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Imperial Lights and Concert
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AN EVENING IN SCHÖNBRUNN
Imperial Lights & Concert
With “Imperial Lights”, Schönbrunn Palace Park, from the Crown Prince Garden and beyond, transforms into an opulent world of lights. Embark on an evening stroll through artistic installations that blend baroque elegance with modern light design, created exclusively for the renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site, Schönbrunn Palace.
This 60- to 90-minute walk offers new perspectives on Vienna’s cultural heritage and the history of the monarchy, inviting visitors of all ages to experience something truly extraordinary.
Afterwards, enjoy a concert of classical music in the Schönbrunn Orangery, featuring two outstanding opera singers, the perfect finale to a magical evening!
Inclusive services
Flex-Ticket (valid Mon-Sun) for the Imperial Lights Schönbrunn
Free choice of seating in the selected category at the Schönbrunn Palace Concert
Only Category A: a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice per person at our concert bar
Only Category VIP: Included are: priority access ("skip the line") at both the concert bar and the entrance to the concert hall, a refreshing welcome drink before the concert, seats in the front rows, free coat check, an exclusive VIP program booklet, and a glass of sparkling wine.
Program and cast
**25 December 2025: The concerts starts at 16:00
***31 December 2025: The concert starts at 19:00
Programme
From 4:30 PM: Visit the Imperial Lights Schönbrunn
8:30 PM: Concert start in the Schönbrunn Orangery*
(Admission from 8:00 PM)
Approx. 10:15 PM: Concert end
After the concert has ended, there will be sufficient taxis available at the entrance to the Schönbrunn Orangery. The underground leaves in five to eight-minute intervals until midnight.
Photo gallery
Imperial Palace Schönbrunn Concerts
Palace tour
Empress Maria Theresa made Schloss Schoenbrunn into her magnificent summer residence. All her successors resided at the palace during summer and ruled the empire from there. Especially Emperor Franz Joseph liked to spend his time at the Palace Schoenbrunn. Take a tour of the glamorous and private rooms of the emperors accompanied by an audio guide. For groups of 15 people or more a separate guide will be available to show you the apartments of Maria Theresa exclusively and outside the regular opening times of the palace.
Dinner
At the Ehrenhof ('Court of Honor'), right beside the entrance of Schloss Schoenbrunn, in the rooms of the Restaurant Tafelspitz. Here, you will enjoy a three-course dinner.
Concert
In walking distance from the main entrance to Schloss Schoenbrunn and the Café-Restaurant Residenz lies the Orangery Schoenbrunn. Since imperial times, this was a place for courtly festivities and banquets. During one of these events Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri held a unique music contest. In this historic ambience the Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra performs the most beautiful works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss.
From the beginning of April to the end of October, at Christmas and at New Year's Eve, the concert will be performed by the Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra in grand cast. In late autumn and in winter the concert will be performed by the Schoenbrunn Chamber Ensemble.
The Schoenbrunn Palace Orangery
The widowed Empress Wilhelmine Amalie had an orangery garden installed in Schoenbrunn with the purpose of overwintering her bitter orange plants inside a greenhouse.
Even today, concerts are held in grand old style in this historical location. Clad in historical dress, the Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra interprets the most famous works by Mozart and Strauss at the original location every evening.
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