{"id":14346,"date":"2019-03-29T06:35:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T05:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=14346"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:41:49","slug":"april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/april\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/april.jpg\" alt=\"Wine glasses\" class=\"wp-image-14353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/april.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/april-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now, April is quite a decent time to visit Vienna. Spring should have sprung, but it&#8217;s not high summer. So the city&#8217;s busy, but not peak busy. Except around Easter (as in 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of which makes April as good as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/march\/\">March<\/a>, but with a higher probability of sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_April\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert experience<\/a>* for April<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/activities\/events-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1658\">This week&#8217;s event tips<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/march\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12552\">March<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/may\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15492\">May<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/where-to-stay\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1647\">Find April accommodation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top-april-activities-in-2022\">Top April activities in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So what might you do beyond the usual year-round <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/tours-overview\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"59926\">tours<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1682\">museums<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/classical-concert\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5359\">concerts<\/a>, and other delights that Vienna has to offer the enthusiastic visitor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My quick tip<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vivaldikarlskirchesmall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vivaldikarlskirchesmall.jpg\" alt=\"Church dome\" class=\"wp-image-74309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vivaldikarlskirchesmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vivaldikarlskirchesmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been visiting a few of the light classical concerts put on primarily for visitors to Vienna. A nice way to spend the evening, perhaps with something fine to eat before or after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed two concerts in baroque churches, for example: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/classic-ensemble-review\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61093\">Classic Ensemble Vienna<\/a> in the Peterskirche and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/vivaldi-concert-karlskirche\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"74311\">Orchester 1756<\/a> in the Karlskirche. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/wiener-klassik-ensemble\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85663\">highlights concert<\/a> in the more modern Haus der Musik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"easter-markets\">Easter markets<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/craftstallsfreyung.jpg\" alt=\"Craft stalls at the Freyung\" class=\"wp-image-41988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/craftstallsfreyung.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/craftstallsfreyung-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Easter market on the Freyung)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/activities\/easter-in-vienna\/\">Easter in Vienna<\/a> does not have the same impact on the city as the Advent period, but it has its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/easter-traditions\/\">traditions<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most importantly, the season brings the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/easter-markets\/\">Easter markets<\/a>. These usually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/eastermarkets\/dates-open\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22074\">begin opening<\/a> around two to three weeks before the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So with Easter Sunday on April 5th in 2026, stalls already start appearing around March 19th and 20th. They tend to close more or less at the end of the Easter holiday break, though the Sch\u00f6nbrunn version continues until April 19th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The markets offer a colourful mix of arts, crafts, food, and drink. This includes more decorative eggs than you can lay in a century and enough Austrian delicacies to keep your cholesterol and sugar levels high throughout your stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main venues are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/eastermarkets\/schonbrunn\/\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/eastermarkets\/freyung-ostermarkt\/\">Freyung<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/eastermarkets\/am-hof-ostermarkt\/\">Am Hof<\/a>. All three are lovely, but Sch\u00f6nbrunn has perhaps the most glorious setting in the courtyard of the huge Habsburg palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exhibitions-in-april\">Exhibitions in April 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AlbertinaArtMuseum.jpg\" alt=\"The Albertina Art Museum from below\" class=\"wp-image-41600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AlbertinaArtMuseum.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AlbertinaArtMuseum-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2995\">Albertina<\/a> is always a good address for top exhibitions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last four Aprils had some astonishing exhibitions, and 2026 looks excellent too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/waldmuller-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88857\">gorgeous 19th-century landscapes<\/a> by Ferdinand Georg Waldm\u00fcller and contemporaries remain on show at Lower Belvedere, and the solo exhibition for (textile) artist and designer Anni Albers begins April 30th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/messerschmidt-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"86760\">More than Character Heads<\/a> at the same location runs until April 6th. It focuses on the remarkable baroque portrait sculptures by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Talking Belvedere and landscapes, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/overview\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1446\">Kunsthistorisches Museum<\/a> has painted city views by none other than Canaletto and Bellotto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Albertina draws its solo exhibition for Leiko Ikemura to a close (until April 6th). However, it continues with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/honore-daumier-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88628\">Honor\u00e9 Daumier exhibition<\/a> and with the <em>Care Matters<\/em> exhibition by the SAMMLUNG VERBUND. Oh, and the museum begins a Richard Prince exhibition from April 17th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enjoy an exhibition for US artist KAWS at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina-modern\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21859\">Albertina Modern<\/a> (from April 3rd), as well as dance photos with a difference: they all come from the decades around 1900<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>See how modern and contemporary artists have portrayed the relationship between people and animals in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/heidi-horten-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47637\">Heidi