Your up-to-date guide to the events you should check out this weekend in Vienna (2024)

Wed. 21st Aug, Thu. 22nd Aug, Sat. 24th Aug, Sun. 25th Aug

7pm — 11pm

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Recommended if you like:

wearing band merch like it’s a badge of honour, screaming songs at stadiums, discovering the universe through music, light shows, feeling the rhythm with thousands of other fans

Wed. 21st Aug

7pm — 10pm

Free!

Recommended if you like:

a drunken crowd cheering your name, using your soap as a mic, not being able to listen to Tina Turner without breaking out in song, actually voting when watching American Idol, being fabulous

Thu. 22nd Aug

6pm — 11:45pm

Recommended if you like:

throwing yourself into your finest bikini/bathing shorts, dancing until your soles are sore, going for a drunk swim in the Danube, making sweet love with a stranger in a random Donauinsel bush

Feel the warm wind in your hair, see the Danube glistening in the evening sun, and enjoy a cold beer in hand. If this image fills you with nostalgia, head to USUS am Wasser this Thursday for the FM4 Swound Sound Summer Sessions.

Thu. 22nd Aug

7pm

Recommended if you like:

cracking jokes at a sausage stand, perfecting your punchlines, making friends with fellow comedy aficionados, being the funniest person at the picnic, saying ‘Wurst joke ever!’ with pride

This Thursday, it’s a dream come true for anyone who’s into open mic comedy nights and sausage stands. Whether you’re a pro or a rookie, bring your best jokes and get ready to perform in either English or German.

PS: Just to clarify, we’re not the ones hosting this event—it’s actually happening at the real sausage stand, complete with real sausages!

Thu. 22nd Aug

7pm

Recommended if you like:

partying on rooftops, techno and house getting it on and having little techno house twins, happy hour, free stuff, beer and cigarettes

Thu. 22nd Aug — Sun. 25th Aug

5pm — 10pm

free!

Recommended if you like:

wine fairs, vineyards and vintners, getting drunk in the afternoon, pretending to know what good wine is, weekend entertainment, Austrian-style fun, finally having a reason to dress up in that Dirndl/Lederhosen you bought

This festival is a family fun event during the day, which turns into a good ol’ fashioned Austrian party at night. Neustift am Walde, an area of Vienna’s 19th district, is quite famous for its annual ‘Kirtag’

The Neustifter Kirtag is a wine fair that sees lots of people dress up in Lederhosen and Dirndl and enjoy those Austrian festival vibes. This month, it will be back with four days of some heavy wine drinking and culinary feasting. As well as the traditional procession, some neat togetherness, the chance to buy wine stock for the next 500 years, and one of the best views of the city.

Sat. 24th Aug

11pm — 6am

From 12€

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Recommended if you like:

a whole lotta techno, reliving the golden days (whatever that means for you), being a raver at heart, the motto ‘eat, sleep, rave, repeat’, feeling nostalgic for times you’ve never actually experienced yourself

Sat. 24th Aug

4pm — 4am

Recommended if you like:

late-night Techno sessions, discovering new DJs, dancing until the sun comes up, embracing Vienna’s underground scene (literally!)

Beer and bites at the brewery

Thu. 27th Jun — Fri. 30th Aug

12pm — 12am

free!

Recommended if you like:

drinking lots of beer, unique events that you miss when summer has gone, stealing ideas for your own craft beer, events that involve beer, tasting beer like you do wine, the refreshing sound of opening a beer, admiring your tummy as it grows

It’s that time again when the beloved city’s beer brewery, Ottakringer Brauerei, comes to life for summer, as they’ve set up the Ottakringer Bierfest.

Most importantly, if you ask us, there will be lots of beer flowing – different kinds of beer produced in their brewery, to be specific.

To check out what will be happening, have a look at the programme for more details.

Sat. 29th Jun — Sun. 01st Sep

free!

Recommended if you like:

hanging out at the city hall because it’s freaking gorgeous and it makes you feel fancy, opera and ballet on screen, getting drunk with classy wine from Burgenland while watching Swan Lake, cuisine from all around the globe, eating all day long, getting your daily dose of culture while eating like an uncultured beast

Ah, the joys of living in Vienna! There is something quite unique going on every summer in this city’s heart, right at the Rathausplatz. From July to September a great variety of concerts ranging from classic ballets, operas and Jazz to Pop and dance will be shown on a huge screen in front of the Rathaus. For free, we might add.

There’s a huge screen installed in front of the beautiful town hall, with enough seats to accommodate a small village from Vorarlberg. The films begin at sundown. However, from 11am onwards, there are a plethora of food stands featuring cuisine from around the globe. We feel like you can find nearly anything from every corner of this world there. It’s a culinary heaven!

So enjoy sitting in the shade, have a Spritzer and wait for the film to begin. Throughout the summer, most films will be played twice. Most nights, there are also live performances of some sort before the screenings. Check out the full programme.

Mon. 03rd Jul — Thu. 31st Aug, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

2pm — 6pm

free!

Recommended if you like:

reading all day long, fun activities for your kids, having an exciting summer programme ready for your children, reading kids’ books, realising how deep some kids books actually are

Like every summer, there’s the event ‘Reading in the Park’ happening, where young kids from three to ten years are invited to immerse themselves in the exciting world of books. They can read, play, paint and also borrow books at these park events, as part of the daily play and leisure programme on offer. It will take place in various parks all over Vienna, so be sure to check out the info page for details.

When?
July 1 – August 8 and August 19 – 29, 2024
Monday – Thursday 2:00pm – 6:00pm
(cancellations possible in case of rain)

Donauinsel, Floridsdorfer Brücke

Fri. 09th Aug — Mon. 26th Aug

Recommended if you like:

music that makes you dance, sounds of percussions, exploring other cultures, Mama Africa!, lying in the grass with a cold drink listening to music

various locations

Wed. 01st Jun — Sat. 31st Aug

Recommended if you like:

being a film fanatic, shooting popcorn out of your nose at the person in front of you and then pointing to the person next to you when they turn around, laughing at random moments in a film, the full cinematic experience

varies

Recommended if you like:

culture and comedy, being proud of your belly laugh, crowd pleasers, laughs in the park, being jealous of someone else’s hilarity, clapping for talented people, getting dressed up a bit, the smell of mosquito spray

Wed. 22nd May — Wed. 18th Sep

6pm — 23pm

Recommended if you like:

outdoor parties, getting drunk and cultured at the same time, dressing up in for the evening, cultural scene, beautiful people in beautiful settings

Recommended if you like:

partying till dawn, garden parties, your garden, garden spritzers, garden gin tonics, making sweet, tender love in public toilets, outdoor parties, dancing until the early morn’, getting home when the birds are chirping

free!

Recommended if you like:

going on the hunt for bargains, the thrill of the hunt, vintage items, the saying ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’

Recommended if you like:

flea markets, trying to find something valuable for a small price, red brick buildings, old things, wearing a top hat and a monocle, factories

A flea market is twice the fun when it takes place in the right setting. And what would complement all those vintage items more than the industrial charm of an old factory building, right?

The METAStadt is back with its weekly flea market this weekend.

Various locations in Vienna, check out our guide!

Recommended if you like:

tilting your head slightly in front of a painting and putting your pensive face on, wearing odd socks, strolling through galleries and museums on rainy days, getting inspired by the great and the up-coming greats, being a creative, seeing how people interpret our crazy world through art.