The Easter market on the huge Am Hof square is like a modified version of the Christmas market at the same location. Albeit with fewer lights and fewer panicking gift buyers.
- Home to a seasonal art and craft market
- Top place to eat regional specialties
- Close to the Freyung for a double dose of Easter goodness
- Normally over 50 stands
- 2026 dates: TBA (was April 4-21 in 2025)
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Ostermarkt am Hof
(Welcoming you to seasonal arts, crafts and nourishment)
Many of the stands at the Am Hof Easter market mirror the Advent version on this square, but without the Christmas themes that make December events so magical.
Plenty of Easter flavours abound, though, at what is one of Vienna’s larger seasonal art and craft markets.
So expect the usual mix of jewellery, ceramics, accessories, leather goods, textiles, and similar. We buy rose and lavender bath salts here each year to send to my mum.
(One of the market alleys)
In particular, be sure to browse the Kunsthandwerkmarkt double line of stands on the northeast side of the market.
These arts and crafts booths are a solid source for novel or unusual gifts. On my visit to the previous market, the choice varied from custom notebooks and beer-bottle clocks to textile art and turnery.
The location offers plenty of space to enjoy a glass of wine and a snack, too. The most recent markets have always featured a large open area at the centre, ringed with food & drink stands.
The variety of fare in 2025, for example, ran from local favourites like Langos, Baumkuchen (spit cakes), Leberkäse, Spätzle, Kaiserschmarren, roasted nuts, crepes, waffles, baked potatoes, churros, and raclette to more upmarket choices like a prosecco booth and champagne bar.
The traditional Speckstandl stand, in particular, carries echoes of medieval farmers’ markets with its great strings of sausages hanging down from the rafters. All of which is rather apt, given Am Hof did actually host markets back in the late middle ages.
Conveniently, the Am Hof market is just a tiny walk from the Freyung, home to another Easter market with a greater emphasis on egg decorations. So you can do both very easily.
(Rustic gastronomic congeniality in the from of the Speckstandl booth)
Take the time, too, to enjoy your surroundings.
The Am Hof square dates back to at least the 12th century, when the first Duke of Austria (Henry II Jasomirgott) set up home here. In fact, they keep finding Roman remains whenever any building work takes place.
One end of the square has, for example, Palais Collalto: site of Mozart’s first public performance in Vienna. And a cannonball from the 1683 siege of Vienna hangs outside the front of an insurance office.
Don’t you love history?
2026 dates & times
At the time of writing, I don’t have the details for the 2026 market. For the record, the previous 2025 edition took place from April 4th to the 21st. The opening times were:
- 11am to 8pm (Monday to Thursday)
- 10am to 8pm (Friday to Sunday, plus Easter Monday)
- Food/drink stalls serve an hour longer
How to get to Am Hof
The market and square are right in the centre of town and a short walk from several major subway stations:
Subway: c. 5 minutes walk to Stephansplatz station (U1 and U3 lines), c. 4 minutes walk to Herrengasse station (U3) or a c. 7 minutes walk to Schottentor station (U2).
Bus: take the 1A to Teinfaltstraße, Herrengasse or Schwertgasse, the 2A to Herrengasse or the 3A to Schwertgasse.
Address: Ostermarkt Am Hof, Am Hof, 1010 Vienna | Website