A field guide to eight cities
by Kevin Halstead

Vienna / Calendar

Leave room on the calendar.

Confirmed dates and an all-year planning rhythm. Annual windows are reminders; only dates marked confirmed are booked into this guide.

Vienna in fall, collage

Dates worth saving.

Confirmed / film festival

Viennale

October 22–November 3, 2026. The full program is due October 13; ticket presale starts October 17.

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Confirmed / exhibition

Farbenspiel / fashion through four centuries

October 1, 2026–March 28, 2027 at Wien Museum. A ticketed exhibition distinct from the free permanent collection.

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Confirmed / performance

Vienna Drag Festival

October 13–18, 2026. Use the current program to select the performance and venue.

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Confirmed / fetish events

Vienna in Black

October 23–26, 2026. Plan around the particular event’s membership and admission conditions.

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Confirmed / seasonal skating

Advent ice at Rathausplatz

November 13, 2026–January 6, 2027. A seasonal ice offering before the main winter Eistraum.

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Confirmed / winter

Wiener Eistraum

January 22–March 7, 2027. Ice skating, rental skates and on-site sharpening at Rathausplatz.

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Confirmed / ball season

Regenbogenball

January 23, 2027. Book through the organizer and read the ball’s access and dress information.

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A year in Vienna.

Seasonal ideas and annual watchlist. Follow the linked organizer for the specific year’s program.

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