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The stage of the Felsenreitschule, with its arcades hewn into the rock© 1971markus · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Salzburg

Salzburg Festival, summer opera, concerts and theatre

Six weeks of opera, concerts and Jedermann in the Domplatz · 16 July to 29 August 2027.

Information
Duration
3 h
Next edition
14–17 May 2027
Who it's for
Adults and young people; there are tickets for under-27s

Every summer the festival fills Salzburg with opera, Vienna Philharmonic concerts and theatre. Its emblematic work is Jedermann, performed in the open air in the Domplatz. The venues are beside the Mönchsberg: the Grosses Festspielhaus, the Haus für Mozart and the Felsenreitschule, with arcades hewn into the rock. In 2027 the Whitsun edition runs from 14 to 17 May and the summer one from 16 July to 29 August.

Tickets are requested on the festival's website, which publishes the programme each winter (the 2026 one came out on 4 December 2025), and by telephone on +43 662 8045 500. There are tickets for young people. Even if you do not go to any performance, you can feel the festival: more expensive, fuller hotels and people in evening dress around the old town. If you are travelling on those dates, book accommodation months in advance.

Directions See all of Salzburg

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The facade of Café Tomaselli with its green-awning terrace on the Alter Markt© Café TomaselliA classic café on the Alter Markt

Café Tomaselli

Café · Salzburg (old town) · €€€€

What to order: an Austrian breakfast with bread rolls and the house brioche, or a coffee with cream and a cake from its bakery.

A vaulted passage of the restaurant painted green and red and decorated for Christmas© St. Peter StiftskulinariumFor a special meal

St. Peter Stiftskulinarium

Restaurant · Salzburg (old town) · €€€€

What to order: the surprise menu at the Peter restaurant, or the Mozart Dinner with a concert if you want music.

A waiter with two plates in the Bärenwirt's wood-panelled dining room© BärenwirtBreaded chicken and tavern cooking

Bärenwirt

Restaurant · Salzburg (Mülln) · €€€€

What to order: the Backhendl, the house's breaded chicken, and for dessert the Salzburger Nockerl if they have them that day.

To stay 14–17 May 2027

A hotel dining room with old wood panelling, hunting trophies and tables with white tablecloths© Hotel Sacher SalzburgHotel

Hotel Sacher Salzburg

5 stars · 110 rooms and suites · Views of the old town · Dogs admitted

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Salzburg's grand historic hotel, from 1866, on the bank of the Salzach opposite the old town and the fortress, with 110 rooms and the Café Sacher.

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The rooftop terrace parasols with the old town and fortress in the background© Hotel SteinSmall hotel

Hotel Stein

4 stars · Over-16s only · Rooftop terrace · Dogs admitted

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: An adults-only four-star design hotel beside the Salzach, with Murano glass and a seventh-floor terrace facing the fortress.

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A hostel corridor with coloured doors and a Statue of Liberty mural© YoHo HostelHostel

YoHo Hostel

Dorms of 4 to 8 beds · Double rooms with bathroom · 24 h reception · Over-18s

Why we like it: A hostel near the central station, with 24-hour reception, dorms with lockers, private rooms, a bar and bike hire.

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Those days fill up early: when you open a place to stay, the festival dates are already filled in.

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