Schottenfest 2017

Get your kilt out of your closet – the Scots & the Irish are hosting a music + culture festival!

Schottenfest 2017

When: WED–SUN, November 29 – December 3, 6pm–10pm
Where: Theater am Spittelberg
Entry: varies, check for more information here

The Schottenfest is happening this week! Yippee! what the hell is the Schottenfest? Well, it’s a festival celebrating culture and music that the Scots, Irish and English have given birth to (and are still giving birth to). In it’s second year, this festival is getting better and better each year, with big names ending up on their stages this time around. Showcasing the traditions and historic Gaelic links between Vienna, Ireland & Scotland in various locations around Vienna, festival home base will in the intimate setting of the Theater am Spittelberg (which is right in the middle of the Christmas market, so you can pop out for a Punsch between acts!. Live music, readings, culture and art will put out there by artists from the isles. Check out their event guide for details on the price and program.

Recommended if you like: festivals that keep you out for three days in a row, the pleasing sounds of bagpipes, Scottish highland dancing, the Loch Ness monster, whisky, men in tartan, the Irish accent, rugged Scottish men…or women, Guinness, trying out your Sean Connery accent, singer-songwriters, making love slow and tenderly