Strauss Bucket List 2025
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.
Strauss events
- MusikTheater an der Wien: Strauss’ operetta Die Fledermaus returns to its original premiere venue (October 4–10, 2025)
- Eine Nacht in Venedig at the Vienna Volksoper(October 25 – December 19, 2025)
- 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)
- Die Fledermaus – Ballet by Roland Petit at the Vienna State Opera (November 18 – December 13, 2025)
- FLEDER.STRAUSS: Performance at the Odeon Theater – warning: eccentric! (November 25 – December 31, 2025)
- 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)
- Shadow of Doubt – Inside the Mind of the Genius (January 3 – December 31, 2025) – artistically designed escape room
- Die Fledermaus: traditionally the year-end finale at State Opera and Volksoper
- By(e) Strauss at MusikTheater an der Wien – the grand finale of the anniversary year
Exhibitions and Strauss Sites
- House of Strauss: Strauss Center with museum and concerts. Historic Strauss performance venue.
- Immerse yourself in the new high-tech multimedia experience Johann Strauss. Dive into New Dimensions.
- Johann Strauss Apartment on Praterstraße: An original Strauss site preserved with plenty of flair
- At the House of Music, conduct the Blue Danube Waltz with the “Virtual Conductor.”
- Strauss Monument Photo spot: The golden statue in the green Stadtpark is a must-see.
- 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.
The Strauss Waltz Challenge
ivie, the city guide app for Vienna, enables you to discover the Vienna of Johann Strauss through fun and rhythm. A digital treasure hunt through Vienna is one part of the “Strauss Waltz Challenge”, which includes a Johann Strauss quiz and an augmented reality challenge, where you can show off your waltzing skills with your smartphone. Get involved now and win exclusive prizes!
Strauss fans can find even more about the Waltz King Johann Strauss at strauss.wien.info
Strauss-themed events in the database
