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local food, This Innsbruck , rewards visitor s with


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handmade goods, and live music per formances. Panorama Market:


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illuminated city below and mountain-made craf ts. Maria-Theresien-Strasse Market: From 25 November,


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well-loved market sells decorative trinkets and hand-craf ted gif ts. I t’s wor th a visit just to see the boulevard of Chr istmas trees, weighed down with fairy lights and giant baubles. The charming Christk indlbahn tram makes a stop here every Fr iday and Saturday from 28 November onwards, recreating days gone by.


appears in the Old Town, accompanied by a procession of over 400 children and a f lock of sheep.


The nearby village of Igls gets its moment to shine too when it celebrates its Chr istmas in the Mountains, with music under the stars, and where shepherds, angels, and animals create a living nativity, standing guard around a cr ib.


As the region counts down to Chr istmas Day, the fun never stops. On 24 December, families can occupy excited children at the Zeughaus Museum, the Museum at the Armoury, which offers creative work shops and hands-on activities as par t of the Rundum Weihnacht Chr istmas family programme.


THE SPECTACULAR FINALE - NEW YEAR’S EVE IN THE MOUNTAINS And just when you think the Advent calendar ’s windows have all been opened, Innsbruck offers a f inal, breathtak ing gif t, New Year ’s Eve celebrations in the mountains where the buildings and r iver glow in a captivating show of light. The par ty spans the city with children’s animations and live concer ts in the open air.


And if you want to k ick of f the new year in style, get tickets for the traditional New Year concert by the Tyrolean Symphony Orchestra Innsbruck , the per fect prelude to 2026.


CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS On St. Nicholas’ Day, the 6 of December, Innsbruck ’s Old Town is invaded by traditional East Tyrolean Krampus runs, where fearsome, devilish


f igures from Alpine folk lore parade


through the streets. They’re followed by the more benign f igure of St. Nicholas himself, accompanied by a procession of angels and musicians as they make their way to the cathedral. In nearby Telfs, the tale of Scrooge is per formed live amidst a Victorian-style Chr istmas market complete with roving carol singers and lantern light.


The nex t day, 7 December, sees the haunting return of the Perchten on the Mar ia-Theresien-Strasse. These mystical winter beings are said to ward of f evil spir its.


14 December brings soul-stir r ing Tyrolean Advent singing in a concer t filled with olden festive folk songs that capture the true sound of an authentic Alpine Chr istmas.


CHRISTMAS WEEK BRINGS MAGICAL MOMENTS AND LASTING MEMORIES The most magical moments in Innsbruck are the days leading up to Chr istmas Day. On 21 December, the Chr ist Child


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Firework s launched at midnight, from the Seegrube, near ly 2000 metres above Innsbruck , round of f this spectacular season. Lighting up the whole of the night sk y, they bathe the city below and the sur rounding mountains in a f iery glow.


There’s nowhere to spend Chr istmas that’s quite as special as the mountains. And nowhere does Chr istmas in the mountains quite like Innsbruck .


More information about the Innsbruck is available online at www.innsbruck.info/en/events/christmas.html.


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