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Vienna events in January 2027
210 events in January 2027: 51 exhibitions, 49 performances, 39 activities and classes, 12 markets, 12 concerts, 10 classical and opera events, 9 festivals, 9 talks, 7 sports events, 5 tours, 3 dance shows, 2 food events, 1 illumination and 1 film screening, from headline festivals to neighbourhood fairs. The biggest dates are Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2027 (1 Jan 2027), Vienna Capitals vs Hydro Fehérvár AV19 (1 Jan 2027) and Secret Mission: The Magic Flute (3 Jan 2027).
January opens with the Wiener Philharmoniker's Neujahrskonzert on 1 January 2027. The Wiener Eistraum on the Rathausplatz runs from 22 January to 7 March, the 68th Wiener Kaffeesiederball is on 22 January, and the Vienna Capitals play at home on 1 and 6 January. More on the season in Neighbourhood guides.
MapVienna weather in January
- Average high
- 4°C (40°F)
- Average low
- 0°C (32°F)
- Rain
- 38 mm
- Rainy days
- about 8
You'll want a warm coat, with a hat and gloves for evenings near 0°C (32°F).
Averages from the GeoSphere Austria normals for 1991 to 2020, Wien Innere Stadt (5925) station (rain table). Rainy days have at least 1 mm of rain.
Don't miss in January 2027
Classical and opera Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2027 1 Jan 2027 · Innere Stadt New Year concert of the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Tugan Sokhiev, 11:15 in the Golden Hall. Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0
Sports Vienna Capitals vs Hydro Fehérvár AV19 1 Jan 2027 · Donaustadt ICE Hockey League home game of the Vienna Capitals against Hydro Fehérvár AV19.
Theatre and shows Secret Mission: The Magic Flute 3 Jan 2027 · Innere Stadt Show at Vienna State Opera, listed on wien.info, the Vienna Tourist Board's event calendar.
Festival 68. Wiener Kaffeesiederball 22 Jan 2027 · Innere Stadt The 68th ball of the Viennese coffee house owners in the Hofburg. Photo: Twang_Dunga, CC BY 2.0
Festival Wiener Eistraum 22 Jan to 7 Mar 2027 · Innere Stadt Ice rink with skating lanes on Rathausplatz, open daily 10:00 to 22:00.
Classical and opera Philharmonia Schrammeln 25 Jan 2027 · Innere Stadt Festival or event at Musikverein, listed on wien.info, the Vienna Tourist Board's event calendar. Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0
Picks for January 2027
Listings as of 13 November 2026. Chosen from the listings below by one rule. The city’s best-known annual events come first, then festivals and illuminations, events that start in these dates and run only a few days, and events with a photo. Each line is built from the listing’s own facts.
- 68. Wiener KaffeesiederballFestival at Hofburg Vienna, 22 Jan 2027.
- Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2027Classical and opera at Musikverein, 1 Jan 2027. Hours: 11:15.
- Industry and Technology Ball - Technician CircleFestival at Musikverein, 23 Jan 2027. Hours: 19:00.
- Philharmonia SchrammelnClassical and opera at Musikverein, 25 Jan 2027. Hours: 18:30.
- Wiener EistraumFestival at Rathausplatz, 22 Jan to 7 Mar 2027. Hours: 10:00 to 22:00.
- Eistraum am ChristkindlmarktFestival at Rathausplatz, 13 Nov 2026 to 6 Jan 2027. Hours: 10:00 to 22:00.
- Vienna City Gardens Flower BallFestival at Vienna City Hall, 15 Jan 2027.
- Vienna Ball of SciencesFestival at Vienna City Hall, 23 Jan 2027. Hours: 20:00.
- Vienna Capitals vs Hydro Fehérvár AV19Sports at Eishockeyhalle, Attemsgasse 1, 1 Jan 2027. Hours: 17:30.
- Secret Mission: The Magic FluteTheatre and shows at Vienna State Opera, 3 Jan 2027.
