{"id":5663,"date":"2026-07-28T14:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/news\/edlseer-thermenfestival-2-0-countdown\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:11:28","slug":"edlseer-thermenfestival-2-0-countdown","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/en\/news\/edlseer-thermenfestival-2-0-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Edlseer Thermenfestival 2.0 &#8211; Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From <strong>September 4 to 6, 2026<\/strong>, Bad Waltersdorf will become Austria&#8217;s folk music capital. The occasion is the grand <strong>EDLSEER Thermenfestival<\/strong>, where frontman <strong>Fritz Kristoferitsch<\/strong> celebrates his <strong>50th birthday<\/strong> while presenting the new album <strong>&#8220;Herzenssache&#8221;<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p>Over three days, visitors can expect a diverse program with <strong>four major events<\/strong> and around <strong>10,000 guests<\/strong>. Musical highlights include performances by <strong>EDLSEER<\/strong>, <strong>Die Stoakogler<\/strong>, <strong>Zellberg Buam<\/strong>, <strong>Kastelruther Spatzen<\/strong> and <strong>Semino Rossi<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p>The festival makes a special statement with a major <strong>charity campaign<\/strong> under the motto <strong>&#8220;Raffle for a Good Cause&#8221;<\/strong>. Prizes include a Harley-Davidson, a restored Puch motorcycle and the original racing bike of ultracyclist Thomas Mauerhofer. All proceeds will benefit the Harley-Davidson Charity Tour, regional donation projects of the Puch Clubs and the Styrian Children&#8217;s Cancer Aid.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The festival concludes on Sunday with the traditional <strong>30th EDLSEER Fan Hiking Day<\/strong> featuring music, culinary delights and the grand charity raffle. The EDLSEER Thermenfestival 2026 promises a weekend full of music, community and lived solidarity. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026_EDLSEER-Thermenfestival.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Press Release as PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/en\/featured-events\/edlseer-thermal-spa-festival\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/highlight-veranstaltungen\/edlseer-thermenfestival\/\"><strong><em>Tickets &amp; Info on the Thermenfestival  <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5664,"template":"","class_list":["post-5663","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/5663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/badwaltersdorf.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}