51th Narcissus Festival

Splendid narcissus flowers as far as they eye can see… Every year, spring is welcomed with the Narcissus Festival, the biggest flower parade in Austria. Highlights are the popular car and float parade at Bad Aussee and on Altausseer See Lake, next year scheduled on May 25th, 2008.

The Facts

The Narcissus:
The beautiful Narcissus flower that grows in abundance in lovely Ausseerland Area is commonly called "POET'S NARCISSUS" (also known as White Daffodil, "narcissicus poeticus"). This species is native to Southern Europe and can be found cultivated throughout Central Europe. In Austria it grows in Upper Styria, in Salzkammergut, and in Lower Austria. From mid-May through late June, the lovely narcissus is in full bloom. Its abundance in the springtime and delicate fragrance so favored by both locals and visitors came to epitomize purity of heart and soul. The Ausseerland Area boasts vast fields and slopes with thousands of narcissus, their fragrance wafting far and wide…

The Origins:
The colorful pageantry that has come to symbolize the annual Narcissus Festival had its beginnings in the year 1960 as a simple Spring Festival. Since then, it has been held each year on the last weekend in May and has drawn thousands of visitors to Ausseerland. The Narcissus Festival is now in its 51th year, held May 28th to 30th, 2010. Highlight is the popular car and float parade on Altausseer See Lake, this year scheduled on June 3: Numerous floats are decorated with thousands of beautiful narcissus flowers.

Organized by
Verein zur Förderung der Kultur und Heimatkunde, Heimat- und Denkmalpflege im Ausseerland
(The Association for Promoting Culture and Local Studies and the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Buildings), 8990 Bad Aussee

Advance Ticket Sales
for the evening events and group bookings for the car and boat parade can be made at the address listed below.

Inquiries and Information
Daffodil festival office
Bahnhofstraße 132, 8990 Bad Aussee
Tel: +43 (0)3622 52273
Fax +43 (0)3622 54528
E-mail: mail@narzissenfest.at
Order brochures online at:
www.narzissenfest.at

Festival badgesfor the car and boat parade
EUR 12.00 (incl. 10% VAT)

Children and youths up to their 15th birthday enjoy free admission.

Ample free parking.

The Daffodil Festival is organized by:
Verein zur Förderung der Kultur und Heimatkunde,
Heimat- und Denkmalpflege im Ausseerland.
(The Association for Promoting Culture and Local Studies and
the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Buildings)
Short: Daffodil Festival Association
A-8990 Bad Aussee, Bahnhofstrasse 132
Chairman: Herbert Stocker

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