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Jun 20, 2026
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Ehrwald Mountain Bonfires
Bergfeuer Ehrwald
Ehrwald, Austria
Jun 20, 2026ConfirmedSource
On a midsummer night in the Tyrolean village of Ehrwald, volunteers light hundreds of small fires across the dark mountainsides to form glowing pictures beneath the Zugspitze. The whole valley gathers to watch the slopes light up, in one of the Alps' most magical solstice traditions.
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Ehrwald, Tyrol and Vorarlberg, Austria
Ehrwald, Austria
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Ehrwald Mountain Bonfires
Bergfeuer Ehrwald
Ehrwald, Austria
On a midsummer night in the Tyrolean village of Ehrwald, volunteers light hundreds of small fires across the dark mountainsides to form glowing pictures beneath the Zugspitze. The whole valley gathers to watch the slopes light up, in one of the Alps' most magical solstice traditions.
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About Ehrwald Mountain Bonfires
The Bergfeuer Ehrwald are traditional mountain bonfires lit in the Ehrwald basin of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena each year around the summer solstice. Volunteers create large fire pictures using sawdust and rapeseed oil, illuminating the alpine slopes. The event on 20 June 2026 at 22:00 is confirmed by the official organizer and is recognised in Austria’s national inventory of intangible cultural heritage.
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The story behind it
The Bergfeuer Ehrwald are traditional mountain bonfires lit in the Ehrwald basin of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena each year around the summer solstice. Volunteers create large fire pictures using sawdust and rapeseed oil, illuminating the alpine slopes. The event on 20 June 2026 at 22:00 is confirmed by the official organizer and is recognised in Austria’s national inventory of intangible cultural heritage.
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Ehrwald
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