CHRISTMAS MARKET AND ADVENT SEASON
Christmas magic between the old town and Lake Wörthersee…
PEACEFUL ADVENT ON NEUER PLATZ
Concerts with Carinthia’s best choirs on the main stage at the Christmas market on Neuer Platz.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
A varied children’s programme for families to join in, laugh and watch on Saturdays and Sundays.
XMAS-SOUND
Outstanding musicians determine this year’s programme on the main stage, always THURS – SAT. Christmas can sound this cool!
"HAFENKISTERN" AT LENDHAFEN
Urban style meets harmonious Christmas flair – plus plenty of plain, good food; that’s the recipe for the Christmas hotspot in the Lindwurm city.
CHRISTMAS MARKET ON NEUER PLATZ
Traditional, modern & tasty
Silently the Lindwurm on Neuer Platz looks down on all the visitors. The colourful lights and the fragrant vapours rising from mulled wine pots and incense pans envelop Klagenfurt’s stone landmark in a very special way. Over 50 exhibitors offer an enormous variety of traditional and modern gifts, from hand-carved nativity figures and hand-blown Christmas baubles to hand-knitted clothing and sweet souvenirs. In their midst, Carinthian innkeepers offer regional delicacies at their stalls.
Christmas market opening times
16th November to 24th December daily from 10am to 7pm, eateries until 11pm, on 24th December until 2pm
New Year’s Eve market opening times
ADVENT AT THE MARIA SAAL OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
There is hardly a better place to get into the Christmas spirit than the cosy old farmhouses at the Maria Saal open-air museum. Families in particular will love the atmosphere, the music and the craft activities.
27th to 31st December daily from 10am to 7pm, on 31st December from 9am until midnight
Farmers’ New Year’s Eve
30th December from 6pm to 11pm
The sound of Klagenfurt during Advent
SAT 16th NOV
4.30pm
Sound of Church Gospel choir 6pm Opening speeches 6.30pm – 9pm Taxi Gratzer International / Pop / Christmas Pop SUN 17th NOV
THU 21st NOV
FRI 22nd NOV
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Puppet theatre show at 2:00-2:30pm and at 3:00-3:30pm 5pm – 6pm Police Choir
7pm – 9pm
Blues Miki & Anthony Basso
International / Blues
5pm – 6pm
Sax4Christmas 7pm – 9.30pm M-Jones
International / Pop / Christmas Pop SAT 23rd NOV
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Creative handicrafts to join in and take away 7pm – 9.30pm Novum International / Pop / Christmas Pop
SUN 24th NOV
THU 28th NOV
FRI 29th NOV
SAT 30th NOV
SUN 1st DEC
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Puppet theatre show at 2:00-2:30pm and at 3:00-3:30pm 5pm – 6pm CHORisma Klagenfurt
7pm – 9pm
Listen to the Music
International / Pop / Christmas Pop
2pm Advent wreath making 5pm – 6pm MGV Alpenrose Ferlach 7pm – 9.30pm De Klamoja International / Deutsch-Pop / Christmas Pop
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Creative handicrafts to join in and take away 7pm – 9.30pm Birdland International / Swing / Jazz / Christmas Jazz
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Puppet theatre show at 2:00-2:30pm and at 3:00-3:30pm 5pm – 6pm Vokalensemble Hamatgfühl THU 5th DEC
7pm – 9pm
Mit Leib & Seele
7pm – 9.30pm
Taft Funk
THU 12th DEC
6.30pm – 8.30pm Sueli de Melo
FRI 13th DEC 5pm – 6pm Smarty Joe 7pm – 9.30pm De Klamoja
International / Deutsch-Pop / Christmas Pop
SAT 14th DEC
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Creative handicrafts to join in and take away 7pm – 9.30pm Taxi Gratzer
International / Pop / Christmas Pop
SUN 15th DIC
