Cultural summer Vienna 2025: Free festival with 2,000 artists starts soon!

From June 26 to August 10, the cultural summer Vienna 2025 offers over 500 free events for everyone, with sustainable stages.
From June 26 to August 10, the cultural summer Vienna 2025 offers over 500 free events for everyone, with sustainable stages. (Symbolbild/ANAGAT)

Cultural summer Vienna 2025: Free festival with 2,000 artists starts soon!

Innere Stadt, Österreich - On June 17, 2025, the large program of the "Kultursommer Vienna 2025" was presented, which will take place from June 26th to August 10th. This free open-air festival has brought people together since 2020 and celebrates art and culture in the capital. This year, visitors can look forward to around 2,000 artists: inside from a wide variety of genres. The motto "Culture is where you are" underlines the accessibility of art for all Viennese: inside.

The event offers more than 500 acts, including cabaret, literature, music, performance, dance, theater and contemporary circus. The events are planned from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday, and the opening will take place on June 26 in front of the impressive Ferris wheel in the Prater. The appearance of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra at the opening concert will be a Highlight, followed by further exciting performances.

sustainability and new locations

An important aspect of this year's festival is sustainability. The organizers rely on solar -powered stages and create cool retreats for the visitors: inside to guarantee a pleasant experience on hot summer days. The pop-up stages that are set up in various parks in the city are also new this year, including:

  • Waldmüllerpark (10th district)
  • Nordwestbahnhof (20th district)
  • Football club 1210 (21st district)
  • Stadtpark Atzgersdorf (23rd district)
  • Hyblerpark (11th district)
  • Wilhelmsdorfer Park (12th district)
  • Reithofferpark (15th district)
  • Währinger Park (18th district)
  • Schrödingerplatz (22nd district)

In addition, there are innovative event formats such as the "Kultur summer plus", which illustrates that art is not only there to look at, but also invites you to participate. This includes workshops and open art stations that promote creative cooperation.

Special events and highlights

The program also includes choir evenings on July 19 and 20 at Rathausplatz, which will surely attract some visitors: inside. A jazzy brunch takes place every Sunday from 12 noon to 2 p.m., which offers guests the opportunity to enjoy music in a relaxed atmosphere. For the younger visitors: Creative adventures are on the program on selected days. These start at 10:30 a.m. and ensure fun and variety.

The City of Vienna supports this wonderful festival with a financing of four million euros, supplemented by 140,000 euros from sponsors and districts. The main sponsor for the cultural summer is Porr AG, which is actively committed to promoting art and culture to make Munich and Vienna more livable.

Information about the complete events can be found online at Kultursommer.Wien , and it is worth taking a look at the colorful and varied program. The potential to discover new facets of culture in Vienna is almost limitless!

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