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A Castle enchanted - the Grafenegg Advent Fair
7 — 10 DECEMBER 2017
The Grafenegg Advent has enchanted visitors for more than 40 years. The craft market in the castle, hut villages in the seasonally decorated castle grounds, culinary delicacies from Lower Austria as well as musical and literary performances by popular Austrian stars delight visitors afresh every year.
«ORF NÖ ADVENT DER STARS» Play reading & Music
Daily from 1–2 pm and 4-5 pm | Reitschule
THURS 7 December
Theatre and opera legend Otto Schenk & the classical duo Aukrea
FRI 8 December
Stage and tv star Barbara Wussow & the Alpine Carolers
SAT 9 December
«5 Voices of Musical im Advent» with Maya Hakvoort, Tini Kainrath, Marjan Shaki, Ramesh Nair and Andreas Lichtenberger
SUN 10 December
Actor Peter Weck & the classical ensemble Concilium musicum Wien
Craft market & Ateliers
Daily from 10 am – 7 pm | Castle, park
At our ateliers and over 140 exhibitors in and around the castle visitors can discover all kinds of regional and high-quality products.
«So schmeckt Niederösterreich»-culinaric village
Daily from 10 am – 7 pm | park
40 producers offer delicious regional delights – from sweet to sour to savoury.
Music
Christmas Concert with the Tonkunstler Orchestra
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Tonkunstler Orchestra | Anna Lucia Richter soprano | De Marchi conductor
SUN 10 December, 7 pm | Auditorium
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Tonkunstler Orchestra | Anna Lucia Richter soprano | De Marchi conductor
Tickets from € 14
Lower Austrian Advent Singing – an event by the Volkskultur Niederösterreich
THURS 7 December, 7 pm | Auditorium
FRI 8 December, 7 pm | Auditorium
One of the two evening will be broadcasted by Radio NÖ.
Tickets from € 20
Other programme
THUR – SAT, 2.30 pm | castle courtyard
«Adventliches Sing Mit» («Sing along time») with Norbert Hauer and the Bläserquartett Rossatz
FRI 8 December, 10 am
Live broadcast of the catholic liturgy, held by provost Maximilian Fürnsinn
SUN 10 December 2.30 pm
«Kasperl & Strolchi» puppetry with Robert Steiner
Daily sing and dance workshops for kids, equestrian vaulting, «Lama World», a kids' atelier and Christkindl bakery.
ENTRANCE FEES
Adults: € 8
Group discount on 7 December: € 6
Teens (13 – 18 Jahre): € 4
Kids to 12 years: free
* Discount available for groups of at least 20 people.
Dogs only allowed in the castle park.
Evening concerts
Please book your tickets via the Programm & Tickets Webpage or telephone: +43 (0)2735 5500 or +43 (01) 586 83 83.
The ticket to each evening concert includes a one-time free entrance to the Grafenegg Advent.
BUS TRANSFER WACHAU / KREMS
Departure from Bahnhof Krems to Grafenegg Castle.
Please also use the online information of VOR.
Up-to-date train information from/to Krems can be found here.
VISITORS' INFORMATION
Grafenegg Advent
T +43 (0) 2735 5500
advent[at]grafenegg.com
