2025 in Austria

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Events in the year 2025 in Austria .

Incumbents

• President: Alexander Van der Bellen
• Chancellor: Karl Nehammer (until 10 January), Alexander Schallenberg (acting, 10 January to 3 March); Christian Stocker (starting 3 March)

Governors

• Burgenland: Hans Peter Doskozil
• Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
• Lower Austria: Johanna Mikl-Leitner
• Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
• Styria: Mario Kunasek
• Tyrol: Anton Mattle
• Upper Austria: Thomas Stelzer
• Vienna: Michael Ludwig
• Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner

Events

January

• January – February – Vienna Ball Season ^[1]
• 4 January – Karl Nehammer announces his resignation as Chancellor and leader of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) after the party fails to form a government following the 2024 Austrian legislative election. ^[2]
• 6 January – Herbert Kickl of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) receives a mandate from President Alexander Van der Bellen to form a new government. ^[3]
• 19 January – 2025 Burgenland state election: The SPÖ loses its absolute majority in the Landtag of Burgenland. ^[4]

February

• 4 – 16 February – FIS Alpine World Ski Championships ^[5]
• 10 February – A 14-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of plotting an attack on Wien Westbahnhof railway station in Vienna on behalf of Islamic State. ^[6]
• 12 February – Herbert Kickl surrenders his mandate to form a government to President Alexander Van der Bellen after talks with the ÖVP to form a coalition fail. ^[7]
• 15 February – 2025 Villach stabbing attack: A 14-year-old boy is killed while five people are injured in a knife attack in Villach. The suspect, a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker, is arrested. ^[8]
• 27 February – The SPÖ, ÖVP and NEOS announce an agreement to form a coalition government to be led by the ÖVP's Christian Stocker as Chancellor. ^[9]

March

• 3 March – Christian Stocker is inaugurated as Chancellor. ^[10]
• 12 March – The government suspends family reunion procedures for migrants, citing issues in adequately integrating them. ^[11]

Predicted and scheduled

• 14 May – The Austria Startup Conference ^[12]
• 29 May – 1 June – Narzissenfest | Daffodil Festival ^[13]
• 13 June – Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn ^[14]
• 20 – 22 June – Donauinselfest ^[15]
• 27 – 29 June – Austrian Formula One Grand Prix ^[16]
• July – August – Salzburg Festival ^[17] (specific date to be announced)
• July – August – Festival of Early Music ^[18] (specific date to be announced)
• 3 July – 20 July – Wachau Apricot Festival ^[19]
• 16 July – 17 August – Bregenz Festival ^[20]
• 25 July – 2 August – La Strada ^[21]
• 21 November – 24 November – 45th Jazzfestival Saalfelden ^[22]
• 3 September – 7 September – Ars Electronica Festival ^[23]
• mid November – Late December – Christmas markets ^[24]

All Year around

• 200th Anniversary of Johann Strauss ^[25]
• 60 Years of Sound of Music ^[26]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Austria

Source: ^[27]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 18 April – Maundy Thursday
• 19 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – International Workers' Day
• 9 June – Whit Monday
• 19 June – Corpus Christi
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 26 October – National Day of Austria
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day

Art and entertainment

• List of Austrian European Film Award winners and nominees
• List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

• 2 January – Thomas Streicher, 66, Austrian mathematician ^[28]
• 9 January – Otto Schenk, 94, actor ( Dunja , Always Trouble with the Reverend ), film ( Die Fledermaus ) and theatre director ^[29]
• 13 January – Walter Deutsch, 101, musicologist ^[30]
• 16 January – Hans Dobida, 95, ice hockey administrator, president of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association (1977–1996) ^[31]
• 17 January – Martin Pollack, 80, journalist and author ^[32]
• 20 January – Reinhard Todt, 75, politician, member (2001–2018) and president (2013, 2018) of the Federal Council ^[33]
• 27 January – Baldur Preiml, 85, ski jumper, Olympic bronze medalist (1968) ^[34]
• 29 January – Max Schautzer, 84, Austrian-born German television and radio presenter (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) ^[35]
• 1 February – Peter Schmidl, 84, clarinetist, principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ^[36]
• 2 February:
  • Johannes Hübner, 68, politician, member of the National Council (2008–2017) and the Federal Council (2020–2023) ^[37]
  • Marion Wiesel, 94, Austrian-American translator and Holocaust survivor ^[38]
• 3 February – Herbert Madejski, 79, politician, MP (2013) ^[39]
• 26 February – Hans Pirkner, 78, footballer (Austria Wien, Alpine Donawitz, national team) ^[40]
• 12 March:
  • Walter Schwimmer, 82, politician and diplomat, secretary general of the Council of Europe (1999–2004) ^[41]
  • Norbert Cyffer, 81, German-Austrian linguist ^[42]
• 26 March – Hannes Tretter, 73, lawyer ^[43]

