24.04.2012 - 29.04.2012
The central focus of the festival is work by contemporary European writer-directors, presented in Linz with around 140 hand-picked films, documentaries and shorts.
More about the Crossing Europe Film Festival17.11.2012 - 24.12.2012
The fragrance of gingerbread and Linzer Torte from the Christmas Markets, pastry shops and cafes, the lights of the city skyline combining old with new, and the enticements of shopping in the city of Linz all bring you that step closer towards Christmas Eve.
More about Christmas Markets in Linz09.09.2012 - 03.10.2012
The festival features international musicians performing works by and from the time of Anton Bruckner. The festival opens with a "classical cloud of sound".
More about the Bruckner Festival30.08.2012 - 04.09.2012
What began as a pilot project has evolved throughout the past 30 years into one of the major avant-garde media art festivals in the world, putting the city of Linz into the spotlight each September.
More about the Ars Electronica Festival19.07.2012 - 26.08.2012
Choose between a wide range of concerts, readings and recitals, and discover a new cultural delight every day throughout this fantastic festival.
More about the Salzkammergut Festival25.05.2012 - 27.05.2012
An annual jazz festival with a focus on a farm off the beaten track in Upper Austria: Diersbach.
More about the INNtöne FestivalAustria's diverse cultural offerings include over 200 festivals, stretching from world scale events to small regional gatherings. Many of them make use of Austria's beautiful surroundings and most of them offer an outstanding culinary menu to accompany the cultural experience.
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Find out more about Austria "off the beaten path"Discover traditions, experience nature, refresh with a glass of wine, relax at a crystal clear lake and enjoy picturesque landscape by biking, hiking or even cruising along the Danube.
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