Kunst in der Natur

The location of the festival is the magical "Art in Nature", a place on the Wachtberg in the forest district of Lower Austria.

Art in Nature was born in 1993 from the idea of providing a place for people from different backgrounds to exchange artistic ideas and to co-create. Art, music and performance are created in the enjoyment of nature, being surrounded by forest. Community supported agriculture, bodywork, awareness retreats, children's camps, sustainability workshops, readings or documentary films are only a part of the uses of the Wachtberg.

Due to its unique location, in the middle of nature, the Wachtberg became a hub for culture over time and leaves visitors very inspired.

We are incredibly grateful to be hosted by this piece of land and the people living on it and to be able to make it an even more beautiful and vibrant place.

The Alt Shift Festival takes place at “Kunst in der Natur” close to Gars am Kamp, Lower Austria. The easiest and lowest-impact way to get to the location is by train from Vienna to Buchberg/Kamp and walk the rest.

Two options by Train/Bus from Vienna: 

Option 1 (1:31h)

Franz-Joseph-Bahnhof - Fels am Wagram (Train REX 4 to Etsdorf-Straß/ 47 mins) 

Fels am Wagram - Langenlois Bahnhof (Bus SV810 to Gobelsburg Hauptstraße / 16 mins)

Langenlois Bahnhof - Buchberg/Kamp Bahnhof (Train R 44 to Horn NÖ/ 22 mins)

Option 2 (2:00h)

Franz-Joseph-Bahnhof - Sigmundsherberg Bahnhof (Train REX 41 to Ceske Velenice / 73 mins) 

Sigmundsherberg Bahnhof - Horn NÖ Bahnhof (Train R 44 to Horn / 12 mins)

Horn NÖ Bahnhof - Buchberg/Kamp Bahnhof (Train R44 to Hadersdorf/Kamp / 21 mins)

The festival site is then a 20 minutes’ walk from the train station, you will find signs that lead you all the way to “Kunst in der Natur”. There will also be a shuttle that picks up your luggage at the train station so you can easily make it up to the festival site. 

Tickets are around 22 EUR to Buchberg/Kamp. You can buy them here: https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en

You can buy the ticket from wherever you come from either at a ticket machine or online and type in “Buchberg/Kamp” as your final destination. 

Night trains and busses to Vienna

There is a direct connection by night train or bus to Vienna from many major European Cities (like Paris, Brussels, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, Warsaw, Rome, Frankfurt and many others). Check either the homepage of Nightjet (by the Austrian Railways), Raileurope, Trainline or Flixbus.

Bike

You can bring your bike the trains of ÖBB. At the festival you will have a place to lock your bicycle safely.

By car or camper

There are limited parking spaces at the festival site. If you type “Kunst in der Natur” or the whole address “Am Wachtberg, 3571 Gars am Kamp, Waldviertel, Lower Austria” into your navigation system, you will find your way there.

Lift share

Those coming by car are strongly encouraged to let us or people in the telegram group know of any spare seats so they can pick up people on the way. Please email us, so that we can link you up.