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Wolfgangseer Advent is a lakeside Advent market that runs across St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang on Lake Wolfgang during the weeks before Christmas.
Wolfgangseer Advent operates in the Lakeside regional Advent market segment.
Wolfgangseer Advent: Disambiguation
Wolfgangseer Advent is not a market inside Salzburg city. Wolfgangseer Advent is not a single village market. Wolfgangseer Advent is not open in the week between Christmas and New Year.
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Wolfgangseer Advent: Core Facts
- Event type
- Advent market and folk custom event
- Locations
- St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang on Lake Wolfgang (source)
- Region
- Salzkammergut; St. Gilgen lies in the federal state of Salzburg (source)
- 2026 dates
- 20 November to 20 December 2026 (source, )
- St. Gilgen opening times
- 11:00-19:30 on listed market days (source, )
- Admission
- Free (source, )
- St. Gilgen address
- Mondsee Bundesstraße 1a, 5340 St. Gilgen (source)
- Lantern boat trips
- Wednesdays at 16:15 and 17:15 from the St. Wolfgang Markt landing stage (source, )
- Boat trip duration
- 45 minutes (source, )
- Boat trip programme
- Live music group plus a storyteller reading Christmas poems and stories (source, )
- Boat reservations
- Required for groups only (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-24
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Wolfgangseer Advent: Frequently Asked Questions
When does it run in 2026?
Wolfgangseer Advent is scheduled from 20 November to 20 December 2026, which means it closes five days before Christmas.
Does it cost anything?
Entry to Wolfgangseer Advent is free; the lantern boat trips on the lake are booked and paid for separately through the Wolfgangsee shipping company.
What are the boat trips?
Illuminated lantern crossings of Lake Wolfgang form part of Wolfgangseer Advent, departing every Wednesday at 16:15 and 17:15 from the St. Wolfgang Markt landing stage and lasting 45 minutes each.
Is it worth leaving Salzburg city for?
If you want a lake setting rather than city squares, yes. Wolfgangseer Advent spreads over three villages and has free entry, but it finishes on 20 December, so it does not work for a Christmas week trip.
Which villages does it cover?
Wolfgangseer Advent takes place at St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang, with the St. Gilgen site listed at 11:00 to 19:30.
Wolfgangseer Advent: Related entities
Wolfgangseer Advent: Where this entity is mentioned
Wolfgangseer Advent: Further reading
- https://www.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-veranstaltung/detail/430198709/wolfgangseer-advent.html
- https://www.5schaetze.at/en/wolfgangseeschifffahrt/events-and-experiences/advent.html
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