Marching in ghoulish fashion at the beginning of December are the Perchten. They wear hand-carved scary masks, shaggy fur, and heavy bells to scare away winter.
These creatures are usually a pretty frightful sight, but this Sunday, you can brave a ‘family-friendly’ Perchten parade at Prater.
Free!
Recommended if you like:
wearing fur and horns, being devilish, runs where you don’t actually have to run, scaring the kids, harking back to your childhood to get in the Christmas mood, doing something a little different on a Sunday, dressing up in costumes, ancient traditions still being practiced
Other similar events you might be interested in
LOL Vienna – Stand Up Comedy in English 2025
Thu. 16th Jan
7:30pm
Online: €22 (+ service fee), at the door: €30
