Current Events in Graz
At the Parkhotel Graz, you are in the very center of the city, an ideal starting point to fully enjoy the cultural offers of Austria’s second largest town.
At the Grazer Messe parking lot off Fröhlichgasse street (always from 6am till 6pm).
All goods for resale can be offered, so long as their sale is not on a comission basis. Pitch allocation: 17/11/2017 from 6am
Cost for 2 days per pitch (10 m2): € 54.00
Cost for jumble for 2 days per pitch: € 16.00
Registration is not required.
Graz tempts you - narrow alleys, monumental buildings and modern architecture. Enjoy a pleasant stroll through one of the most fascinating historic city centres in Europe; at once young, cheeky and innovative.
Registration required!
Mon - Sun, 2.30 p.m.
Meeting Point:Graz Tourist Information
Price: adults € 13.50 | reduced (students, pensioners, disabled) € 10.00 | children (6 - 15 years) € 7.50 | 3-day tourist ticket € 7.00
German/english
Montag Dienstag Mittwoch Donnerstag Freitag Salzburg Sonntag
Go and “conquer” the Graz castle hill by Schlossbergbahn funicular. Be enchanted by beautiful views and interesting historical insights. Step up onto creaking floorboards, marvel at the enormous “Liesl” and climb up the clock tower. The walk starts at Schlossbergplatz square and ends via the lift inside the hill.
22nd May - October 2021, every Saturday, 11 am
The guided tour takes place whatever the weather.
Meeting point: Schlossbergplatz square by the fountain
Price: adults: € 16.50 (with 72-hour ticket: € 12.00) | children (6–15 years): € 8.00,
Advance booking required!
Including: guide, Schlossbergbahn funicular & Schlossberg lift, entry to clock tower & bell tower
Language: German/english
Attention: 3G Rule
Salzburg
Humankind once saw itself as an integral part of nature. All across the ancient world origin myths where humans were intimately linked with trees and nature, were shared around campfires. The exhibition grows out of concern about the condition of our planet and the ecological disaster in which the Earth finds itself as a result of our rejection of this ancient understanding.
In the past 25 years, the world has lost 1.3 million square km of forest. Increased air pollution, loss of drinking water and global warming are all direct consequences of deforestation. ONCE UPON A TIME aims to ask questions about the identity of the human race and the consequences of ecocide we are responsible for.
Artists: Alfred Lenz | Bartholomäus Traubeck | Nika Rukavina | Breathe Earth Collective | Esad Babačić | Catrin Bolt | Markus Hiesleitner |ONKO | k.ada | Kathi Velik
Opening times: daily from 8 a.m. to midnight
The real lives of the residents of the district of Gries play out between notorious streets, the red light district and showy graffiti. Experience the variety of a multicultural area full of innovative ideas.
July - October 2021 | every Thursday, 6pm (German & English), except public holidays
On September 25, 2021, 3 pm and 6 pm
The guided tour takes place whatever the weather.
Meeting point: Hotel Weitzer under the glass roof (Arche-Noah-Gasse)
Duration: 2 hours
Prices: adults € 20.00 | no reduction for children, advance booking required!
Including: guide, culinary conclusion in the Gries district
Booking & Information: Graz Tourist Information, Herrengasse 16, T +43/316/8075-0
Reservation required till 2pm!
Donnerstag
While you enjoy the breezy atmosphere of a trip with an open-top, you hear all about things worth knowing about the city and its sights. From this vintage point it's a whole new world!
July - September 2021:
Friday (11 am), Saturday (11 am and 1 pm), Sunday and public holidays (11 am)
Meeting Point:Kunsthaus Graz, Lendkai 1
Price: adults € 19.50 | children (age -15) € 9.90 | with 72-hour ticket € 18.50 (adults) and € 9.50 (children)
Including: ride on an open-top bus, professional tour guide
Duration: 1.5 hours
Language: German/English
Attention: 3G Rule
Tickets can be bought from the bus driver and by Holding Graz!
Urban flair meets creative scene! What turns a city quarter into a scene quarter? Experience it live in the trendiest and most creative quarter in the city. Join us to discover the not-so-well-known district of "Lend" with its hip design, forward-looking projects, stylish businesses, young ideas, relaxed bars and great in-places.
July - October 2021 | every Wednesday, 6pm
Meeting point: Murinsel
Duration: 2 hours
Prices: adults € 20.00 | no reduction for children
Including: guided tour with a selection of little snacks in the Lend district
Booking & Information: Graz Tourist Information, T +43/316/8075-0
Reservation required!
Mittwoch
From September 28th - October 2rd, Messe Graz trade fair site will be dedicated to the Herbstmesse or Autumn Fair. Once again, visitors will be spoilt for choice among the variety of themes and exhibition highlights. Also along for the ride is, of course, Styria’s largest amusement park.
Old lanterns in narrow alleys, illuminated façades, flashing light signals from an alien, the radiance of an island. Be enchanted by the magical evening atmosphere of Graz.
