SeasonMapWhat's on in Linz, Austria through the year
Linz, Austria has 5 curated events through the year — 4 festivals and 1 holiday. The ones to plan around: Pflasterspektakel street festival (July) and Ars Electronica Festival (September). July, September and December are its peak-crowd months.
Updated September 2026 · every event curated and sourced · dates for 2026 where they are announced, the usual window where they are not
Linz events and crowds by month
January in Linz
Linz weather in January →Busy — Christmas holidays in Austria, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in January.
February in Linz
Linz weather in February →Busy — Semester (winter) holidays in Austria, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in February.
March in Linz
Linz weather in March →Busy — Easter holidays in Austria, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in March.
April in Linz
Linz weather in April →Busy — Easter holidays in Austria, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it
- Festival
Crossing Europe film festival
20 Apr – 2 May · usuallySix days of European independent cinema at the end of April, the kind of programme that never reaches a multiplex. It is the first thing on the calendar after a long grey Danube winter. Source ↗
May in Linz
Linz weather in May →Busy — Pentecost (Whitsun) holidays in Austria, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in May.
Still on: Crossing Europe film festival (20 Apr – 2 May (usually))
June in Linz
Linz weather in June →Busy — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather
Nothing new starts in June.
July in Linz
Linz weather in July →Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, Pflasterspektakel street festival
- Festival
Pflasterspektakel street festival
15–31 Jul · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedSeveral hundred street performers take over the old town for three July days, free and shoulder to shoulder. Book a bed before you decide to go, because the city sells out for it. Source ↗
August in Linz
Linz weather in August →Busy — Summer holidays in Austria, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in August.
September in Linz
Linz weather in September →Peak crowds — Ars Electronica Festival, Summer holidays in Austria
- Festival
Ars Electronica Festival
9–13 SepMajor festivalCrowdedBook earlyFive September days of digital art spread through the postal depot, the university and the riverside, with the Klangwolke sound-and-light night in the Donaupark alongside it. This is what Linz is known for now. Source ↗
- Festival
Bruckner Festival
10 Sep – 10 Oct · usuallyMajor festivalA month of orchestral concerts from September into October in the composer's own city, using the glass concert hall on the Danube. Quieter and easier to get into than the digital-art week that overlaps it. Source ↗
October in Linz
Linz weather in October →Busy — Autumn holidays in Austria, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in October.
Still on: Bruckner Festival (10 Sep – 10 Oct (usually))
November in Linz
Linz weather in November →Busy — Christmas markets, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
- Holiday
Christmas markets
20 Nov – 24 Dec · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowdedStalls on the Hauptplatz and in the Volksgarten from late November, small enough to walk both in an evening. The Danube fog that sits over the city in December is part of the experience. Source ↗
December in Linz
Linz weather in December →Peak crowds — Christmas markets, Christmas holidays in Austria
Nothing new starts in December.
Still on: Christmas markets (20 Nov – 24 Dec (usually))