One night at Palais Auersperg

Ball culture, cuisine and conversation

The Wiener Ball der Gastronomie is more than a classic ball night. At its heart are shared experience, personal encounters and recognition for an industry that brings Vienna to life every single day.

A guest in a dark velvet jacket adjusting the cuffs of his white shirt before the ball

Tradition & ceremony

Viennese ball culture

A festive setting, dancing and those particular rituals that make a Viennese ball night unmistakable.

A guest at a laid table with fillet of beef and a glass of red wine

Cuisine at the centre

A culinary signature

Pleasure is part of this ball's identity. The full culinary programme and the bookable offers will be published together with the final running order.

Ball guests talking at their table and raising glasses of sparkling wine

Network & dialogue

Exchange and networking

An evening for personal encounters between hosts, executives, young talent, partners and long-standing companions of the industry.

A packed dance floor in the Palais' main hall under violet light and crystal chandeliers

Club of Legends

Celebrating into the night

Tradition and contemporary entertainment share one roof at Palais Auersperg. In the “Club of Legends”, staged by Falstaff PROFI, the ball night meets current beats, selected wines and signature cocktails.

Welcome to the Club of Legends

Legendary cocktail classics, shaken and stirred by no less legendary bartenders well known on the scene. Signature wines poured by Falstaff award-winning sommeliers — all in the breathtaking setting of the Kronprinz Rudolf Saal.

Look forward to exceptional drinks, great wines, familiar faces and special moments of indulgence.

This and much more awaits you in our Falstaff PROFI Club of Legends.

Celebrate a legendary ball night with us!

Gallery

The palace, the night, the table

Impressions from Palais Auersperg – from the stairwell and the first waltz to the gala dinner.

The house

An 18th-century palace in the heart of the Josefstadt – from the grand staircase to the chandeliers.

Palais Auersperg seen from Auerspergstraße in daylight

Wrought-iron chandelier with globe lights beneath a stucco ceiling

Bright stairwell with red carpet, flowers and a crystal chandelier

View from above onto the grand staircase with red carpet and arriving guests

The night

Arriving, dancing the waltz, getting talking – and celebrating in the main hall until morning.

A guest in a midnight-blue evening gown on the red-carpeted stairs

Waltzing couple in tailcoat and white ball gown in a chandeliered salon

Guests dancing in the violet-lit main hall beneath crystal chandeliers

Guests in conversation at a festively laid table

The table

Served by the people who shape Vienna's hospitality.

A guest at the gala dinner with fillet of beef and a glass of red wine

Round tables laid for dinner beneath crystal chandeliers in the ballroom

Four courses, Viennese wines and sparkling wine until dawn.

Tickets & Tables

Three categories, one ball night

Choose your category for the ball night at Palais Auersperg. All prices include ball levies; the cloakroom is charged separately.

Full programme