Home of festivals and Congress hall is located in the city of Bregenz, located in the West of Austria, on lake Constance near the border of Germany and Switzerland.

A year after the end of world war II in Bregenz, the first festival: musical performance was arranged directly into two moored on lake Constance barges. In the city that even had a theater, the idea of the festival seemed eccentric, but the decision to choose as a temporary scene for the most beautiful part of the city - the lake - which was very successful. Guests from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and France made the festival an international event in the first year of its holding. Thanks to strong public interest, the festival began to develop, its programs have become more diverse. Old dream of the leadership of the festival came true with the opening of the House of festivals and Congress hall in 1980.

The festival house stands for bold visual representation. The unique location, unique atmosphere under the open sky makes the festivals in Bregenz so popular.

In 1995 the Bregenz festival celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. In the anniversary year, the festival attracted a record number of visitors. We installed additional stands. That year the festival was attended by 318 thousand people.

In 2007, there was staged Puccini Opera "Tosca", which together with the new sound system made it ideal for the stage on lake Constance. She did not leave indifferent and the team from EON Productions, which produces films about James bond. As a result, the film crew came here in early may for 10 days to shoot scenes for the next series of James bond "quantum of solace".

In June 2008 during the European championship Cup, which was held in Austria and Switzerland, on the stage was a TV Studio, and the auditorium was converted into a public visual arena. In total, more than 160 thousand football fans came to watch live on the lake.