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Christmas Market, Palace Tour and Concert - Schönbrunn Palace
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Spend a culturally and culinarily unique evening at Schönbrunn! Enjoy the festive atmosphere at the beautiful Schönbrunn Palace Christmas market. Afterwards you have the opportunity to visit the magnificent palace after the official opening hours and get to know its impressive history. To round off the evening musically, the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra and our opera singers will present internationally famous works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss.
Inclusive services
- Christmas Market Culinary Voucher Stand "Gerstner" (includes 1 mug, 1 hot beverage & 1 meal)
- Exclusive imperial tour of Schönbrunn Palace after the official closing time of the palace with an audio guide
- Free choice of seating in the selected category at the Schönbrunn Palace Concert
- Category A only: a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice at our concert bar per person
- Only Category VIP: Included are: priority access ("skip the line") at both the concert bar and the entrance to the concert hall, a refreshing welcome drink before the concert, seats in the front rows, free coat check, an exclusive VIP program booklet, and a glass of sparkling wine.
Important information about the palace tour
Please note: the specified departure time for the Palace visit must be observed. In case of delay, the ticket becomes invalid.
The tour is available in the following languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Polish, Turkish.
Program and cast
From 10:00 AM - Visit to the Christmas Market Schönbrunn Palace during opening hours
6:45 PM - Meeting point in front of the main entrance of Schönbrunn Palace
7:00 PM - Palace tour with audio guide
8:30 PM - Concert start in the Schönbrunn Orangery*
(Admission from 8:00 PM)
Note: On December 25, 28, and 30, there are two concerts: one at 8:30 PM and another at 4:00 PM.
Approx. 10:15 PM - Concert end
Please note: the Christmas market can only be visited before the concert. Therefore, be sure to plan enough time within the opening hours of the Christmas market.
After the concert has ended, there will be sufficient taxis available at the entrance to the Schönbrunn Orangery. The underground leaves in five to eight-minute intervals until midnight.
Imperial Palace Schönbrunn Concerts
Palace tour
Empress Maria Theresa made Schloss Schoenbrunn into her magnificent summer residence. All her successors resided at the palace during summer and ruled the empire from there. Especially Emperor Franz Joseph liked to spend his time at the Palace Schoenbrunn. Take a tour of the glamorous and private rooms of the emperors accompanied by an audio guide. For groups of 15 people or more a separate guide will be available to show you the apartments of Maria Theresa exclusively and outside the regular opening times of the palace.
Dinner
At the Ehrenhof ('Court of Honor'), right beside the entrance of Schloss Schoenbrunn, in the rooms of the Restaurant Tafelspitz. Here, you will enjoy a three-course dinner.
Concert
In walking distance from the main entrance to Schloss Schoenbrunn and the Café-Restaurant Residenz lies the Orangery Schoenbrunn. Since imperial times, this was a place for courtly festivities and banquets. During one of these events Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri held a unique music contest. In this historic ambience the Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra performs the most beautiful works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss.
From the beginning of April to the end of October, at Christmas and at New Year's Eve, the concert will be performed by the Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra in grand cast. In late autumn and in winter the concert will be performed by the Schoenbrunn Chamber Ensemble.
The Schoenbrunn Palace Orangery
The widowed Empress Wilhelmine Amalie had an orangery garden installed in Schoenbrunn with the purpose of overwintering her bitter orange plants inside a greenhouse.
Even today, concerts are held in grand old style in this historical location. Clad in historical dress, the Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra interprets the most famous works by Mozart and Strauss at the original location every evening.
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