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, this year scheduled from May 28 to May 30, 2010.

Highlights:

• Selection of the Narcissus Queen and her two Princesses
• Folk music night with presentation of Narcissus Queen and Court
• Car and boat parade on Sunday, May 30, 2010

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 upcoming 51th Daffodil Festival takes place
from Thursday, May 28 – Sunday, May 30, 2010. The highlight
of the festival, the car and boat parade, takes place on May 30
(car parade in Bad Aussee, boat parade on Altauseer See Lake).

Das Narzissenfest wird veranstaltet vom:
Verein zur Förderung der Kultur und Heimatkunde,
Heimat- und Denkmalpflege im Ausseerland.
Kurzbezeichnung: Narzissenfestverein
A-8990 Bad Aussee, Bahnhofstrasse 132
Obmann: Herbert Stocker

Anfragen und Kartenvorverkauf:
Narzissenfestverein Bad Aussee
Bahnhofstrasse 132
A-8990 Bad Aussee
Tel.: +43 (0)3622 52273, Fax +43 (0) 3622 4528
INTERNET: www.narzissenfest.at
E-mail-Adresse: mail@narzissenfest.at