Wörgl Christmas - Friday, Saturday
- event
When?
Sunday, 15 June 2025
- schedule
What time?
from 09:00 hrs
- pin_drop
Where?
Gradlplatz, Wörgl
- accessibility
What?
Tradition & Customs
Pretzel Soup Festival in Wörgl
The culinary folk festival in the Holiday Region Hohe Salve
At the Pretzel Soup Festival in Wörgl everything revolves around the name giver of this festival - the traditional pretzel soup. There is much more behind this Tirolean dish than just a simple soup, and that’s exactly what makes up the Pretzel Soup Festival. In addition to culinary enjoyment it’s first and foremost socialising and good music that attract visitors. Little visitors in particular can expect many highlights such as face painting and a dedicated children’s programme. This year the pretzel soup festival will take place at the "Gradlplatz" in Wörgl.
Of course, the pretzel soup is in the spotlight during the Pretzel Soup Festival, nonetheless this festival also serves up many more culinary highlights. Taste your way through Tirolean cooking and sample the pretzel soup. At the end of this page you can find the recipe and bring the Tirolean pretzel soup directly into your home.
The schedule
checkTime: 09:00 - 17:00 hrs
checkProcession at 11:00 from the Mitterer bakery in dirndl and lederhosen to Gradlplatz
checkChildren's programme with bouncy castle and children's handicrafts
checkAdmission free
checkVaried music programme:
checkOpening with Schuhplattler - Söller Plattler
checkBavarian delegation with the Four Young Hinterbergers
checkMusic show in co-operation with Radio U1 Tirol with the Tauernecho, Läts Fetz, Die Alpis and Mario K.
checkClosing with Sunnhof Buam
Children enjoy the festival and delight in the huge pretzels. 
Tasty desserts are also available at the Pretzel Soup Festival. 
The band marching in at the festival in Wörgl. 
Musical entertainment is provided for. 
The numerous visitors to the festival in Bahnhofsstrasse in Wörgl. 
The Wörgl local band at the Pretzel Soup Festival.
The Pretzel Soup Festival in Wörgl is a true highlight on the event calendar of the Holiday Region Hohe Salve. Especially gourmets, fans of Tirolean tradition and families will get their money’s worth on this day. The festival is held annually in the period of the Kitzbühel Alps Mountain Summer Opening and makes for a fantastic change to the many great sports meetings in this event series.
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Recipe tip: Cook the pretzel soup at home
The pretzel soup is a traditional Tirolean dish, which has fallen into oblivion a little bit. The simple dish is not really a soup, but more like a casserole. Filling, hearty and most of all mighty tasty - that’s exactly what makes up this regional dish. Cook the pretzel soup at home and stage your very own Pretzel Soup Festival.
The ingredients for 5 servings:
check3 pretzels without salt
check200g beer cheese
check200ml beef broth
check1 small onion
check1 small curl of butter
checkSalt, nutmeg, pepper and some chives
Preheat the oven to 180° hot air
For the pretzel soup cut the three pretzels into rough cubes and layer these into a casserole dish. The already prepared beef broth is heated and then poured over the cubes in the casserole dish. Season the mix with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Coarsely grate the beer cheese and then also mix into the pretzels.
Then bake the pretzel soup for ca. 10 minutes in the oven.
In the meantime, cut the onion into fine rings and brown it in butter.
Garnish the finished pretzel soup with the onion rings and some chive, serve and enjoy!
