KULTURA 2024
For decades, plays, readings and music have been performed live here each summer – both at the fortress as well as in the chic Festspielhaus. An interesting fusion of nature and culture in the middle of the Alps inspires visitors enjoying a “lazy summer” under the shade of an umbrella.
Creative artists create space for conversation, well-being and reflection.
Thank you!
Excursion destinations & sights
From sights in the region to a detour to Innsbruck and to the Crystal Worlds to a regional shopping experience - around Thiersee and on your travel there, interesting stops and excursion destinations will await you. No matter if you come from Innsbruck or from the Munich region: Hinterthiersee in Tyrol is always worth a journey.
just look which destinations we have selected for you.
Noble brandies from Uncle Hans
Events around Thiersee
Curtain up! Kufsteinerland offers countless opportunities and extra activities to help you enjoy first-class cultural events – from the Tyrolean Festival in Erl to the Musicalsommer festival at Kufstein Fortress – to the fullest.
Since 1799, the small town of Thiersee has put on a traditional Passion Play. Every six years, the residents of Thiersee bring the last days of Christ’s life to the stage in a grand way. The last performance took place from June to October 2022 with the help of 250 Thierseers of all ages. The next Thiersee Passion Play will be held in 2028. Learn more here.
Located just a 30-minute drive from Thiersee, the village of Erl is the oldest passion play location in the German-speaking region. Since 1613, around 600 amateur actors from Erl’s 1,450 residents have performed the passion play there every six years as an offer of thanks for God’s protection and help from illness, plague and the danger of war! The next Passion Play in Erl will be held in 2025 at the Passion Play House. Built exclusively for the performance of the Passion Play, this venue accommodates up to 1,500 visitors and features unique architecture and acoustics. The script was revised by Felix Mitterer. More information can be found here.
Far away from the big cities, a fertile ground for culture has been developing in nearby Erl for over twenty years in the midst of the most beautiful natural landscape: against the breathtaking backdrop of the Kaiser Mountains, renowned artists from all over the world dedicate themselves with great passion to canonised and unknown works of classical music and music theatre - mainly in the summer and winter seasons, but also at Thanksgiving, as part of the Piano Days and during ‘Zwischen/Zeit’. Erl, which has been culturally shaped by the 400-year history of the Passion Play, thus becomes a place where artistic ability and high standards are combined in a special atmosphere to create unique concert and music theatre experiences! Hans Peter Haselsteiner is President of the Tyrolean Festival Erl. Jonas Kaufmann will take over the directorship of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl on 1 September 2024.
Here you can find the programme.
Tickets and subscriptions for the Tiroler Festspiele Erl can be booked online or via the ticket office in the Festspielhaus.
Ticket office of the Tyrolean Festival Erl
Festival Theatre
Mühlgraben 56a
6343 Erl
AUSTRIA
T +43 (0)5373 81 000 20
F +43 (0)5373 81 000 85
karten@tiroler-festspiele.at
The international literature festival SPRACHSALZ has been delighting readers for 21 years. Interesting voices from near and far will be heard with free admission.
Further information can be found here.
Experience winter in Kufsteinerland. Incredible landscapes blanketed in snow and wintry magic in the Tyrolean mountains. With this winter programme, you can explore the area in a new way alongside guides. Offers such as snowshoe hiking, herbal workshops and exciting city or night watchman tours give you a closer look at the culture of Kufsteinerland.
Find more information here.
Public concerts by the local brass bands, musical evenings or theatre performances on the folk stage Alpenland - week after week our guests have the opportunity to also experience regional cultural events! All current dates can be found in the daily morning mail on your breakfast table or in the weekly journal at the reception.
Guests as well as locals can use the free shuttle to get to and from the Tyrol Festival Erl or the summer of operettas also this year. The shuttle bus ONLY leaves if you sign up at the reception before.
More infos on the timetable can be found here