Starting this Saturday, the contemporary music festival, Wien Modern, will be inviting you all to a series of exciting cultural encounters. Basically it’s all about contemporary arts music and let us tell you, it’s cutting edge stuff! Check out the full programme for more details
Check out this contemporary music festival
Wien Modern 2022
Sat. 29th Oct — Wed. 30th Nov
100€ regular festival pass, 40€ for everyone under 27, single tickets available too
Recommended if you like:
music festivals, having a music taste that ranges from Backstreet Boys to Bach and back, nodding your head to the music ever so coolly while leaning on the bar, getting more than your daily dose of culture
Maybe bring your chopsticks
running sushi
Thu. 03rd Nov, Fri. 04th Nov
8pm
depending on seat choice and reductions, from 10€ to 35€
Recommended if you like:
the Vienna International Dance Festival called ImPulsTanz, watching mad performances about futuristic things, randomness that does actually make sense at the end, being faced with things you couldn’t have thought of yourself
Have you also always dreamed of watching a performance about chopsticks and sushi? Yeah? Us too! So we’re happy to tell you that from November 2nd to 5th, we can do exactly that at Odeon. We can’t tell you everything about the performance because we’re not big spoilers but just to not leave you completely clueless: It’s a performance inspired by Anime, showing you the story in bits and pieces, just like in the comics.
Check out this crazy festival dedicated to the energetic dance, Klezmer!
KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2022
Sat. 05th Nov — Sun. 20th Nov
25-27€ for single concerts, 99€ for the festival pass
Recommended if you like:
big band music, traveling, dancing like a crazy at a concert, Yiddish music, global sounds, energetic dancing, feeding your earholes with new tunes
You know that energetic sound of music that floats over to us from the Jewish people of Eastern Europe now and again known as Klezmer? If you don’t, you haven’t lived…well, danced. And if you do, you’ll know how energetic this instrument filled music can be and how it can be to dance to. And there’s a whole festival of it coming to Vienna this month! Local and international Klezmer ensembles will be filling venues all around town with the good vibes music. Be sure to check out the programme!
Stay fresh and keep it fesch
Fesch’markt Wien #26
Fri. 02nd Jun — Sun. 04th Jun
2pm — 7pm
7€ for one day, 10€ for all three
Recommended if you like:
unique design, supporting small local businesses, shopping from brands you’ve never heard of before, being a little bit hipster, wearing handmade pieces, never leaving your home without a tote bag
In June, the Ottakringer Brauerei will turn into that huge and hip market that brings a bunch of talented and up-and-coming independent designers together in one place, again – the Feschmarkt.
Around 250 stands, filled to the brim with art, fashion, jewelry and other cool kinds of unique design pieces just to make your inner-hipster scream with joy.
And did we already mention the abundance of tasty street food there’ll be on offer? ‘Cause, ya know, shopping makes everybody hungry.
Check out these one of a kind antique pieces
53. ART&ANTIQUE Hofburg Vienna
Thu. 10th Nov — Mon. 14th Nov
11am — THU-SUN: 7pm, MON: 6pm
15€
Recommended if you like:
reading history books that smell like your grandma, wearing striped pyjamas to bed, Sunday strolling through museums, large flea markets, drinking tea from a china cup, feeling bougie as fuck, saying “what a fine piece” and “splendid!” and “Hans, ready the carriage”
Art & Antique will take you back in time by presenting notable pieces of work from over 29 exhibitioners in Hofburg. If you’re a fanatic for old porcelain table-sets and can’t get enough of well-aged furniture, then this is the right spot for you. No worries if you don’t know your Ottoman from your side-table. The event’s organisers will be more than glad to help you with any questions. And there will also be paintings and these kinda things, so really: Don’t you worry.
Bring out that woolly jumper!
Rearrange your wardrobe to winter mode, and bring out that wooly jumper!
Thu. 01st Dec — Sat. 31st Dec
all winter long!
Recommended if you like:
Winter, jumpers, ugly jumpers, feeling all warm and cosy, not being cold because your favourite jumper is keeping you warm
We might not necessarily be fond of the cold, but we do love our reindeer-motifed, wooly jumpers, our comfy thick socks and hats and our knitted underwear (yes, we knitted them ourselves ;-).
While rearranging your closet sounds boring, it can actually be quite fun and meditative. Put on one of your best playlists and dive into your wardrobe.
Get goose or go home this month
Get goose – it’s Martinigansl time!
Thu. 18th Nov — Wed. 15th Dec
Recommended if you like:
stuffing your face like the Gansl was stuffed before, getting a high five from your tastebuds, trying something different, being a true local by eating local food
A tradition that sprang way back from a saint’s feast day sees people flocking to Gasthäuser (traditional Austrian taverns) to dine on delicious, succulent roasted goose. Martinigansl is a traditional dish of roasted goose accompanied typically by potato dumplings and Rotkraut. Get goose or go home this month (except you vegetarians and vegans… you guys, just ignore this tip altogether).
