General infos
Weather desicion
All you need to know about your concert visit
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The weather decision is made approximately three hours before the evening concert. It’s announced in a recorded message on our phone line, on our website and in the weather text message sent to the mobile phone number (only Austrian numbers) you’ve provided.
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Everyone’s welcome in Grafenegg however they feel most comfortable – from elegant evening dress to jeans. In summer, most gentlemen come in a summer suit without a tie and ladies wear a summer dress with a warm cardigan for the evening. When the weather is unpredictable, it’s advisable to bring rainproof and practical clothes. In winter, the selection ranges from elegant regional costume to dress trousers or jeans with shirt or blouse.
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There is a bad-weather variant for all of Grafenegg’s own events (Prélude and evening concert). Tickets in categories 1-6 for the evening concert automatically have an assigned seat printed on them. Tickets in categories 7 and 8 entitle the holder to visit the video broadcast in the Riding School or to receive a refund (provided the concert was cancelled less than half way through or before the interval). To receive the refund, you must fill in the bad-weather form and return the tickets in person, by post or emailed as a scan. Please note that because the Auditorium and Wolkenturm are different sizes, there may be changes of category and seating position, and that adjacent seats at the Wolkenturm may be separated in the Auditorium. If there are still tickets available, holders of category 7 and 8 tickets may pay the difference for tickets in a better category.
Summer Sounds 2025
With the renovations of the historic Reitschule in 2025, the following changes will occur for the supporting programme such as introductions and preludes as well as for the bad weather alternatives in categories 7 and 8 (lawn seating):
SommernachtsgalaSummer Sounds 2025
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During the Summer Sounds, preludes will take place in the castle courtyard at 6 pm, when the weather is fine.
In case of bad weather, a prelude will take place at 6 pm and a repeat at 7 pm in the state rooms of Grafenegg Castle due to reduced capacity. If the first time slot is not available, you have the possibility to visit the castle for free during the waiting time for the second time slot and to get drinks and snacks at the catering station in the state rooms.
Tickets for the prelude are available in the castle store one hour before the first event.
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Unfortunately, due to resource constraints, there is no bad weather option available for categories 7 and 8 (lawn seating) for the evening concert during the Summer Sounds. In the event of bad weather conditions, customers in these categories will be refunded the purchase price in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions (only available in German).
Festival 2025
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During the festival, preludes will take place in the castle courtyard at 5 pm and pre-concert-talks at 6 pm, when the weather is fine.
In case of bad weather, the prelude and pre-concert-talks alternate in the castle. You can choose between two different time slots: In the first option, the prelude begins at at 5 pm and the pre-concert-talk at 6 pm. In the second option, the pre-concert-talk begins at 5 pm and the prelude at 6 pm.
If you do not want to attend either the pre-concert-talk or the prelude, you have the possibility to visit the castle for free during the waiting time for the desired supporting programme and to get drinks and snacks at the catering station in the state rooms.
Tickets for the prelude and pre-concert-talk are available in the castle store one hour before the first event.
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During the festival, there is a bad weather option for the evening concert for categories 7 and 8 (lawn seating) in the state rooms of Grafenegg Castle.
Customers in category 7 can attend a video broadcast in concert setting.
Customers in category 8 can watch a video broadcast in a cosy atmosphere. You may lay out your picnic blanket and consume the food and drinks you have brought with you, take a seat on the beanbags provided or use the armchairs provided. The catering station offers snacks and drinks for sale as well.
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