33rd Vienna New Year’s Eve Trail
Visit the 33rd Silvesterpfad and celebrate the turn of the year in the heart of Vienna.
Great entertainment, all night long
Vienna New Year’s Eve Trail, one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations in Europe, is the perfect place to look back on the past year, toast to the future and to welcome the new year in a boisterous manner together. Eight locations – Rathausplatz, Freyung, Am Hof, Graben, Stephansplatz, Kärntner Straße, Neuer Markt and Winter Market at Riesenradplatz in Prater – are part of the spectacle this year and offer a diverse music and entertainment program that combines numerous genres: pop and rock can be found as well as blues, funk and soul or groove. You can also dance into the New Year to disco sounds, Caribbean and Latin American rhythms and DJ beats.
Music for the eyes
Each stage will also have a visual jockey. On the large LED screens, video artists will build an impressive world of images, create artistic animations in real time and draw a visual background for the musical performances on the Viennese New Year’s Eve Trail through the fascinating illusion of light.
Known & beloved
Of course the 33rd edition of Vienna’s largest open-air New Year’s Eve party will still respect cherished traditions. People will again turn and swing in rousing three-four time at the waltz courses at the Graben, while the youngest guests can look forward to a wonderful entertainment programme.
FAQ’s
Frequently asked questions:
All weapons and objects that could be used as weapons are banned from the event premises. This includes sticks, bars, hazardous substances, pyrotechnic articles of any kind, flammable fluids, cans, glass bottles, PET bottles.
The carrying of alcoholic beverages as well as narcotic or addictive drugs is also prohibited. People who bring any of these items will be refused access to the site.
Furthermore, bringing any kind of racist, xenophobic, Nazi, sexist or political propaganda material as well as any advertising (commercial, political, religious) objects is strictly prohibited.
Strollers in the area of Stephansplatz, Graben, Kärntnerstraße in the period from 31.12.23, 22:00 to 1.1.24 03:00 and generally in crowded areas with a high density of people are prohibited.
Controls by the security staff are possible at any time at the entrances but also on the premises, where clothing and bags will be screened for hazardous or prohibited objects.
People who are carrying prohibited objects but also people who are strongly intoxicated or noticeably under the influence of drugs and who represent a threat to themselves or others may be denied access to the premises.
No, the carrying and setting off of fireworks, firecrackers or any other pyrotechnic articles is prohibited for safety reasons. The only exception to this is sparklers, which may be ignited while keeping an appropriate distance to people and objects.
We advise all visitors to travel to and from the New Year’s Eve Trail with public transport. All U-Bahns as well as several bus and tram lines will be running services all night long. You can find a list of them in the printed programme folder or at www.wienerlinien.at. In order to better organise your arrival and departure, please use the route planner by Wiener Linien or their app WienMobil.
The New Year’s Eve Trail is a public event. There is no need to purchase any kind of ticket.
No, admission to the New Year’s Eve Trail is free. This makes the Vienna New Year’s Eve Trail one of Europe’s biggest public New Year’s Eve celebrations.
The New Year’s Eve Trail starts on 31 December 2023 at 2.00 pm and ends on 1 January 2024 at 2.00 am. On New Year’s Day at 11.15 am, the New Year’s Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will be transmitted live from the Wiener Musikverein to the Stephansplatz and the Winter Market at Riesenradplatz in Prater. You can find out more about this under the menu item Programme.