© Schilcherland Steiermark | Achromatic Photography © Schilcherland Steiermark | Achromatic Photography
    Shaped by the attitude to life and the identity of the region

    Southern Styrian Art & Culture

    For us in Southern Styria, art and culture are not consumer goods of modern times. We see them as ritual forms of expression - and these are as diverse and welcome here as our guests. So we don't want to seduce you into consumption, but invite you to explore, marvel, experience and enjoy.

    One might think that the art of living is the discipline with which southern Styria has made a name for itself. But in addition to the many artists who know how to enjoy life to the fullest, there are also true artists in southwestern Styria who sweeten our days and evenings with music, art, literature and acting.  The art scene is diverse and colourful, and shows itself in contemporary and modern works, while being possible to experience as an event, handicraft or architectural work.

    Let's go to the cultural country party!

    schillern

    As individual as the people and the wine are, so is their culture. The "schillern" KUNST.KULTUR.TAGE (art.culture.days) start with a dense programme. Qualitatively demanding and diverse through the most varied fields and sections, numerous events enrich the days around Pentecost.

    Bald steht der Termin für das Festival 2025 - stay tuned!

    Castles & Palaces

    Magnificent castles and palaces encase the beauty of the region. You can walk through the magnificent rooms and banqueting halls, and feel transported back to the venerable era of the Lords and Ladies of the castle.

    Multifaceted cultural initiatives

    Arts & Culture Scene

    The vastness of our region opens up an artistic horizon, the joie de vivre of the people of southern Styria display expression in diverse cultural initiatives and the self-confidence of the region shows itself in productions with a strong character.

    From Celts and Romans to the origin of pumpkin seed oil

    Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

    Small, personable and yet so extensive. Almost 6000 years of history of the origins of southern Styria are displayed in the numerous museums of the region and provide impressive insights into a time far before our own. There are reports of the Celts and Romans as well as on traditional landscape cultivation and the history of wine and pumpkin seed oil.

    „All aboard for the discovery tour!“

    Arts & Culture Events

    We can't keep up with the programme due to the sheer number of highlights in the southern Styrian cultural calendar. Packed with events, plays, musical events, open-air concerts, vernissages, our legendary culture days and festivals, everything is put together into a programme that promises entertainment and cultural enjoyment, 365 days a year. In southern Styria, there are either a few steps or several kilometres between a theatre stage and an event hall, meaning there's one more reason why we attach great importance to ensuring that every journey is a unique experience.

    Art, culture and enjoyment have shaped the identity of our region. In order to understand Southern Styria in its deep and true being, we like to take our guests on a cultural journey through time, from days gone by to the here and now.

    Winterlandschaft | © Harry Schiffer/TV Südsteiermark

    Gamlitzer Kulturpreis - Goldener Klapotetz

    Gamlitz
    12 Dec. 2024
    from 19:00 o'clock
    Award: 2st Gamlitz Culture Prize
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    Weinkastl | © Weinkastl

    Marco Schelch Live - Weinkastl Gamlitz

    Gamlitz
    13 Dec. 2024
    from 19:30 o'clock
    Marco Schelch live at the Weinkastl-Cafe
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    Stieglerhaus | © TV Südsteiermark - Irene Löschnig

    Candle light Konzert: "Alles ist erleuchtet"

    St. Stefan ob Stainz
    13 Dec. 2024
    from 19:30 o'clock
    Erich Oskar Hütter & friends in cooperation with Sounding Jerusalem.
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    Kunst&Kultur_Kürbis-9 (c) TV Südsteiermark - achro | © TV Südsteiermark - achromaticphotography

    Am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs - Theater

    Deutschlandsberg
    13 Dec. - 12 Jan. 2025
    from 20:00 o'clock
    or How love drives women mad
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    Publikum

    Xmas Eve 2024

    Wagna
    14 Dec. 2024
    from 19:00 o'clock
    Christmas concert in the impressive ambience of the Aflenzer Stollen.
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    Konzert | © achromaticphotography

    Weihnachtskonzert des Musikvereins

    St. Stefan ob Stainz
    14 - 15 Dec. 2024
    from 20:00 o'clock
    Invitation to this year's Christmas concert!
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    Winterfrische Trahütten

    Deutschlandsberg
    07 - 15 Dec. 2024
    from 11:00 o'clock
    MARKET | CULINARY | MUSIC | THEATER
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    Schlosscafe - Blick Innenhof Schloss | © Willi Rauch

    Kultur & Genuss - Der Steirische Apfel

    Stainz
    03 - 17 Dec. 2024
    from 10:00 o'clock
    Explore three museums and enjoy a filled baked apple with a hot drink in the castle café!
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    Stieglerhaus | © TV Südsteiermark - Irene Löschnig

    ADVENTKONZERT: Musica coelestis “Töne in Holz und Gold”

    St. Stefan ob Stainz
    20 Dec. 2024
    from 19:30 o'clock
    This unique ensemble combines sounds that are conjured up by the special materials of wood and gold.
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    Betty O | © Krainz/Pressler

    Betty O "Wein.Nacht"

    St. Nikolai im Sausal
    21 Dec. 2024
    from 20:00 o'clock
    When the wine hills turn into snow-covered toboggan runs and the first candle is lit, the (South Styrian) heart melts...
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    Advent | © Schilcherland Steiermark - Lupi Spuma

    Adventmarkt im Bergbad Retznei

    Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße
    01 - 21 Dec. 2024
    from 11:00 o'clock
    Festive Advent market at the Bergbad Retznei: A winter fairy tale in southern Styria
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    Kärntner Harfenklang | © Kärntner Harfenklang

    Gang durch den Advent - Refektorium Schloss Stainz

    Stainz
    21 Dec. 2024
    from 18:00 o'clock
    The 42nd Advent singing of the Stainz folk dance group.
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    Finding Culture

    KUMA

    KUMA is the new app for art and culture.  The app covers the majority of all cultural offerings in the whole of Styria and updates them on a daily basis. 

    Download the app and always be informed of the latest events!