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Vienna Christmas Markets: Here are the dates and locations for 2022

One of the main attractions of the Austrian capital during the holiday season is Christmas markets. Here's what you need to know.

Published: 8 November 2022 16:03 CET
Vienna Christmas Markets: Here are the dates and locations for 2022
Austria's Christmas markets will have to adapt as the continent faces an energy crisis this year (Photo by Babak Habibi on Unsplash)

Every year, from mid-November until Christmas time, the streets of Vienna are packed with people admiring the festive decorations. In particular, the Christmas markets, known in Austria as Christkindlmärkte, are a major attraction. 

Mulled wine (Glühwein), punch, roasted walnuts and other tasty food and beverages will be prepared in the many markets all over the Austrian capital. The City of Vienna has confirmed the details and opening dates for the official Xmas markets, which this year includes new ones, such as the Ottakringer Weihnachtszauber at the Ottakringer brewery, plus a market in the 21st district.

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Here’s what you need to know about the Christmas Markets, some of which will open this Friday, November 11th.

Viennese Christmas Market on City Hall Square

Wiener Christkindlmarkt auf dem Rathausplatz

November 19 – December 26, 2022

10 am – 9.30 pm

December 24-26, 10 am – 6.30 pm

Rathausplatz, 1010 Vienna

www.christkindlmarkt.at

Vienna Ice World at the Christmas Market (Eistraum am Christkindlmarkt:):

November 19, 2022 – January 8, 2023, daily from 10.00 am – 10.00 pm

December 24, 10 am – 6.30 pm; December 31, closed

Christmas Village on Maria-Theresien-Platz
(Weihnachtsdorf Maria-Theresien-Platz)

November 16 – December 26, 2022

Su-Th 11 am – 9 pm, Fr & Sa 11.00 am – 10.00 pm

December 24, 11 am – 4.00 pm

December 25+26, 11 am – 7 pm

Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna

www.weihnachtsdorf.at

Christmas Village at Belvedere Palace
(Weihnachtsdorf Schloss Belvedere)

November 18 – December 26, 2022

Mo-Fr 11 am – 9 pm, 10 am – 9 pm

December 24, 11 am – 4 pm

December 25+26, 11 am – 7 pm

Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, 1030 Vienna

www.weihnachtsdorf.at

Christmas Village on the University Campus
(Weihnachtsdorf am Campus der Universität Wien)

November 11 – December 23, 2022

Mo-We 2.00 pm – 10 pm, Th-Fr 2 pm – 11.00 pm

Sa 11.00 am – 11 pm, Su 11 am – 8.00 pm

Alserstrasse/Spitalgasse, Hof 1, 1090 Vienna

www.weihnachtsdorf.at

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Advent at Liechtenstein Garden Palace
(Advent im Gartenpalais Liechtenstein)

November 18 – December 23, 2022

Mo-Th 1.00 pm – 9 pm, Fr-Su 10 am – 9 pm

Fürstengasse 1, 1090 Vienna

www.adventimgartenpalais.at

Old Viennese Christmas Market on Freyung
(Altwiener Christkindlmarkt Freyung)

November 18 – December 23, 2022

Daily from 10 am – 9 pm

Freyung, 1010 Vienna

www.altwiener-markt.at

Christmas Market Am Hof
(Weihnachtsmarkt Am Hof)

November 11 – December 23, 2022

Mo-Th 11 am – 9 pm, Fr-Su & hols. 10 am – 9 pm, food until 10 pm

Am Hof, 1010 Vienna

www.weihnachtsmarkt-hof.at

A ginger bread vendor waits for customers at the traditional annual Christmas Market outside of Vienna’s city hall in Vienna(Photo by JOE KLAMAR / AFP)

Christmas Market Schloss Schönbrunn
(Kultur- und Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Schönbrunn)

November 19 – December 26, 2022

Daily from 10 am – 9 pm

December 24, 10 am – 4 pm, December 25+26, 10 am – 6 pm

Schönbrunn Palace, 1130 Vienna

www.weihnachtsmarkt.co.at

New Years’ Market (Neujahrsmarkt): December 27, 2022 – January 4, 2023, 10 am – 6 pm

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Art Advent – Art & Crafts on Karlsplatz
(Art Advent – Kunst & Handwerk am Karlsplatz)

November 18 – December 23, 2022

Daily from 12 noon – 8 pm, food until 9 pm

Karlsplatz, 1040 Vienna

www.artadvent.at

Christmas Market on Spittelberg
(Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg)

November 11 – December 23, 2022

Mo-Th 2 pm – 9 pm, Fr 2 pm – 9.30 pm

Sa 10 am – 9.30 pm, Su & hols. 10 am – 9 pm

Spittelberggasse, Stiftgasse, Schrankgasse, Gutenberggasse, 1070 Vienna

www.spittelberg.at

Christmas Market on Stephansplatz
(Weihnachtsdorf am Stephansplatz)

November 11 – December 12, 2022

Daily from 11 am – 9 pm

December 24, 11 am – 4.00 pm, December 25+26, 11 am – 7 pm

Stephansplatz, 1010 Vienna

www.weihnachtsdorf.at

Advent market at the Opera House
(Advent-Genussmarkt bei der Oper)

November 11 – December 31, 2022

Daily from 11 am – 9 pm

December 24 closed, 31 December 11.00 am – 2.00 am

Mahlerstrasse 6, 1010 Vienna

www.adventgenussmarkt.at

Winter Market on Riesenradplatz
(Wintermarkt am Riesenradplatz)

