Wörthersee highlight

Seefels Castle and the magical Fête Blanche

The dress code is "strictly white".(Bild: EVENTBOX.AT)

The legendary Fête Blanche is just around the corner, on Friday it's that time again: under the dress code "strictly white", the legendary "White Festival" will take place on Lake Wörthersee. Many highlights await!

On Friday, everything around Lake Wörthersee will shine in white again. "Actually, the Fête Blanche is over half a century old, the first one was in 1973," says Peter Kienberger, who throws a big white party every year at the Fabrik.

Roots in Seefels Castle
Hannes Jagerhofer was also involved in the first parties: "It was invented by Count Taki Dumba at Seefels Castle. Back then, we organized tree trunks and painted the wood white. It was always a lot of fun at the drop-in." Later, more and more Wörthersee communities joined in the festivities.

Lake Wörthersee is looking forward to the first highlight.(Bild: www.eventbox.at)

The white festival takes place in the factory.(Bild: www.eventbox.at)

Ernst Fuchs, Tamara Ecclestone, Otto Retzer, Heribert Kasper, Armin Assinger and the entire Wörthersee chic crowd were - and in some cases still are - there. "The big breakthrough came with beach volleyball. Everyone flocked to the Fête Blanche, and since then all the tickets have been sold in advance," smiles Kienberger. There were 15,000 participants who wore all white. Road closures were set up in the largest towns for the Fête Blanche.

After Corona, the party is back in full swing. "The Monkey Circus and the GIG Bar in Velden are back this year, as are other pubs on the lake. The venerable old factory will be the busiest," reveals Kienberger.