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When the sky over the city lights up, and people take each other in their arms and dance waltzes together on City Hall Square, then New Year's Eve has arrived in Vienna. There are countless ways to celebrate an unforgettable last night of the year in Vienna. The New Year's Eve Trail combines very many of them. And those who walk along it will float from one highlight to another as if in a dream.

Celebrating New Year's Eve in grand style

The New Year's Eve Trail is perfect if you're looking for that really big experience on the last night of the year. People from around the world stream into Vienna for the change of year, to greet the new year together in a relaxed atmosphere. On December 31, the whole of Vienna's Old City transforms into a giant party zone: from 2.00 pm in the afternoon to 2.00 am the following morning, top entertainment is guaranteed by the New Year's Eve Trail in the city center, at City Hall Square and in the Prater.

Strolling along the kilometer-long New Year's Eve Trail, you'll be drawn to dozens of gastronomes serving you delicious punch and culinary specialties. Fourteen stages create the right mood with a program of shows and live music. In the classical area, Vienna's dance schools offer crash waltz dancing courses and transform Graben into an idyllic open-air ballroom. The sparkling finale is provided each year by the huge fireworks display on City Hall Square, the perfect end to every New Year's Eve fairytale.

A unique setting for the change of year can also be found on a short dream trip by boat along the Danube, at the New Year's Eve Ball at the Hofburg Vienna (Imperial Palace), and at New Year's Eve gala events at Vienna City Hall and luxurious Viennese hotels. The "Majestic Imperator", an imperial luxury train, invites everyone to go on an exclusive ride into the new year, while "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss is performed in time-honored tradition at the Vienna State Opera and also broadcast live on the outdoor screen.

New Year's Day in Vienna is traditionally greeted with a morning "hangover cure" brunch at City Hall Square (from 11.00 am) – featuring the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert on a big screen. Is there any more dreamy a way to start the new year than with exquisite dining and cultural delights?

Details on the New Year's Eve Trail: www.wienersilvesterpfad.at

Dream on at www.vienna.info/en/lifestyle-scene/new-years-eve