Horten Collection<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Animalia<\/em> exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The MAK showcases the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/helmut-lang-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87426\">influence and creativity<\/a> of the iconic Helmut Lang during his fashion years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gustav Klimt is might be a surprising subject for a museum of medical history, but an exhibition of his works at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/josephinum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88725\">Josephinum<\/a> reveals how the cycle of life and anatomical understanding influenced the great artist&#8217;s output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delve into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/gustave-courbet-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88851\">the 19th-century art<\/a> of &#8220;Realist and Rebel&#8221; Gustave Courbet at the Leopold Museum. A little later in the month, have a look at some of the prime works from the collection of our National Bank (from April 24th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>April is your last chance to catch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/jewish-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1591\">Jewish Museum<\/a>&#8216;s look at skin colour and Jewish identity. <em>Black Jews, White Jews? On Skin Color and Prejudice<\/em> runs until April 26th, while their <em>Everything Forgotten<\/em> exhibition continues its examination of the sociocultural phenomenon that is &#8220;forgetting&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/musa\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22139\">musa<\/a> continues its mid-career retrospective for Leopold Kessler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your final opportunity for gaining insights into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/dealing-in-splendour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"88456\">the art market through time<\/a> in the Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (until April 6th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/wien-museum\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"26812\">Wien Museum<\/a> exhibition exploring the genesis of the infographic in Vienna runs until April 5th, but the museum continues its examination of Vienna&#8217;s famous Donauinsel island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>mumok takes us back in time for a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/mapping-60s-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"73453\">art of the 60s<\/a> and some of the events that drove art&#8217;s (r)evolution (until April 19th), but also gets introspective about the 1980s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Technisches Museum continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/more-than-recycling\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85272\">explore issues<\/a> around lifestyle, consumer choices, and resource sustainability, and they also celebrate 200 years of railway with models and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The evolution of furniture design in an Austria slowly recovering from WWII forms the subject of an exhibition at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/imperial-furniture-collection\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"910\">Furniture Museum<\/a> (from April 15th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gregor Sailer&#8217;s photos at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/natural-history-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"252\">Naturhistorisches Museum<\/a> present two versions of a futuristic scenario of food abundance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finally, the photo exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/westlicht\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"42396\">Westlicht<\/a> takes you beneath the waves for a look <em>Under Water<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For full exhibition options, consult the broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">exhibition listings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus art events<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biennale.wien\/\">Klima Biennale<\/a> took place for the first time in 2024 with its events and exhibitions around climate change and a strong contemporary art element flowing through proceedings. As the name suggests, the next one is this year (April 9th to May 10th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/edelstoff\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44071\">Edelstoff<\/a> design market features lots of independent designers (April 25th and 26th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/wamp\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"45381\">WAMP design market<\/a> typically has a spring edition in the MuseumsQuartier (2026 dates TBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/kunst-designmarkt.at\/\">Kunst &amp; Design<\/a> art and design market drops into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/ottakringer-brewery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61602\">Vienna&#8217;s main brewery<\/a> again for a weekend (April 11th and 12th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-some-food\">Enjoy some food &amp; drink<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/styrianwine.jpg\" alt=\"Styrian wine\" class=\"wp-image-43410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/styrianwine.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/styrianwine-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Wine from the Steiermark)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As nature pushes layers of green over the country, so the food and drink festivals start up in earnest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the country&#8217;s more Alpine provinces, for example, is the Steiermark. Each year, the region&#8217;s tourist folk, farmers, wine growers, and musicians turn up in Vienna for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/steiermark-fruhling\/\">Styrian Spring festival<\/a> (April 8th to 12th).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as offering a taste of the traditions of that beautiful part of the country, the festival offers a taste of the tastes, too. Like all Austrian provinces, the Steiermark has a proud culinary heritage. Look, particularly, for their wine, beer, and pumpkin products.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ottakringertankbiertage.jpg\" alt=\"Event banner\" class=\"wp-image-83250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ottakringertankbiertage.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ottakringertankbiertage-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A spring event at the big brewery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April also brings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritsfestivals.at\/whisky-fruehling\/\">Vienna Whisky Festival<\/a> (April 17th and 18th), although the venue is our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/ottakringer-brewery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61602\">main brewery<\/a> (Ottakringer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The spring edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/craft-beer-festival\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14938\">Super Bier Fest<\/a> might also drop into that same brewery (2026 dates and name TBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And Ottakringer starts its own short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottakringerbrauerei.at\/de\/tankbiertage\/\">Tankbiertage<\/a> beer festival (April 30th to May 3rd)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finally, the city-owned Cobenzl winery sometimes has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/cobenzl-winery-open-day\/\">open day<\/a> (2026 dates TBA), which is free. Though you do have to pay if you want to try some of the prize-winning wines. The winery sits on a hill with lovely views of the city<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-music-and-film\">Fandoms, photos, music &amp; film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On the fandom front:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/fantasy-con\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"59838\">Fantasy Con<\/a> (April 25th to 26th) is a small event with an artist alley, readings, music and similar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the photos front:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/photofairwien.com\/\">Vienna Vintage Photo Fair<\/a> (April 12th) has free entry and features local and international specialist vendors, collectors and related institutions with an array of historical photographs to view (and buy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/reigen.jpg\" alt=\"The Reigen venue sign\" class=\"wp-image-43405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/reigen.