Austrian National Day (Nationalfeiertag)
About
October 26 is Austria's National Day, marking the 1955 law declaring permanent neutrality. Museums offer free entry, the army stages public displays, and it is a national public holiday.
Highlights
- Marks Austria's 1955 declaration of permanent neutrality
- Many national museums offer free admission
- Public military and civic displays around the country
Practical tips
- A non-working day, but a great one for museum-hopping (often free)
- Salzburg's museums frequently waive entry — check listings
- Shops are closed; plan meals around it
Sources
Other upcoming events
Salzburg Festival (Salzburger Festspiele)
The world's foremost festival of opera, drama and classical music takes over Salzburg's great houses and squares for around six weeks every summer, anchored by the open-air 'Jedermann' on Domplatz in front of the cathedral.
Assumption Day (Mariä Himmelfahrt) in Austria
August 15 is a national public holiday across Austria honouring the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, with herb-bundle blessings (Kräuterweihe) in churches and a quiet midsummer day off.
Almabtrieb at Gruberalm, Hintersee 2026 (Cattle Drive)
A classic SalzburgerLand autumn tradition: at the Gruberalm above Hintersee, herders decorate the cattle with ornate flower-and-mirror headdresses and drive them down from the alpine pasture to the valley, with music, schnapps and farm stalls marking the end of the mountain summer.