In summer and winter.
Always something
to do in Innsbruck.
There’s never a dull moment, if you spend your time with us at the city hotel Kapeller. Because Innsbruck offers events that will amaze you in every season. Be part of challenging sports competitions where records are broken – as spectator or participant. Or visit one of the musical highlights, offering the right sound for every taste. But also other cultural and culinary events provide for moments, that will stay in the minds of the Innsbruck visitors. Join in and admire the diversity! Your room at Hotel Kapeller is waiting for you.
Innsbruck Winter Dance Festival 2026: Carmen
One of this year’s highlights of the Winter Dance Festival is Enrique Gasa Valga’s dynamic production of CARMEN: passion, drama, and striking choreography merge into an intense dance experience that reinterprets the iconic opera in a contemporary way.
Innsbruck Winter Dance Festival
Date: Mi, 18.02.2026
Start: 19:30 Uhr
03.01.2026
Bergisel Stadion
74. Vierschanzentournee Innsbruck
For ski jumping fans and anyone who wants to become one, the “Bergiselspringen” on January 3 and 4, 2026, in Innsbruck is a must-see event. The third stop of the legendary Four Hills Tournament attracts visitors with daring jumps and an exuberant atmosphere. When the athletes take off from the jump table and leap towards the sea of flags, the audience in the cauldron-shaped stadium of the Bergisel ski jump goes wild – an incomparable experience!
Program
January 3
10:00 a.m. Stadium admission
10:45 a.m. Official training
1:30 p.m. Qualification
January 4
10:00 a.m. Stadium admission
12:00 p.m. Trial round
1:30 p.m. 1st scoring round
Followed by the final and award ceremony
For the sixth time, LUMAGICA is transforming Innsbruck’s Court Garden into a glowing world of experiences.
Under the theme “Innsbruck Winter Magic”, you can look forward to captivating light art, interactive installations, and atmospheric scenes that invite you to marvel, participate, and linger.
Opening hours:
Monday - Sunday from 5.00 - 8.30 pm
24th December closed
From 19 January: Thursday - Sunday 5.00 - 8.30 pm
Holiday on Ice
HORIZONS – Off to new horizons with Holiday on Ice!
A new chapter of HOLIDAY ON ICE, the most successful ice show in the world, begins this year with the spectacular show HORIZONS. Under the motto “Feel the City Beat!” HORIZONS grabs the audience with the energy, movement and sound of a pulsating city. The new show tells of the diversity and fascination of a lively metropolis - and above all the people who make it up. In an unforgettable live experience on the ice, she brings the unique urban spirit to life.
HORIZONS brings the exciting atmosphere of the big city to life and invites the audience to discover it with all its fascinating places and people. In an impressive production of world-class figure skating and acrobatics, HORIZONS captures the energy, rhythms and urban vibe and takes you on an unforgettable journey through the multifaceted world of a pulsating city. From the shine of the city lights to the secret corners that only its residents know, HORIZONS looks like a kaleidoscope of the city full of emotions and adventure. Different characters meet in different places and tell their captivating stories through music and movement. Viewers experience how these diverse personalities shape the city and transform it into a place full of magic. HORIZONS becomes an unforgettable community experience for all generations.
THE TRADITIONAL MARKET: 64 STALLS
Highlights: Golden Roof, 20-meter-high natural Christmas tree, Fairy Tale Alley and Giant Alley with newly designed fairy tales and giants, viewing terrace, historic old town
SAT 11/15/2025 - TUE 12/23/2025
Open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Shops open until 8:00 p.m.
DAILY PROGRAM IN THE OLD TOWN
4:30 p.m. Fairy tale performance by the Westbahntheater, theater wagon, Seilergasse
5:30 p.m. Fairy tale performance by the Westbahntheater, theater wagon, Seilergasse
5:30 p.m. Amraser Turmbläser, Golden Roof
6:00 p.m. Performance by the Innsbruck Music School, theater wagon, Seilergasse
Evening
To get to know Tyrolean traditions, a visit of a Tyrolean Evening should definitely be part of your itinerary. The Schuhplattler present authentic folk dances and the music plays on traditional instruments. In combination with the savoury and sweet delicacies, traditions are revived and also the guests and spectators have the feeling of being part of Tyrol.