{"id":6019,"date":"2018-09-22T13:08:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T12:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=6019"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:11:42","slug":"rum-gin-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/rum-gin-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Rum festival"},"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\/2025\/08\/rumfestivalsmall.jpg\" alt=\"palm trees against the sky\" class=\"wp-image-84911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rumfestivalsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rumfestivalsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I should perhaps start this off with a hearty piratical &#8220;Arrrrrr!&#8221; or some other rum-soaked clich\u00e9. But I won&#8217;t. Anyway, if you like a drop of rum of an evening, consider the <em>Vienna Rumfestival<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strong on cocktails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food &amp; music feature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tequila and mezcal area, too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026 dates: Sept 18-19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-city-tours-l205280\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_AnEvent\" rel=\"sponsored\">city tour experience<\/a>* for your Vienna stay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/activities\/events-in-vienna\/\">Events in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/cocktail-festival\/\">Cocktail festival<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/september\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18457\">September<\/a> in Vienna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the festival about?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rumfestival.jpg\" alt=\"Rum festival aerial view\" class=\"wp-image-51288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rumfestival.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rumfestival-300x200.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\">(Inside the rum festival: press photo \u00a9 Rainer Mirau)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big Vienna Rumfestival offers visitors the chance to discover different types of rum from dozens of brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aficionados will no doubt grimace at my earlier pirate comment. After all, rum has escaped its historical naval milieu to become a drink of the world, albeit resonant with Caribbean flair and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, you have the chance to sample and\/or buy the drink that led Lord Byron to write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There&#8217;s nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms <br>As rum and true religion: thus it was<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Various specialist tastings usually take place at what is apparently the largest festival of its kind in Europe, along with a range of related entertainments such as live music, tours with a rum connoisseur, a food &amp; bar area, and a separate area dedicated to tequila and mezcal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strong cocktail theme runs through the event, of course. In 2026, this includes a signature rum cocktail bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dates for the 2026 festival are September 18th and 19th. You can normally buy tickets online from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritsfestivals.at\/\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritsfestivals.at\/gin\/\">Ginmarkt<\/a> gin festival takes place across the same dates at the same location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the festival<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The event takes place on the premises of Vienna&#8217;s main brewery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/ottakringer-brewery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61602\">Ottakringer<\/a>, whose old industrial buildings contribute to a unique ambience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This site has a growing reputation as an event location: it hosts a long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/beer-festival-2\/\">summer beer festival<\/a>, for example, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/vinyl-music-festival\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10720\">Vinyl &amp; Music festival<\/a>. Check my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/ottakringer-brewery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61602\">article on the brewery<\/a> for travel tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Ottakringer Platz 1, 1160 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1-EXHtekLadZYXYhiOWxWOkeeckMEciuN\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two drinks festivals share a date and location<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6019","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6019"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88612,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6019\/revisions\/88612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}