See also

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Europe

References

1. "Vienna's most beautiful balls". www.austria.info. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
2. "Nehammer tritt zurück: Weg frei für FPÖ-Regierung [Nehammer steps down: FPÖ government possible]". derstandard.at (in German). Vienna: STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
3. "Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the first time since World War II". AP News. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
4. "SPÖ Wahlsiegerin, FPÖ erstmals Zweite". news.ORF.at (in German). 19 January 2025.
5. "Saalbach 2025 - The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships". Saalbach. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
6. "Austrian authorities arrest teenager who apparently planned an attack at a railway station". AP News. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
7. "Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse". AP News. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
8. "Teen dead and five injured in Austria knife attack". BBC. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
9. "Austria is getting a new coalition government without the far-right election winner". AP News. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
10. "Christian Stocker becomes Austrian chancellor as three-party gov't sworn in". Al Jazeera. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
11. "Austria's new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants". AP News. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
12. "The Austria Startup Conference 2025". Eventbrite. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
13. "Narzissenfest – Ausseerland-Salzkammergut" . Retrieved 2024-10-29.
14. www.wienerphilharmoniker.at, WIENER PHILHARMONIKER-. "Summer Night Concert 2025". www.wienerphilharmoniker.at. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
15. "The Donauinselfest music festival 2025". www.visitingvienna.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
16. "Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2025 Tickets". F1 Experiences. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
17. "Salzburg Festival". Salzburg Festival. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
18. Musik, Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten. "Homepage". Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
19. "The Wachau apricot". Donau Niederösterreich. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
20. "Home". Bregenzer Festspiele. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
21. "La Strada: Events in Graz". Graz Tourismus. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
22. "Jazzfestival Saalfelden". Jazz Saalfelden. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
23. "Ars Electronica Festival". Ars Electronica Festival. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
24. "Advent and Christmas in Austria". www.austria.info. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
25. "Johann Strauss 2025 Wien - Wien feiert 200 Jahre Johann Strauss - vom 1. Jänner bis 31. Dezember 2025. Und zwar mit einer Premiere wöchentlich. Aus zehn verschiedenen Genres, Indoor wie Open Air" . Retrieved 2024-10-29.
26. "The Sound of Music : This is Salzburg : salzburg.info". www.salzburg.info. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
27. "Austria Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
28. "Traueranzeigen von Thomas Streicher | www.vrm-trauer.de". www.vrm-trauer.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
29. Sarwat, Nadja; ORF.at, für (2025-01-09). "1930–2025: Otto Schenk ist tot". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
30. Ottitsch, Petra; noe.ORF.at (2025-01-13). "Volksmusikforscher Walter Deutsch ist tot". noe.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
31. "IIHF - Hockey family mourns Dr. Hans Dobida". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
32. Nachrichten, Salzburger (2025-01-17). "Wachsamer Blick: Autor Martin Pollack gestorben". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
33. "SPÖ Wien trauert um Bundesrat a.D. Reinhard Todt". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
34. red, ORF at/Agenturen (2025-01-27). "Skisprunglegende Baldur Preiml ist tot". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
35. "TV-Legende Max Schautzer ist tot: Er wurde 84 Jahre alt". bild.de (in German). 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
36. "Wiener Philharmoniker: Klarinettist Schmidl gestorben". MUSIK HEUTE (in German). 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
37. "Ehemaliger FPÖ-Politiker Johannes Hübner verstorben". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
38. "Marion Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, translator, wife of Elie Wiesel, dies at 94". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
39. "FPÖ-Wien trauert um Dr. Herbert Madejski". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
40. "Die Wiener Austria trauert um eine Klub-Legende". kurier.at (in German). 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
41. "Ex-ÖVP-Politiker Walter Schwimmer verstorben". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
42. "NORBERT CYFFER". www.oeaw.ac.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.
43. "Reporter-ohne-Grenzen-Vorstand Hannes Tretter gestorben". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-03-24.

External links

• Online calendar
• Pfandsystem (in german)

• Austria portal