Wine fair in the Dominikanerkirche in Krems, the origin of the wachau GOURMETfestival, where about 70 winegrowers selected by Vinaria from its wine guide pour their wines. The 2026 exhibitor catalogue lists Wachau, Kremstal, Kamptal and other Lower Austrian estates, and Alimentari stands in the cloister let visitors taste and buy food products.
Address: Dominikanerkirche, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Wachau
The Wachau Gourmet Festival is the region's flagship wine-and-food event, staged each spring at Loibnerhof and Schloss Durnstein. Visiting chefs collaborate with Wachau producers on multi-course dinners that pair Smaragd and Federspiel wines with seasonal dishes. A cellar walk programme allows day visitors to taste across a range of Vinea Wachau member estates during the festival period.
The Vinea Wachau association opens its member cellars each October during the harvest season, inviting visitors to taste directly from tank and barrel at estates across the valley.
The Lower Austria Wine Autumn is a region-wide celebration running from September through October, encompassing harvest events, open cellars, and wine markets across all of Lower Austria's wine zones including the Wachau, Kremstal, Kamptal, and Wagram. Participating producers offer tastings, vineyard walks, and harvest experiences. The Wachau portion is particularly popular, set against the backdrop of autumn vine colours on the Danube cliffs.
The apricot blossom season in the Wachau transforms the valley into a pink-white floral landscape each April, drawing visitors from Vienna along the Danube by boat and bicycle.
Donau in Flammen is a summer fireworks and illumination series staged on the Danube at successive riverside locations from Krems to Ybbs across multiple nights throughout July and August.
Krems, at the eastern gateway of the Wachau, hosts an annual wine festival in late May to early June celebrating both Kremstal DAC and Wachau wines.
WEIN & GENUSS Krems runs 9 to 10 April. These are the wine tours and tastings in Wachau to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Experience our winery up close: guided tour of the cellar, tasting of fine wines. Reserve your spot now!
Vineyards, medieval gates and Danube views, Krems is the Wachau Valley's golden gateway, and it's hiding clues. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Krems on...
Discover the UNESCO Wachau Valley from Vienna. Visit Krems, Dürnstein and Melk, then enjoy a tasting of regional Wachau specialities.