Festival Halls - Guided Tours [Festspielhäuser Führungen]

The daily guided tours of the Large Festival Hall [Großes Festspielhaus], the House for Mozart [Haus für Mozart] and the the Summer Riding School [Felsenreitschule] provide an insight into the exciting world of art, theatre and the Salzburg Festival.

If you ever wanted to get a look behind the curtains of the world-famous Salzburg Festival, you get the best chance with these daily tours. Apart from the three Festival Houses (the Great Festival Hall [Großes Festspielhaus], the House for Mozart [Haus für Mozart] and the Rocky Riding School [Felsenreitschule], you see the foyers and auditorium. Please note that due to setup and performances, not all rooms are open to public every day.

Good to know:

Meeting point: Festival shop (entrance, column)
Maximum 20 persons
Tickets sales 15 minutes before the tour in the Festival shop
Duration of tour: approx. 50 minutes, in German and English
Inlcuded in the SalzburgCard

Opening times

Guided tours in English: Monday, Wednesday and Sunday at 9 am
Guided tours in German: daily at 2 pm

-> Dates on which no guided tours take place: Website or notice board at the shop (lattice gate/ pillar with masks)

Closed: 1 January, 6 January, 24-26 December

Dogs not permitted (except guide dogs)

(Status: 06/2024)

Prices

Adults € 7.00
Children (6-18 years) € 4.00
Guided tour for up to 20 adults (approx. 1 hour): € 140.00 flat rate - € 7.00 for each additional person
Guided tour for up to 20 pupils: € 80.00 flat rate - € 4.00 for each additional person (teachers free)
SalzburgCard: one time free admission

(Status: 10/2023)

Tickets

One-time free admission with the Salzburg Card.

Accessibility

People with disabilities are requested to book in advance for the public tour at fuehrungen@salzburgfestival.at. Special tours on request. Barrier-free access through the foyer of the Grosses Festspielhaus / Hofstallgasse. Further information is available on the official website.