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Special Events New Year’s Day, public holiday, 1 Jan, throughout the city Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert, 1 Jan, Musikverein Carnival and Ball Season, 1 Jan-12 Feb, throughout the city Epiphany, public holiday, 6 Jan, throughout the city Resonanzen, Middle Ages/Baroque music, mid-Jan, Konzerthaus Opera Ball, 27 Feb, Staatsoper Haydn Festival, third week Feb-first week Mar, various venues Easter, public holiday taken from Good Friday to Easter Monday, late Mar/early Apr, throughout the city Vienna Spring Festival, arts festival with opera, concerts and plays, mid-Mar-mid-Apr, various venues Osterklang (Sounds of Easter), music festival, mid Apr, various venues Vienna Mozart Week, mid Apr, various venues May Day, public holiday, 1 May, throughout the city Ascension, public holiday, May, throughout the city Festwochen Wien (Vienna Festival), festival featuring music, drama and dance, mid-May-mid-Jun, throughout the city Vienna City Marathon, May, begins Arbeiterstrandbadstrasse/Wagramerstrasse and ends Heldenplatz Pentecost, public holiday taken on Whit Monday, late May/early Jun, throughout the city Corpus Christi, public holiday, late May/early Jun, throughout the city Donauinselfest (Danube Island Festival), contemporary music festival, mid Jun, Donauinsel Vienna Jazz Festival, first two weeks Jul, various venues Klangbogen (Musical Summer), music festival, Jul-Aug, various venues Assumption, public holiday, 15 Aug, throughout the city National Day, public holiday, 26 Oct, throughout the city Viennale Film Festival, end of Oct, various cinemas throughout the city Wien Modern, 20th-century music festival, late Oct-late Nov, various venues, especially the Konzerthaus All Saints’ Day, public holiday, 1 Nov, throughout the city International Choir Competition, mid Nov, Konzerthaus Brahms Festival, mid Nov, Musikverein Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market), last Sun Nov-24 Dec, throughout city but especially at the Rathausplatz, Spittleberg Quarter, Freyung (corner of Innerstadt) Immaculate Conception, public holiday, 8 Dec, throughout the city Christmas, public holidays, 25-26 Dec, throughout the city Kaiserball (Imperial Ball), 31 Dec, Hofburg Silvester in Wien (New Year in Vienna), the Innerestadt is transformed into a ballroom, 31 Dec, Innerstadt Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert, 31 Dec, Musikverein |
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