Tips from our editorial team: here we’ll reveal – in a nutshell – our favorite events and most beautiful Strauss locations in fall and winter, all centered around Strauss’ birthday. After all, the options are endless – throughout the Strauss anniversary year there will be a different Strauss production premiering every week, and many of the venues are historic Strauss-sites.

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Strauss events

1. MusikTheater an der Wien: Strauss’ operetta Die Fledermaus returns to its original premiere venue (October 4–10, 2025)
2. Eine Nacht in Venedig at the Vienna Volksoper(October 25 – December 19, 2025)
3. 200th Birthday of Johann Strauss II (10/25/2025): Birthday ceremony at Vienna City Hall, with the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna Symphony Orchestra at the Vienna Music Society (limited tickets available)
4. Die Fledermaus – Ballet by Roland Petit at the Vienna State Opera (November 18 – December 13, 2025)
5. FLEDER.STRAUSS: Performance at the Odeon Theater – warning: eccentric! (November 25 – December 31, 2025)
6. Imperial Ball at MuseumsQuartier (Hall E): Guest performance by the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, directed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (December 3 – 6, 2025)
7. Shadow of Doubt – Inside the Mind of the Genius (January 3 – December 31, 2025) – artistically designed escape room
8. Die Fledermaus: traditionally the year-end finale at State Opera and Volksoper
9. By(e) Strauss at MusikTheater an der Wien – the grand finale of the anniversary year

© Foto: Lisa Rastl © Wien Museum

Exhibitions and Strauss Sites

1. House of Strauss: Strauss Center with museum and concerts. Historic Strauss performance venue.
2. Immerse yourself in the new high-tech multimedia experience Johann Strauss. Dive into New Dimensions.
3. Johann Strauss Apartment on Praterstraße: An original Strauss site preserved with plenty of flair
4. At the House of Music, conduct the Blue Danube Waltz with the “Virtual Conductor.”
5. Strauss Monument Photo spot: The golden statue in the green Stadtpark is a must-see.
6. Johann-Strauss’-Grave: A final resting place next to many other music stars. There is much more to discover at the Central Cemetery: Nature, architecture, Funeral Museum, coffeehouse…

Temporary exhibitions:

• Jewish Museum Vienna, Dorotheergasse: Secret of the Reich “Johann Strauss” (October 1, 2025 – January 16, 2026)
• Austrian National Library: Vocation: Superstar. – 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss II (October 21, 2025 – January 11, 2026)

Strauss Audio Walk

Johann Strauss Audio Walk in the free City Guide App ‘‘ivie’’: explore eleven Strauss locations in Vienna at your own pace – where the music star lived and performed, and where he got married. With music by the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra.