Nightlife & Scene

Flirting, partying, wining and dining, enjoying music – simply having fun. In Austria you will find many reasons not to go to sleep - life after sunset fulfills almost every wish. Visit one of the many festivals, enjoy an evening at the opera, a theatre performance or a concert, and afterwards a refined dinner. A visit to the disco or a club – the perfect end to an evening out on the town.

The centre of activities are of course the cities with their numerous coffee houses, “Beisl” (pubs), bars and in-scene meeting points. A synonym for the latter is usually the term “Bermuda-Triangle” – where quite a few revellers have mysteriously disappeared. In the summer they are a single huge ‘Schanigarten’ (outdoor pubs). But in smaller spots in the countryside there is a bustle of activity, too - especially the discos and bars all round Austria’s lakes. The trend decides which place is ‘happening’ at the moment.

In Vienna, Lower Austria, Styria and Burgenland the Heurige (early wine taverns) or wine taverns are also a popular meeting point. Here one can sit comfortably out in the open under trees drinking a glass of wine or a ‘G’spritzn” (a mixed drink of wine and soda water). And once in a while there is even live folk music.

Tip: You may find the current event programmes at your hotel. Or simply ask the porter or cab driver for the latest happening scenes and locations.