© Schilcherland Steiermark | Achromatic Photography © Schilcherland Steiermark | Achromatic Photography
    Shaped by the attitude to life and the identity of the region

    Southern Styrian Art & Culture

    For us in Southern Styria, art and culture are not consumer goods of modern times. We see them as ritual forms of expression - and these are as diverse and welcome here as our guests. So we don't want to seduce you into consumption, but invite you to explore, marvel, experience and enjoy.

    One might think that the art of living is the discipline with which southern Styria has made a name for itself. But in addition to the many artists who know how to enjoy life to the fullest, there are also true artists in southwestern Styria who sweeten our days and evenings with music, art, literature and acting.  The art scene is diverse and colourful, and shows itself in contemporary and modern works, while being possible to experience as an event, handicraft or architectural work.

    Let's go to the cultural country party!

    schillern

    As individual as the people and the wine are, so is their culture. The "schillern" KUNST.KULTUR.TAGE (art.culture.days) start with a dense programme. Qualitatively demanding and diverse through the most varied fields and sections, numerous events enrich the days around Pentecost.

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    Castles & Palaces

    Magnificent castles and palaces encase the beauty of the region. You can walk through the magnificent rooms and banqueting halls, and feel transported back to the venerable era of the Lords and Ladies of the castle.

    Multifaceted cultural initiatives

    Arts & Culture Scene

    The vastness of our region opens up an artistic horizon, the joie de vivre of the people of southern Styria display expression in diverse cultural initiatives and the self-confidence of the region shows itself in productions with a strong character.

    From Celts and Romans to the origin of pumpkin seed oil

    Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

    Small, personable and yet so extensive. Almost 6000 years of history of the origins of southern Styria are displayed in the numerous museums of the region and provide impressive insights into a time far before our own. There are reports of the Celts and Romans as well as on traditional landscape cultivation and the history of wine and pumpkin seed oil.

    „All aboard for the discovery tour!“

    Arts & Culture Events

    We can't keep up with the programme due to the sheer number of highlights in the southern Styrian cultural calendar. Packed with events, plays, musical events, open-air concerts, vernissages, our legendary culture days and festivals, everything is put together into a programme that promises entertainment and cultural enjoyment, 365 days a year. In southern Styria, there are either a few steps or several kilometres between a theatre stage and an event hall, meaning there's one more reason why we attach great importance to ensuring that every journey is a unique experience.

    Art, culture and enjoyment have shaped the identity of our region. In order to understand Southern Styria in its deep and true being, we like to take our guests on a cultural journey through time, from days gone by to the here and now.

    "Cartas de la Reina" (Briefe der Königin) | © achromaticphotography

    "Cartas de la Reina" (Briefe der Königin)

    Leibnitz
    19 Sep. 2024
    from 20:00 o'clock
    Yanet Infanzón & Band
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    Michael Ostrowski | © achromaticphotography

    Michael Ostrowski

    Leibnitz
    20 Sep. 2024
    from 20:00 o'clock
    THE RETURN OF THE ONKEL
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    Marktgemeinde Stainz | © Rudi Tischler

    Lesereihe Les:BAR - Junge Autor:innen im Gespräch

    Stainz
    20 Sep. 2024
    from 16:00 o'clock
    Stieglerhaus St. Stefan on the road - Mobile literature format
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    Rathausplatz Lannach | © Petru Rimovetz

    Dämmerschoppen der MMK Lannach

    Lannach
    21 Sep. 2024
    from 16:00 o'clock
    The Marktmusikkapelle Lannach invites to the traditional "Dämmerschoppen".
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    Kind | © TV Südsteiermark - Robert Kneschke

    Theatro Piccolo - Elefantenmond

    Stainz
    21 Sep. 2024
    from 16:00 o'clock
    Children's theater performance from 4 years | Drama, puppet & figure theater, live music
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    Internationales Jazzfestival Leibnitz Tag 1

    Leibnitz
    26 Sep. 2024
    from 19:00 o'clock
    I AM THREE and AVRAM FEFER QUARTET at Weinkeller Schloss Seggau
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    Lesereihe Les:BAR Finale - Junge Autor:innen im Gespräch

    St. Stefan ob Stainz
    26 Sep. 2024
    from 19:30 o'clock
    Final reading - mobile literature format
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    Internationales Jazzfestival Leibnitz Tag 2

    Leibnitz
    27 Sep. 2024
    from 19:30 o'clock
    MYRA MELFOLD & SATOKO FUJII, LAURENT DEHORS TOUS DEHORS - OK BOOMER and FUZZ NOIR on Friday
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    Musik | © Helmut Fladenhofer

    Erzherzog Johann - Ein Streifzug durch sein Leben und Wirken

    Stainz
    27 - 28 Sep. 2024
    from 19:00 o'clock
    The great-great-grandson of Archduke Johann - Dr. Franz Harnoncourt-Unverzagt - is welcomed as a guest!
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    Internationales Jazzfestival Leibnitz Tag 3

    Leibnitz
    28 Sep. 2024
    from 18:30 o'clock
    TRIO JOHNOLOGY, JACQUES SCHWARZ-BART QUARTET and CYRILLE AIMEÉ & BAND on Saturday
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    Internationales Jazzfestival Leibnitz Tag 4

    Leibnitz
    29 Sep. 2024
    from 13:00 o'clock
    Jazz brunch with ELINA DUNI TRIO
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    Stieglerhaus | © TV Südsteiermark - Irene Löschnig

    Literaturfestival: "Worte bewegen"

    St. Stefan ob Stainz
    27 - 29 Sep. 2024
    from 19:30 o'clock
    With award ceremony for the "Austrian Literature Prize for Short Stories"
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    Finding Culture

    KUMA

    KUMA is the new app for art and culture.  The app covers the majority of all cultural offerings in the whole of Styria and updates them on a daily basis. 

    Download the app and always be informed of the latest events!