Calendar
Showing all 210 events in January 2027
110Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2027Vienna Capitals vs Hydro Fehérvár AV19+8 more+43 on for weeks5 gigs212+12 more+43 on for weeks5 gigs38Secret Mission: The Magic Flute+7 more+43 on for weeks7 gigs46+6 more+43 on for weeks8 gigs58+8 more+43 on for weeks3 gigs612Vienna Capitals vs Olimpija Ljubljana+11 more+43 on for weeks5 gigs710The English Lovers+9 more+40 on for weeks5 gigs814Die verkaufte BrautWir StaatskünstlerThe English Lovers+11 more+40 on for weeks4 gigs917FidelioThe English Lovers+15 more+40 on for weeks6 gigs107Vienna Capitals vs HC Falkensteiner Pustertal Wölfe+6 more+40 on for weeks6 gigs117+7 more+35 on for weeks6 gigs1210Nützliche Idioten+9 more+35 on for weeks6 gigs1310Nöstlinger+9 more+35 on for weeks9 gigs1411+11 more+35 on for weeks7 gigs1517The New Year's ConcertVienna Capitals vs HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die HaieVienna City Gardens Flower Ball+14 more+35 on for weeks5 gigs1614+14 more+35 on for weeks16 gigs176Don Carlos+5 more+35 on for weeks13 gigs187+7 more+35 on for weeks6 gigs1910Don Giovanni+9 more+35 on for weeks5 gigs2014The Girl from Ipanema - Latin, Pop and JazzVienna Capitals vs EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV+12 more+35 on for weeks6 gigs2111+11 more+36 on for weeks4 gigs221768. Wiener Kaffeesiederball+16 more+36 on for weeks5 gigs2317Industry and Technology Ball - Technician CircleVienna Ball of Sciences+15 more+36 on for weeks9 gigs249Vienna Capitals vs HCB Südtirol AlperiaWe call it Ballett+7 more+35 on for weeks4 gigs258Philharmonia Schrammeln+7 more+32 on for weeks9 gigs269+9 more+33 on for weeks9 gigs2712Nützliche Idioten+11 more+33 on for weeks9 gigs2810+10 more+33 on for weeks9 gigs2912Ballet: Living Legacies+11 more+33 on for weeks8 gigs3015Don Giovanni+14 more+33 on for weeks6 gigs316Don Carlos+5 more+33 on for weeks4 gigs
Day by day
Each event on its first day still ahead. Tap a day in the calendar for everything on that day and its gigs.
2 events · 5 gigs
Vienna Capitals vs Hydro Fehérvár AV19Donaustadt · Eishockeyhalle, Attemsgasse 1 · 1 Jan 2027
1 event · 7 gigs
Secret Mission: The Magic FluteInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 3 Jan 2027
1 event · 5 gigs
Vienna Capitals vs Olimpija LjubljanaDonaustadt · Eishockeyhalle, Attemsgasse 1 · 6 Jan 2027
1 event · 5 gigs
The English LoversJosefstadt · Vienna's English Theatre · 7 Jan to 9 Jan 2027In English
2 events · 4 gigs
Die verkaufte BrautInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 8 Jan 2027
Wir StaatskünstlerRabenhof Theater · 8 Jan 2027
1 event · 6 gigs
FidelioInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 9 Jan 2027
1 event · 6 gigs
Vienna Capitals vs HC Falkensteiner Pustertal WölfeDonaustadt · Eishockeyhalle, Attemsgasse 1 · 10 Jan 2027
1 event · 6 gigs
Nützliche IdiotenRabenhof Theater · 12 Jan 2027
1 event · 9 gigs
NöstlingerRabenhof Theater · 13 Jan 2027
3 events · 5 gigs
The New Year's ConcertLeopoldstadt · MuTh, Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir · 15 Jan 2027
Vienna Capitals vs HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die HaieDonaustadt · Eishockeyhalle, Attemsgasse 1 · 15 Jan 2027
Vienna City Gardens Flower BallInnere Stadt · Vienna City Hall · 15 Jan 2027
1 event · 13 gigs
Don CarlosInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 17 Jan 2027
1 event · 5 gigs
Don GiovanniInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 19 Jan 2027
2 events · 6 gigs
The Girl from Ipanema - Latin, Pop and JazzLeopoldstadt · MuTh, Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir · 20 Jan 2027
Vienna Capitals vs EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSVDonaustadt · Eishockeyhalle, Attemsgasse 1 · 20 Jan 2027
1 event · 5 gigs
68. Wiener KaffeesiederballInnere Stadt · Hofburg Vienna · 22 Jan 2027
2 events · 9 gigs
Industry and Technology Ball - Technician CircleInnere Stadt · Musikverein · 23 Jan 2027
Vienna Ball of SciencesInnere Stadt · Vienna City Hall · 23 Jan 2027
2 events · 4 gigs
Vienna Capitals vs HCB Südtirol AlperiaDonaustadt · Eishockeyhalle, Attemsgasse 1 · 24 Jan 2027
We call it BallettLeopoldstadt · MuTh, Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir · 24 Jan 2027
1 event · 9 gigs
Philharmonia SchrammelnInnere Stadt · Musikverein · 25 Jan 2027
1 event · 9 gigs
Nützliche IdiotenRabenhof Theater · 27 Jan 2027
1 event · 8 gigs
Ballet: Living LegaciesInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 29 Jan 2027
1 event · 6 gigs
Don GiovanniInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 30 Jan 2027
1 event · 4 gigs
Don CarlosInnere Stadt · Vienna State Opera · 31 Jan 2027
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On for weeks
46 long runs, such as exhibitions and illuminations: on for more than a week, so shown once instead of every day.
