Vienna Festival

Not to be confused with Vienna Festival Ballet.

Opening Ceremony Wiener Festwochen 2014

The Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) is a culture festival that takes place in Vienna for five or six weeks in May and June every year. The Vienna Festival was established in 1951, when Vienna was still occupied by the four Allied powers.[1]

With a radical socio-political impact, the Vienna Festival | Free Republic of Vienna is Europe's most significant cross-over festival.

The Vienna Festival features theatre, opera and dance from all parts of the globe, also acting as producers of international works.

Each year, the Vienna Festival is launched with a free, public open-air event held in the square outside of Vienna’s City Hall.[2]

The festival attracts about 100,000 visitors per year.[3]

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  2. ^ "Der Rathausplatz sang: Wiener Festwochen vielstimmig eröffnet". Der Standard. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Wiener Festwochen 2024 enden mit 96% Auslastung und rund 100.000 Besucher:innen". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 16 September 2024.