{"id":1525,"date":"2022-05-31T09:41:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spittelberg.at\/press\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T08:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:42:23","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spittelberg.at\/en\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CURENT PRESS RELEASES AND PHOTO DOWNLOAD 2026<\/h5><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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WEIHNACHTSMARKT AM SPITTELBERG<\/span><\/p>

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Press release \u00b7 5 November 2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Weihnachtsmarkt am Spittelberg opens for the 34th time on 13 November<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Handicrafts, \u00d6koEvent and a programme for children in the lanes of Vienna\u2019s 7th district<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vienna (5 November 2026) – From 13 November to 23 December 2026, the Christmas market returns to the lanes of Spittelberg. It is organised by Forum Spittelberg. The stalls offer handicrafts from Austria and around the world, street food and familiar favourites from the neighbourhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than half of the stalls sell handicrafts. Since 2023, the market has held the City of Vienna\u2019s \u201c\u00d6koEvent\u201d label for sustainable events. In 2024, it won an award in the Austria-wide competition \u201cnachhaltig gewinnen!\u201d by Green Events Austria, in the category \u201cFeste\u201d. Many products are fair trade or fairly produced, recycled or upcycled, regional or organic, vegetarian or vegan. A deposit system applies to punch and food, and waste is collected separately.<\/span><\/p>\n

For families and children, there are toy stalls as well as Advent cinema at Filmhaus Spittelberg (20 November to 19 December, Fridays at 3.30 pm and Saturdays at 2 pm, free admission for children), puppet theatre (25 November, 2 and 9 December, each at 4.30 pm) and organic biscuit baking at Bezirksmuseum Neubau (6 and 13 December, each from 3 pm to 6 pm). The puppet theatre and the biscuit baking are free for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once again, there is \u201cKunst am Weihnachtsmarkt\u201d (Art at the Christmas Market): together with Bezirksmuseum Neubau, Forum Spittelberg presents the project \u201cMoon\u201d by the artist Elena Mildner. Moon sculptures can be found throughout the market. The project comes with its own programme: artist talks at Galerie Burggasse 21 (20 and 22 November), moon walks exploring the history of the district (24 November and 9 December) and an open studio for crafting (28 November and 19 December). All dates at www.spittelberg.at.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone who would like to browse at leisure and chat with the stallholders is best advised to come Monday to Thursday between 2 pm and 5 pm, or around midday at the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone is looking for something different at a Christmas market. Some want to browse in peace, others meet up with friends in the evening,\u201d says market organiser Karl Lind of Forum Spittelberg. \u201cHere, everyone has a place and a moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The easiest way to get there is by public transport: underground lines U2 or U3 to Volkstheater, tram 49 to Stiftgasse or bus 48A to St. Ulrichs-Platz. The restaurants at Spittelberg that run a stall make their toilets available to visitors free of charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a glance<\/span><\/h2>\n