July – September 2021, every Wednesday and Friday, 8.30pm
The guided tour takes place whatever the weather.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Price: adults: € 13.50 | students, retired persons, persons with special needs € 10.00 | with 72-hour ticket € 7.50 | children (6–15 years): € 7.00
Advance booking required!
Meeting point:Graz Tourist Information, Herrengasse 16, 8010 Graz'
Language: English/German
Mittwoch Freitag
steirischer herbst reacts to today’s fears and uncertainties by reinventing itself as a media consortium. A platform for the uncanny and the unsettling, Paranoia TV is a critical and artistic response to the global pandemic and the complications it has introduced, not only to our everyday lives, but also with regard to producing large-scale art events and exhibitions.
For a whole day, the Graz Old Town is transformed into a stage, or rather a village square, with a vibrant foray into the many sides of traditional Styrian folk culture.
For groups from 15 persons:
The European Championship of Young Professionals will take place in Graz for the first time in January 2021. Around 600 young professionals from 6 professional groups and 30 countries will compete for victory in around 45 jobs. They will be accompanied by up to 1,500 supervisors and attract tens of thousands of visitors to Graz.
At the Grazer Messe parking lot off Fröhlichgasse street (always from 6am till 6pm).
All goods for resale can be offered, so long as their sale is not on a comission basis. Pitch allocation: 24/08/2017 from 6am
Cost for 2 days per pitch (10 m2): € 54.00
Cost for jumble for 2 days per pitch: € 16.00
Registration is not required.
The real lives of the residents of the district of Gries play out between notorious streets, the red light district and showy graffiti. Experience the variety of a multicultural area full of innovative ideas.
July - October 2021 | every Thursday, 6pm (German & English), except public holidays
On September 25, 2021, 3 pm and 6 pm
The guided tour takes place whatever the weather.
Meeting point: Hotel Weitzer under the glass roof (Arche-Noah-Gasse)
Duration: 2 hours
Prices: adults € 20.00 | no reduction for children, advance booking required!
Including: guide, culinary conclusion in the Gries district
Booking & Information: Graz Tourist Information, Herrengasse 16, T +43/316/8075-0
Reservation required till 2pm!
Hunting for treasure in the Leechwald!
In Graz itself, delicious truffles grow beneath the earth, but how do you find these outrageously expensive natural resources? It’s quite simple if you know how and have a hard-working helper with a good nose! Truffle pigs are barely used any more, but you can still see the lively truffle hounds – on a truffle walk in the Graz forest school! There, you will learn a lot about truffles and sustainable forest management. Afterwards you can savour a dish made with the truffles you have found.
The Graz Marathon attracts more than 6000 runners every year. The attractive track starts and finishes at the Graz Opera House, leads in two laps through the University district, along the Schlossberg and passes by the Mur Island and the Kunsthaus, and finally through the historic city center back to the Opera.
For groups from 15 persons:
The ROLLING PIN.CONVENTION is Austria’s biggest internationally renowned food symposium and offers selected manufacturers, suppliers and service providers in the top catering sector an unrivalled creative platform for marketing and communication. From cooking demonstrations to lectures, innovations and trends, there is something in it for every chef or catering professional. The ROLLING PIN.CONVENTION combines equal portions of inspiration and business.
Graz can boast a small culinary sensation, which is the crowning glory of Graz the „Capital of Delight“: seven different types and varieties of truffles have been discovered in the city forests of Graz!
The truffle is considered to be a culinary treasure and a diamond in the kitchen. According to tradition, these mushrooms, which grow underground and are extremely difficult to detect, were already very popular in ancient Egypt. Even the burgundy truffle, coveted by gourmets, has been harvested in Graz. To mark this, a truffle festival will take place again in 2020. The truffle festival‘s programme includes guided hikes, aninternational truffle market with specialities and high-quality truffle creations. And the partner companies in the Capital of Delight also offer a whole host of sophisticated culinary highlights – with the „Graz Truffle“ of course!
International truffle market in Paradeishof (inner court of Kastner & Öhler)
Following the great success of last year, Graz Capital of Delights invites you once again in autumn 2021 to an international truffle market in the Paradeishof, where many international exhibitors will once again bring excellent, high-quality truffle specialities from their respective regions.
Explore the elements of light and sound as KLANGLICHT transforms the inner city of Graz into a centre of luminous poetry from 21 to 23 April 2019. Curated and organised by Bühnen Graz, Austria's unique light and sound festival is already being held for the 5th time. In 2019, water, fire, earth and air will radiate light and sound in a wholly unique way.
On three evenings, national and international artists at KLANGLICHT transform the Styrian provincial capital into a truly magical place for the eyes, the ears and the heart with impressive façade projections, fascinating colourful landscapes and enchanting sounds. Emotion and wonder, light, sound and magic – free admission, open in all weather conditions!
At the Grazer Messe parking lot off Fröhlichgasse street (always from 6am till 6pm).
All goods for resale can be offered, so long as their sale is not on a comission basis. Pitch allocation: 17/11/2017 from 6am
Cost for 2 days per pitch (10 m2): € 54.00
Cost for jumble for 2 days per pitch: € 16.00
Registration is not required.