November 11, 2022 – January 8, 2023

Mo-Fr 12 noon – 10 pm

Sa, Su & hols. 11 am – 10 pm

December 24, 10 am – 5 pm, December 31, 12 noon – 2 am

Riesenradplatz, 1020 Vienna

www.wintermarkt.at

Almadvent

November 18 – December 23, 2022

Mo-Sa 2 pm – 10 pm, Su 11 am – 9 pm (sales booths outdoors & craft parlour)

Gastro parlors: Mo-Sa 2 pm – 12 midnight, Su 11 am – 6.30 pm

Messeplatz 1, 1020 Vienna

www.almadvent.at

A Christmas market in Vienna. Image: JOE KLAMAR / AFP

Ottakringer Weihnachtszauber

November 24 – December 23, 2022

Th-Fr 3 pm – 10 pm, Sa 11 am – 10 pm, Su 11 am – 8 pm

Ottakringerplatz 1, 1160 Vienna

www.weihnachtszauber.wien

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Adventmarkt Favoriten
November 11 – December 24

Daily 10 am – 8.30 pm, December 24th 10 am – 6 pm
Fußgängerzone Favoriten, 1100 Vienna
www.vzfm.at

Adventmarkt Meidling
November 11 – December 24

Daily 10 am – 8.30 pm, December 24th 10 am – 6 pm

Meidlinger Hauptstraße, 1120 Vienna

www.vzfm.at

Weihnachtsmarkt im Park

November 11 – December 23

Mon-Fri: 3 pm-10 pm, Sat/Sun/Holiday 12 pm-10 pm

Türkenschanzpark, 1180 Vienna
www.weihnachtimpark.at

Adventmarkt Floridsdorf

November 11 – December 24

Daily 8 am – 9 pm, December 24th 10 am – 6 pm

Franz Jonas Platz

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IN PICTURES: the best outdoor pools in Vienna

Summer is almost here, and the pool season has started in Vienna. Here are six of the city's best ones that you should definitely visit.

Published: 23 May 2024 14:03 CEST
IN PICTURES: the best outdoor pools in Vienna

Schönbrunner Bad

If you want to enjoy swimming in green nature and maybe combine it with a visit to Schönbrunn castle and gardens, this is the place to go.

The main pool is 50 meters long and offers space for both people who want to do sport swimming and those who want to swim more relaxed. Besides the sports swimming pool, the place also offers a kids pool, a beach volleyball court, and a small fitness studio.

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If you want to relax, you can enjoy the sun terrace, which also offers shade, or the indoor rest areas.

The pool is open from 8:30 am to 9 pm during the summer months, and a standard daily entry costs €19, since this swimming pool is a private one and does not belong to the city. 

You can book your entry online here. 

 
 
 
 
 
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Schafbergbad 

This is one of the city’s most popular public pools, offering great facilities and amazing views over the city. It is located on a hill on the outskirts of Währing.

The sports swimming pool is 50 metres long, and in the area you will also find a children’s pool with water slides and play areas, a volleyball court, table tennis court, a kiosk where you can eat, and a small fitness studio.

The pool is open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week and it opens at 8 am on weekends and holidays.

The standard price for a daily ticket for an adult is €7.60.

You can read more about the pool here. 

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Krapfenwaldbad 

This public pool from the city offers espectaular views over Vienna from its hilly location in Ottakring.

Here you can enjoy swimming in a 50-metre-long pool, play volleyball or table tennis, or just lie outside in one of the adjustable sun chairs. There is, of course, also a swimming pool for children, a smaller fitness studio, and other facilities.

The standard price for a daily ticket for an adult is €7.60, and you can read more about the place here.

The pool is open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week. On weekends and holidays it opens at 8 am.

 
 
 
 
 
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Strandbad Gänsehäufel

Since the beginning of the 20th century, this has been one of Vienna’s most popular public bathing spots.

This beach bath is located on the Danube Island, and you can choose between enjoying some of the area’s natural beaches at the shore of the Danube or their pools.

The area also offers a water slide, mini golf establishment, beach volleyball court, table tennis tables, and much more.

The facilities are open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week and it opens at 8 am on weekends and holidays. A standard daily ticket for an adult costs €7.60.

Read more about what they are offering here. 

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Kongressbad

Kongressbad is one of the city’s oldest public swimming pools. It takes you back in time with its facility buildings from the end of the 1920s, although of course modernised, so do not worry.

Here you can enjoy sport swimming, an adventure pool, a waterslide, a football court, volleyball courts, or why not a buffet in the restaurant.

Kongressbad is open from 9 am to 7:30 pm during the week and it opens at 8 am on weekends and holidays. The standard price for a daily ticket for an adult costs €7.60, and you can read more about what Kongressbad has to offer here. 

 
 
 
 
 
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Neuwaldegger Bad

Neuwaldegger Bad is a private and family-owned swimming area, located right on the edge of the forest in Neuwaldegg, on the outskirts of Hernals

The swimming pool is large and divided into two parts, one for swimming and one for playing. The area also offers volleyball courts, table tennis tables, and a huge green space for picnics and sunbathing.

A specialty of the place is the restaurant, where the owner prepares home-cooked meals.

The area is open daily from 9 am to 6:30 pm, and a daily entry ticket for an adult costs €19.50.

Read more about the swimming pool here. 

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