Everything you need to do this week in Vienna

The Tagebuch slams have become kinda’ legendary and well-loved over the last few years. If you don’t know what a diary slam is, it’s when a bunch of random people get up on stage and read from their childhood, or adulthood, diary – so come with a sense of humor and the lust for dirty, revealing and intimate stories.

The Silent Cinema Tour is hitting Vienna this Monday, screening a movie about the Greatest Showman, the Joker, and many more at the oh-so-famous beach bar, Strandbar Herrmann. Avid party people who know silent discos will know the ‘silent’ concept– you’ll get some wireless headphones through which you’ll be fed the sound from this hit film.

So be sure to have a look at the program and get yourself a pair of tickets!

The Kursalon will be opening its doors this Monday to celebrate ethnic diversity in the urban spaces of European cities through various forms of art.

Together with the ImPulsTanz festival, they’veve invited the creative collective, Sounds of Blackness, which features artists of various art forms. Through dance, sounds, and visuals, this event will take you into a world that showcases all the awesomeness of diversity.

Also: check out the Sounds of Blackness website!

Are you constantly cracking yourself up? We understand that better than anyone. Care to try cracking others up, as well…on a stage? An English comedy night is probably a good place for you to start your career. There will be familiar faces, but also plenty of space for new ones. Just make sure to ask for a spot on the line-up on Facebook!

This one goes out to all those ladies who can get a group of people giggling but want to take it to the next level! This Wednesday, an all female English stand–up comedy show is taking place at Shebeen, providing the perfect opportunity for you to show off your wit in front of an audience! Oh, and even though the stage is reserved for female comedians only, men are also invited to enjoy the show!

Bring that beautiful voice of yours to Weberknecht this Wednesday for a full-on Karaoke night! With free entry and drink specials, you can take on the stage by storm and let out that voice of yours that you’ve perfected in countless shower concerts.

Good to know: This Karaoke Night will take place every Wednesday until way after summer!

The Pratersauna is hosting a lovely little wine and pool evening this Wednesday (no, that doesn’t mean the pool will be filled with wine – yes, that was our first thought, too).

KSAWA, Maurice and Sabá will be playing their beats on the decks, while the people from Weingut Lesehof Stagard will be pouring their finest wines.

Be sure to reserve a table/ poolside deck chairs for your friends and yourself if you want to be sitting at this poolside soiree.

When soft 60′ vibes meet Indie rhythm and Jazz, magic might happen. The trio, LAMILA, consists of Singer-Songwriter, Camilla Thurner, guitar player, Alexander Hoffmann, and double bass player, Ines Fuchs.

This Thursday, they are hosting their album release party at the grungy Chelsea. Catch some vintage nostalgia and experience the musical feeling of making sweet tender love on a flowery field.

If you like jokes about things like culture and religion, then this is the show for you. And what else is there to joke about OTHER than culture and religion, really?

Go laugh until your belly hurts at this show by Hungarian / South African now Vienna-based professional comedian, Tamos Vamos. Apparently, he’s known for hard-hitting punch lines, dark humor, and political incorrectness. This Thursday, he’ll be performing at the Sheebeen.

Do you want to get that Schnitzelsemmel inside you clucking? Then make sure to check out this concert on Friday at the beloved Chelsea!

‘Dreimalumalpha’, the Austrian folk/indie/pop band and Indie/Mac Demarco meets Vorarlberg Vibe Peter The Human Boy are gathering to have the ultimate concert experience for you lovely humans, of Vienna!

You can have a little sneak peek of their projects below! Just make sure you don’t fall into a deep hole of stalking as you do with your Tinder matches as it will ruin the concert experience for you.

You really do need a good Techno party once in a while, it’s a must. This Friday, the folks from Techno Komet are organizing part three of their big techno party series at Pratersauna. Not only will there be a welcome drink, but also a big ass line-up that is looking bonkers. (Even we’re not sure how to survive that night)

Be sure to check out the line-up!

On Friday, Fluc + Fluc Wanna have invited a couple of DJs from far far away to balm your eager eyes and sound-hungry ears. Maybe the UK and the Netherlands aren’t quite as exotic as we made it sound, but the music ensembles Hessle Audio and Clone Records are still worth checking out if you’re ready to hear new tunes from outside of Austria.

The club’s headliner, Legowelt, will be supported by other new talents you should definitely check out. To do that, grab your ticket and head out with your mask!

Is it THE Billie Jean from the famous Michael Jackson song they’re talking about here? Proooobably not.

Is it still gonna be a fun event? Proooobably yes!

If you know the waterside location, Himmel und Wasser, you know that they always have nice tunes with some good vibes going on. So move your cute butt over to this cool location and have a blast.

Vintage Kilo Sale is back this weekend! Need a fur coat to go with those fur panties you bought last year? Come on out and start pillaging through rows of vintage treasures. There will be great music and deals you don’t want to miss!

This time you’ll be able to book time-slots, to avoid big crowds. So be sure to get your tickets!

The Kursalon is hosting a very special party event series together with ImPulsTanz and the first half of it is taking place on Friday!

