Events in Linz

Pflasterspektakel, Ars Electronica and the Linz Cloud of Sound are cultural trademarks that are well known far beyond Linz – and outstanding examples of the very lively festival culture in the capital of the Federal Province of Upper Austria.

Audience Magnets

When over 600 actors transform the city center of Linz into an art mile of international cabaret, when concert houses, museums or even the Main Square of Linz become pivotal point of digital media art for guests from all over the world, or when the Danube Park turns into the largest concert hall in Austria every year – then tens of thousands of visitors make their way to Linz, eager not to miss a moment of it.

Creative, spontaneous, full of the joy of life!

On three days in July street artists from every continent vie for the attention of the curious audience at the Pflasterspektakel: acrobatics, pantomime, clowns and music predominate in Linz with verve and imagination. Even though the stream of visitors happily swaying to the rhythm of performances up and down the Landstrasse and in the inner courtyards of Linz grows every year, the Pflasterspektakel has maintained its special flair of a personal, cosy atmosphere.

Concert stage in the open air

Laser and lights impressively race across the mirroring surface of the water, a sophisticated sound system in the Danube Park provides the perfect sound: the Visualized Linz Cloud of Sound centers around spectacular open air stagings in image and sound every year in early September. For the younger Cloud of Sound fans there is a Children’s Cloud of Sound with its own stage. A special treat for fans of classical music: the live broadcast of the opening concert of the Bruckner Festival as the Classical Linz Cloud of Sound in the Danube Park.