Celebrating festivals

Explore the rich world of languages with us! As part of the World Language Festival, we are pleased to announce the next language meetup of the University of Salzburg in the City:Library!

On 13 Jannuary 2026 at 15:00, language enthusiasts will meet in the City Library to talk together about the topic “Celebrating festivals”. Immerse yourself in inspiring conversations and share your experiences with festivals in different countries. This exciting exchange offers the opportunity to network with other language lovers and gain insights into different language contexts.

The World Language Festival is part of the Month of Diversity, organised by the City of Salzburg’s Diversity Team. The programme with all events can be found here.

Participation is free of charge. Registration is not necessary: just turn up and join in!

Meeting information

  • Date: 13th January 2026
  • Time: 15:00-18:00/3.00-6.00 pm
  • Location:  City:Library, Schumacherstraße 14, 5020 Salzburg
  • Participation is free of charge

Topics that create connections

Talking points

Our discussions will revolve around the topic of "celebrating festivals". Let us inspire you and share your experiences on the following questions: What festivals do you celebrate? What is your favorite festival/What are your favorite festivals? How/when/with whom/where do you celebrate this festival/these festivals?

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Languages represented

Variety of languages

The following languages will be represented at this Language Meetup and you can hold conversations in: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Kurdish and Russian. The documents for the Language Meetup will be made available to participants afterwards. We look forward to your participation and to having exciting discussions about celebdrating festivals together.

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We look forward to seeing you and to having exciting discussions about places and cultures. Join us and enrich the language meetup of the winter semester 2025/2026 at University of Salzburg! For further information on the World Language Festival, please contact the Diversity Team of the City of Salzburg at or call 0662 8072-2046.

For further information on the language meetup, please contact the Language Centre team at .at or 0662 8044 4397.

Pictures: © (1) Canva/adapted| (2) Language Centre

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