Christmas in Graz 2024

Christmas in the center of Graz is a wonderful time of year – the sparking light decorations, the shop windows and the smell of roasted chestnuts all make for a warm festive atmosphere. And of course the famous Advent Markets. Plus free rides on trams & buses (with 1 or two numbers) in Graz zone […]

Free summer kids activities 2024

Looking for free fun activities to keep smaller kids entertained over the summer? Here are a few fun options (only on good weather days!). Parks-in-Action holds free supervised kids activities 3 pm – 7 pm every Tuesday and Thursday during the school summer holidays in the following playgrounds: August-Matthey-Park (St Leonhard) Hasnerplatz (Geidorf) Oeverseepark (Gries) […]

Kids Summer Camps 2024

With 9 weeks of school holidays, summer kids programs are very popular! Below are some suggestions for Graz and also Styria at affordable prices, some are even free! The city of Graz offers really affordable weekly sport courses(sommer sport programm) for only €10! for 4 – 18 yrs with 55 different sports to choose from ( approx […]

Disc Golf Rosenhain

Disc Golf is a fun family friendly sports activity that you can do all year long. There is a new Disc Golf circuit financed by the City of Graz’s citizens’ budget on Rosenhain. Disc golf is similar to traditional golf, but with frisbee style discs and metal nets instead of balls, clubs and holes. One […]

Christmas in Graz 2023

Christmas in the center of Graz is a lovely time of year, the streets are decorated with lights, the festive shop windows and the smell of roasted chestnuts all make for a warm festive atmosphere. And of course the famous Advent Markets! Graz Holding has a great page in English with all the information below. […]

Daycare and schools in Graz

This great article in English explains everything you need to know about the daycare, primary school and secondary school system in Austria. Below is some additional information for finding a daycare or school in Graz. Day Care (Kinderkrippe 0 – 3yrs or Kindergarten 3 – 6yrs) Daycare places can be very hard to find (often […]

Kids Summer Camps 2023

With 9 weeks of school holidays, summer kids programs are very popular! Below are some suggestions for Graz and also Styria at affordable prices, some are even free! The city of Graz offers really affordable weekly sport courses(sommersportprogramm) for only €10! for 4 – 18 yrs with 55 different sports to choose from ( 2 hours each […]

Christmas in Graz 2022

Christmas in the center of Graz is a lovely time of year, the streets are decorated with lights, the festive shop windows and the smell of roasted chestnuts all make for a lovely atmosphere. And of course the famous Christmas markets! The Christmas markets (also known as Christkindlmärkte, Weihnachtsmärkte or Adventmärkte ) open November 18 – […]

Graz Opera

The Graz Opera House is wonderful grand old building and a fun night out. The program includes a wide range of classical and modern performances from opera, ballet, family shows to musicals. Kostprobe The Kostprobe (taster evenings) are a great opportunity to preview a performance. For only €5 you can see a rehearsal of the […]

Free integration sports program

Caritas offers a free sports program to promote integration for third-country nationals, refugees, socialcard holders, EU citizens and Austrians with a migration background. Current offerings include: football for girls and boys Women’s swimming at ATG (with a german and sports program for kids 6 yrs+ so mothers can swim in peace!) walk & talk women’s […]