Innsbruck's best-known folk show is the Gundolf family's Tyrolean evening, running since 1967 in the Alpensaal at the Messe, 5 to 10 minutes' walk from the centre. The show runs from 20:30 to about 22:00, daily from May to October and on Wednesdays and Fridays from November to April. The show with one drink costs €39 for adults; with a three-course dinner it costs €69.
From November to April the show runs on Wednesdays and Fridays, and the organiser notes that winter dates can change, so book your evening first and plan the rest of the week around it. It is a warm, indoor night out after a day on the slopes or at the Christmas markets, and dinner is served from 19:00 before the show.
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The classic night out in Innsbruck for anyone who wants to hear yodelling, see the slap dance and listen to instruments you will not meet anywhere else, all in one evening.
Departs from Alpensaal an der Messe, Ingenieur-Etzel-Strasse, Innsbruck (first floor); tram 1 or S-Bahn to Messe · Show about 1.5 hours (20:30 to about 22:00); 3 hours with dinner
Our take on each: Tyrolean evening in Innsbruck with the Gundolf family.
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From May to October there is a show every evening, which makes it easy to fit in on any night of your stay. It suits a first evening in Innsbruck, and families do well with the child prices and the free entry for under 6s.
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The classic night out in Innsbruck for anyone who wants to hear yodelling, see the slap dance and listen to instruments you will not meet anywhere else, all in one evening.
Departs from Alpensaal an der Messe, Ingenieur-Etzel-Strasse, Innsbruck (first floor); tram 1 or S-Bahn to Messe · Show about 1.5 hours (20:30 to about 22:00); 3 hours with dinner
Our take on each: Tyrolean evening in Innsbruck with the Gundolf family.
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Show with one drink: adults €39, children up to 14 €10. Dinner and show, with a three-course menu and one drink: adults €69, children up to 14 €20. Children up to 5 go free, without the included services. The organiser does not print a season year on its prices.
The dinner menu is pumpkin cream soup, roast pork with potatoes and sauerkraut, and apple strudel with cream; the vegetarian option is a mild vegan vegetable curry with rice. A return transfer within Innsbruck (excluding Igls and Hungerburg) costs €20 per person.
GetYourGuide · 4.7/5 from 1163 reviews
The classic night out in Innsbruck for anyone who wants to hear yodelling, see the slap dance and listen to instruments you will not meet anywhere else, all in one evening.
Departs from Alpensaal an der Messe, Ingenieur-Etzel-Strasse, Innsbruck (first floor); tram 1 or S-Bahn to Messe · Show about 1.5 hours (20:30 to about 22:00); 3 hours with dinner
Our take on each: Tyrolean evening in Innsbruck with the Gundolf family.
Traditional Tyrolean folk music played on several instruments, folk dances, Schuhplattler (the slapping dance) and yodelling, split into two halves by an interval. The Gundolf family has been staging it since 1967.
The venue is the Alpensaal at the Messe, Ingenieur-Etzel-Strasse, near the Messe Süd entrance. Walk 5 to 10 minutes from the city centre, take tram 1 to the Messe stop, or use the Messe S-Bahn stop. Allow about 1.5 hours for the show from 20:30, or about 3 hours with dinner at 19:00.
Getting to Innsbruck: by train from Munich, Zurich, Vienna and Verona, by air and by car
The show with one drink costs €39 for adults and €10 for children up to 14. Dinner and show costs €69 for adults and €20 for children. Children up to 5 go free.
The show starts at 20:30 and finishes at about 22:00. With the dinner package, dinner is served from 19:00 before the show, or during the programme from 20:30.
Every night from May to October. From November to April it runs on Wednesdays and Fridays, and winter dates can change.
In the Alpensaal at the Messe Innsbruck on Ingenieur-Etzel-Strasse, 5 to 10 minutes' walk from the centre or take tram 1 to the Messe stop.
Yes. Instead of the roast pork, you can choose a mild vegan vegetable curry with rice. Other dietary needs are handled on request.
Sources: tiroler-abend.com, tirolerabend.info. Checked October 2026.
