The hills are alive with a different sound of music this spring, as the Alpine resort of Bad Gastein eschews Maria's warbling in favour of soulful rhythms at Snow Jazz Gastein. Ski huts…

The Snowpark Gastein bids farewell to the snow at the End of Season Party. Grab your snowboard and test out the lines and obstacles or have your very own professional film or photo shoot. Live…

Every Easter, the Berliner Philharmoniker decamps south to Salzburg for an opera production and three orchestral programmes at the Salzburg Easter Festival. In 2010 Sir Simon Rattle finishes…

When the snow lays round about, the Ice Camp at Kaprun's Kitzsteinhorn mountain opens its frosty doors to the public. Check in to an igloo, get your skis on or just sit and chill in one of the…

Pros and amateurs head for the Kitzsteinhorn mountain in Kaprun to battle it out at the X Over Ride snowboarding event. Keep cool during the day on the slopes, then party with other snow…

Sydney's biennial Aurora Festival in 2010 hosts the annual International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) New Music Days. The first ISCM was held in 1922 in Salzburg, and this 2010…

The Salzburg Marathon follows two laps from the Residenzplatz past Salzburg's beautiful palaces and gardens. For those taking it easy there's also a half marathon, quarter marathon, kids' race…

Prefacing Salzburg's main summer festival, the short Salzburg Whitsun Festival concentrates on baroque music. Since 2007 Italian maestro Riccardo Muti has brought a touch of his native Naples…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…

Vespa World Days is an entertaining sightseeing programme for owners of the iconic scooters, held in a different European city every year. Join in with rallies, lunches, parades, excursions…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…

Splishing and splashing around Austria's lakes, teams of rowers compete in the Dragonboat Cup, where fancy dress meets competitive water sports. It only takes a minute for the crews of 20 to…

Gruelling doesn't quite cover it: the X-Alps adventure race sees 30 professional athletes take on 818km of alpine terrain, racing from Salzburg to Monaco. With only a paraglider and a pair of…

The Hardelot Classical Music Festival has become one of the Nord-Pas de Calais region's key summer events, drawing visitors from all over France. The concerts take place in the gardens of the…

The Salzburg World Fine Art Fair attracts collectors, connoisseurs and art lovers to the stunning Baroque Salzburg Residenz. Around 30 of Europe's best-known art dealers exhibit everything…

Every summer for 40 years now, some of the world's greatest classical music artists have made the journey to the Austrian Lake District for the Carinthia Summer Festival. The main venue is…

First held in 1920, the Salzburg Festival is one of the cultural highlights of the year. Alongside the regular residency of the Vienna Philharmonic, musicians and ensembles of the highest…

Celebrating the end of harvest, the village of Abtenau hosts the world's biggest Hay Parade, the highlight of the HayArt Festival. Larger-than-life hay figures are paraded through the village…

Cyclists choose the 'lazy' 117km or tougher 155km Eddy Merckx Classic race through Salzburg's rolling hills, leaving from the town of Eugendorf. To inspire you to get on your bike, Eddy…