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Carinthia's Largest Markets
Ursulamarkt
Ursulamarkt has a 700-year old tradition. The market at the Klagenfurt Trade Fair area attracts some 330 vendors selling goods like pottery and wooden toys. For kids there is a petting zoo and there are stalls selling fried sausages, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and the like.
Ursulamarkt is always held in October, around the feast day of St. Ursula on 21 October.
Internet: www.klagenfurt.at
Ceramics and Pottery Market in Villach
Another traditional market, although more because of its handicrafts then its age: since 1988 Villach has been playing host to the meanwhile quite famous Alpen-Adria Keramikmarkt . Every year some 80 potters from across Europe meet up here to present and sell their objects including home and garden items, decorative pottery, home accessories, ceramic pottery, decoration, assorted pottery, jewelry and much more. The market is complemented by an exhibition on international ceramics art.
This year the Villach Keramikmarkt is held from Thursday, 24 May, to Saturday, 26 May 2007.
Internet: www.villach.at
St. Veiter Wiesenmarkt
St. Veiter Wiesenmarkt in Sankt Veit an der Glan is Carinthia’s largest traditional funfair. For almost 650 years now the event has been held every last Saturday in September. Wiesenmarkt traditionally starts with a colorful parade through town in which all culture and heritage clubs of Sankt Veit participate. After the “messengers” has read out the market rules the 10-day festival finally starts. The market has lost some of its traditional character as the amusement park and party marquees have grown in size. Wiesenmarkt nonetheless still features large agricultural shows, animal markets, flea markets and antiquity markets. The spectacle attracts some 500,000 visitors from Carinthia and neighboring Italy and Slovenia.
Internet: www.stveit.carinthia.at
Ursulamarkt has a 700-year old tradition. The market at the Klagenfurt Trade Fair area attracts some 330 vendors selling goods like pottery and wooden toys. For kids there is a petting zoo and there are stalls selling fried sausages, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and the like.
Ursulamarkt is always held in October, around the feast day of St. Ursula on 21 October.
Internet: www.klagenfurt.at
Ceramics and Pottery Market in Villach
Another traditional market, although more because of its handicrafts then its age: since 1988 Villach has been playing host to the meanwhile quite famous Alpen-Adria Keramikmarkt . Every year some 80 potters from across Europe meet up here to present and sell their objects including home and garden items, decorative pottery, home accessories, ceramic pottery, decoration, assorted pottery, jewelry and much more. The market is complemented by an exhibition on international ceramics art.
This year the Villach Keramikmarkt is held from Thursday, 24 May, to Saturday, 26 May 2007.
Internet: www.villach.at
St. Veiter Wiesenmarkt
St. Veiter Wiesenmarkt in Sankt Veit an der Glan is Carinthia’s largest traditional funfair. For almost 650 years now the event has been held every last Saturday in September. Wiesenmarkt traditionally starts with a colorful parade through town in which all culture and heritage clubs of Sankt Veit participate. After the “messengers” has read out the market rules the 10-day festival finally starts. The market has lost some of its traditional character as the amusement park and party marquees have grown in size. Wiesenmarkt nonetheless still features large agricultural shows, animal markets, flea markets and antiquity markets. The spectacle attracts some 500,000 visitors from Carinthia and neighboring Italy and Slovenia.
Internet: www.stveit.carinthia.at
