List of balls in Vienna
The classic Viennese ball has a tradition stretching back over four centuries, and has even taken the first steps towards inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[citation needed] The full spectacle extends from the opening ceremony featuring a debutant's committee to midnight stage shows with dance and music performances. There is also traditional ball etiquette involved – from the "Damenspenden", a gift presented to the ladies, to the requisite gown, tuxedo, or formal traditional , Austrian culture runs through every aspect of the Viennese ball.
Below is a list of balls in Vienna, capital of Austria.
Ball | Location | When | Note | Organizer | url |
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Rathaus | November | www.wienerrotkreuzball.at | |||
Hofburg Palace | December | www.hofburgsilvesterball.com | |||
Hofburg Palace | January | www.zuckerbaeckerball.com | |||
Hofburg Palace | January | Vienna University of Economics and Business | www.wuball.at | ||
Hofburg Palace | January | www.steirerball.com | |||
Hofburg Palace | January | www.ballderoffiziere.at | |||
Hofburg Palace | January | www.pharmacieball.at | |||
Hofburg Palace | January | TU Wien | www.tu-ball.at | ||
Rathaus, Vienna | Mid-January | ||||
Hofburg Palace | last Monday in January | traditional costume mandatory | www.verein-grueneskreuz.at | ||
Hofburg Palace | last Friday in January | until 2012: "Ball des Wiener Korporationsringes" | www.wiener-akademikerball.at | ||
Hofburg Palace | last Saturday in January | www.aerzteball.at | |||
Vienna Ball of Sciences | Rathaus | last Saturday in January | www.wissenschaftsball.at | ||
Hofburg Palace | February | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna | www.bokuball.at | ||
Hofburg Palace | February | International Atomic Energy Agency | www.stylearts.eu/iaea | ||
Hofburg Palace | February | www.hofburg-ball.at | |||
Musikverein | Vienna Philharmonic | ||||
Musikverein | engineers, technicians | ||||
Hofburg Palace | February | www.immobilienball.at | |||
Wiener Kaffeesiederball | Hofburg Palace | February | Extravagant traditional ball closely associated with the Viennese coffeehouse tradition | Club of Viennese Coffeehouse Owners | www.kaffeesiederball.at |
Hofburg Palace | February | www.regenbogenball.at | |||
Hofburg Palace | March | www.springball.at | |||
Vienna Opera Ball | Vienna State Opera | Fat Thursday | government figures, international celebrities, debutants, wide televised coverage | Vienna State Opera | |
Palais Liechtenstein | late Spring | St. Johanns Club/Jockey Club members, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, historical nobility | |||
Hofburg Palace | lawyers, judges, law students | www.juristenball.at | |||
Hofburg Palace | Shrove Monday | ladies must wear masks | www.redoute.rudolfina.at | ||
Hofburg Palace | Shrove Tuesday | Elmayer dance school | www.elmayer.at | ||
Rathaus | first Saturday after Ash Wednesday | [1] | |||
Rathaus | summer (May or June) | the oldest Viennese Traditional Ball | Concordia Press Club | www.concordiaball.at |
External links[]
- Media related to Balls in Vienna at Wikimedia Commons
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