Headlining on stage will be Yugoslavian/Swedish artist, GNUČČI, and a DJ lineup that looks very promising. So, if you’re into creative parties and dance with lots of talented dancers, get in on this party.

Also: be sure to check out their lineup on their event page!

This is a party with an eco-friendly twist. This is is all about feeling connected with nature, whilst doing all the other fun things you do at a festival – getting drunk in the sun in some park. Yep, that’s what Sommerträume ’21 is about. We think. It should be ‘chill’ if you, or we, were to describe it in one word.

Good to know: Keep checking their page for further details and the line-up!

Granada will be playing live during the FM4 urban jungle at the GLOBE this Saturday. To say Austrian-Neo Pop band, Granada, is ‘Eh ok’ would be a big understatement (see what we did there?).

The 5 man band from Graz consists of accordionist, Alexander Xidi Christoph, guitarist, Luskacz Custos, singer, and founder, Thomas Petritsch, singer, multi-instrumentalist and jack-of-all-trades, Jürgen Schmidt, on the bass and Roland Hanslmeier on the drums.

You know what you gotta do if you wanna be her lover, right? (Hint: you gotta get with her friends). But do you also know what you gotta do if you wanna be shaking it to all to your favourite hits from the 90’s and 00’s?

Well, it couldn’t be simpler – just head to Club Titanic this Saturday night and join in on their infamous Wannabe 90’s and 00’s party!

At the Heldenplatz this summer, the Heldenbar will be back this summer, inviting people to lounge and sip cocktails. With a list of DJs on the cards, the Heldenbar will be preparing to provide you and your #plus1 with an array of music. They’ll be kicking off the season with KSOT Soundsystem and Sky Nightingale & Friends this Saturday.

It’s time to battle! But don’t worry, this is not gonna be of the bloody sort. It’s a dance battle that’s going down on the grounds of the MQ this Saturday.

Various talented dance performers will compete against each other to find out who can move their bodies best to the beat. And it’s up to you to decide who that is, as there’s gonna be no jury. The audience will decide who will win the title and go to the world finals in South Africa.

It’s summertime at the Pratersauna, and that means it’s gonna get hot (and probably a little sweaty) on the dancefloor.

But that’s a good thing, right? Because there are going to be nine DJs playing on three different floors. So, you can be sure that there will be enough banging beats to get you partying through to the morning. And if it gets too hot, you can always take a quick dip in their pool. Just saying.

O,h haven’t we all missed injuring ourselves because we’re having a little too much fun at a concert? This Saturday at Fluc, you can claim back all of the head banging that you’ve missed in the last months!

Canadian, Alpha Strategy, and Viennese band, Autor, will get your Post Punk heart pumping while you jump around. Both bands are nothing new to Vienna’s blooming punk scene and are more than ready to host an amazing night!

Make sure you check out Autor and Alpha Strategy’s goods on band camp and don’t forget to bring one of your  3Gs so Mister Rona-Rona doesn’t turn you into an Oma! (get it?)

Get that does of Sych-Funk and Sych-Garage realness this Saturday at B72! The newly signed crowd by record label Laut & Luise from Berlin, Takeshi Cashew, has taken the world by storm and they’ll be playing new tunes on stage in Vienna.

Their music makes you feel like slurping a Turkish coffee on a tiny wooden boat (if you haven’t done this, you should) – very cozy but very much alive. Supported by the fairly new Garage band, Potato Beach, they will give you all the heebie-jeebies.

Check out their stuff below and be sure to get your tickets fast as they are selling fairly quickly!

The very cool Salon Magika party is back, and all the party-loving people should be very happy about it.

Alma Lindas is a collective and its member, Beate Uwe, will enrich your Saturday night with Deep House beats combined with musical Latin American elements.

The event, Salon Magika, will also feature the SHEESH collective and URUCUM and it will all be happening at fluc, you’ll have to come early though because the tickets are limited.

Filipino soprano, Fiona De Vos, and Hungarian harpist, Veronika Villányi, will be performing at the Servitenplatz this Saturday.

Featuring works from Schubert, Mozart, and many more famous composers, this one will be a classic among the classical concerts. (See what we did there?)

So, if you’ve missed open-air classical music vibes, this is definitely something to look forward to! OH! And don’t worry, there will also be an online option for those of you at home!

Check out Fiona De Vos and Veronika Villányi on their respective websites!

The Grelle Forelle is hosting a night of parties, trains, and a special journey this Saturday.

With Techno Entgleist, they will revive the subway-inspired theme and will make sure that you are at your planned destination by the time this event ends.

(Black. Out. Drunk.) A selection of popular Techno DJs will be accompanying you on the ride, so be sure to check out the lineup! (YAAAAAS!)

Good to know: there will be free entry shots for the first 100 early birds that arrive!

Open air cinemas are one of the highlights of the summer season in this city. No more pondering for movie lovers on whether to stay in or head out. Open air cinemas offer those who get their tan from a movie screen a great way to spend an evening outside. Vienna offers a variety of open air cinemas, each screening a different flavour of film.

