2001, Georg Daxner took the first step to implement his vision of a revival of the Salzburg Volksgarten as a meeting spot for people.

The idea of bringing a still unknown art form, the »Nouveau Cirque«, to Salzburg for the first time, was born slightly but also accompanied by numerous obstacles in its implementation. Courage, perseverance, numerous contacts, versatile support and the deepening love for the Circus have led to the winter festival now lasting for 18 years.

Winterfest 2001 – 2017

2001 – Le Cirque Invisible
2002 – Le Cirque Invisible, The Tiger Lillies and Salzburg Comedian Harmonists
2003 – »Das Lächeln am Fuße der Leiter«
2004 – Cirque Lili and »Le Jardin«
2005 – Le Cirque Désaccordé, »Le Jardin« and »Der kleine Prinz«
2006 – Compagnie Zanzibar and Cirque Ici
2007 – La Famiglia Dimitri
2008 – Cirque XY and Cirque Rasposo
2009 – Compagnie Hors Pistes, Cirque Trottola and SAWAZI (Salzburger Waldorfzirkus)
2010 – »The Tiger Lillies Freakshow«, National Circus School Montreal, Cie Akoreacro, Cirque Aïtal, Escarlata Circus and the Spiegelzelt
2011 – The 7 Fingers, Cirque Rasposo, L’Atelier Lefeuvre & André, Le Boustrophédon
2012 – Cie Le Cubitus du Manchot, Cirque inextrémiste, Théâtre d’un jour, Cie Circ’ombelico
2013 – The 7 Fingers, David Dimitri, Forman Brothers and the Spiegelzelt
2014 – Cie Akoreacro, Cirque Trottola & Petit Théâtre Baraque, ymedioteatro, Cirque Aïtal and the Spiegelzelt
2015 – Cirque Le Roux, Magmanus, Les Rois Vagabonds, Bêtes de Foire, MOTA and the Spiegelzelt
2016 – Cirque Alfonse, Gravity & Other Myths, Cie Sacékripa, Young Artists, MOTA and the Circusfoyer
2017 – Flip FabriQue, Cie XY, Claudio Stellato,  Compagnia Baccalà, in_tensegrity, Ralph Öllinger und Ariane & Roxana, MOTA and the Circusfoyer