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Reader question: Which Christmas markets are still open in Vienna after the weekend?

Most Christmas markets close as soon as presents are open in Austrian households, but which ones can you visit after Xmas time in Vienna?

Published: 22 December 2022 16:41 CET
Updated: 25 December 2022 09:58 CET
Reader question: Which Christmas markets are still open in Vienna after the weekend?
Christmas market in Vienna / Karlsplatz (Österreich Werbung, Photographer: Harald Eisenberger)

One of the main attractions of the Austrian capital during the holiday season is Christmas markets. However, most of them usually close on or just after Christmas Day, leaving Viennese without their daily Glühwein dose for the remainder of the winter season.

While many, including the popular Weihnachtsdorf am Campus der Universität Wien will open for the last time this year on December 23rd, some are still open until December 26th and even beyond.

Here’s where to get you punsch and maroni after the Christmas celebrations are done.

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Viennese Christmas Market on City Hall Square

(Wiener Christkindlmarkt auf dem Rathausplatz)

November 19th – December 26th, 2022
10 am – 9.30 pm
December 24th-26th, 10 am – 6.30 pm
Rathausplatz, 1010 Vienna

www.christkindlmarkt.at

Plus, even after the stalls are closed, you can still enjoy some ice skating on Vienna’s most famous ring in front of the Rathaus.

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

November 19th, 2022 – January 8th, 2023, daily from 10.00 am – 10.00 pm
December 24th, 10 am – 6.30 pm; December 31st, closed

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

November 16th – December 26th, 2022
Su-Th 11 am – 9 pm, Fr & Sa 11.00 am – 10.00 pm
December 24th, 11 am – 4.00 pm
December 25th+26th, 11 am – 7 pm
Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna

www.weihnachtsdorf.at

Christmas Village at Belvedere Palace
(Weihnachtsdorf Schloss Belvedere)

November 18th – December 26th, 2022
Mo-Fr 11 am – 9 pm, 10 am – 9 pm
December 24th, 11 am – 4 pm
December 25th+26th, 11 am – 7 pm
Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, 1030 Vienna

www.weihnachtsdorf.at

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

November 19th – December 26th, 2022
Daily from 10 am – 9 pm
December 24th, 10 am – 4 pm, December 25th+26th, 10 am – 6 pm
Schönbrunn Palace, 1130 Vienna

www.weihnachtsmarkt.co.at

Plus, a reduced, but lovely New Years’ Market (Neujahrsmarkt) opens afterward in the same spot: December 27th, 2022 – January 4th, 2023, 10 am – 6 pm

Christmas Market on Stephansplatz
(Weihnachtsdorf am Stephansplatz)

November 11th – December 23th, 2022
Daily from 11 am – 9 pm
December 24th, 11 am – 4.00 pm, December 25th+26th, 11 am – 7 pm
Stephansplatz, 1010 Vienna

www.weihnachtsdorf.at

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

November 11th – December 31th, 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 11th, 2022 – January 8th, 2023
Mo-Fr 12 noon – 10 pm
Sa, Su & hols. 11 am – 10 pm
December 24th, 10 am – 5 pm, December 31st, 12 noon – 2 am
Riesenradplatz, 1020 Vienna

www.wintermarkt.at

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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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