Name: Salzach Festspiele Laufen 2026
Start: 2026-07-10T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Schloss Triebenbach Laufen a.d. Salzach

Salzach Festspiele

About Salzach Festspiele

In July, Schloss Triebenbach near Laufen transforms into one of the most renowned open-air cultural festivals in the Rupertiwinkel region. For over two weeks, cabaret artists, Bavarian musicians, classical ensembles, and crossover formations perform on the stage in the castle courtyard. The festival, founded in 2005, combines high culture with Bavarian folk music and dialect cabaret — from Gerhard Polt to Dreiviertelblut to a symphonic nature concert. The venue is the stately Schloss Triebenbach amidst the pre-Alpine Salzach landscape, a few kilometers from the Austrian border.

Dates 10 Jul — 26 Jul 2026

Venue Laufen (09172)

Prices Since 19.00€

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Edition 2026

Salzach Festspiele — edition 2026

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The 2026 Salzach Festspiele will run for 17 days from July 10 to 26 at Schloss Triebenbach near Laufen. Nine evenings featuring Bavarian cabaret, dialect music, classical crossover, and tribute concerts. Headliners: Gerhard Polt & Ardhi Engl, Dreiviertelblut, Auf A Wort (sold out), I dolci Signori, Vivaldi bittet zum Tango, Elton & The Joels, D'BavaResi, Symphonic Nature Concert, Stubnblues 2.0. Tickets from €19.80.

The 2026 program is fully released: nine evenings spread over three weekends, each starting at 8:00 PM. All concerts take place in the courtyard of Schloss Triebenbach — with a tent roof in case of bad weather.

The festival opens on July 10 with the Bavarian cabaret classic Gerhard Polt and multi-instrumentalist Ardhi Engl. This is followed by dialect pop from Dreiviertelblut, a tribute evening to STS (“Auf A Wort”, already sold out), Italian world hits, a Vivaldi-Tango crossover with three regional choirs, an Elton John/Billy Joel tribute show, the musical cabaret D'BavaResi, the symphonic nature concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management (ANL), and the festival finale with Stubnblues 2.0.

Highlights Salzach Festspiele 2026

Gerhard Polt at the festival opening, Dreiviertelblut with their new program “Prost Ewigkeit”, symphonic nature concert for the 50th ANL anniversary, Elton John/Billy Joel tribute show.

Programme Salzach Festspiele 2026

2026 Program — All Dates 8:00 PM, Schloss Triebenbach

Friday, July 10 — Gerhard Polt & Ardhi Engl: “Apropos” (Cabaret)
Saturday, July 11 — Dreiviertelblut: “Prost Ewigkeit” — Live Program (from €44.80)
Sunday, July 12 — Auf A Wort: “The Best of STS” — Sold Out
Thursday, July 16 — I dolci Signori: “Italian World Hits” (from €34.80)
Friday, July 17 — Vivaldi bittet zum Tango: Classical-Tango Crossover with Three Regional Choirs (from €29.80)
Saturday, July 18 — Elton & The Joels: Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel (from €34.80)
Thursday, July 23 — D'BavaResi: “Drei Wuide unterwegs” (Musical Cabaret, from €29.80)
Saturday, July 25 — Symphonic Nature Concert: “50 Years ANL” — Anniversary Concert (from €19.80)
Sunday, July 26 — Stubnblues 2.0: “Wesenheiten” — Festival Finale (from €29.80)

Tickets: Reservix.

Prices Salzach Festspiele 2026

Tickets from €19.80 (Symphonic Nature Concert). Dreiviertelblut from €44.80. Auf A Wort already sold out. Advance booking via Reservix and salzachfestspiele.de.

Practical information

Practical information — Salzach Festspiele

Getting There

Laufen train station, from there about 15 minutes by shuttle bus or car to Schloss Triebenbach. By car via the A 8 (Bad Reichenhall exit) or the B 20 from Salzburg. Parking directly at the castle.

Admission

Tickets from €19.80. Advance booking via Reservix and the festival website. Due to limited castle capacity, popular concerts often sell out weeks before the festival.

Accommodation

Hotels and guesthouses in Laufen, Tittmoning, and Burghausen; a larger selection in Salzburg (approx. 25 km) and Bad Reichenhall (approx. 35 km).

Schloss Triebenbach as a Stage

Schloss Triebenbach is located in the idyllic pre-Alpine landscape southeast of Laufen, just a few kilometers from Salzburg. The 16th-century castle has served as the central venue for the Salzach Festspiele since 2005. Most concerts take place in the castle courtyard under the open sky — with a tent roof in case of bad weather.

Dialect, Classical, Crossover

The program of the Salzach Festspiele is deliberately eclectic. Bavarian heavyweights like Gerhard Polt, Dreiviertelblut, D'BavaResi, or the tribute band Elton & The Joels perform alongside symphonic nature concerts by the Bad Reichenhaller Philharmoniker and crossover formats like “Vivaldi bittet zum Tango”. Italian Schlager hits, Bavarian blues, and acoustic song evenings complement the spectrum.

Rupertiwinkel — A Distinct Region

Laufen is located in the Berchtesgadener Land district in the extreme southeast of Bavaria, in the so-called Rupertiwinkel — historically part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg for a long time, only coming to Bavaria in 1816. This special cultural status shapes the festival: the program and audience combine Bavarian and Salzburg influences, and many artists come from the border region.

Festival Direction

The Salzach Festspiele are led by Stefan Feiler, in close cooperation with the city of Laufen under Mayor Christian Burr. Tickets sell out quickly every year — individual concerts are regularly sold out weeks before the festival begins.