Tip: Check out our list of the places to get a quality Martinigansl experience.
Treat your children to a film at this film festival for the young ones
Kinder Filmfestival 2022
Sat. 12th Nov — Sun. 20th Nov
Single ticket 5€, group tickets 4€ per person (from 3 persons)
Recommended if you like:
film festivals, films for kids, popcorn, dark lights and giant screens, something different to do with the kids this week, food for thought, a little exposure to the arts, cultured kids who do things like attending film festivals
This festival will be screening international films for kids (starting at age 4)! The topics range from a young girl that gets adopted by a gorilla to one that follows the hardships and complexities of developing romantic feelings for your best friend. Check out the full programme and find the film that’s right for you…um, we mean your kids.
Be sure to get your daily dose of culture!
All the best culture and art events happening in Vienna right NOW
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.
With so many culture events taking place – be it exhibitions in museums, powerful plays on theatre stages, art shows that scratch that inspiration itch – getting your daily dose of culture in Vienna is easy-peasy. That is, if you have our awesome art and culture guide, which tells you all about the best events happening in Vienna right NOW (or soon-ish). If you think we’re missing any important ongoing culture events, drop us a message on Facebook, Instagram, or the good old, oldschool way, via mail.
Books, books and more books at the Vienna book festival!
BUCH WIEN 2022
Wed. 23rd Nov — Sun. 27th Nov
Festival pass 29-37€, Day ticket 15-19€
Recommended if you like:
meeting the people behind the text, asking insider questions about stories you’ve read, getting your books signed, nodding intelligently during a talk you understand very little of, books, book clubs
Book enthusiasts and passionate readers will once again be spoiled by choice at this international book fair happening over 5 story-filled days at the Messe Wien, and many other locations around the city. So pack your reading glasses and warm up your fingers for some serious page-turning this month (or clicking if you read your literature on an e-book). There are many readings and discussions on the agenda so you might want to plan ahead and choose whatever sparks your interest.
Have a think about art and diversity
New Beginnings
Fri. 21st Oct — Fri. 25th Nov, every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
3pm — 7pm
Free!
Recommended if you like:
thinking about things, looking at art with your head tilt to the left, contemporary art by cool and young artists, wearing a turtleneck and dirty shoes, going to artist talks, networking and brunching
Soooo there’s a really cool exhibition at FLOMYCA (Floridsdorf Museum of Young and Contemporary Art) happening at the moment. ‘New Beginnings’ is all about diversity. Six artists from very different corners of the world are showing you their angle on the subject.
Good to know: There are curator’s tours, chats with the artists, a networking brunch and a studio visit! Check out the link for specifics!
Open your mind and embrace diversity at this unique film festival!
Transition International Queer Minorities Film Festival
Wed. 16th Nov — Mon. 21st Nov
Check online! (Or buy them directly at Schikaneder)
Recommended if you like:
showing support for a cause, movie marathons, being proud and queer, boys who like girls who like girls who like boys and so on, dreaming of a world in which gender diversity is a norm’, watching movie after movie until you get square eyes, red velvet seats, popcorn
With a focus on films for, by, and about Queer* minorities the international Queer Minorities Film Festival will take place at the Schikaneder. Support this movement and these people fighting for acceptance, make their voices heard, and resist the growth of anti-minority sentiment lurking around the place. You can find more information on the programme online.
Discover an unknown artistic side to Vienna
Vienna Art Week
various locations around Vienna
Fri. 18th Nov — Fri. 25th Nov
Recommended if you like:
practising your pensive face in front of the mirror, getting inspired by art, walking into a lamp post because you’ve been staring at the beautiful architecture around you or instagramming
This week, the Vienna Art Week is taking place in numerous locations around the city. This is a very broad event with all kinds of performances for you to get in touch with the city’s artistic scene. There will be exhibitions, talks, guided tours, performances, movie screenings… you name it, they’ve got it. Check out their programme and plan your artsy week!
Stroll through THE painter's garden
Monets Garden in Vienna
Thu. 20th Oct — Fri. 20th Jan
10am — 8pm
14€ up to 25€, but there are multiple discounts possible
Recommended if you like:
strolling through gardens and parks, strolling through digital gardens, going to immersive exhibitions, diving into people’s artwork without having to know a lot, letting yourself get sprinkled on by art, going cool places on rainy Sundays, learning a bit about old creators
Yeaaah so Monet is definitely not from Vienna. BUT très bon for us – we got the opportunity to dive into his world! Go to Marx Halle to get the full-on, immersive experience of Monet’s work. With 76 moving images and music from Debussy to Ravel, designed to impress the impressionist you truly are inside.
Give us a MMMMMM for maroni!
Snack on chestnuts at a street stand
Recommended if you like:
street food, snacking on nuts, Maroni, Autumn, being able to finally taste autumn, the colour brown, make snow angels in the Autumn leaves, hot chocolate
That familiar and pleasant smell of Maroni (chestnuts) roasting on an open fire begins to invade the streets as Autumn sets in in October, as the little stands selling them open up around the city.
