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The Ars Electronica Festival 2025 takes place from WED 3.9. until SUN7.9. at several locations in the city center of Linz, Austria. Numerous exhibitions, concerts, talks, conferences, workshops and guided tours are part of the program and can be experienced.
POSTCITY Linz once again serves as the central festival venue and hotspot. Other participating venues include the Ars Electronica Center (AEC), Anton Bruckner Private University, Atelierhaus Salzamt, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, the Stadtwerkstatt (STWST), St. Mary’s Cathedral Linz, OK – Offenes Kulturhaus OÖ, FC – Francisco Carolinum Linz and the University of Art and Design Linz.
The detailed festival program will be successively published here on our website in the coming weeks. You can find an initial overview of the program here.
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As every year, create your world is an essential part of the Ars Electronica Festival. The program is explicitly designed for the young audience and as usual, invites children and young people to participate.
Both publications are distributed by Hatje Cantz and will be available from the end of August 2025 at various online bookshops and during the festival days at the INFODESK at POSTCITY and the Ars Electronica Center. They will also be available in the download area of the festival website free of charge as PDF files.
We are happy to offer group tours for groups of up to 15 people. We also offer discounted rates for groups of 20 people or more. Please send your request to tickets@ars.electronica.art.
Ars Electronica would like to inform you that photos will be taken during this event and be published for the purpose of communicating the activities in the media of the organizers, regional media and/or media of cooperation partners.
Yes, absolutely! We’re happy when you share your experiences with others. Please be respectful towards artists and other guests, and make sure to always follow their guidelines.
If you post your photos and videos on social media, feel free to use the hashtags #panicyesno and #arselectronica25 so we can find and share your posts more easily.
Ars Electronica is not liable for any copyright or data protection issues in this context. Any commercial use of photo or video material, especially for advertising purposes, is strictly prohibited.
Our Code of Conduct, our house rules and the POSTCITY house rules apply for the duration of the entire festival.
We will provide an overview of all locations, the exact addresses and opening times in summer 2025.
POSTCITY is partially wheelchair accessible. All other festival locations are fully wheelchair accessible. For further information, please send us an email to festival@ars.electronica.art or ask our staff on site.
We ask all our guests to travel as climate neutral as possible. To this end, we recommend to our guests from abroad to use the great European rail network.
Your journey to Linz, Austria:
- By Train: Take the ÖBB or the Westbahn to Linz main station. All festival locations can be easily reached by tram from the main station.
- By Plane: The Blue Danube Airport Linz (LNZ) is located in Hörsching, 10 km from Linz. From there you can reach the city by bus, train or taxi. From Vienna International Airport (VIE) you can reach Linz with at least hourly, direct train connections. For international guests who cannot avoid flying, we recommend offsetting greenhouse gas emissions, e.g. with a donation to Climate Austria to support Austrian environmental protection projects.
You can also find more useful and helpful information on how to get to Linz on the LINZ TOURIMUS website. For those who are new to the city and want to explore unique places in Linz, we recommend the “Visit-Linz-App” (Android/IOS), which helps you find your way around and shows you sights, restaurants, cafés, shopping facilities, etc.
In Linz: All festival locations are in Linz and can be reached by public transport (tram, bus), by bike or on foot.
- By tram: The festival mile is located along the central Linz tram axis. You can use all tram lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the LINZ AG LINIEN to reach the main venue POSTCITY. The nearest tram stop is Hauptbahnhof, the nearest bus stop is Waldeggstraße. For more detailed information on all bus and tram connections we recommend the LINZ AG LINIEN timetable.
- By bike: If you have the opportunity to travel through Linz by bike, take it! On https://www.radlkarte.at/#linz you can find your optimal way to the locations.
- By taxi: There are multiple taxi companies you can use in Linz. Some examples would be Taxi 6969 reachable at +43 732 6969, Taxi 2244, reachable at +43 732 2244 as well as Anruf-Sammel-Taxi (AST) by LINZ AG LINIEN, reachable at +43 732 661266.
- By car: Please note that not every festival location offers parking facilities, here you will find an overview of underground and multi-storey parking lots in Linz. ATTENTION: There are no free parking spaces at POSTCITY! We therefore recommend these paid parking garages in the surrounding area: Garage Bahnhof – Wissensturm Linz, Hauptbahnhof Parkdeck, Bahnhof Landesdienstleistungszentrum. Carpool if possible, use (e-)carsharing or rent a car from tim by LINZ AG LINIEN as an alternative to a private car.
Anyone exploring a new city strolls through the historic alleyways, visits museums or theaters, drives to special viewpoints and enjoys the regional cuisine. In Linz, one card is the ticket to many unforgettable experiences. With the Linz Card, visitors can explore the diversity of the city on the Danube at a particularly low price. For more information please visit here.
An overview of accommodations in Linz can be found on the platform of LINZ TOURISMUS. Weekend packages for city travelers are available here. We recommend international guests to book their accommodation early and check the entry requirements to Austria in advance.
