List of balls in Vienna
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Below is a list of balls in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
The first
tuxedo, or formal traditional Austrian dress. Traditional balls such as the Vienna Opera Ball open with debutantes performing a polonaise, followed by a choreographed waltz such as the viennese waltz.[2] Traditional ball etiquette also involves the use of dance cards and presentation of "Damenspenden", or spending gifts, to the young women attending the ball.[3] In 2018, the Vienna Chamber of Commerce estimated over 500,000 people would attend a ball that season and spend €139,000,000 on the events.[4] The ball season has also attracted political controversy. The Vienna Ball of Sciences was founded in 2015 as an alternative to the Academics’ Ball, which was sponsored by the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria and is frequently protested.[5][1]
| Ball | Location | When | Note | Organizer | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiener Rotkreuz Ball | Rathaus |
November | Vienna Red Cross | www.wienerrotkreuzball.at | |
| Hofburg Silvesterball | Hofburg Palace |
December | New Years Eve Dinner+Ball (tourism) | Hofburg Palace | www.hofburgsilvesterball.com |
| Zuckerbaeckerball | Hofburg Palace |
January | Vienna Bakers and Confectioners | www.zuckerbaeckerball.com | |
| Ball der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien | Hofburg Palace |
January | Vienna University of Economics and Business | www.wuball.at | |
| Steirerball | Hofburg Palace |
January | Steirer Association | www.steirerball.com | |
| Ball der Offiziere | Hofburg Palace |
January | Military Officers Ball | Theresian Military Academy | www.ballderoffiziere.at |
| Ball der Pharmacie | Hofburg Palace |
January | Less overcrowded - enough floorspace to waltz. | Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists | www.pharmacieball.at |
| TU Ball | Hofburg Palace |
January | Vienna University of Technology | TU Wien | www.tu-ball.at |
| Blumenball | Rathaus, Vienna |
Mid-January | Flower Ball | Vienna City Gardners | |
| Jägerball | Hofburg Palace |
last Monday in January | Hunters Ball. Traditional costume mandatory | Green Cross Association | www.verein-grueneskreuz.at |
| Wiener Akademikerball | Hofburg Palace |
last Friday in January | until 2012: "Ball des Wiener Korporationsringes" | Vienna Academic Ball | www.wiener-akademikerball.at |
| Wiener Aerzteball | Hofburg Palace |
last Saturday in January | Medical Association of Vienna | www.aerzteball.at | |
| Vienna Ball of Sciences | Rathaus |
last Saturday in January | www.wissenschaftsball.at | ||
| BOKU-Ball | Hofburg Palace |
February | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna | www.bokuball.at | |
| IAEA-Ball | Hofburg Palace |
February | International Atomic Energy Agency | www.stylearts.eu/iaea | |
| Hofburg-Ball der Wiener Wirtschaft | Hofburg Palace |
February | Vienna Business Ball | Vienna Economic Association | www.hofburg-ball.at |
| Philharmonikerball | Musikverein | Elegant White Tie Cultural Event | Vienna Philharmonic | https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/en/vienna-philharmonic-ball | |
| Techniker-Cercle | Musikverein | Ball of Industry and Technology | Club Techniker-Cercle | https://ball.techniker-cercle.at/ | |
| Immobilienball | 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 |
| Regenbogenball | Hofburg Palace |
February | www.regenbogenball.at | ||
| Vienna International Spring Ball | 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 | |
| St. Johanns Club Ball | Palais Liechtenstein | late Spring | St. Johanns Club/Jockey Club members, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, historical nobility | ||
| Juristenball | Hofburg Palace |
lawyers, judges, law students | www.juristenball.at | ||
| Rudolfina Redoute | Hofburg Palace |
Shrove Monday | ladies must wear masks | www.redoute.rudolfina.at | |
| Elmayer-Kränzchen | Hofburg Palace |
Shrove Tuesday | Elmayer dance school | www.elmayer.at | |
| Flüchtlingsball | Rathaus |
first Saturday after Ash Wednesday | [1] | ||
| Concordia Ball | Rathaus |
summer (May or June) | the oldest Viennese Traditional Ball | Concordia Press Club | www.concordiaball.at |
| Life Ball | Rathaus |
summer (May or June) | biggest charity event in Europe supporting people with HIV or AIDS | Gery Keszler |
References
- ^ a b Wald, Chelsea (18 March 2015). "Having a ball in science". Science. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Adhem, Joanna (29 January 2023). "Austria in winter: Why Vienna's sparkling ball season should be on every traveller's bucket list". Euronews. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ISSN 0351-5796. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Besucherrekord für Wiener Ballsaison 2017/18 erwartet" (in German). Wiener Wirtschaft. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Bradley, Kimberly (4 February 2018). "Gowns, Wurst and Protesters: It's Ball Season in Vienna". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2024.