Roberto Bossard Jazz Band
Roberto Bossard Jazz Band
20:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
Feuerwehrfest
Fire brigade festival
09:30
Fire brigade
- Maurach am Achensee
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20:00
Old Widum
- Achenkirch am Achensee
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