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme Puppet theatre show at 2:002:30pm and at 3:00-3:30pm 5pm – 6pm
THU 19th DEC 7pm – 9pm Mit Leib & Seele International / Pop / Christmas Pop
Singgemeinschaft Pörtschach 6.30pm – 7.30pm Birgit Pless Christmas Pop
FRI 20th DEC 5pm – 6pm Singgemeinschaft Krumpendorf 7m – 9.30pm M-Jones International / Pop / Christmas Pop
SAT 21st DEC 2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Creative handicrafts to join in and take away 5pm – 6pm Pia Vanelli & Tochter 7pm – 9.30pm Taft Funk International / Pop / Christmas Pop
SUN 22nd DEC 2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme Puppet theatre show at 2:00-2:30pm and at 3:00-3:30pm 5pm – 6pm harmonica orchestra of the harmonica school Suschnig
MON 23rd DEC 7pm – 9.30pm Buzgi Christmas Pop
New Year’s Eve market
FRI 27. DEC 7pm – 11pm Winterclubbing Am3LLo / DROPSTAR / CHURCHER
SAT 28. DEC 7pm – 10pm De Klamoja
International / Pop / Christmas Pop
International / Pop / Christmas Pop FRI 6th DEC
7th
2pm – 4pm
Children’s programme
Creative handicrafts to join in and take away
2pm – 4pm
6.30pm – 9.30pm No Stress Brothers International / Blues & More SUN 8th
Children’s programme
Puppet theatre show at 2:00-2:30pm and at 3:00-3:30pm 5pm – 6pm
Ensemble Veronika Brunec meets Pizsebpaulo Children’s programme
MON 30. DEC
Capodanno del contadino –“Bauernsilvester” 6pm – 8.30pm Toni & Alex 9pm – 11pm Die Lauser
TUE 31. DEC 9.30pm – 12pm
New year's eve – Open Air CHAOS die Partyband
Musical treats Hafenkistern The Christmas
CLASSICAL AND MODERN CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Sunday 17.11.24 5pm – 6pm Police Choir
Sunday 24.11.24 5pm – 6pm CHORisma Klagenfurt
Friday 29.11.24 5pm – 6pm MGV Alpenrose Ferlach
Sunday 01.12.24 5pm – 6pm
Vokalensemble Hamatgfühl
Sunday 08.12.24 5pm – 6pm
Ensemble Veronika Brunec meets Pizsebpaulo
Sunday 15.12.24 5pm – 6pm
Singgemeinschaft Pörtschach
Friday 20.12.24 5pm – 6pm Singgemeinschaft Krumpendorf
XMAS-SOUND
Saturday 16.11.24
5.30pm – 6pm – Sound of Church
6.30pm – 9pm – Taxi Gratzer
Thursday 21.11.24
7pm – 9pm – Blues Miki & Anthony Basso
Friday 22.11.24
7pm – 9.30pm – M-Jones
Saturday 23.11.24
7pm – 9.30pm – Novum
Thursday 28.11.24
7pm – 9pm – Listen to the Music
Friday 29.11.24
7pm – 9.30pm – De Klamoja
Saturday 30.11.24
7pm – 9.30pm – Birdland
Thursday 05.12.24
7pm – 9pm – Mit Leib & Seele
Friday 06.12.24
7pm – 9.30pm – Taft Funk
Saturday 07.12.24
6.30pm – 9.30pm – No Stress Brothers
Thursday 12.12.24
6.30pm – 8.30pm – Sueli de Melo
Friday 13.12.24
5pm – 6pm – Smarty Joe
7pm – 9.30pm – De Klamoja
Saturday 14.12.24
7pm – 9.30pm – Taxi Gratzer
Sunday 15.12.24
6.30pm – 7.30pm – Birgit Pless
Thursday 19.12.24
7pm – 9pm – Mit Leib & Seele
Friday 20.12.24
7pm – 9.30pm – M-Jones
Saturday 21.12.24
5pm – 6pm – Pia Vanelli & Tochter
7pm – 9.30pm – Taft Funk
Monday 23.12.24
7pm – 9.30pm – Buzgi
Friday 27.12.24
7pm – 11pm – Winterclubbing
Saturday 28.12.24
7pm – 10pm – De Klamoja
Monday 30.12.24
6pm – 8.30pm – Toni & Alex
9pm – 11pm – Die Lauser
Tuesday 31.12.24
9.30pm – 12pm – CHAOS die Partyband
AT LENDHAFEN
On the Advent weekends (Thursday to Sunday), the cosy “Hafenknistern” offers a wonderful Christmas atmosphere at the Lendhafen area.
1st Advent: 28.11. – 01.12.
2nd Advent: 05. – 08.12.
3rd Advent: 12. – 15.12.
4th Advent: 19. – 22.12.
Opening Hours:
Thursday: 3pm – 8pm
Friday: 1pm – 8pm
Saturday: 11am – 8pm
Sunday: 11am – 8pm
sound space
AT THE LANDHAUSHOF
The arcades of one of the oldest buildings in the city, the Landhaus, make up the setting for the “Peaceful Advent”.