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/reigen-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Reigen hosts most of the Vienna Blues Spring gigs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the music front:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vienna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/classical-concert\/\">concert season<\/a> is in full swing in April, of course, but if you fancy something a little different&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/blues-spring\/\">Vienna Blues Spring<\/a> continues throughout April and features performances from both local and international musicians&#8230;with a focus on (guess?) blues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weanhean.at\/content\/\">wean hean festival<\/a> (April 21st to May 12th) celebrates the Viennese song tradition, (which you can also catch all year at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/remassuri\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"84763\">Remassuri show<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salam-music.at\/\">Salam Music &amp; Arts festival<\/a> offers a blend of music and other artistic expressions from Arabic regions (April 17th to 26th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-hofmusikkapelle\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"57096\">Hofmusikkapelle<\/a> hosts the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hofmusikkapelle.gv.at\/en\/program\/uebergaenge-festival\">\u00dcberg\u00e4nge festival<\/a> with readings and concerts (March 29th to April 5th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the movie front:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/red-lotus.org\/\">Red Lotus festival<\/a> (April 23rd to 26th) showcases the work of Asian filmmakers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/jewish-film-festival\/\">Jewish Film Festival<\/a> features works from around the world that address aspects of Jewish life in all its facets and contexts (April 9th to 19th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-the-running-and-cycling\">Enjoy the running<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>April hosts the weekend of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/sport\/vienna-marathon\/\">Vienna marathon<\/a> (April 19th), an international event with added kudos: part of the course for the race is the same stretch of road where Eliud Kipchoge became the first human to run the marathon distance in under two hours (at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seasonal tip(s)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-the-april-sun\">Enjoy the April sun<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/stadtparkpond.jpg\" alt=\"Stadtpark pond view\" class=\"wp-image-43413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/stadtparkpond.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/stadtparkpond-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Stadtpark)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike in March, you&#8217;re more likely to find flowers peeping up from Vienna&#8217;s numerous parks and gardens in April (and enough sun to enjoy them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to enjoy the spring verdure on the trees and\/or fruit tree blossom, then head for places like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/umwelt\/wald\/erholung\/lainzertiergarten\/\">Lainzer Tiergarten<\/a>: an extensive nature protection area with wild boar and more (the lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/hermesvilla\/\">Hermesvilla<\/a> is here, once a summerhouse for Empress Elisabeth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/umwelt\/wald\/erholung\/wienerwald\/\">Vienna Woods<\/a>: lots of cycle paths and hiking trails through the hills and forests that surround Vienna&#8217;s west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stadtpark\/\">Stadtpark park<\/a>: in the centre and featuring famous musician memorials (look for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/strauss-monument\/\">Strauss<\/a>, in particular)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/prater-park-hiking-trail-9\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"35713\">Prater park<\/a>: an 11km hiking trail that starts and ends in an area rich with restaurants and entertainments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Of course, don&#8217;t forget the sculpted gardens attached to the various palaces, too, such as at Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Belvedere or the Volksgarten next to the Hofburg. You&#8217;ll see these as you pass through the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/\">sightseeing areas<\/a>, anyway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Several protected or private areas usually open up in full to the public end of March. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.landgutcobenzl.at\/\">Cobenzl city farm<\/a>: just as it says on the label. Kids can get up close to farm animals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/hirschstetten\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34465\">Hirschstetten<\/a>: part of the city&#8217;s horticultural nursery complex. They&#8217;ve turned it into a landscaped botanical gardens, with a palm house and a fair few birds and animals in there, too. It&#8217;s a bit of a secret and off the usual tourist trails. Oh, and it&#8217;s free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enjoy the April rain(?)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If April does bring the proverbial showers, I have a whole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/weather\/rain\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"84891\">article of advice<\/a> on what to do to stay as dry as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"go-for-an-ice-cream\">Go for an ice cream<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zanoniicecream.jpg\" alt=\"Ice cream parlour sign with a historical building behind it\" class=\"wp-image-74137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zanoniicecream.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zanoniicecream-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(One of the more popular parlours is Zanoni &amp; Zanoni on Lugeck square close to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stefansdom\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"294\">Stephansdom cathedral<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the sun trumps rain, then the local ice cream season should already have begun sometime in March. And we&#8217;re not talking about lollipops in the freezer aisle of the supermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna hosts many high-quality ice cream parlours, so fill a cone or cup with your choice of flavours. Or take a seat and enjoy something off an extensive ice cream menu that might set your diet back a few weeks. Oh, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/vegetarian\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"24745\">vegan options<\/a> are usually available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What seasonal events and activities does April bring? 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