Cultural Summer Vienna 2025: Free cultural festival for everyone!
Experience the Vienna Cultural Summer 2025: Free entry, more than 2,000 artists, innovative stages and a diverse program.

Cultural Summer Vienna 2025: Free cultural festival for everyone!
The anticipation of thatCultural Summer Vienna 2025rises! From June 26th to August 10th, 2025, the city will once again be transformed into a vibrant center of art and culture. This popular festival is being held for the sixth time and offers free open-air events for all Viennese and visitors. Last year it was very popular and this year too, culture fans can look forward to a rich program.
Around2,000 artistswill be in over500 actsfrom the fields of cabaret, literature, music, performance, dance, theater and contemporary circus. The motto of the festival,“Culture is where you are”, illustrates the desire to make cultural participation accessible to everyone. The focus here is particularly on those who otherwise have less access to cultural institutions.
Diverse events
The events take place from Thursday to Sunday6:30 p.m. and 9 p.minstead, which leaves enough time to enjoy the cultural highlights of the day. The cultural summer opens on June 26th with a special concert on the Kaiserwiese in the Prater, at which, among other things,Vienna Symphony Orchestrawill occur. The musical celebration lasts the entire weekend, with the stage open to everyone who enjoys art.
Special magnetic events are the popular onesChoir evenings, which will present musical sounds from pop to rock to timeless classics on July 19th and 20th at Rathausplatz. In addition, every Sunday fromJune 29th to August 31staJazz brunchoffered for lovers of relaxed melodies.
New stages and green retreats
This year, a sustainable component is very important: Withsolar powered stagesIt is ensured that not only the entertainment but also the environment remains in view. In new locations like thisWähringer Parkand thatNorthwest station, visitors can experience art in cool retreats and escape the summer heat.
These are particularly noteworthyPop-up stages, which are in different districts like theWaldmüller Park(10th district), demFootball club 1210(21st district) and theAtzgersdorf city park(23rd district) to give the city even more cultural color.
Cultural accompanying events
As part of the cultural summer there are also exciting side projects like thisCultural Summer Plus, which offers an ideal participation format. Here, workshops, open art stations and street art formats invite young and old to get creative. There will also be a children's program with creative adventures on selected days.
This is another highlight of the summer in ViennaFilm Festival at Rathausplatz, that ofJune 28th to August 31struns and offers a variety of performances and culinary offerings. Cinephiles also get their money's worth here.
The city of Vienna has organized the series of events in advancefour million eurossupported, additionally flanked by others140,000 eurosfrom sponsors and districts. The main sponsor is PORR AG, which is actively committed to promoting art and culture in the city.
All in all, the Vienna Cultural Summer 2025 promises to be an exciting and unforgettable experience. For further information and the complete schedule, visit the website kultursommer.vienna available. Be there and enjoy a colorful program that makes culture accessible to everyone!
There are many events on the program in Vienna during the summer, like thisVienna Cabaret Festivalor thatImPulsTanz Festival, which round off the city's cultural offerings. Vienna simply has more to offer than you can dream of on a summer night!