Wiener Ball der Gastronomie

Day after day, restaurateurs, hoteliers, chefs, service professionals and countless partners across the industry create the experiences Vienna is known for far beyond its borders. On 28 January 2027, they take centre stage themselves.

The Wiener Ball der Gastronomie combines classic Viennese ball culture with cuisine, conversation and contemporary entertainment. It gives the full breadth of the industry a stage - from the long-established family business to the young restaurant, from the hotel to the supplier, from the apprentice to the seasoned executive.

promenade ticket:

Access to all ballrooms and salons
Viennese ball orchestra
Club of Legends, winter garden & DJ clubbing
Viennese ladies' gift
No fixed seat
No gala dinner

dinner ticket:

Reserved seat at a table in a salon
Four-course gala dinner
Champagne aperitif
Promenade access to all halls included
Viennese ladies' gift

VIP dinner ticket

Prime seating in the Rosenkavaliersaal
Extended four-course menu
Exclusive wine pairing
Champagne aperitif
Access to every ball area & VIP ladies' gift

Dress code · Ladies
Floor-length evening gown or formal ball dress.

Dress code · Gentlemen
Black tailcoat with white bow tie, or dinner jacket with black bow tie.

program

19:30 Einlass und Empfang

Mit dem Einlass öffnet das Palais Auersperg seine Türen für eine besondere Ballnacht. Bereits beim Ankommen dürfen sich die Gäste auf einen festlichen Empfang und erste kulinarische Überraschungen freuen.

21:00 Festliche Eröffnung

Der erste Ball der Wiener Gastronomie wird mit einer feierlichen Eröffnung offiziell eröffnet. Wiener Balltradition trifft dabei auf die Kreativität, Vielfalt und Lebensfreude der heimischen Gastronomie. Weitere Informationen zur Eröffnung und zu den mitwirkenden Künstler:innen folgen.

22:00 Eröffnung des „Gartens der Versuchung“

Ab 22:00 Uhr öffnet der Wintergarten seine Türen und verwandelt sich in einen geheimnisvollen Partyfloor. Der rote Apfel als Symbol der Versuchung, dunkle Inszenierungen, außergewöhnliche Walking Acts und ausgewählte Genussmomente treffen auf DJ-Sounds und eine besondere Late-Night-Atmosphäre. Der „Garten der Versuchung“ bleibt anschließend bis zum Ende der Ballnacht geöffnet.

Im Laufe des Abends - Shows und Erlebniswelten

In den unterschiedlichen Räumen des Palais entstehen eigene Themen- und Genusswelten. Geplant sind musikalische Darbietungen, besondere Walking Acts, überraschende Showmomente und kulinarische Entdeckungen. Zu den ersten Ideen zählen neben dem „Garten der Versuchung“ eine elegante Casino- und Spirituosenlounge sowie eine Genussmeile mit ausgewählten Partnerbetrieben und Produzent:innen.

24:00 Mitternachtseinlage - Höhepunkt

Ein besonderer Showmoment bildet den Höhepunkt der Ballnacht. Die genauen Inhalte und mitwirkenden Künstler:innen werden noch bekannt gegeben.

Ab Mitternacht - Party und Late-Night-Programm

Nach der Mitternachtseinlage wird in den unterschiedlichen Bereichen des Palais weitergetanzt und gefeiert. DJ-Sounds, weitere Überraschungen und ein kulinarisches Late-Night-Angebot begleiten die Gäste bis in die frühen Morgenstunden.

Ende des Balls - Kulinarischer Abschiedsgruß

Zum Abschluss der Nacht ist ein kleiner kulinarischer Abschiedsgruß für den Heimweg geplant.

Programmänderungen vorbehalten. Das finale Detailprogramm inklusive Künstler:innen und Showacts wird vor der Ballnacht veröffentlicht.

Place

The Palais Auersperg, earlier called Palais Rosenkavalier, is a baroque palace at Auerspergstraße 1 in Vienna\'s Josefstadt district.


HISTORY

The Palais Auersperg was built in the years between 1706 and 1710 on the plot of the former Rottenhof with the plans of the two well-known architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt for Hieronymus Capece de Rofrano, to whom the former name \"Rosenkavalier\" refers. The middle part of the Palais was altered between 1720 and 1723 by Johann Christian Neupauer.

In 1749 Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen started to use the Palais as his winter residence. He hired Giuseppe Bonno as musical conductor of the palais. Between 1754 and 1761 weekly music courses were held during the winter months. From 1759, he rented the Palais and hired Christoph Willibald Gluck as head conductor of the concerts held there.

In 1777 Prince Johann Adam of Auersperg, friend and confidant of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresia, bought the Palais, at that time still called Palais Rofrano. From 1786 the Palais was renamed Palais Auersperg and was the setting for a series of important and well-known musical events, notably Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Sieben Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze by Joseph Haydn were performed there. As Johann Adam of Auersperg\'s second marriage stayed childless and the children of his first marriage had already died, he adopted his nephew Carl Auersperg (1750–1822). Carl accepted his inheritance in 1795. Unforunately, the marriage of Carl and his wife Josepha also remaineded childless, so in 1812 they adopted Prince Vinzens Auersperg, who accepted his inheritance in 1817. In the time between 1827 and 1837 Prince Wasa stayed at the Palais Auersperg with the Swedish Royal Family because his inheritance had been contested in Sweden. In 1864, on the orders of Vinzens Auersperg, a ballroom building was built along the Lerchenfelderstrasse. After his death in 1872 his widow Wilhelmine commissioned further alterations to the ballroom building in order to rent the facilities to the Geometric Institute. In 1878 Franz Joseph Emanuel (1856–1938), son of Wilhelmine Auersperg, and his wife Wilhelmine Kinsky took possession of the Palais Auersperg. Wilhelmine Kinsky organized many charity events for the benefit of the organization called Vereinigung zur Errettung verwahrloster Kinder. Pieces of theatre and music were performed in the Rosenkavaliersaal, partially with the participation of members of the aristocracy. In 1901 Franz Joseph Auersperg returned the ballroom building to its initial use. Unfortunately, in the course of the Second World War the ballroom building was completely destroyed and the remains were therefore removed.

Between 1923 and 1935 the Palais Auersperg was temporarily rented to the Bundesdenkmalamt and a film company. In 1940 Ferdinand Auersperg (1887–1942) inherited the Palais and in 1942 his sister Christiane Croy accepted her inheritance. She lived with her family in the upper rooms of the Palais during the Second World War. They also hid members of the resistance there during the Second World War and there is a sign near the entrance of the Palais which commemorates this. In 1944 the organization „Provisorische österreichische Nationalkomitee“, better known as O5, was established in the Palais. In 1945 the Palais was seized by the Alliierte Kommandantur, the police force of the Allied Control Council, and was subsequently used as their headquarters.

Konsul Alfred Weiss, founder of Arabia Kaffee, bought the Palais in 1953. In 1953 and 1954 it was extended by the architect Oswald Haerdtl who added the orangery, the winter garden and more functional rooms. Alfred Weiss opened a large café for 600 guests in the Palais, with a terrace next to it. After his death, his descendants sold the Palais to a company called General Partners A.G..

In the beginning of 2006 the Palais was sold again to an old European family. The State Apartments remained the same and are still used for musical purposes. In the upper floor most areas have been changed into office rooms. In the next few years the Palais will be restored and a small museum is planned. Currently the Palais is used for balls and musical events of various kinds; it has eleven rooms and can accommodate up to 1000 guests.