--- title: St Nikolaus comes across the lake url: "https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-veranstaltung/detail/48310013/st-nicholas-crosses-the-lake.html" description: You can enjoy a particularly beautiful St. Nicholas celebration in Obertraun on the shores of Lake Hallstatt. image: "https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/user_upload/dachstein-salzkammergut/header/header-seitenbreite/region-sommer/Header-Panorama-Dachstein-Salzkammergut-Foto-Sven-Posch-www.360Perspektiven.jpg" date: 2012-06-19 modified: 2026-03-06 --- # St Nikolaus comes across the lake St. Nicholas crosses the lake =============================== 29.11.2026 / 14:30 Obertraun, Outdoor bathing area Lido Brauchtumsveranstaltung, Weihnachts-, Adventveranstaltung ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/254170/9E348BC4C622FA16664DFE490104D1E43A9CA8D7BE89EE0D3A6E195F06B36382/nikolaus-am-see-kinderfreundeobertraun.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/254171/B334CF23F7F12EB60F30A828AE6D8C00968C9D176F61087D6E7D186FB2BF613A/see-nikolaus-obertraun.jpg) © Open copyright © Florian Hemetsberger Close copyright [ ![Obertraun Children's Friends](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/254170/9E348BC4C622FA16664DFE490104D1E43A9CA8D7BE89EE0D3A6E195F06B36382/nikolaus-am-see-kinderfreundeobertraun.jpg "© Florian Hemetsberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/254170/9E348BC4C622FA16664DFE490104D1E43A9CA8D7BE89EE0D3A6E195F06B36382/nikolaus-am-see-kinderfreundeobertraun.jpg) © Open copyright © Florian Hemetsberger Close copyright [ ![Lake Nikolaus Obertraun](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/254171/B334CF23F7F12EB60F30A828AE6D8C00968C9D176F61087D6E7D186FB2BF613A/see-nikolaus-obertraun.jpg "© Florian Hemetsberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/254171/B334CF23F7F12EB60F30A828AE6D8C00968C9D176F61087D6E7D186FB2BF613A/see-nikolaus-obertraun.jpg) 1. 2. Free entry Strandbad Obertraun, Obertraun 169 4831 Obertraun [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Strandbad%20Obertraun%2C%20Obertraun%20169%2C%204831%20Obertraun "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Strandbad%20Obertraun%2C%20Obertraun%20169%2C%204831%20Obertraun "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.559268133942&lon=13.67818236351&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) [ Event information ](#ttgCollapseBeschreibung) ------------------------------------------------- **You can visit a particularly beautiful St. Nicholas celebration on November 29, 2026 in Obertraun on the shores of Lake Hallstatt.** Bright-eyed children await St. Nicholas --------------------------------------- When the children of the village of **[Obertraun ](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/obertraun.html)**gather on the shores of [**Lake Hallstatt**](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/hallstaettersee.html) one evening at the end of November, St. Nicholas is expected. This is a very special moment, because in **Obertraun** St. Nicholas arrives on a **cart**, the **[typical wooden boat](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich-poi/detail/430014979/navia-zillen-schifffahrt-am-hallstaettersee.html)** on Lake Hallstatt. He is accompanied by Knecht Ruprecht, who has **apples**, **nuts** and **chocolate** in a large sack, and the **Obertraun brass band** . The gentle lapping of the lake increases the children's excitement and anticipation until the carriage with St. Nicholas finally emerges slowly from the darkness of the night and reaches the shore of the lake. With shining eyes, the children recite a poem to St. Nicholas. They receive a gift from St. Nicholas and then he disappears with his carriage back into the waters of Lake Hallstatt. To shorten the waiting time, the **flute children from the music school** and some **young musicians from Obertraun** play on the shore. To warm up, there is a **punch and cookie stand**. This year there is once again the opportunity to visit a small but lovely **Christmas market from 14:30**! **St. Nicholas comes when it's time!** **The Krampus stays at home on this day**. **[Experience a 360° panoramic tour of Obertraun...](http://www.dachstein-panorama.at/?s=pano68577&utm_source=tourdata&utm_medium=textlink&utm_campaign=tourdata360tour)** [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Kinderfreunde Ortsgruppe Obertraun** Obertraun , 4831 Obertraun mobile+43 680 1568322 E-Mail[haus.haider@gmail.com](#mailto) --- **Legal contact information** Kinderfreunde Obertraun Obfrau Petra Haider Obertraun AT-4831 Obertraun haus.haider@gmail.com --- **We speak the following languages** German English [ Event location ](#ttgCollapseVeranstaltungsorte) ---------------------------------------------------- **Outdoor bathing area Lido** Strandbad Obertraun, Obertraun 169, 4831 Obertraun Phone [+43 6131 342](tel:+436131342) E-Mail Web [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - Free entry [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for groups - Suitable for kids (0 - 14 Year) - Suitable for kids (all ages) - Suitable for pushchairs - Suitable for teenagers - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples - Suitable for children [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")