Even better, you can partake in an old Tyrolean tradition that saw farmers visit each other at this time of year after the grape harvest to try the first young wine of the season and east chestnuts.
So why not plan a chilly day meet up with friends where you hit up a Maroni stand, bring your own wine and do like the Tyrolean farmers do.
Roaring times with jazzily Jazz and swingedy Swing
The Story of Jazz – Stompin’ At The Savoy
Fri. 25th Nov
8pm — 10.30pm
27.40€
Recommended if you like:
seriously talented musicians performing live, Jazz, Jazz and nothing but the Jazz, the roaring 20s and 30s (musically, of course), listening to Jazz while sitting on a red velvet couch and sipping red wine, properly dancing to Swing music
If you’re a fan of those beautiful music genres called Jazz and Swing – there is somewhere you should go this weekend. You can either sit and melt away by listening to the ‘Kurt Prohaska Trio’ performing at ‘Wiener Metropol’, ooor you could go wild and swing around the dance floor with your swinging dancing legs!
Open up to new cultures through cinema
Central American Film Festival 2022
Sun. 20th Nov — Sat. 26th Nov
various times (check programme details)
from 5€
Recommended if you like:
opening up to new cultures, very niche films, seeing what’s left of your Spanish after that Erasmus semester abroad, live music and cocktails, doing the salsa, travelling with a backpack
The prettiest cinema in town is hosting a special kind of film festival dedicated solely to the region of Central America. Films, shorts, and documentaries from Central America will be screened in the Metro Kinokulturhaus, sprinkled with exotic events, such as cocktail nights and live music, this intimate festival is worth checking out. Be sure to check out the complete festival programme!
Tis' the season of Glühwein and kissing when your nose is dripping
Go to a Christmas market!
Thu. 01st Dec — Sat. 31st Dec
free!
Recommended if you like:
the smell of gingerbread cookies, waking up with gifts waiting for you, being jolly, celebrating christmukkah, overcoming the cold by drinking hard spirits hidden in tea, Glühwein, meeting friends at Christmas markets
Tis’ the season, and in Vienna this many people’s favourite season simply thanks to those charming Christmas markets! A wonderful vibe spreads around town as markets bloom all over Vienna, and the smell of cinnamon, mulled wine, and sweet desserts fill the air. Be sure to get some Beeren Punsch in, get in the spirit, and enjoy every chance this season to get drunk at the market. And it just so happens we put together a list of our favourite Christmas markets.
Welcome to a world where animals live happy lives and humans only eat veggies!
Next stop for all Vegans! – Vegan Planet Wien 2022!
Sat. 19th Nov — Sun. 20th Nov
10am — 7pm on Saturday, 6pm on Sunday
13.50€ early bird, 15€ at the door
Recommended if you like:
living mindfully and purposefully, cauliflower steaks, the idea of learning more about veganism, moaning like you’re having an orgasm when you bite into a fresh and organic carrot, animals – big and small, opening your mind
Veganism is a big thing in this country, and the lifestyle is becoming more and more popular as more and more people come to understand that good tasty food can also come minus the meat. Nearing the end of this month, vegans and all of those interested can learn and explore more about the Vegan lifestyle at the fair happening within the fancy halls of the MAK. Vegan Planet Wien is all about exhibiting the ways of a healthy and mindful lifestyle. There will be vegan products galore on show, workshops (including cooking!) and yoga sessions. If you want more info about what will be happening over the weekend, check out the website.
Hello dark-indie-folk music, our old friend
Show your melancholic side at the Blue Bird Festival 2022
Thu. 24th Nov — Sat. 26th Nov
89€ 3-day-pass, 34€ day-pass
Recommended if you like:
The cold November rain, singer-songwriters, indie folk, high-brow audiences, niche stuff, small festivals, blue birds
Join this well-established autumn highlight for 3 nights of Indie Folk tunes that will speak straight to your melancholic heart. The dark and intimate interior of Porgy & Bess will host national and international artists that will awaken the blue bird inside of you. And while we totally made that one up and don’t know what it means, we still advise you to check out the lineup and then rush to get your ticket organised.
Did somebody say beer festival?!
A weekend of beer @ the Craft Bier Fest Wien
Fri. 18th Nov — Sat. 19th Nov
4pm — 11pm
13€ presale, 15€ at the doors
Recommended if you like:
beer tastings, talking about beer like wine lovers do about wine, a good ol’ fashioned stout, a amber or pale ale, all things beer, being passionate about your beer, googling things about booze
Yes, there’s a weekend in the month of November dedicated to that beautiful amber (now coming in a multitude of colours thanks to the craft beer trend) drink we know as beer. From tastings by large and small breweries to brewing workshops, and expert talks – they’ll have it all in the massive space of the cattle shed turned event venue, Marx Halle. If you’re a craft beer fan, this is something you won’t want to miss!
How it works? You buy tokens at a counter which is like magic beer money – you give the person behind a beer stand some tokens, and they give you a beer.