Events in the year 2026 in Austria. Incumbents President: Alexander Van der Bellen Chancellor: Christian Stocker
Events January 11 January – A skier is killed in an avalanche in Weerberg, Tyrol. 13 January – A Czech skier is killed in an avalanche in Bad Gastein. 17 January – Four skiers are killed and two others are injured in an avalanche in the Gastein Valley. Another skier later dies in a different avalanche in Bad Hofgastein. Three Czech skiers are killed in an avalanche in Pusterwald.
February 16 February – A 21-year old suspect in the 2024 Vienna terrorism plot is charged with terrorism-related offences. 20 February – Five people are killed in Linz and Tyrol following adverse conditions caused by a snowstorm. A hiker accused of murdering his girlfriend by abandoning her on a climbing trip to the Grossglockner in 2025 is convicted of gross negligent manslaughter after the woman dies from hypothermia and is sentenced to a five-month suspended prison term.
April
2 April – Austria denies U.S. aircraft use of its airspace for military operations against Iran. 19 April – Hipp Holding orders a recall of its baby food products in Austria following the discovery of a tampered product believed to have been deliberately laced with rat poison in Burgenland. 28 April – A 21-year old defendant pleads guilty before a court in Vienna on charges of participating in the 2024 Vienna terrorism plot. He is sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment on 28 May.
May 3 May – Austria expels three staff of the Russian embassy in Vienna on charges of spying. 12–16 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2026
June 3 June – Austria is elected to a rotating seat at the United Nations Security Council. 11 June–19 July – Austria participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, finishing in the Round of 32 with a 0-3 loss against Spain at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. This is the first World Cup Austria participates in since 1998. 19 June – A court in Canada convicts Magna International founder Frank Stronach of sexual assault and indecent assault for incidents that happened between the 1970s and 1990s.
July 23 July – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hits Lower Austria, damaging 35 buildings.
August 27 August – A 673-piece platinum and diamond necklace previously worn by former Egyptian queen Nazli Sabri is stolen following a heist at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna.
September 14 September – Austria prevents the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, from attending the IAEA's annual conference in Vienna due to US opposition, citing its sanctions against him.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 6 January – Epiphany 6 April – Easter Monday 1 May – International Workers' Day 25 May – Whit Monday 4 June – Corpus Christi 15 August – Assumption Day 26 October – National Day of Austria 1 November – All Saints' Day 8 December – Immaculate Conception 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Deaths 3 January – Eva Schloss, 96, Holocaust survivor. 16 April – Alex Manninger, 48, footballer. Oleg Maisenberg, 80, Ukrainian-born pianist. 12 May – Anna Wagner, 111, supercentenarian. 14 May – Valie Export, 85, video artist. 2 August – Monika Helfer, 78, writer. 7 September – Lucia Sisic, 22, beauty queen, Miss Austria (since 2024).
See also 2026 in the European Union 2026 in Europe
References
External links Online calendar Pfandsystem (in german)