5 unusual experiences in Salzburg that are completely free
1. Between laser cutters and 3D printers in the pioneer garage
The Salzburg pioneer garage is a joint workshop in Itzling with more than 30 machines. Here prototypes, self-designed objects and technical projects are created. In the case of a Free guided tour for first-time visitors Get to know the workshop and learn what is possible with 3D printers, laser cutters and other devices.
You do not need your own project or technical knowledge. Free is the visit, the later use of the workshop runs through a membership.
Where: Jakob-Haringer-Straße 8, 5020 Salzburg
Our tip: Register the free tour in advance and expressly agree on the location Itzling. The pioneer garage also has a location in Urstein.
2. At a jazzit session, experience music that is just emerging
In the case of Jazzit sessions The evening begins with a changing opening concert. Afterwards, other musicians can join. So you are sitting there on an evening whose course only develops on stage.
Especially exciting is the groove session “No Sheet Sheesh”. Here is improvised without prepared pieces. Ideas, rhythm and interplay determine where the music goes. According to the organizers, the sessions will take place on Tuesdays at 20.30 clock. Free entry At the Jazzit Bar. Jazzit: Session
Where: Elisabethstraße 11, 5020 Salzburg
Our tip: Come a little earlier. No reservations are possible for the researched session, seats are allocated after arrival.
3. Climb on the City Wall directly above the old town
A few steps away from Linz Gasse, a climbing walk starts on Kapuzinerberg. The City Wall leads over several different difficult routes through the rock face.
On the sporty version there is a panoramic ladder, which you climb with your back to the rock. In front of you are the roofs of Salzburg. This combination of city and climbing experience is much more unusual than a classic viewing walk.
The terrain is Free access. However, you need your own helmet, belt, climbing platform set and the knowledge for safe use. The most demanding route reaches D/E. From 1 March to 30 June, the facility is closed for the protection of breeding birds, it is also not allowed to enter in bad weather. salzburg.naturfreunde.at
Where: City Wall, Glockengasse 4c, Salzburg
4. Spend a movie night under the fortress
Introduction Star cinema Salzburg The chapter place becomes an open-air cinema. On a large digital wall runs program cinema, while above the square stands the fortress.
The Entrance is free. You can bring your own seating and have a movie evening in the middle of the old town. The existing rental chairs are limited, the placement is done after arrival. Salzburg Old Town Tourist Board
Where: Chapter Square, 5020 Salzburg
Our tip: This is a tip for the summer. The 2026 edition ran from June 26 to July 5 and is already over. New dates must be checked for the next edition.
5. Looking behind closed doors at the days of the archives
The Days of the Archives open rooms that you can hardly get into during a normal city visit. In the program 2026 there were insights into museum depots, the biological collections of the Haus der Natur and the archive of the Salzburg Festival.
There it was about costumes, props, drawings and stage models. In the city archives you could even make a small medieval bagbook made of leather with a restorer. All events are free of chargeIndividuals needed a registration.
Where: Various facilities in Salzburg, including the House of City History, Glockengasse 8
Our tip: As a special event tip. The edition from 8 to 12. June 2026 is over, a next date will surely come soon.
