Pass more than a few hours in Vienna, and you’ll soon learn that coffee is an essential part of the fabric of the city. A fact also evidenced by the lively Vienna Coffee Festival.
- A celebration of coffee, with displays, demonstrations, and more
- Also features food (and other drinks) and live music
- 2022 dates: provisionally Sept 8-11 (at a new venue)
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What’s it all about?
Technically, coffee might be described as a simple drink. Much like you could call an iPhone a communication device. But there’s so much more to it than that. Coffee is part of Viennese society…rooted in tradition, yet a vibrant part of modern city culture.
Which is where the Vienna Coffee Festival comes in. Consider it a celebration of the coffee bean and its contribution to (Viennese) life.
(The old location at the Ottakringer brewery)
Don’t expect lectures by white-haired historians on the role of Loos architecture in driving coffee house society in the early 1900s. The coffee festival is a contemporary celebration: the coffee is hot, the company is cool.
So you get, for example, tastings, demonstrations of the barista’s art, professional competitions, barista battles, numerous stands showcasing coffee products, and plenty of advice from those who make their living through the coffee trade. Not to mention street food and live music.
Get a flavour (ba dum tish!) from a post-event video at the bottom of the page.
The venue for previous festivals was the premises of Ottakringer brewery, which – surprise – produces beer, but also hosts a range of events through the year, such as live concerts or the rum and gin festivals.
In 2022, it looks like the event shifts to the Marx Halle, though whether that means format changes remains to be seen.
Dates & tickets
The 2022 dates are provisionally September 8th to 11th.
At previous editions, you booked tickets from the official website once available (day tickets cost €15 online in 2021 for a standard price adult) or on the day on-site if not sold out.
How to get to the coffee festival
The Marx Halle lies in the third district among media and biotech companies. Public transport gets you there easily, with a bit of walking at the end. For example:
Subway: the U3 stations Schlachthausgasse and Erdberg are a few minutes’ walk away. The U3 passes through the centre (jump on at Stephansplatz or Herrengasse, for example)
Tram: catch the 18 or 71 trams to the St. Marx stop. That same stop is close to the former St. Marx cemetery (now a park), home to Mozart’s purported grave.
Address: Ottakringer Platz 1, 1160 Vienna
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