City of Linz is investing 20,000 euros for the Urfahraner Markt!

City of Linz is investing 20,000 euros for the Urfahraner Markt!

The Linz city council has decided to provide a grant of 20,000 euros for marketing and advertising measures by the traditional Linz original driving. This project came about on March 30, 2025 and aims to promote the successful positioning and presentation of the market. Vice Mayor Martin Hajart, who is also chairman of the Arge Urfahraner Markt, welcomed this step as a clear commitment to the city of Linz on the importance of the Urfahraner Markt.

Hajart also announced innovations for the coming spring market. Among them are a new ride, a family corner and innovations at the themed days. These measures should make the market more attractive again and attract both locals and tourists. Economic City Councilor Thomas Gegenhuber emphasized the role of the Urfahraner market within the broad leisure activities that Linz has to offer, which includes cultural activities and the market itself.

variety of the Linz markets

The Linz markets, which include ten food and farmers markets, weekly flea markets and Christmas markets, in addition to the Urfahraner Markt, play an essential role in the urban life of the city and its districts. Even in times when large retail chains are increasingly offering competition, there are many local providers in Linz who enrich the markets. These markets not only offer fresh and high quality products, but also act as communication and entertainment locations.

An important initiative is the Linz Markt Spring, which set valuable accents every year. Modern marketing methods try to address new groups of buyers. One of the best -known alternatives in Linz is the Urfahraner Markt, which has become a tradition in Austria with over 200 years of tradition and more than one million visitors.

market offers and innovations

In the Linz markets, visitors benefit from a wide range of seasonal and local products. The advantages include the originality of the goods, direct supply by farmers as well as the possibility of quality control on site and direct communication with the providers.

• Hauptplatz Stadtmarkt: Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Südbahnhofmarkt: Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 1pm; Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Known for the ORF program "Arcimboldo-Live from the market".
• flea market: Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., all year round.
• Urfahraner Markt: twice a year in spring and autumn, offers entertainment including two fireworks shows.
• Christmas market Hauptplatz: from the penultimate Saturday in November to December 24th.
• Christmas market Volksgarten: from the penultimate Saturday in November to December 24th, with large moving fairy tale groups for children.

A new digital market app called "Sbhm.digital!" was introduced for the Südbahnhof market. This application provides an overview of the freshness offers of more than 150 feeders and serves as a practical guide on the market area. The app is available free of charge in the App Store and Google Play Store and is another step to modernize the market experience in Linz.

Overall, the support of the Urfahraner Markt and the use of new technologies shows how important the markets are for the city and how they contribute to the quality of life and healthy nutrition of the Linz citizens.

oe24.at reports that the innovation measures are already being implemented on the Urferraner Markt, while linz.at emphasizes the diversity of the markets in Linz. In addition, the digital market app, such as linz.at , emphasizes, for modernizing and increasing attractiveness of the markets.