Seeds: Reclaiming Roots, Sowing FuturesLandstraße · Museum Hundertwasser · 10 Apr 2026 to 14 Feb 2027
NS-Aktivistin im Verborgenen: Fokus auf einen NachlassInnere Stadt · Haus der Geschichte Österreich · 28 Apr 2026 to 9 May 2027
Vally Wieselthier. Bild und TonInnere Stadt · MAK · 29 Apr 2026 to 10 Jan 2027
Thomas Demand: Räume, die von gestern träumenInnere Stadt · MAK · 27 May 2026 to 24 Jan 2027
Otto meets AlbertinaInnere Stadt · Albertina · 3 Jun 2026 to 10 Jan 2027
Terminal PieceNeubau · mumok · 20 Jun 2026 to 7 Feb 2027
Erna Rosenstein: Jenseits der StilleLandstraße · Unteres Belvedere · 3 Jul 2026 to 10 Jan 2027
Herbert Boeckl und Hans Josephsohn: Archetypen des FiguralenNeubau · Leopold Museum · 24 Jul 2026 to 10 Jan 2027
Erika Giovanna Klien: Alles ist BewegungLandstraße · Unteres Belvedere · 18 Sept 2026 to 31 Jan 2027
Picasso - Bacon: What It Feels Like to Be HumanInnere Stadt · Albertina · 18 Sept 2026 to 31 Jan 2027
Carlone Contemporary: Asta Gröting, ThingsLandstraße · Oberes Belvedere · 24 Sept 2026 to 29 Mar 2027
Heimatlos: Wiener Juden im ExilInnere Stadt · Jüdisches Museum Wien · 30 Sept 2026 to 4 Apr 2027
Farbenspiel: Mode aus vier JahrhundertenWieden · Wien Museum · 1 Oct 2026 to 28 Mar 2027
Architekturbaukästen 1890-1990Innere Stadt · MAK · 7 Oct 2026 to 14 Mar 2027
Shara Hughes: Sink InInnere Stadt · Albertina Modern · 9 Oct 2026 to 28 Feb 2027
Kleopatra und Rom: Tatort EphesosInnere Stadt · Neue Hofburg · 20 Oct 2026 to 29 Mar 2027
The Special Case of Steffy Goldner: Die erste Frau der New Yorker PhilharmonikerInnere Stadt · Jüdisches Museum Wien · 20 Oct 2026 to 22 Mar 2027
Down Syndrom: Über uns, mit unsWieden · Wien Museum · 22 Oct 2026 to 24 Jan 2027
Her Story: Künstlerinnen der AlbertinaInnere Stadt · Albertina · 30 Oct 2026 to 14 Feb 2027
Feminist Futures ForeverLandstraße · Belvedere 21 · 5 Nov 2026 to 8 Mar 2027
Franz West und WienWieden · Wien Museum · 6 Nov 2026 to 2 May 2027
Weihnachtsmarkt Schloss Schönbrunn13. Bezirk · Schloss Schönbrunn · 6 Nov 2026 to 6 Jan 2027
Arnulf RainerInnere Stadt · Albertina · 12 Nov 2026 to 25 Apr 2027
Renata Poljak: MoreLandstraße · Museum Hundertwasser · 12 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027
Avant-Garde and AcademicismInnere Stadt · Academy of Fine Arts, Picture Gallery · 12 Nov 2026 to 12 Mar 2027
Cleopatra and RomeInnere Stadt · Neue Burg · 12 Nov 2026 to 12 Mar 2027
Exhibition at the Dom Museum on the Relationship Between Animals and HumansInnere Stadt · Dom Museum Wien · 12 Nov 2026 to 12 Mar 2027
Viennese Fashion across Four CenturiesWieden · Wien Museum Karlsplatz · 12 Nov 2026 to 12 Mar 2027
einfach modern (simply modern)Leopoldstadt · Augarten Porcelain Manufactory · 12 Nov 2026 to 27 Feb 2027
At home with Arnold SchönbergLandstraße · Arnold Schönberg Center · 12 Nov 2026 to 19 Feb 2027
Vision and Resistance - How the MuseumsQuartier Changed ViennaNeubau · MuseumsQuartier · 12 Nov 2026 to 24 Jan 2027
Vasarely & AdrianInnere Stadt · Albertina modern · 12 Nov 2026 to 10 Jan 2027
Christmas Market at Schönbrunn PalaceHietzing · Schönbrunn Palace · 12 Nov 2026 to 6 Jan 2027
Civa: Contemporary Immersive Virtual Art, postaccelerationLandstraße · Belvedere 21 · 13 Nov 2026 to 8 Mar 2027
Neu. Sachlich. Fotografie der 1920er und 1930erNeubau · Leopold Museum · 13 Nov 2026 to 28 Feb 2027
Eistraum am ChristkindlmarktInnere Stadt · Rathausplatz · 13 Nov 2026 to 6 Jan 2027
