{"id":50947,"date":"2022-08-28T05:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=50947"},"modified":"2026-01-24T11:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:58:30","slug":"neustifter-kirtag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/neustifter-kirtag\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neustifter Kirtag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kirtagsmall1.jpg\" alt=\"Sugar snack booth\" class=\"wp-image-50952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kirtagsmall1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kirtagsmall1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Time to pack out the Austrian folkwear, grab a seat on a wooden bench, order a local wine, and feast on meals with alarmingly long names. And all in a Viennese suburb at the Neustifter Kirtag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hugely popular event in one of Vienna&#8217;s wine-growing areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long line of market booths and food &amp; drink stalls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Route flanked by wine taverns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many visitors wear traditional Austrian garb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026 dates: Aug 20-23<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/food-tours-vienna-tickets-l205283\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_FoodTours\" rel=\"sponsored\">food or drink experience<\/a>* in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/august\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17700\">Vienna in August<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/schlumberger-wine-cellars\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"71268\">Schlumberger wine cellar tour<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wine, music, and more<\/h2>\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\/08\/heurigerkirtag.jpg\" alt=\"A wine tavern\" class=\"wp-image-50950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/heurigerkirtag.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/heurigerkirtag-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 several wine taverns on the route)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neustift am Walde is a one-time village and now suburb of Vienna in the well-to-do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/mapsgeography\/viennadistricts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"114\">19th district<\/a>. Known particularly for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/heuriger\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"30836\">Heuriger wine taverns<\/a>, the area also hosts the popular annual Kirtag fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of people enjoy this traditional street festival that dates back through the centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story goes that sometime in the mid 1700s, local wine growers sent a delegation to the empress of the time (Maria Theresa) requesting an easing of the tax burden following a notably bad harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, Maria Theresa looked favourably on the request but under the condition that Neustift should hold an annual Kirtag: a kind of parish fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so a tradition was born, which includes, for example, the daily procession of a <em>Hauerkrone<\/em> (a crown of produce initially presented to the empress as a gift of supplication and thanks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"pro977976,pro1037818\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_wine\"><\/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<p>If you&#8217;re understandably confused by the concept of a city having wine-growing areas, Vienna struck climatic and geological gold thanks to its location and suburban foothills: a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/vienna-wine\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2414\">vineyards<\/a> thrive here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kirtag?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So what exactly do you get at the Neustifter Kirtag?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For four days, a roughly 650m stretch of suburban road turns into a pedestrianised market and gastronomy mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stands line the way selling all the sorts of products you might expect at a Viennese street market. Many specialise in traditional food, snacks and drink. You might also come across the occasional small funfair ride or booth.<\/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\/2022\/08\/hauerkronekirtag.jpg\" alt=\"The Hauerkrone\" class=\"wp-image-50949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hauerkronekirtag.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hauerkronekirtag-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 Hauerkrone on its journey through the Kirtag)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect plenty of sausages, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/langos\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"59\">Langos<\/a>, hot dogs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/lebkuchen-gingerbread\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"798\">Lebkuchen<\/a>, chocolate-covered fruit, Schnapps, and other such delights familiar from a visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/christmas-markets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1680\">Vienna Christmas markets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kirtag route also takes you past several Heuriger, whose wooden tables and benches spill out into the warm August evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These taverns specialise in local wines and rustic Austrian fare updated for the 21st century. On our visit, most had live music playing, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the fun has a traditional thread running through it. And a large number of guests dress for the occasion: expect to see huge numbers of <em>Lederhosen<\/em> (leather breeches) and <em>Dirndl<\/em> (low neckline dresses) more often associated with Austria&#8217;s alpine regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The wine traditionally flows across an August weekend after the feast day of St. Rochus. The 2026 event runs from August 20th to 23rd. You normally don&#8217;t need a ticket to walk through the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things may be less busy during the day, but Saturday evening was absolutely packed on our visit, with the party atmosphere growing with each passing hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisers suggest over 100,000 people attend across the four days.  (To my shame, I had no idea just how big and popular the event is.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might want to go during the day to peruse the street booths, then grab a free spot at a wine tavern late afternoon \/ early evening before things get too frantic. Assuming they&#8217;re not already reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a less intense wine-related experience away from the summer heat, consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/schlumberger-wine-cellars\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"71268\">tour of the production and wine cellars<\/a> over at the Schlumberger sparkling wine premises. (We enjoyed it.) You reach it from Spittelau subway station, which has its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/spittelau\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21470\">remarkable architectural surprise<\/a> outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the Kirtag<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re out in the suburbs now, so a taxi is a strong option here. We got there by taking the S45 city train to Krottenbachstra\u00dfe, then the 35A bus from outside the station up to one end of the Kirtag (Neustift \/ Agnesgasse stop).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can catch the 35A elsewhere, for example at the U6 subway station Nu\u00dfdorfer Stra\u00dfe,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S45 connects to the subway network, for example, at H\u00fctteldorf (U4 line), Ottakring (U3), Heiligenstadt (U4) and Handelskai (U6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transport authorities (Wiener Linien) always do a grand job at big events of shortening intervals and managing people, but note that the bus up was packed at 6pm on the Saturday we went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We took the same return route, but long lines of taxis were also available at the Rathstra\u00dfe end of the Kirtag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: from approximately Rathstra\u00dfe 1 along to Neustift am Walde 99, 1190 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/neustifterkirtag.at\/neustifter-kirtag\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to pack out the Austrian folkwear, grab a seat on a wooden bench, order a local wine, and feast on meals with alarmingly long names. 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