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    Shaped by the attitude to life and the identity of the region

    Southern Styrian Art & Culture

    For us in Southern Styria, art and culture are not consumer goods of modern times. We see them as ritual forms of expression - and these are as diverse and welcome here as our guests. So we don't want to seduce you into consumption, but invite you to explore, marvel, experience and enjoy.

    One might think that the art of living is the discipline with which southern Styria has made a name for itself. But in addition to the many artists who know how to enjoy life to the fullest, there are also true artists in southwestern Styria who sweeten our days and evenings with music, art, literature and acting.  The art scene is diverse and colourful, and shows itself in contemporary and modern works, while being possible to experience as an event, handicraft or architectural work.

    Let's go to the cultural country party!

    Schillern

    As individual as the people and the wine are, so is their culture. The "schillern" KUNST.KULTUR.TAGE (art.culture.days) start with a dense programme. Qualitatively demanding and diverse through the most varied fields and sections, numerous events enrich the days around Pentecost.

    Castles & palaces

    Magnificent castles and palaces encase the beauty of the region. You can walk through the magnificent rooms and banqueting halls, and feel transported back to the venerable era of the Lords and Ladies of the castle.

    Multifaceted cultural initiatives

    Arts & Culture Scene

    The vastness of our region opens up an artistic horizon, the joie de vivre of the people of southern Styria display expression in diverse cultural initiatives and the self-confidence of the region shows itself in productions with a strong character.

    From Celts and Romans to the origin of pumpkin seed oil

    Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

    Small, personable and yet so extensive. Almost 6000 years of history of the origins of southern Styria are displayed in the numerous museums of the region and provide impressive insights into a time far before our own. There are reports of the Celts and Romans as well as on traditional landscape cultivation and the history of wine and pumpkin seed oil.

    „All aboard for the discovery tour!“

    Arts & Culture Events

    We can't keep up with the programme due to the sheer number of highlights in the southern Styrian cultural calendar. Packed with events, plays, musical events, open-air concerts, vernissages, our legendary culture days and festivals, everything is put together into a programme that promises entertainment and cultural enjoyment, 365 days a year. In southern Styria, there are either a few steps or several kilometres between a theatre stage and an event hall, meaning there's one more reason why we attach great importance to ensuring that every journey is a unique experience.

    Art, culture and enjoyment have shaped the identity of our region. In order to understand Southern Styria in its deep and true being, we like to take our guests on a cultural journey through time, from days gone by to the here and now.

    Schlosskonzerte | © achromaticphotography

    Schlosskonzerte Gleinstätten - Resonanzen

    Gleinstätten
    15 Aug. 2025
    from 11:00 o'clock
    Landesjugendchor CantanimaDirigierstudierende der Kunstuniversität Graz: Natali KazlauskaiteAiste KrivickaitePolina...
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    Peter Cornelius & Band

    Leibnitz
    21 Aug. 2025
    from 20:00 o'clock
    For over five decades, Peter Cornelius has been one of the most successful singer-songwriters in the German-speaking...
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    Marktgemeinde Stainz - Vogelperspektive | © Rudi Tischler

    Genussreise in Stainz: Auf den Spuren von Erzherzog Johann

    Stainz
    23 May. - 21 Nov. 2025
    from 14:00 o'clock
    This pleasure tour takes you along the Archduke Johann Trail through a place full of history, tradition and impressive...
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    Spielfelder Kulturtage | © Werner Kmetitsch

    Spielfelder Kulturtage

    Straß in Steiermark
    19 - 23 Aug. 2025
    from 19:30 o'clock
    A festival that combines music, nature and encounters.
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    Lannacher Kultursommer: Oper - Der Liebestrank

    Lannach
    23 Aug. 2025
    from 19:00 o'clock
    An open-air production by the music theater association “Das Opernkarussell” - a classic music theater comedy as a...
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    Menschenbilder | © Milatovic Nikola

    Menschenbilder

    Gleinstätten
    07 - 27 Aug. 2025
    from 00:05 o'clock
    Getting in the mood for Christmas together
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    The Roaring Sixtiese Company | © The Roaring Sixtiese Company

    The Roaring Sixtiese Company - Scaena

    Gamlitz
    28 Aug. 2025
    from 19:00 o'clock
    The Roaring Sixties Company was founded in 2002 by musicians who live the music of the 1960s with passion and...
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    Kraft im Wald tanken | © TV Südsteiermark - Irene Löschnig

    Filmreihe: "Wege in die Zukunft - Filme, die Mut machen"

    St. Stefan ob Stainz
    02 Feb. - 02 Nov. 2025
    from 15:00 o'clock
    Solutions and best-practice examples of how current crises can be overcome will be presented.
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    Museumsbesuch | © AdobeStock

    Vernissage "sichtbar"

    Deutschlandsberg
    07 - 31 Aug. 2025
    from 18:00 o'clock
    Art up close
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    Lesung | © Tourismusverband Südsteiermark

    Spontangärung - Festival

    Kitzeck im Sausal
    01 - 03 Sep. 2025
    Installation in the Buschenschank, reading
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    Alex Kristan

    Leibnitz
    04 Sep. 2025
    from 19:30 o'clock
    50 Shades of Schmäh
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    Kreativwerkstätten – Theaterworkshop

    Wies
    02 - 04 Sep. 2025
    from 09:00 o'clock
    Is an empty room already a stage? Join TURBOtheater Villach to explore this and more through discussion, improvisation,...
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    Finding Culture

    KUMA

    KUMA is the new app for art and culture.  The app covers the majority of all cultural offerings in the whole of Styria and updates them on a daily basis. 

    Download the app and always be informed of the latest events!