Vienna's good at contrasts. A city where modern art and a monument to the 1679 plague are neighbours. And in early September, the 18th-century Karlskirche church towers over a … [Read more...] about Buskers Festival
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The Streetlife Festival
Viennese street life is not only sipping quietly at a cappuccino outside some timeless coffeehouse. The city has a more urban, alternative side to it, too...a fact highlighted … [Read more...] about The Streetlife Festival
English cinemas in Vienna
Vienna has more English-language cinemas than many British and US cities (I made that fact up, but it feels plausible). If you do want to catch the latest Hollywood … [Read more...] about English cinemas in Vienna
Vienna Harvest Festival
The event reviewed below hasn't taken place the last couple of years. But a new harvest festival (the ernte.dank.festival.) appeared in 2024 and repeats on September 6th and … [Read more...] about Vienna Harvest Festival
Rathausplatz Film Festival
Imagine sitting beneath a star-strewn sky on a balmy summer evening, listening to a bit of Puccini or Pink Floyd. Or perhaps Sibelius. Or Sinatra. That's the Film Festival on … [Read more...] about Rathausplatz Film Festival
Waldviertelpur regional festival
A regional festival in Vienna normally means the opportunity to eat and drink copious quantities of local fare from one of Austria's provinces. Which brings me to the … [Read more...] about Waldviertelpur regional festival