Tickets can be purchased online now, or on-site at POSTCITY during the festival. We recommend buying tickets in advance to avoid long lines at the ticket counters. Please note: The FESTIVALPASS+, FESTIVALPASS, and DAY PASS must be exchanged for a badge at the Pick-Up Counter at the INFO DESK in POSTCITY. The POSTCITY Exhibition Ticket must be exchanged for a daily wristband.
Yes! In POSTCITY, the create your world area and all exhibitions on the upper floor are free of charge.
You can find an overview of our tickets on our ticket page.
The FESTIVALPASS+ gives you free access to all festival locations, exhibitions, conferences, performances and workshops. The FESTIVALPASS+ includes the Big Concert Night and the Nightline on FRI 5.9., as well as Der Kaiser von Atlantis on SAT 6.9. The FESTIVALPASS+ includes also a LINZ AG LINIEN ticket for all five festival days (except Pöstlingbergbahn). Attention FESTIVALPASSES+ are only valid as public transport tickets for LINZ AG LINIEN once exchanged for a badge.
The FESTIVALPASS gives you free access to all festival locations, exhibitions, conferences, performances, workshops as well as the Nightline on FRI 5.9. NOT included is the ticket for the Big Concert Night and other concerts in the Train Hall, those tickets can be purchased separately. The FESTIVALPASS includes also a LINZ AG LINIEN ticket for all five festival days (except Pöstlingbergbahn). Attention FESTIVALPASSES are only valid as public transport tickets for LINZ AG LINIEN once exchanged for a badge.
The DAYPASS allows free access to all festival locations, exhibitions, conferences and workshops on the selected festival day. The DAYPASS for FRI 5.9. also grants free access to the Nightline.
NOT included is the ticket for the Big Concert Night, the Nightline and other concerts in the Train Hall, those can be purchased separately.
The POSTCITY exhibition ticket provides access to all exhibition areas in POSTCITY on the respective day, in particular to the ground floor and basement. NOT included is the ticket for the Big Concert Night, Nightline, other concerts in the Train Hall, workshops and conferences, as well as the access to other festival venues.
Admission for children and adolescents up to and including the age of 19 is free of charge (children and adolescents under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult). Nevertheless, a POSTCITY exhibition ticket u19 must be purchased online or on site at the INFODESK for € 0,- for accessing the exhibition areas, in particular to the ground floor and basement.
Please note: Online tickets are not yet valid entry tickets, please follow these steps:
FESTIVALPASS+, FESTIVALPASS and DAYPASS: Please show the booking confirmation at the INFODESK at POSTCITY (in combination with your valid ID and, if applicable, your discount authorization) to receive your badge.
POSTCITY exhibition ticket: Please show your booking confirmation at the INFODESK at POSTCITY (in combination with your valid ID and, if applicable, your discount authorization) to receive a wristband.
WE GUIDE YOU: In case you booked a ticket for a guided tour, please arrive at latest 15 minutes before the tour starts at the meeting point of the respective location and show your booking confirmation.
As a Green Event, the Ars Electronica Festival won the “nachhaltig gewinnen” 2022/2023 competition in the category “Cultural Event” and was recognized as an “Outstanding Sustainable Cultural Event”. You can find more information about our measures here. With this in mind, we invite all our visitors to join in. With just a few actions, we can make an effective contribution together. So: Please bring your water bottles to refill, travel by public transport and observe waste separation at the festival. Thank you very much.
Unfortunately, no. The nearest ATM and lockers can be found in the passenger hall of Linz Central Station. For charging your mobile devices, we recommend bringing battery packs/power banks, as power outlets are very limited at POSTCITY.
Yes, free Wi-Fi is available for visitors at POSTCITY.
Yes – the festival grounds at POSTCITY feature a catering area and food trucks, including vegan options and a festival bar. Everything is offered at fair prices and aims to be as regional, organic, and sustainable as possible.
Dogs and other pets are not allowed in the Ars Electronica Festival venues. However, assistance dogs are permitted.
Journalists and content creators can apply for accreditation for the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 and get in touch with us via our press area.
If you need an invitation letter for your visa or to present to public institutions, please contact us at festival@ars.electronica.art.
Generally, there is no Open Call for the Ars Electronica Festival. All artistic programming decisions are made exclusively by our artistic directors. However, you can still propose your projects:
- You submit your project to the Prix Ars Electronica. The renowned media art prize is the most important project pool for our festival program – this also applies to projects that do not receive an award in the Prix Ars Electronica! You can find submission info at https://ars.electronica.art/prix
- If you do not want to submit your project or if your project is not eligible for submission, send us information about your work by e-mail to festival@ars.electronica.art.
To realize a festival as extensive as Ars Electronica, we are looking for active support every summer. We are looking for project managers, project assistants, mediators and technicians. Please follow our calls for applications at ars.electronica.art/about/careers or send us your application to jobs@ars.electronica.art!
Since 1979, Ars Electronica has had one of the world’s most comprehensive archives of media art. Feel free to contact us in the course of your research at archive@ars.electronica.art.
Contact the Ars Electronica Festival team at festival@ars.electronica.art. Any ticket related questions can also be sent directly to tickets@ars.electronica.art.