19.02.2025 The first Cinemascope movie theatre in Salzburg after the Second World War is now the Republic on Anton-Neumayr-Platz at the foot of the Mönchsberg. Back then, this cinema was also a venue for live concerts and even boxing matches.

Due to the death of the cinema that began in the 1980s, the Stadtkino had to be converted into something new. It became a place for all kinds of cultural events – from concerts and poetry slams to theatre performances. The ‘republic’ (today: ‘SZENE Café’) temporarily became the home of the cultural association SZENE Salzburg, from which the building got its current name and became an important address for cultural events in the old town of Salzburg.

Today, the house is many things in one: concert hall, theatre, café, restaurant, bar and grill. And this year it is also a venue for the Salzburg Easter Festival. In April, the historic house will be transformed into a space for electronic music as part of the Easter Festival’s motto ‘Wounds & Wonders’. ‘A night between electro & Mussorgsky, techno & soprano, wounds & wonders.’ (sb)

20.01.2025: Gigi’s Brunching Divas have now become an institution in Salzburg. For the first time as part of Salzburg Pride 2023, Salzburg Drag Queen tried something new for the city of Mozart with Gigi’s Brunching Divas. So Gigi is also inviting you to brunch at the arte Hotel in 2025. On Sunday (26 January), Udo Jürgens’ legendary song will once again be heard on the 14th floor of the arte hotel: “Stay for breakfast.” Tickets are available here.

‘Call me by your name’. A film title that should be familiar to many. In 2017, director Luca Guadagnino created a piece of modern queer film history with the queer romantic drama. Guadagnino’s latest work “Queer” will be shown at Das Kino in Salzburg on Wednesday (29 January). As part of the queer film evening, Ines Kirchschläger from HOSI Salzburg will introduce the film. ‘Queer’ tells the story of William Lee, who flees to Mexico City in the 1940s because of his opium addiction. There, between drug abuse and non-committal sex, he meets the much younger Allerton, who is his great love. Whether he returns this love, however, is written in the stars. Amidst all the beauty and horror, the two embark on a journey into the Peruvian jungle to come to terms with themselves and their feelings. As we might expect after ‘Call me by your name’, Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ promises to be an emotional rollercoaster ride. You can watch the trailer on our event page. (sb)

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1301.2025: queer life in Salzburg is starting up again. Since the end of 2024, the LMC Salzburg fetish evening has called the gay cruising bar Dark Eagle its new home. On Friday (17.01.), the Salzburg fetish scene will meet at Dark Eagle. Unlike at the previous HOSI premises, it is easier here to exchange ideas about fetishes with others, and not just over a beer. No, the bar’s cellar offers the perfect location for putting words into action. Fittingly, the bar owner Wolfgang is hosting the first Sexy Sunday Afternoon of the year at Dark Eagle on the following Sunday (19.01.). So you can experience two exciting events in the same bar over the course of a weekend.

From 23.01., Salzburg will once again be showing off its cultural side. With the Mozart Week, the first festival of the year, the city on the Salzach honours its most famous musician. From 23.01. to 02.02., the city of Mozart offers numerous guided tours, concerts and cinema screenings in honour of its composer. A journey back in time to the 18th century and thus the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.