Everywhere in SalzburgerLand, summer draws to a close with Almabtrieb festivals.
The terms “Almabtrieb” or “Almabfahrt” are used in SalzburgerLand to describe the return of cattle from summer grazing in the hill country to their barns in the valley below. If summer grazing season has passed by safely, and without any deadly incidents for man or animal, the herds are dressed up in their Sunday best, then returned home, where they are greeted by a local fair, music and dance. These festivals generally take place in September around the feast of Saint Rupert (24.9.) or in October.

Harvest Festival, Bauernherbst
Celebrations from August to October Harvest Festival is celebrated, as the name suggests, at harvest time, with over 2,000 special events throughout Salzburg.
Traditions, folk heritage and craftsmanship are inspired with new life. Hike from one hill farm to the next, experience cheerful homecoming parades for cattle returning from summer grazing. Or ride along Salzburg's bike paths to the various Harvest Festival venues, with festivities in 73 different communities.

Krampus is a mythical creature recognized in alpine countries. According to legend, Krampus during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who gives gifts to good children. In the Alpine regions, Krampus is represented by a demon-like creature. Traditionally, young men dress up as the Krampus in Austria and southern Bavaria, especially the market town Berchtesgaden, during the first two weeks of December, particularly on the evening of 5 December, and roam the streets frightening children with rusty chains and bells.

With the arrival of the solstice, bonfires atop the mountains and hills of SalzburgerLand light up the night skies. Mid June is the time of the longest days and shortest nights of the year. (Summer Solstice, 21. Juni) (Summer Solstice, 21 June) It is then that we encounter a tradition which has been practiced ever since Celtic times: Hundreds of alpinists take this day as the occasion to head up into the mountains of SalzburgerLand to celebrate an ancient festival. They pile up wood and dead branches and, as night
falls, light up a fire that can be seen far and wide. These solstice bonfires are actually a Christian tradition, one that symbolizes light and life.