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2025 - Year of jubilees

2025 will be a feast for all the senses: cultural highlights will meet pleasurable moments in the Graz Region. Numerous cultural institutions are celebrating their anniversary - with a diverse programme of events ranging from classical music to modern formats. Regional specialities and creative cuisine also make the anniversary year an experience for gourmets. Discover culture, history and enjoyment in Styria!

Whether 400 years of Eggenberg Castle, 25 years of the Spring Festival or 100 years of the Lake Thalersee - in 2025, the Graz Region will be celebrating major anniversaries. Important places, moving stories and unforgettable moments take centre stage and invite you to experience history and the present in a new way.

Look forward to an extraordinary year of events full of cultural highlights in the Graz Region: with impressive exhibitions, thrilling festivals, atmospheric concerts, exciting guided tours and special encounters that bring history to life.

„You have to celebrate the festivals as they fall.“

Colloquial saying; originally comes from the Berlin comedy “Graupenmüller” (1865) by Hermann Salingré

400 years

Schloss Eggenberg & STEIERMARK SCHAU

Experience Baroque splendour and Styrian cultural history: Schloss Eggenberg in Graz is celebrating its 400th anniversary and will be the venue for the STEIERMARK SCHAU. Under the motto ‘Ambition & Illusion’, a fascinating look at art, power and vision opens up from 26 April to 2 November - with special tours, new perspectives and a feast for all the senses.

25 years

springfestival

From 18 to 22 June 2025, Graz will become the centre of electronic music: springfestival celebrates its 25th anniversary and brings digital art, electronic sounds and an urban vibe to the city. Experience a quarter of a century of innovation, beats and festival feeling - right in the centre of the creative pulse of Styria.

40 years

Styriarte

When classical music meets new spaces, culture becomes an experience: the Styriarte celebrates its 40th anniversary from 19 June to 20 July 2025. Under the motto ‘SPACE & SOUND’, the renowned festival invites you to unique performances in Graz and the surrounding area - with musical enjoyment at the highest level, full of emotion, atmosphere and a variety of sounds.

10 years

Klanglicht

From 24 to 27 October 2025, the Klanglicht art festival will transform the city centre of Graz into a stage full of light art and soundscapes for the tenth time. International artists will stage streets, squares and façades with impressive installations - a festival of the senses that moves, surprises and enchants.

760 years

Clocktower Graz

The clock tower has been enthroned on the Schlossberg for 760 years and is probably Graz's best-known landmark. With its striking, ‘reversed’ hands and the panoramic view over the city, it remains a timeless symbol of Styrian history - proud, steadfast and unmistakable. A must-see for every visit to Graz.

120 years

Styrian Folk Song Organisation

The Styrian Folk Song Organisation has been preserving the musical heritage of Styria for 120 years - authentic, lively and close to the people. Styrian folk music is celebrated and reinterpreted with events, concerts and encounters. An anniversary that makes tradition tangible and conveys folk culture in a modern way.

460 years

spanish riding school& Lipizzaner stud Piber

At the Lipizzaner stud farm in Piber, Styria, the famous Lipizzaners are bred for the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, which will celebrate its 460th anniversary in 2025. Around 40 to 50 Lipizzaner foals are born here every year. The knowledge of breeding is considered a national, intangible UNESCO cultural heritage - a living treasure of Austrian cultural history.

100 years

Thalersee

In 2025, Lake Thalersee will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The idyllic recreational area is not only scenic, but also steeped in history: Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed to Maria Shriver in a boat here. The original boat can still be admired today on the shores of Lake Thalersee.

100 years

Haindl Mill

The Haindl mill has been owned by the family since 1925 and is now run by Alois and Johanna Haindl in the third generation. In addition to high-quality flours, award-winning Styrian pumpkin seed oil is also pressed on site - in traditional manual work and CO₂-neutral thanks to the mill's own hydropower. In one of the oldest family businesses in Styria, the focus is on honest craftsmanship, regional quality and living family history.

100 years

Oskar Schauer Haus - Sattelhaus

A century of mountain love and hut romance: the Sattelhaus on the Terenbachalm celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025 - crowned by being named ‘Hut of the Year’ by the Friends of Nature. Between summit breakfasts, alpine idyll and panoramic views, hikers can experience living tradition and warm hospitality in the Styrian mountains.

20 years

Winter world Graz

For two decades, the State Sports Centre on the Schlossberg has been the stage for the Graz Winter World. In 2025, the popular winter event celebrates its 20th anniversary - with open-air ice skating fun, a festive atmosphere and magical moments for the whole family. A highlight for everyone who loves winter in Graz.

„Did you know that 2025 will also be celebrated as the Holy Year under the motto ‘Pilgrims of Hope’?“

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Laugh, eat and experience together. Here you can find even more inspiration for a stay in Graz Region:

2025 - Year of jubilees

400 years

Schloss Eggenberg & STEIERMARK SCHAU

25 years

springfestival

40 years

Styriarte

10 years

Klanglicht

760 years

Clocktower Graz

120 years

Styrian Folk Song Organisation

460 years

spanish riding school& Lipizzaner stud Piber

100 years

Thalersee

100 years

Haindl Mill

100 years

Oskar Schauer Haus - Sattelhaus

20 years

Winter world Graz

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Active nature experience

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