100 beste Plakate 25Innere Stadt · MAK · 2 Dec 2026 to 4 Apr 2027
Beaux Mendes: White ForestInnere Stadt · Secession · 4 Dec 2026 to 28 Feb 2027
Iza Tarasewicz: Moving CauseInnere Stadt · Secession · 4 Dec 2026 to 28 Feb 2027
Yoshinori Niwa: Travelling Backwards Along the Paths Taken by People Who Left Their CountryInnere Stadt · Secession · 4 Dec 2026 to 28 Feb 2027
LuziwuziRabenhof Theater · 10 Dec 2026 to 21 Jan 2027
Burlesque ExtravaganzaBrigittenau · Das Vindobona · 12 Dec 2026 to 23 Jan 2027
Before Dark: Wiener Wohnkultur der ZwischenkriegszeitInnere Stadt · MAK · 16 Dec 2026 to 2 May 2027
Horror: Angst und AnziehungWieden · Wien Museum · 21 Jan 2027 to 23 Jan 2028
Wiener EistraumInnere Stadt · Rathausplatz · 22 Jan to 7 Mar 2027
Prima FacieJosefstadt · Vienna's English Theatre · 26 Jan to 27 Feb 2027In English
Planning a trip in January
The calendar above lists 210 events in January 2027, and it's updated every week. Where to stay in Vienna compares the main areas.
More things to do in Vienna in January
Beyond the dated events, here's what the season brings and which guides cover January.
Guides for January
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- 209 gigs are listed for January: See the live music listings
Good to know
What is on in Vienna in January 2027?
There are 210 events listed for January 2027 (51 exhibitions, 49 performances, 39 activities and classes, 12 markets, 12 concerts, 10 classical and opera events, 9 festivals, 9 talks, 7 sports events, 5 tours, 3 dance shows, 2 food events, 1 illumination and 1 film screening). The big dates are Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2027 (1 Jan 2027), Vienna Capitals vs Hydro Fehérvár AV19 (1 Jan 2027), Secret Mission: The Magic Flute (3 Jan 2027), 68. Wiener Kaffeesiederball (22 Jan 2027), Wiener Eistraum (22 Jan to 7 Mar 2027) and Philharmonia Schrammeln (25 Jan 2027). 210 have confirmed dates. Every listing links to the interactive map.
What's the weather like in Vienna in January?
In January Vienna averages a high of 4°C (40°F) and a low of 0°C (32°F), with 38 mm of rain on about 8 days. Those are the GeoSphere Austria's averages for 1991 to 2020 at its Wien Innere Stadt (5925) station, counting days with at least 1 mm of rain.
What festivals are on in Vienna in January 2027?
8 festivals are listed for January 2027, among them Eistraum am Christkindlmarkt (13 Nov 2026 to 6 Jan 2027), Vienna City Gardens Flower Ball (15 Jan 2027), 68. Wiener Kaffeesiederball (22 Jan 2027), Wiener Eistraum (22 Jan to 7 Mar 2027) and Vienna Ball of Sciences (23 Jan 2027). Smaller local festivals are under Around the neighbourhoods, further down the page.
Are there free events in Vienna in January 2027?
Yes. 28 of the 210 events listed for January 2027 are free to attend.
Is January a good time to visit Vienna?
January opens with the Wiener Philharmoniker's Neujahrskonzert on 1 January 2027. The Wiener Eistraum on the Rathausplatz runs from 22 January to 7 March, the 68th Wiener Kaffeesiederball is on 22 January, and the Vienna Capitals play at home on 1 and 6 January.
How current is this list?
Dated events are checked against the organiser's own page, and finished events drop off the page on their own. Annual events further out carry their usual dates until the official ones are published.
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