About the Festival
The donaufestival is a festival for music, performance and art that takes place over two spring weekends in the Lower Austrian town of Krems.
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As soon as the Easter Bunny goes on educational leave and May Day approaches, things start to get delightfully restless in Krems.
Welcome to a vibrant parallel world of adventurous aesthetics! Welcome to a unique festival where music, performance, art, film and discourse come together to create a special experience!
For six days at the beginning of May, the donaufestival presents around 80 current international artistic positions, transforming the small town of Krems an der Donau, 70 km northwest of Vienna, into a hotspot for cross-genre contemporary art in experimental contexts. Since its repositioning in 2005 (at that time under the artistic direction of Tomas Zierhofer-Kin), the donaufestival has long since established itself as an exceptional festival format in the European festival landscape.
Since 2017, it has been under the artistic direction of publicist and radio journalist Thomas Edlinger. The donaufestival explores social developments and cultural constellations that influence the self-image and interests of today's creative practices. Each edition has a guiding theme that is discussed not only through the artistic programme itself but also in a high-profile talk format.
Up to 20 events at different venues can be attended per day with a day pass. In addition, donaufestival visitors have free admission to the current exhibitions at the Kunstmeile Krems art venues.