Vienna Festival

The Wiener Festwochen (Vienna Festival) is a cultural festival in Vienna that takes place every year for five or six weeks in May and June. The Wiener Festwochen was established in 1951, when Vienna was still occupied by the four Allies.[1]

Not to be confused with Vienna Festival Ballet.
Opening Ceremony Wiener Festwochen 2014

The opening of the Wiener Festwochen is an open-air event with free admission held in the square in front of Vienna’s City Hall.[2]

Each year the festival attracts about 180,000 visitors.[1]

Directors (incomplete)

See also

References
  1. "Music Festivals in Austria". USA Today. Gannett Company. 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Der Rathausplatz sang: Wiener Festwochen vielstimmig eröffnet". Der Standard. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. Schneeberger, Peter (17 July 2013). "Luc Bondys letzte Wiener Festwochen". 3sat. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. derStandard.at – Tomas Zierhofer-Kin wird Intendant der Wiener Festwochen; November 19, 2014


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