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  • 2025

  • 5. - 8.12.

    From December 5–8, 2025, the very first Advent will transform Ossiach Abbey into a sparkling Christmas wonderland — best enjoyed with the whole family. If you love to spend the Advent season surrounded by atmospheric music, sweet treats, and a leisurely stroll through a Christmas market, then this is your place: the festively decorated Ossiach Abbey. Here you can sweeten the wait for Christmas with concerts, a colorful program of dance and theater, and delicious culinary delights.

    Program Highlights:

    • Advent & Culture – arts & crafts, culinary delights, music, dance, and theater
    • Children’s Advent with St. Nicholas arriving across the lake and bringing gifts
    • Musical program by the CMA, schools, choirs & brass ensembles, bands, and concerts in the church and in the Alban Berg Concert Hall
    • Advent stories told by professional actors
    • Culinary indulgence ranging from regional specialties at our CMA Culinary Campus Ossiach to sweet delights from various stalls
    • A magical setting right by the lake and Ossiach Abbey
    • ...and much more!
    Christmas Market Opening Hours:
    • Friday, December 5, 2025 | 3:00–9:00 PM (Children’s Advent from 4:30 PM)
    • Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 3:00–9:00 PM
    • Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
    • Monday, December 8, 2025 | 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
      (Subject to change)
  • 14.12.

    from € 19 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

    Detailed information

    Two outstanding Carinthian ensembles are celebrating their 20th anniversary together this year and invite you to a very special Christmas concert. The Carinthian State Youth Choir, which offers young, talented singers from all over Carinthia the opportunity to experience the diverse facets of vocal music, meets the Brass Boys ensemble, which has been impressing with their musical versatility and inspiring stage presence since 2005.

    Under the direction of Bernhard Wolfsgruber and the founding members Doris Aichholzer and Florian Pirolt, the Carinthian State Youth Choir, which currently has around 55 members, forms a colorful community of singers from various regions of Carinthia. With sophisticated arrangements and a wide repertoire, the choir has fascinated audiences for two decades.

    The Brass Boys, founded from a music school project in Mölltal, have long been known far beyond Carinthia. They have made a name for themselves nationally and internationally with their mix of original works for brass, original compositions and modern arrangements.
    Together, the Carinthian State Youth Choir and the Brass Boys will not only present their musical skills this evening, but also celebrate two decades of music. Look forward to this atmospheric Christmas concert! 

    Ticket information:
    28 Euro adults
    19 Euro students/youth