101st Flower Ball of Municipal Department 42

A dancing couple surrounded by flower decorations

The 101st Flower Ball will take place on Friday, January 17, 2025, in the Vienna City Hall under the theme "The Waltz King", in celebration of the 2025 Johann Strauss Year. The Flower Ball is considered the most beautifully decorated ball of the season, as the Municipal Department 42 - Parks and Gardens create an especially vibrant floral display of 100,000 blossoms for "their" ball.


Ticket sales

Flower ball tickets as well as the flower menus and flower etagères for the ball evening are available online.

Buy tickets online

Tickets can also be ordered by telephone via Wien Ticket at +43 1 58885 (available daily from 8 am to 8 pm).

Tickets, flower menus and flower etagères can also be purchased at the Wien Ticket Center Pavillon near the State Opera for a service fee of EUR 2:

Ticket prices

  • Reduced admission ticket: EUR 60
    Available for students under 26 years of age, apprentices, and civilian and military servants. They must show appropriate identification upon entry to the ball.
  • Admission ticket (without seat): EUR 80
  • Seating ticket side hall (including admission): EUR 130
  • Seating ticket hall with music (including admission): EUR 150
  • Seating ticket Volkshalle, ballroom, gallery or boxes (including admission): EUR 170

Flower menus and flower étagères

Flower menus

The exclusive flower menus are served in the refined atmosphere of the Rathauskeller, just a few minutes' walk from the ballroom, starting at 6 pm before the ball. Menus are available only in combination with admission tickets.

Menu prices (excluding the ball ticket):

  • Menu without drinks: EUR 52 per person
  • Menu with aperitif, wine accompaniment and mineral water: EUR 67 per person

Menu variations:

  • Menu 1:
    • Parsnip cream soup with herb foam (vegan)
    • Braised shoulder beef in root vegetable sauce with homemade Bohemian dumplings
    • Curd soufflé with berry compote
  • Menu 2 (suitable for those with allergies, vegetarians, and vegans):
    • Parsnip cream soup with herb foam (vegan)
    • Quinoa risotto with sautéed king oyster mushrooms, Pioppino mushrooms, spring onions, and glazed purple carrots
    • Vegan Linz-style cake

Flower étagères

Flower etagères can be purchased with any seating ticket and will be served at your table. The étagères have three levels and are for two people.

Price per étagère (including mixed bread basket): EUR 73,50

  • Floral étagère:
    • Roast beef salad with sweet corn and tomato vinaigrette
    • Baked tartlet with curd, basil, and mountain cheese filling
    • Gravlax on pumpernickel with mustard-dill cream
    • Domestic ham terrine on potato patties
    • Gerstner’s delicacies
  • Vegan flower étagère:
    • Cucumber rolls filled with chickpea cream and cress
    • Sweet potato tempura with chili-tomato dip
    • Polenta praline with chestnut pieces and sesame crust
    • Wild mushroom terrine with cracker chips
    • Vegan chocolate mousse with fruit coulis
    • Fruit skewer drizzled with dark chocolate

Programme

Music programme

The music programme offers different styles in the different halls:

  • Ballroom (Festsaal): Vienna Ball Orchestra and Big Band Steubl
  • Stadtsenatssitzungssaal: Salsa Lounge - Salsa dancing led by professionals from the Chris dance school
  • Wappensaal: Edelbitter live band
  • Ballroom in the Volkshalle: WannaDance?
  • Friedrich-Schmidt-Hall: Disco with DJ Mike

Further programme highlights

  • Opening: The ball will be opened by the Rueff dance school.
  • Midnight Quadrille: The "Fledermaus-Quadrille" takes place at midnight and again at 2 am in the ballroom (Festsaal).
  • Raffle: Every ticket wins.
  • Organic-certified culinary delights among flowers: Organic-certified culinary delights among flowers: The Rathauskeller restaurant (Kleiner Salon) provides organic-certified cuisine from 9 pm to 2.30 am. Small meals are available at two snack bars.
  • Breakfast sack: The breakfast sack from Ströck makes it easier to say goodbye to the Flower Ball.

Floral decorations

Soft pastel tones such as cream, light green, pink, violet, and yellow will adorn the evening. The decorations will feature:

  • Orchids
  • Anthuriums
  • Roses
  • Lilies
  • Carnations

Parks and Gardens on Instagram

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Contact for this page:
City of Vienna | Parks and Gardens
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