The best tips, events and locations for New Year’s Eve in Vienna
On New Year’s Eve, Vienna stands out as especially diverse and colourful. One strongly recommended highlight is the New Year’s Trail (“Silvesterpfad”) but other events and locations are also very tempting for a spectacular start in the New Year. As the end of the year is approaching quickly, we have summarised the best tips for New Year’s Eve for you. There are many reasons to book a holiday in Vienna over New Year.
A classic start in the New Year– New Year’s Eve ball and gala
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In order to celebrate the New Year in a venerable, imperial style, the New Year’s Eve ball in the Viennese Imperial Palace is the best way to do so. The dress code is long evening gown and a smoking or a tailcoat. Apart from the ball opening and numerous artists and orchestras, the visitors can enjoy a fireworks display with a view over Vienna, accompanied by the chime of the Pummerin (the famous bell of St. Stephen’s Cathedral). Every year, at midnight exactly, the bell rings in the New Year. Afterwards, everyone dances in the New Year with a traditional Viennese Danube waltz.
However, the New Year’s Eve gala in Vienna’s Rathaus (the Town Hall) also guarantees traditional flair of the Viennese ball culture. In addition to a classic ball orchestra, live bands also perform here. The midnight event is a traditional, but also Viennese, stage performance. At midnight, the fireworks can be enjoyed from the balcony of the Town Hall while listening to the sounds of the Pummerin.
Our Tip: Due to high demand, we recommend you reserve your tickets online as soon as possible.
Viennese Imperial Palace – New Year’s Eve ball
Address: Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna
Website: www.hofburgsilvesterball.com
Tickets sale: https://www.hofburgsilvesterball.com/tickets/
Date: 31.12.2019
Entry for guests to the gala dinner: 6:30pm
Entry for guests to the ball: 9:15pm
Rathaus Vienna – New Year’s Eve Gala
Address: Ballroom of the Rathaus, 1010 Vienna
Website: www.silvestergala.com
Tickets sale: https://www.silvestergala.com/tickets
Date: 31.12.2019
Entry for guests to the gala dinner: 6:30pm
Entry for guests to the ball: 9pm
From Vienna’s old town to the Prater – the New Year’s Trail
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On New Year’s Eve, the whole of Vienna is in a party mood! On 31st December 2019, Vienna’s old town will transform itself into the New Year’s Trail for the 30th time. From the famous Town Hall Square (Rathausplatz), to the special New Year’s Eve Village at Maria-Theresien Square, to the Viennese Prater – the turn of the year is celebrated everywhere. Many restaurants, bars and cafés offer hot beverages as well as culinary delights – dance performances and music are, of course, also a part of the celebrations. At midnight, there is a large fireworks display at the Town Hall and in the Prater.
A special highlight is the classic mile on the Graben (literally “ditch” ‑ one of the most famous shopping streets in Vienna’s first district). In the afternoon, a unique open air ballroom is formed, as dancing schools offer crash courses in waltzes.
Viennese New Year’s Trail
Address:
Inner city, 1010 Vienna
Wiener Prater, Riesenradplatz, 1020 Vienna
Website: https://wienersilvesterpfad.at/en/
Date: 31.12.2019
Time:
Inner city: 2pm – 2am
Prater: 12am – 2am
A sporty start into the New Year
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If you want to keep to your New Year’s sports resolution, why not take part in the New Year’s Eve Run in Vienna? The route will take you around the most beautiful street in Vienna, the Ringstraße. The run starts and finishes in front of the University of Vienna. The participants pass, amongst others, the famous Vienna State Opera, the Museums, the Imperial Palace and further historical buildings ‑ practically sightseeing while running or walking.
The participants encouraged to dress up and wear costumes. It starts at 11am, which gives participants enough time to rest before enjoying the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vienna.
New Year’s Eve Run
Address: Universitätsring Wien, Ringstraße Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna
Website: http://www.lcc-wien.at/
Registration: http://www.pentek-payment.at/
Date: 31.12.2019
Time: 11am
On New Year’s Eve: Culinary delights in the heart of Vienna
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However, if you would like to experience a little more comfort as well as a culinary masterpeice, why not think about the “Palmenhaus” (“Palm House”), in the middle of Vienna’s Burggarten? From 7pm, surrounded by exotic plants and palm trees, you can enjoy a multi-course meal. Cost: 168 Euro per person. Afterwards, you can hit the dancefloor for the Danube waltz or enjoy the fireworks on the terrace.
Palmenhaus
Address: Burggarten 1, 1010 Vienna
Website: http://www.palmenhaus.at/
Menu New Year’s Eve dinner: https://www.palmenhaus.at/dinner.pdf
Date: 31.12.2019
Time: 7pm
We can also recommend Vienna’s clubbing scene for New Year’s Eve. In clubs such as the Pratersauna, the Grelle Forelle, the Volksgarten or Flex you can celebrate and dance into the New Year. Currently, some of our CheckVIENNA apartments are still available but, from experience, we know that this will quickly change! It would be best to book an apartment now, so that you can really enjoy New Year’s Eve in Vienna!