Culture for children: Exciting Christmas holidays in Lower Austria!

Culture for children: Exciting Christmas holidays in Lower Austria!

On December 22, 2025, Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner announced an extensive cultural offering for the upcoming Christmas holidays in Lower Austria. Cultural institutions, including museums, theaters, cinemas and event centers, will remain open during this period to promote access to art and culture for children and to stimulate their creativity and imagination. A supporting program that is particularly aimed at families is intended to help shorten the waiting time for Christmas and promote shared joy within families. Loud meinkreis.at The goal is to lay a foundation for the development of curiosity in children.

The program offers a variety of highlights that are both educational and entertaining. Among other things, a painting laboratory for children will be offered at the Arnulf Rainer Museum in Baden on January 3rd. The KinderKunstLabor in St. Pölten organizes interactive tours at various times, from December 27th to 30th and on January 2nd, 3rd and 6th. Guided tours will take place in the Kunsthalle Krems, in the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich and in the Caricature Museum Krems on December 27th and 28th and on January 4th.

Diverse offers for families

Another exciting offer is the interactive picture journey through the Wachau World Heritage Site with the art pirate Pia on December 27th. The Gugging Museum also invites you to an open creative workshop on January 4th. At the Lower Austria Museum in St. Pölten, craft activities are on the program on December 24th and museum tours on December 27th. The Haus für Natur also offers “animal-exciting Tuesdays” on December 30th and January 6th.

There are numerous events for younger visitors at various locations in Lower Austria. A documentary about the dances of the birds of paradise will be shown in the House of Wilderness in Lunz am See on December 24th. The cinema in the Kesselhaus shows Christmas productions on the same day, including films with Pettersson and Findus as well as Pippi Longstocking. A participatory concert by Bernhard Fibich in the Kottingbrunn cultural scene rounds off the offer on December 30th.

Hear and experience culture

A special highlight is the Kultur4kids podcast with Robert Steiner and Sophie Berger, which focuses on stories, facts and tasks for children. The current season of the podcast is dedicated to the history and culture in Wiener Neustadt. All episodes are up www.kultur4kids.at and common streaming platforms.

In addition to the activities in Lower Austria, Vienna is also characterized by a rich Advent program for families. The Vienna Christmas market on Rathausplatz is open from November 14th to December 26th and has numerous attractions for children, including a 12-meter-high tiered carousel and a children's ice rink. In Schönbrunn Palace there are many craft activities and themed tours for younger visitors in the children's museum. Loud wien.info There are also other markets and events around the Advent season for children with great program items.