Editing Linz (section)

===Regular events===
* '''Ars Electronica Festival''': the Ars Electronica Festival is a festival for media art which has been taking place annually in Linz since 1986 and includes exhibitions, concerts, performances, symposia and interventions on changing themes that take place in public settings such as churches and industrial halls. The events focus on art, technology and society and the nexus among them. In 2015 about 92,000 visitors attended the Ars Electronica Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ars Electronica Festival 2015 |date=7 September 2015 |url=https://www.aec.at/feature/en/festival2015/ |access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> The topic in 2016 was "RADICAL ATOMS and the alchemists of our time".<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Ars Electronica Festival at the PostCity |date=23 May 2016 |url=https://www.aec.at/aeblog/en/2016/05/23/festival2016postcity/ |access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> In 2017 the festival took place under the theme "Artificial Intelligence—The Alter Ego".<ref>{{cite web |title=Fallout Shelter, Conveyer Belts, Spiral Packet Chutes and Lots of Media Art: Highlights of the 2017 Ars Electronica Festival in POSTCITY |date=18 July 2017 |url=https://www.aec.at/aeblog/en/2017/07/18/ars-electronica-festival-2017-in-der-postcity/ |access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> The festival takes place in different public spaces and is considered to be a confrontation with and in the public sphere.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ars Electronica Festival—About |url=http://www.aec.at/festival/en/ |access-date=25 September 2014}}</ref>
* '''Black Humour Festival''': Every two years in May, the Festival of Black Humour with guests from all over Europe takes place in the Posthof in Linz.  
* '''Bubble Days''': the Bubble Days have been taking place annually in June since 2011 and are hosted by local creative collective LI.K.I.DO. During the event a number of extreme sports shows, such as aviation performances and a wake boarding contest, the Red Bull WAKE OF STEEL, take place in the harbour of Linz. Additionally there are a number of art exhibitions and live music acts and visitors can explore the harbour on boat tours, in paddle boats or kayaks. In 2013 the Bubble Days reached a total number of 12,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bubble Days – das etwas andere Linzer Hafenfest |url=http://www.boxxoffice.at/de/bubbledays/ |language=de |access-date=4 November 2014 |archive-date=28 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228192605/http://www.boxxoffice.at/de/bubbledays/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Christkindlmärkte''': Christmas markets at Hauptplatz and Volksgarten.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.christkindlmarkt-linz.at/ |title=Christkindlmarkt Linz}}</ref>
* '''Crossing Europe Film Festival''': Since 2004 this festival takes place annually in Linz. Starting at a total number of 9,000 visitors in the first year, the tenth edition of the Crossing Europe Film Festival in 2014 attracted over 20,000 people; 184 feature films, documentaries and short films from 37 countries were shown. The film screenings are accompanied by exhibitions, talks and live music acts ("Nightline"). There are currently eight different awards to be won at the Crossing Europe Film Festival in categories such as "CROSSING EUROPE Audience Award", the "FEDEORA AWARD for European Documentaries" and the "CROSSING EUROPE AWARD Local Artist".<ref>{{cite web |title=CROSSING EUROPE Festival History 2004–2014 |url=http://www.crossingeurope.at/festival/festival-history.html?L=1 |access-date=25 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914144836/http://www.crossingeurope.at/festival/festival-history.html?L=1 |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Donau in Flammen (Danube in Flames)''': Annual music fireworks from June to August in Upper Austria on the banks of the Danube, accompanied by a broad supporting program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Das sagenhafte Musikfeuerwerk auf der Donau |url=http://www.donauregion.at/detail/article/20471-donau-in-flammen-alle-infos.html |access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref> 
*'''''Festival der Regionen'' (Festival of the regions)''': The festival of the regions focuses on contemporary local art and culture and takes place every second year in varying locations across Upper Austria. It took place for the first time in 1993 and has been dedicated to different themes such as "the other", "marginal zones" or "normality".<ref>{{cite web |title=THE FESTIVAL OF REGIONS |url=http://www.fdr.at/?page_id=524&lang=en |access-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105111509/https://www.fdr.at/?page_id=524&lang=en |archive-date=5 November 2014}}</ref>
