Bregenz Festival

Set amid the enchanting landscape of Lake Constance, the Bregenz Festival presents world-class art under the open sky—from the world-famous Lake Stage to the Festival House and the Workshop Stage. Every July and August, the summer festival draws visitors from all over the world to the tri-border region between the Alps and Lake Constance.

The Sternen Hotel in Wolfurt is your ideal starting point—thanks to direct access to the highway and good public transportation connections, you’ll be in Bregenz in no time.

Facts & Figures

249,000

Visitors in 2025

Years of the Festival

6,722

Seats at the lake stage

11,497

Seats throughout the facility

1,200

employees

25 million

euros annual budget

Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Would you like to take a look behind the scenes at one of Austria’s most important cultural festivals? A 50-minute guided tour takes you inside the festival’s operations—offering a glimpse into the technology behind the Lake Stage and the Festival Hall.

Tickets are available by phone at +43 5574 407 6 or directly at the box office. The tours take place from June through August.

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Platz der Wiener Symphoniker in Bregenz beim Festspielhaus

History & Tradition

In 1946—one year after the end of World War II—the first Bregenz Festival Week took place: on two gravel barges, one for the stage sets of Mozart’s *Bastien et Bastienne*, the other for the orchestra.

From the very beginning, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra has served as the festival orchestra and continues to play a major role in the festival’s success to this day. What began as a small postwar festival is now one of the world’s most important opera festivals.