Friday, 06.12.2024
6pm
Carinthia Brass Quartett / Finanzchor Villach / Singkreis Köttmannsdorf Friday, 13.12.2024
6pm
Carinthia Brass Quartett/ Sängerrunde Zlan / Vokalensemble Kärnten Friday, 20.12.2024
6pm
Carinthia Brass Quartett/ SK.Porcia Spittal / MGV Petzen Loibach
Advent at the open-air museum
06., 07. and 08.12.2024 11am – 7pm Last admission: 6pm
LOCATION: Kärntner Freilichtmuseum Maria Saal, Museumweg 10, 9063 Maria Saal
COST: Adults: €5/children up to 6 yrs: free admission/children from 7 yrs and teenagers: €3/families: €10 Registrations of larger groups requested!
FOR FURTHER ADVENT PROGRAMMES, SEE THE ONLINE CALENDAR: landesmuseum.ktn.gv.at/kalender
Guided city tours
OLD TOWN WALK
always Friday and Saturday, 10am
MEETING POINT: Dr.-Arthur-LemischPlatz, Spanheimer Brunnen COST: €10 per person, children up to 12 years free of charge; also free of charge for holders of the Wörthersee PLUSCard
You can book both tours online at: VISITKLAGENFURT.AT/ERLEBNISSE
Cathedral St. Peter & Paul Advent magic on a boat
There will also be a particularly extensive programme around the cathedral during the Advent and Christmas season. A very atmospheric experience in the morning is the Rorate caeli mass (7., 4. and 21.12.24 at 6am) by candlelight, followed by breakfast together.
28th November, 3pm – 5pm: Advent wreath making in front of the large Christmas tree on Domplatz square
1st December, 10am:
Children's mass with the cathedral children's choir, Lighting of the first candle of the large Advent wreath and blessing of the Advent wreath
4pm: A Jolly Holly Christmas concert, swinging medleys and melodious carols with gospel choir of the cathedral music and Orchester Imperial
4th December, 7.30pm: The Christmas Gospel
5th December, 3pm:
St Nicholas celebration in the cathedral church
14th December, 3pm:
Experience Christmas with the ‘Nephews of Aunt Eleonor’ 15th December, 4pm:
Advent concert of the Carinthian
Madrigal Choir Klagenfurt
21st December, 3pm:
Silent Advent with the ‘Mixed Choir Grafenstein’, KlongQuadrat, the MGV Almrose Radenthein and Isabelle Hafner (harp)
22nd December, 10am:
Festive service with handover of the Light of Bethlehem
5pm: Christmas concert with the Sängergau Klagenfurt
24th December, 3.30pm:
Children's nativity celebration with the cathedral children's choir Klagenfurt 11.15pm: Christmas carols to set the mood
12pm: Christmas mass with Bishop Josef Marketz (music: Carinthian Weisenbläser and male ensemble of the cathedral music)
25th December, 10am:
J. Haydn ‘Nelsonmesse’, soloists, choir and orchestra of the cathedral music
31st December, 5pm:
Year-end mass (W. A. Mozart ‘Coronation Mass’ and G. F. Händel ‘Hallelujah’
7pm: New Year's Eve concert ‘With timpani and trumpets’
VELDEN SCHLOSSHOTEL
PÖRTSCHACH/ PARKHOTEL
MARIA WÖRTH KRUMPENDORF
Advent Shuttle
Timetable Advent BOAT TRIPS
Timetable Advent SHUTTLE Every Saturday and Sunday 23.11. – 22.12.2024 | Mon – Fri no trips
VELDEN
– MARIA WÖRTH – PYRAMIDENKOGEL
PYRAMIDENKOGEL
– MARIA WÖRTH – VELDEN
Site map
1 Christmas market & New Year’s Eve market on Neuer Platz
2 Mulled wine stalls on Alter Platz
3 Advent & Christmas programme in Klagenfurt Cathedral
4 "Hafenknistern" at Lendhafen
5 Open-air museum Maria Saal
1 Town hall
2 Lindwurm
3 Wörtherseemandl
4 Holy Trinity Statue (plague column)
5 Landhaus with Kiki Kogelnik Fountain
6 House of the Golden Goose
7 Stadttheater (theatre)
8 St. Egid parish church + church tower
9 Stone fisherman & Benediktinermarkt marketplace
10 Coat of Arms Hall at Landhaus
11 Landing stage of Wörthersee boat tours
Tourist information
PISCHELDORFER
Tourismus Region
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Neuer Platz 5
9020 Klagenfurt a. W. T +43(0)463-287463
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