Sternsingen in Heiligenblut
Five groups of grown men carrying illuminated revolving stars walk overnight from the alpine village of Heiligenblut to the surrounding mountain farms, singing fourteen stanzas of the Three Kings song in one of Austria's most ancient and unchanged Epiphany carol customs.
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"Unique in Europe, this ten-day festival in the small Carinthian town of St. Andrä presents 35 poultry dishes from cuisines around the world alongside Carinthian folk customs and the awarding of the Salamikrone."
St. Andräer Geflügelfest Gackern
"Dating to 1393, this is the oldest and largest folk market in southern Carinthia, with a colourful costumed procession, over 340 market stalls, and the signature Bleiburger Bier at its heart."
Bleiburger Wiesenmarkt
"Every autumn in the Gailtal valley, this festival celebrates the EU-protected Gailtaler Almkase with a grand cheese cutting, international cheese producers, village procession and folk music in one of Carinthia's most beautiful mountain settings."
Gailtaler Käsefest
"A beloved village Kirchtag on the Dorfplatz at Emmersdorf near Rosegg, combining live music, traditional food and community dancing in a compact Carinthian riverside setting."
Emmersdorfer Kirchtag
"A week-long celebration of freshwater fish from the Millstattersee and neighbouring lakes, with village restaurants and lakeside stands cooking up regional catches in the scenic setting of Feld am See."
Fischfest Feld am See
"A summer music and culture festival held in the tiny lakeside village of Stockenboi at the Weissensee, bringing together local folk traditions and live acts in an unhurried, community-led weekend."
woodstockenboi
"On the Assumption Day bank holiday, the tiny East Styrian village of Gasen closes its streets to traffic and fills seven outdoor stages with traditional Styrian harmonica players, blacksmiths, threshers, and Schmalz-cooking demonstrations all day."
Gasner Musi-Kirtag
"The Großer Zapfenstreich in Lessach is a solemn and spectacular military-style evening retreat ceremony performed by the village music band in this remote Lungau community, drawing visitors from across the region."
Lessach Großer Zapfenstreich
"The province-wide opening ceremony of the Salzburger Bauernherbst is hosted in Maria Alm beneath the Steinernes Meer, launching a season of 2,000 traditional folk events with live music, farmers' stalls and alpine customs."
Landesweite Bauernherbst-Eröffnung
"The cattle of Alpe Gafluna make their early-season descent to the alm stall near the Gasthof Teich in the secluded Silbertal, the first of Montafon's Alpabtriebe and a quiet, authentic farmer's celebration."
Alpabtrieb Silbertal
"One of the earliest Almabtriebe in Austria, the Ried cattle drive in the remote Tiroler Oberland opens the autumn season with decorated livestock arriving from the high Inn valley pastures into a small, unspoiled farming village."
Almabtrieb Ried im Oberinntal
"Several Bregenzerwald alps pass through Mellau village centre from early morning as their brightly decorated cattle wind down from the high summer pastures, drawing the whole community onto the streets."
Alpabtrieb Mellau