#wienliebe Festival

Culture, crafts and Vienna’s best winemakers

Rathausplatz is a feel-good oasis until Sunday. The #wienliebe festival attracts visitors with music, art and fine delicacies.

Vienna, Vienna, Vienna: from organic honey to mushroom pesto, from soap to jewelry made from old watches, from twisted buttons to 3D printing. Local arts and crafts are on full display on Rathausplatz.

Tradition and Viennese song
When it comes to culture, #wienliebe also focuses on traditional sounds: between Viennese songs and classical music, everyone gets their money's worth. Madame Baheux will be on stage on Saturday, Marina & The Katz, musical stars and brass bands on Sunday. Admission is free. There's no chance of getting hungry or thirsty. Traditional innkeepers from the Schweizerhaus, Bitzinger, Schwarzes Kameel, Gerstner and Palchutta will be serving up their specialties.

Tip: If you register with the City of Vienna's advantage club (on site or online), you will receive a 20 percent discount. It pays off.

The festival runs until Sunday. It started on Friday. With top-class acts such as Ernst Molden, Die Strottern and Wiener Blond.

The city's best winegrowers honored
The winners of the Vienna Wine Award 2024 were also honored at the start of the festival. The jury emphasized the excellent qualities of this vintage. Mayor Michael Ludwig congratulated personally.

After all, Vienna is the only capital city in the world with a significant wine-growing industry. Georg Wailand from the "Krone" editorial team was once again delighted to receive a gold medal for his Grüner Veltliner from the Nußberg, the city's head taster tested the fine wine.

And these are the state winners in the individual categories: Thomas Huber, Julia Kroiss, Philipp Schmidt, Georg Königsbauer, Rainer Christ, Gerhard Lobner, Peter Bernreiter, Michael Höfler, Josef Deutsch, Josef Fischer, Franz & Michael Wieselthaler.