• © Petra Nestelbacher
  • © Petra Nestelbacher
  • © Petra Nestelbacher
  • © Petra Nestelbacher
  • © Petra Nestelbacher
  • © Petra Nestelbacher

✨Velden Advent 2024 ✨

22.11. to 23.12.2024

The Engerl countdown is running. There's still time until the opening:

Every year the Velden Advent shines again. Velden is known as a pulsating Wörthersee metropolis. Except that during Advent, the town transforms into a romantic angel town. Be it the floating Advent wreath, the symbol of Velden Advent, or the castle hotel. Or perhaps the illuminated squares. All of them conjure up light and warmth in the hearts of the countless Advent visitors. Whether customs, carriage ride or slow train. A large offer invites therefore to the Advent excursion. If you would like to visit several places on Lake Wörthersee, we recommend the Advent boat trip.


Atmospheric through the Christmas season

The Standpark in front of the Schlosshotel is this year the backdrop for one of the most beautiful Advent markets in Austria. On the one hand, the Angel City offers a colorful potpourri of traditional Advent huts and handicrafts. On the other hand, an experience of Christmas sensations. Scents of fir brushwood, beeswax and incense from the huts of the Advent traders create the right mood for visitors. All this forms the unmistakable symphony of the pre-Christmas season.


Brightly lit

Some of the attractions of the village are just as impressive as they are atmospheric. Basically, the whole of Velden is brightly lit. However, one should have seen some special features. First, there is the area in front of the Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden. There it is on the one hand the famous "Schloss am Wörthersee" itself. On the other hand, the impressive "Floating Advent Wreath" and the baroque nativity scene on the shore of Lake Wörthersee.

The Velden Advent A romantic Christmas tale

The Christmas season has a special magic...and here in Velden this magic is brought to life.

The Velden Engerl team will once again endeavor to create an atmospheric and tranquil atmosphere this year. Velden was, is and will remain the town of angels on Lake Wörthersee that makes children's eyes light up.

The beach park in front of the Schlosshotel and the lake provide the incomparable backdrop for one of the most atmospheric Advent markets in Austria, which enchants its many visitors every year.

It is a mix of Christmas delicacies, lovingly made arts and crafts, warming fire bowls in cozy places with lovely decorations, musical performances and warm hospitality that creates an incomparable feel-good atmosphere for all visitors to the Advent market.

Taking time out, pausing and experiencing the true meaning of the Christmas season - that's what the Velden Advent is all about.

We look forward to seeing you at the Velden Advent 2024

The Advent market is open for you from November 22 to December 23, 2024 on the following days

  • Friday: 3 p.m. to 8 p.m,
  • Saturday, Sunday & December 8: 11.00 am to 8.00 pm
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The highlights at Velden Advent Events

The Advent attractions in the West Bay Lots to discover

Every year during Advent, a very special magic lies over the famous Wörthersee metropolis. The entire town is transformed into a romantic city of angels and is the backdrop for one of the most beautiful Advent markets in Austria. An exquisite potpourri of fine arts and crafts, culinary delights and the harmonious sounds of Christmas come together to form an unmistakable symphony. The floating Advent wreath, the widely visible symbol of Advent in Velden, conjures up light and warmth in the hearts of the countless Advent visitors from near and far.

With the redesigned Children's Advent in the Kurpark and a unique new lighting concept, Velden Advent will not only bring a sparkle to children's eyes this year. Cozy places with cozy fireplaces invite you to linger.

The Velden Advent - a pre-Christmas treat for all the senses!

MS Saint Lucia Engerlschifffahrt in the Velden Bay

Discover Advent in a relaxed way.

For all those who would like to discover the Advent magic comfortably, we have special tips below:


  1. Stroll train ride through the village
  2. Horse-drawn carriage ride from Gemonaplatz
  3. Angel themed boat trip in the Velden bay
  4. Advent Ferris Wheel in front of the Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden

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Brochure: Advent magic on Lake Wörthersee

  • 2023-Advent-Booklet-A5-WTG-WEB.pdf

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