Halloween is approaching and soon it will be “trick or treat” again! Those who want to celebrate properly will definitely have the opportunity to do so in Vienna. But there’s also plenty on offer for the less party-loving among you, and children won’t miss out either. These are the 7 most spooky activities for your Halloween night!
1. visit the circus of horrors
The Circus of Horrors has been performing in Vienna since mid-September. The new program “Memento Mori – Deine letzte Stunde” is not for the faint-hearted. Spectacular stunts, breathtaking acrobatics and macabre comedy await you in this unique show. Tied into an overarching horror story, you will be whisked away into an unforgettable world full of shadows. Don’t miss this spectacle!
📍 Location: Erzherzog-Karl-Straße 202, 1220 Vienna
📅 Dates: September 12 to November 02, Wed-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 4 pm
💶 Price information: Tickets from €17
2. join the Vienna Halloween Run
Run for your life at the Vienna Halloween Run! Together with witches, ghosts and vampires , you will run a 5-kilometre course with spooky decorations. For sporty families, there is a 2.5-kilometer course and for particularly brave children who want to race on their own, there is a separate 800-meter run.
After the sporting fun, you can take part in the other supporting program in the Prater, such as pumpkin carving and face painting. Or you can take a few souvenir photos in the photo box. Finally, you can celebrate at the big after-show party!
📍 Location: Prater tent, Antifaschismusplatz 1, 1020 Vienna
📅 Date: October 30 from 3:30 pm
💶Price information: Different entry fees, depending on the running distance, more info here
3. listen to eerily beautiful music by candlelight
Experience a spooky classical concert surrounded by hundreds of candles that lend the concert hall an eerie, romantic atmosphere. The FOS string quartet will take you on a musical journey through the greatest Halloween hits of all time, such as Micheal Jackson’s “Thriller”, the Danse Macarbre and a medley from Danny Elfman’s “A Nightmare Before Christmas”. Let yourself be enchanted by the candlelight magic in this unique concert hall, where Strauss once performed. Let the musical performance send shivers down your spine when it’s once again “It’s Halloween!”
📍 Venue: Haus of Strauss, Döblinger Hauptstraße 76, 1190 Vienna
📅 Date: October 30 at 6 pm
💶 Price information: Tickets from €50
4. dance at Austria’s biggest Halloween party
The Praterdome is Austria’s biggest nightclub and consequently also throws the country’s biggest Halloween party. You can rave to EDM, hip hop and party classics on three floors until dawn. To relax in between, head to the rooftop bar. If you arrive early, you have the unique chance to win an annual pass. You have the opportunity to take a photo of yourself in your costume in front of the photo wall until 11 pm and upload the pictures to the club’s own app. The snapshot with the most likes wins!
📍 Location: Praterdome, Riesenradpl. 7, 1020 Vienna
📅 Date: October 31 from 10 p.m.
💶 Price information: from €9.90
Experience the 5th Cosmic Horrors at the Planetarium
Our universe, infinite vastness. Enough space for hidden beauties – and absolute nightmares. In this planetarium show of a different kind, you will learn more about the destructive forces and deadly radiation lurking in space. Immerse yourself in a world full of eerie energy, but also dreamlike beauty. After your 25-minute journey through space, you will appreciate life on Earth all the more.
📍Location: Oswald-Thomas-Platz 1, 1020 Vienna
📅 Date: October 31 from 6:30 pm to 10 pm
💶 Price information: Tickets from €5
6th On a scary tour with the archäNOW Halloween special
Embark on a scavenger hunt of a different kind and discover the spooky side of Vienna with the archäNOW Halloween Special. Armed with a flashlight and map, you set off to explore the dark places of the city. Solve puzzles and get closer and closer to a hidden treasure. Learn more about the city’s history in a fun way and enter places you would otherwise never have found your way to. As a reward, a few treats await you in the treasure chest.
📍Location: Stephansplatz 1, 1010 Vienna
📅 Date: October 31 from 6 pm
💶 Price information: regular 40€, reduced 35€
7. dine at a terrible dinner
What could be better than going out for a good dinner? And if it’s accompanied by amusing entertainment, all the better! A drag show is perfect for this purpose. But at this spooky dinner, nothing is as it seems at first glance. Let yourself be carried away by this drag show inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s genre-defining horror film PSYCHO. You will be served a three-course meal while a gruesomely glamorous story unfolds around you. A Halloween experience in a class of its own!
📍 Location: Café Restaurant Schloss Schönbrunn, Schönbrunner Schlossstr. 47, 1130 Vienna
📅 Date: October 31 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
💶 Price information: from €128.43