We’ve gathered the best open-air cinemas you can visit in Vienna, so be sure to check out our article!

With all the rooftop pop-up bars opening every summer, we’ll forget what the city looks like down on the ground. They all promise great beats and cocktails and this one is also patronised by a champagne brand so get your schickimicki outfits on and be there on Thursday night …or any Thursday night throughout this summer, for that matter!

DRESS CODE: summer chic!

The club, U4, has found its rhythm again, and their party concept, TUESDATE, will be kicking off…well, this Tuesday and every Tuesday in summer.

With fresh DJ line-ups and themes, the U4 will surely bring the heat this summer. This upcoming Tuesday, there will be Hits, Hip Hop, and some good ol’ classics blasting out of the speakers.

Das Werk has opened up a terrace last year to fight their way back from the damage done by the Corona shutdown, and it’s a damn fine terrace, indeed. They’re calling the terrace – KulturTerrasse, and they’re back this year! It’s where street art meets music, meets visual art, meets street food, meets one very chilled atmosphere at which to enjoy a drink with friends. Find all the info you need about what’s happening on the specific day you’re going on their website.

The Kunst Haus Wien is showcasing the works of Austrian photographer, Elfie Semotan, until the end of August.

The exhibition called ‘Haltung und Pose’ (Attitude and Pose) is a collection of six decades of work. Made up of various portraits, landscape pictures, and still-life works, the exhibition shows the many facets of the artist.

So if you’re interested in art and photography, this is a must-visit kind of exhibition!

This multidisciplinary art festival offers up 5 month-long events of the city embracing the culture and arts scene from a range of different angles. In past years, some of the stuff in the program has been avant-garde to the point of being confusing, and some of the stuff caters to the age-old crowd that has been going to the festival for years. One thing is for sure –  you’ll always experience something new at the Wiener Festwochen.

June 1 will mark the beginning of the 5-week festival, during which every night there will be something happening. You should check out the program now if you’re into this sort of ‘tang.

Summer days are around the corner and you haven’t started working out? Well, this event will have Vanessa Witt taking you out on the water to do some stand-up paddleboarding on the Donau and at some point, you’ll stop to do some yoga.

And you can do all of this whilst catching the sunset happening over the river’s horizon. Be sure to get your tickets before they sell out!

Now that people are getting vaccinated and Miss Roni is slowly packing up her bags, Marx Halle is opening their Outdoor Area, which hosts over 1000 seats!

From June till September, you can enjoy a smattering of cultural events and shake the dust off your lockdown brain. There even is an option to pre-order snacks and drinks for your table! Check out the GLOBE Wien Open Air’s program!

Good to know … be sure to keep an eye on the weather conditions when you book a ticket, as events won#t be happening if storms are.

Check out their FAQs!

It’s that time again when the beloved city’s beer brewery, Ottakringer Brauerei, comes to life for summer.

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19-restrictions, they won’t be able to host their annual Braukultur-Wochen, but they’ve set up the Ottakringer Bierfest, which is actually fairly similar to the Braukultur-Wochen.

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

This year, there will even be something called ‘beer yoga’ (however that works). So be sure to come by and enjoy a cold beer from their assortment of craft beer and normal beers while doing….yoga.

Be sure to check out their program!

The art and culture festival, Kultursommer Wien 2021, is made up of 100 events happening over 40 Days, at 40 different locations.

They’ve got a lot of talented music acts, workshops, parties, and performances lined up.

Starting this Saturday, you can dive into everything from dance classes, to parties. (whoop whoop!) You should definitely check out the Kultursommer program and build some of its events into your summer plans.

Don’t you deserve a few works after drink? Wait, something seems off there. Oh well. If you can’t tell, we’ve already started drinking and work isn’t even over. But, this Thursday you can have drinks in the beautiful Stadtpark of Vienna. Get out and do some fancy drinking as opposed to the lonely at-home drinking you typically do after work.

Good to know: This event takes place every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month!

Vienna’s dance festival of all dance festivals, ImPulsTanz, is back in 2021 and they’ve sure got a lot of workshops and performances lined up that are worth doing your happy dance about.

There will be multiple performances and hundreds of workshops. So get your dancing pants on and get yourself tickets for one of the performances or register for one of the classes.

They’ve also got a special program called Shake the Break for kids happening.

Check out the Impulstanz program. 

When a former royal garden opens up for the entertainment of us peasants – like the Garden of the Palais Schwarzenberg is doing for the summer-long Theater im Park, – it might be time to dust off that suit and dress you got in the back of your closet. A good dose of culture and cabaret is going to be served up to you right in the park under the stars. It’s very much tailored to be Corona-safe, but probably not from mosquitos. Check out their programme!

After a long dry spell, Vienna’s famous art and culture institutions are back and there’s a raft of exhibitions you should check out.

We’ve put together a guide to the cool art exhibits taking place this summer, so you don’t have to spend time looking for them yourselves!

P.S.: You don’t have to be interested in culture to visit a museum, to be honest – sometimes, we just visit one to escape the summer heat! (Air conditioning in exhibitions = surviving summer)