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Things to do in Salzburg

65 ideas for a day or a night in Salzburg, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Live music · 15Nightlife · 11Arts & culture · 9Outdoors · 8Walking tours · 6Tours & day trips · 6Markets · 5Sport · 4Family · 1

Live music in Salzburg

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Donnerstagskonzert 02: Roberto González-Monjas & Kyohei SoritaThu 15 October, 7pm · Stiftung Mozarteum, Großer SaalQuadro Nuevo Symphonic mit ChorThu 15 October, 7:30pm · Großes FestspielhausFreeJazz&TheCitysoundsThu 15 October · Salzburg Altstadt (various venues)CAMERATA Salzburg: Saisonkonzert 1 – HerausgehörtFri 16 October, 7pm · Stiftung Mozarteum, Großer SaalLocal Heroes Special: Glue Crew + 7 Dials Mystery + Another SidequestFri 16 October, 7:30pm · Rockhouse Saal · From €16Dvořák Sinfonietta: Beethoven, Strauss and TchaikovskySat 17 October, 6pm · Stiftung Mozarteum, Großer SaalKosmos & OrchesterSat 17 October, 7:30pm · SalzburgarenaFreeVogel-Lettner (Jazz & The City 2026)Sat 17 October, 8pm · Jazzit Musik ClubWandar / Ultima NecatSat 17 October, 8pm · Rockhouse Bar · From €20Blue Monday: Erja Lyytinen & BandMon 19 October, 8pm · Rockhouse Bar · From €23

Nightlife in Salzburg

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Augustiner Bräu Kloster MüllnMülln · $IMLAUER Sky BarNeustadtStiegl-BrauweltMaxglanDie WeisseNeustadtRockhouse SalzburgSchallmoosARGEkulturNonntalJazzit Musik ClubNeustadtMayday Bar (Red Bull Hangar-7)AirportSZENE SalzburgNonntalWhats my Age Again? – 90s/2000s Pop-Punk and Indie NightFri 16 October, 9pm · Rockhouse Salzburg (Club Low) · From €10

Arts & culture in Salzburg

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Baselitz NowThu 15 October, 10am · Museum der Moderne Salzburg – MönchsbergCuriosity in Flux: Art from Salzburg between Fresh Start and RecollectionThu 15 October, 10am · Museum der Moderne Salzburg – MönchsbergStano Filko. 12 Chakras of BecomingThu 15 October, 10am · Museum der Moderne Salzburg – MönchsbergKrach in ChioggiaThu 15 October, 7:30pm · Salzburger Landestheatertanz_house festival 26Thu 15 October · ARGEkulturClassic Expo SalzburgFri 16 October, 9am · Messezentrum Salzburg · From €19L'italiana in AlgeriFri 16 October, 7:30pm · Salzburger LandestheaterWas ihr wollt (Twelfth Night)Fri 16 October, 7:30pm · Schauspielhaus SalzburgL'italiana in AlgeriThu 22 October, 7:30pm · Salzburger Landestheater

Outdoors in Salzburg

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FreeCity Mountains Walk: Mönchsberg and Kapuzinerberg4.8 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeMozart Walk4.4 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeUNESCO World Heritage Walk7.2 km · about 2.5 hrsFreeOn the Trail of The Sound of Music3.8 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeChurch City Walk2.5 km · about 1.3 hrFreeCreative Salzburg Walk7.7 km · about 2.5 hrsFreeInstagrammable Salzburg by Bike23.6 km · about 2.5 hrsFreeSalzburg Beer Culture Walk5.6 km · about 2 hrs

Walking tours in Salzburg

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FreeFree Tour of Salzburg Through Local Eyes: Beyond the PostcardDaily · 1.8 hrs · ★ 4.9 on GuruWalkFreeTour of the Mirabell Gardens and Salzburg's Old TownDaily · 1.8 hrs · ★ 4.8 on GuruWalkFun & Unusual Things to Do in Salzburg, AustriaAny time · 6 hrs · From €2Food Tour of SalzburgAny time · 3 hrs · From €2A Day in SalzburgAny time · 4 hrs · From €2History and Culture TourAny time · 4 hrs · From €2

Tours & day trips in Salzburg

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Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave, WerfenWerfen, about 45 km from SalzburgSalzwelten Hallstatt & SkywalkHallstatt, about 75 km from Salzburg · From €49Salzwelten Salzburg – Dürrnberg Salt Mine, HalleinHallein / Bad Dürrnberg, about 15 km from Salzburg · From €35Königssee Boat Trip to St. BartholomäSchönau am Königssee, Germany, about 30 km from Salzburg · From €23Untersbergbahn Cable CarSt. Leonhard / Grödig, about 10 km from Salzburg · From €34Berchtesgaden Salt MineBerchtesgaden, Germany, about 25 km from Salzburg

Markets in Salzburg

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FreeSchrannenmarktThu 15 October, 5am · Mirabellplatz / St. Andrä churchFreeBio-Bauernmarkt KajetanerplatzFri 16 October, 6am · KajetanerplatzFreeGrünmarkt UniversitätsplatzSat 17 October, 6am · UniversitätsplatzFreeHerbstgenüsse – Regionaler BauernmarktSun 18 October, 9am · Salzburger FreilichtmuseumFreeSchrannenmarktThu 22 October, 5am · Mirabellplatz / St. Andrä church

Sport in Salzburg

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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. AC MilanThu 15 October, 6:45pm · Red Bull ArenaEC Red Bull Salzburg vs. Steinbach Black Wings LinzFri 16 October, 7:15pm · Eisarena SalzburgFC Red Bull Salzburg vs. SCR AltachSun 18 October, 2:30pm · Red Bull ArenaEC Red Bull Salzburg vs. Olimpija LjubljanaWed 21 October, 7:15pm · Eisarena Salzburg

Family in Salzburg

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Cirque du Soleil: OVOWed 21 October, 8pm · Salzburgarena
What’s On SalzburgThis week in Salzburg, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in SalzburgThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Salzburg, answered

What are the best things to do in Salzburg?

Right now: Donnerstagskonzert 02: Roberto González-Monjas & Kyohei Sorita (live music), Augustiner Bräu Kloster Mülln (nightlife), Baselitz Now (arts & culture) and City Mountains Walk: Mönchsberg and Kapuzinerberg (outdoors). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Salzburg?

Jazz&TheCitysounds, Vogel-Lettner (Jazz & The City 2026), DJ Set by Club Analog (Jazz & The City 2026) and City Mountains Walk: Mönchsberg and Kapuzinerberg, and 14 more.

What's on in Salzburg this week?

What's On Salzburg has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.