IAEA Staff Association Ball
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Debutants
Did you know that you can attend the IAEA Staff Association Ball as a Debutant with Vienna's most prestigious Dance School?
Prof Thomas Elmayer will take you through the Iconic Viennese Waltz and teach you all the right moves.
Dress code
Fostering the Viennese ball tradition, the IAEA Staff Association Ball in Vienna's most prestigious ball venue also follows the dress code on:
Floor-length evening dress
Dinner jacket/tuxedo, smoking with bow tie
As the IAEA Staff Association Ball is the most famous international ball within the Viennese ball season, the IAEA Staff Association Ball Committee encourages guests to wear:
Formal national costume (below the knee)
NO ties, short skirts and dresses, cocktail dresses.
Please note that the dress code will be strictly enforced. Guests will have to be sent away if not appropriately dressed.
Food and drinks
A variety of food and drinks are available at reasonable prices throughout the evening at different stations.
It is not permitted to bring food or drinks into the Hofburg Palace.
Program and cast
Doors and Catering Facilities Open - 19:00
Grand Opening in the Festsaal - 20:00
Midnight Surprise and Quadrille in the Festsaal - 23:45
Tombola in the Zeremoniensaal - 01:00
Hofburg Palace
Hofburg Palace is a palace located in Vienna, Austria, that has housed some of the most powerful people in European and Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria. It was the Habsburgs' principal winter residence, as the Schönbrunn Palace was their preferred summer residence.
The Hofburg area has been the documented seat of government since 1279 for various empires and republics.[1] The Hofburg has been expanded over the centuries to include various residences (with the Amalienburg), the Imperial Chapel (Hofkapelle or Burgkapelle), the Naturhistorisches Museum and Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Austrian National Library (Hofbibliothek), the Imperial Treasury (Schatzkammer), the Burgtheater, the Spanish Riding School(Hofreitschule), the Imperial Horse Stables (Stallburg and Hofstallungen), and the Hofburg Congress Center.
The Hofburg faces the Heldenplatz ordered under the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph, as part of what was to become a Kaiserforum that was never completed.
Festsaal
The impressive imperial ambience is created for events of spectacular style. The room meets the highest standards, features a large permanent stage and integrated interpreter booths. The latest sound and lighting technology ensure unimpaired visual and acoustic clarity.
Theatre style: 1.260 Pax
Classroom style: 560 Pax
Banquet style: 660 Pax
Length 42,8 m/ft
Width 23,1 m/ft
Height 14,9 m/ft
Area 989,0 m²/sqft
How to get here
By Public Transportation
Take the U3 or the U2 subway to station Volkstheater and walk down Bellariastrasse towards the inner city. Once you cross the Ringstrasse (Burgring), you are at the Heldenplatz. Or take the local trams #1, #2, #46, #49, #D or the bus #2A to station Dr. Karl Renner Ring which is right next to Heldenplatz.
By Car
As is the case with all concerts that take place in the first district (Innere Stadt), we do not recommend going there by car. The first district is a labyrinth of narrow one-way streets and blind ends and parking is at best difficult, more often impossible. The area is also a pay zone (Kurzparkzone) from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 22:00 with a maximum parking time of two hours (2.40 € for 2 hours).
There is only one parking garage within walking distance:
Garage Robert Stolz-Platz at Robert Stolz-Platz (€ 3.40 per hour)
By Taxi
Taxis are a reliable and common means to get to your concert. Taxis are usually found at train stations and at taxi stands all over the city. To order one call • 31 300, • 60 160, • 40 100 or • 81 400. Taxis usually do not accept credit cards. Most taxis are non-smoking taxis, order a smoker taxi if you want to smoke during the ride.