List of balls in Vienna

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Below is a list of balls in Vienna, the capital of Austria.

The first balls in Vienna were held in the 18th century. Today, 450 balls are held in the city. The ball season runs during Carnival from 11 November to Shrove Tuesday in February, although others are scheduled throughout the year. [1] Most balls are formal events where dancers wear a gown, 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]

BallLocationWhenNoteOrganizerurl
Wiener Rotkreuz Ball Rathaus NovemberVienna Red Cross www.wienerrotkreuzball.at
Hofburg Silvesterball Hofburg Palace DecemberNew Years Eve Dinner+Ball (tourism)Hofburg Palace www.hofburgsilvesterball.com
Zuckerbaeckerball Hofburg Palace JanuaryVienna 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 JanuarySteirer Association www.steirerball.com
Ball der Offiziere Hofburg Palace JanuaryMilitary Officers BallTheresian Military Academy www.ballderoffiziere.at
Ball der Pharmacie Hofburg Palace JanuaryLess overcrowded - enough floorspace to waltz.Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists www.pharmacieball.at
TU Ball Hofburg Palace JanuaryVienna University of Technology TU Wien www.tu-ball.at
Blumenball Rathaus, Vienna Mid-JanuaryFlower BallVienna City Gardners
Jägerball Hofburg Palace last Monday in JanuaryHunters Ball. Traditional costume mandatoryGreen Cross Association www.verein-grueneskreuz.at
Wiener Akademikerball Hofburg Palace last Friday in Januaryuntil 2012: "Ball des Wiener Korporationsringes"Vienna Academic Ball www.wiener-akademikerball.at
Wiener Aerzteball Hofburg Palace last Saturday in JanuaryMedical 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 https://iaeastaffassociation.org/
Hofburg-Ball der Wiener Wirtschaft Hofburg Palace FebruaryVienna Business BallVienna 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 TechnologyClub Techniker-Cercle https://ball.techniker-cercle.at/
Immobilienball Hofburg Palace February www.immobilienball.at
Wiener Kaffeesiederball Hofburg Palace FebruaryExtravagant 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 SpringSt. 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
Concordia Ball Rathaus summer (May or June)the oldest Viennese Traditional BallConcordia Press Club www.concordiaball.at
Life Ball Rathaus summer (May or June)biggest charity event in Europe supporting people with HIV or AIDSGery Keszler

References

  1. 1 2 Wald, Chelsea (18 March 2015). "Having a ball in science". Science. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Wulff, Hans J. (2020). "Von Tanzkarten und Damenspenden: Rituale des Ball-Walzers". International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music (in German). 51 (1): 43–48. ISSN   0351-5796. JSTOR   26932565 . Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
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