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Top Events in 2025

There are numerous events in 2025 – from the Vienna Ice World, the Danube Island Festival and the Film Festival to top-class blockbuster exhibitions and idyllic Christmas markets.

Here you can find an overview of the upcoming highlights for your clients, for more details please see our event calendar.

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Vienna Ice World

Dreaming of a winter fairytale? Set against the stunning backdrop of City Hall, ice skating fans have the run of 9,500 m2 of ice including a winding trail through the Rathauspark. Culinary treats and music to suit every taste complete the fun. Skate hire available.

Gustav Klimt: Pigment & Pixel at Lower Belvedere

The exhibition offers fascinating insights into Gustav Klimt's working methods and world of color, reveals surprising differences between his preliminary sketches and final works and sheds light on the techniques behind his gold paintings.

Vienna Opera Ball

The 67th Vienna Opera Ball will fill the Vienna State Opera´s dancefloor, where revelers dance to the beat of the waltz.

Arcimboldo – Bassano – Bruegel at KHM

From March 2025, the Kunsthistorisches Museum will be showing masterpieces by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Jacopo and Leandro Bassano and numerous other 16th century artists in its spring exhibition. The exhibition sheds light on the relationship of people in the Renaissance to nature and time.

SPARK Art Fair Vienna

SPARK Art Fair is an innovative contemporary art fair – meeting place for galleries, collectors, artists and art lovers.

Easter Markets

Easter markets in Vienna have a long tradition. Easter decorations and beautifully painted eggs, handicrafts and culinary treats set the tone at the capital’s Easter markets.

Schönbrunn Palace Easter Market

  • Apr 5–22, 2025

Old Viennese Easter Market at Freyung

  • Apr 5–21, 2025

Am Hof Easter Market

  • Apr 5–22, 2025

42th Vienna City Marathon

A red-letter day for thousands of runners from all over the world. The course takes in some of Vienna’s best-loved sights, including the Giant Ferris Wheel, Schönbrunn Palace and the Hofburg.

Vienna Festival | Free Republic of Vienna 2025

In May and June, the Vienna Festival sets the stage for new opera, theater, performance, dance and music productions and premieres.

Vienna Pride and Rainbow Parade

In 2025, the Rainbow Parade will take to the Ringstrasse boulevard for the 29th time. The parade marks the culmination of Vienna Pride, a twoweek event which sees the rainbow flag flying high all over the city.

Summer Night´s Concert at Schönbrunn Palace

Against the stunning Baroque backdrop of Schönbrunn Palace, the Vienna Philharmonic serves up classical music at its finest – outdoors and free of charge.

Danube Island Festival

The three-day Danube Island Festival is one of the largest open-air music festivals in Europe. Admission is free!

35th Film Festival on Rathausplatz

In Summer, the square outside City Hall is transformed into a bustling open-air hotspot. The Film Festival serves up opera, classical, pop and rock film music highlights – and great food, too. Admission is free!

ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival

In July and August each year, Europe’s biggest contemporary dance festival presents a uniquely diverse line-up of performances, workshops, research projects and musical acts.

Art and design in fall

Every fall, Vienna stages a huge variety of art and design events. Fall in the capital of culture takes in a host of exciting spaces and features a compelling selection of local and international art and design.

viennacontemporary

A magnet for art collectors, curators, gallery owners and art experts from all over the world.

Open House

Free tours of more than 50 fascinating Viennese buildings that are otherwise not open to visitors provide exclusive insights for architecture buffs.

Parallel Vienna

An art fair with a twist: an empty building will once again provide a platform for contemporary art by creating a canvas for Austrian and international artists.

Vienna Design Week

International design festival.

Long Night of Museums

Over 100 museums and galleries in Vienna will be opening their doors to stay-awake art lovers from six in the evening until one in the morning.

Vienna Art Week

Fancy a peek behind the curtain of the Vienna art scene? Exhibitions, panel discussions, tours, studio open houses and parties throughout the city.

Cézanne, Monet, Renoir at Belvedere

With the presentation of selected works from the Villa Langmatt collection, the Belvedere is showing one of the earliest and at the same time most extensive private collections of French Impressionism in Switzerland.

Christmas Markets in Vienna in 2025

Some of the city’s most attractive squares are transformed into enchanting Christmas markets between mid-November and Christmas. The aromas of freshly baked cookies, steaming punch and roasted almond shang in the air. Festive lights twinkle above the old town and shopping streets, spreading Christmas cheer throughout the city.

Vienna New Year’s Eve Trail

On December 31, Vienna city center is transformed into a giant party scene.

From 2pm until 2am the New Year’s Eve trail in the old town keeps the entertainment coming. Numerous stopping-off points offer culinary specialties where the sounds of waltz, rock, pop and live DJs add up to an unforgettable experience.

Details of New Year’s Eve events incl. concerts, balls, galas and parties are listed at events.wien.info/en and in the ivie app.

 

Please note that the events listed are subject to change or cancellation. Please check the organizer’s website in good time beforehand for updates!

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