* '''Höhenrausch''': Höhenrausch is an annual art project that was developed in 2009. As part of the DonauArt, an inter-institutional cultural project, Höhenrausch 2018 is under the motto "The other shore". The element of water is worked on by international artists, with the definition of the shore being the focus of artistic exploration. Diverse spaces and places underline the presentation of this project.<ref>{{cite web |title=Höhenrausch 2018 |url=http://www.hoehenrausch.at/ |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-date=12 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012200551/http://www.hoehenrausch.at/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''International Brucknerfest''': Following the opening of the "Brucknerhaus" concert hall in Linz three years earlier, the international Brucknerfest took place for the first time in 1977. Whereas the first two editions were only dedicated to classical music in general and Anton Bruckner's pieces in particular, this changed in 1979 when the international Brucknerfest, the Ars Electronica festival and the "Klangwolke" (sound cloud), which now marks the beginning of the Brucknerfest, were merged to create a festival worthy of competing with those in Vienna and Salzburg. Taking place annually for three weeks in September/October it closes the Austrian festival season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brucknerfest—The Idea |url=http://www.brucknerhaus.at/www1/en/program/brucknerfest_idee_eng.php |access-date=25 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113121056/https://www.brucknerhaus.at/www1/en/program/brucknerfest_idee_eng.php |archive-date=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Festivals in Linz—Brucknerfest Linz |url=http://www.linz.at/kultur/2418.asp#Brucknerfest_Linz |language=de |access-date=25 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627041817/http://linz.at/kultur/2418.asp#Brucknerfest_Linz |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Kinderfilmfestival (Kids' Film Festival)''': The international children's film festival is organized by the Kinderfreunde Oberösterreich. Films are shown in the original version while being live synchronised by an actor. The 29th festival will supposedly take place in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Willkommen beim Internationalen Kinderfilmfestival! |url=http://www.kinderfilmfestival.at/index.html |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916010732/http://www.kinderfilmfestival.at/index.html |archive-date=16 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Kinderkulturwoche (Children's Week of Culture)''': The children's culture week has been taking place regularly since 2013 with plays, workshops, intro courses for children and teenagers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kinderkulturwoche Linz 2017 |url=http://www.kinderkulturwoche.linz.at/ |access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
* '''[[Linzer Klangwolke|Klangwolke (Cloud of sound)]]''': Created as a link between the Ars Electronica Festival and the international Brucknerfest, this open-air multimedia musical event takes place annually at the beginning of September at the riverside Donaupark in Linz. It is free of charge and attracted about 110,000 people in 2013. Today there are three different "Clouds of sound", the visualised Klangwolke, in which modern music (mostly commissioned works) is staged with lasers, video projections, fireworks, ships, cranes, balloons, etc., the Klangwolke for children (since 1998) and the classical Klangwolke. 
* '''Linzfest''': This open air festival has taken place in Linz since 1990. It is financed by the city of Linz and several sponsors and organised for the broad public of all ages in cooperation with partners such as local cultural institutions. The festival is dedicated to a different theme every year (the last one in 2014 was "Old is the new new") and includes concerts, theatre, dance, comedy, art in the public space, culinary art, literature and parties, all of which are in line with the general theme of the event. It is held in the "Donaupark", a wide park area next to the Danube, also referred to as "Donaulände" or "Kulturmeile".<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Statement |url=http://www.linzfest.at/festival_mission.asp |language=de |access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref>
* '''Lido Sounds''': a three-days-festival with various music styles at the Danube riverside.
* '''''[[Pflasterspektakel]]''''': The festival takes place annually since 1986 in the city centre of Linz and includes musical acts, [[juggling]], [[acrobatics]], [[pantomime]], [[improvisational theatre]], [[clown]]ery, [[fire dancing]], painting, [[Samba|samba parades]], as well as a programme for children. With about 250,000 visitors (2014) the festival is one of the biggest street art festivals in Europe; its 28th edition featured 300 artists from 36 different nations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pflasterspektakel 2014 |url=http://www.pflasterspektakel.at/2014/en/714.asp |access-date=25 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018084303/https://www.pflasterspektakel.at/2014/en/714.asp |archive-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
* '''The ''Stadtfest'' (City festival)''' is held annually in August in the inner city of Linz. The three-day festival features live music acts of different styles, with each music style being represented on a different stage. The concerts are held by national and international artists. Every year about 100,000 people take part in this event.