Social Programme
In addition to the high profile technical programme of the International Vienna Motor Symposium, we also offer our participants and accompanying persons the social programme listed below.
The technical programme can be found here.
Evening Programme
Reception and Opening of the Exhibition
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
18:00 hrs. - 21:00 hrs.
At the start of the 3-day event, we invite participants and accompanying persons to a get-together reception and the opening of the exhibition in all exhibition rooms of the Hofburg Conference Centre Vienna.
Participation is free of charge for participants and accompanying persons - but for organizational reasons we ask you to register. The registration can be made together with the registration for the symposium. The registration counter is open during the reception.
“Mayor´s Reception” at the City Hall Vienna
Thursday, 25 April 2024
20.30 hrs.
City Hall, Entrance: Lichtenfelsgasse 2, 1010 Vienna
The invitation of the mayor of Vienna to Dinner in the City Hall gives the opportunity to end the second day of the congress in a relaxed atmosphere. Participation is free for participants and accompanying persons - but for organizational reasons we ask you to register. The registration can be made together with the registration for the symposium.
Cultural Tickets
Vienna is the world capital of music. Tickets for a variety of evening events (concerts, musicals, theater etc.) can be found on the following website: https://www.wien.info/en/music-stage-shows, opens new window
The Vienna State Opera, opens new window offers a diverse programme of operas and ballets. The best-known names in the world of opera provide brilliant moments – in the opera house with the largest repertoire.
The Volksoper, opens new window is Vienna's largest house for operetta, opera, musicals and ballet, and has been offering sophisticated musical entertainment for over 120 years.
The "Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, opens new window" offer a uniquely wide range of musicals in their three historic theaters.
Tours
While the technical programme is being presented to the participants, we offer the accompanying persons two half-day tours of interesting sights in Vienna for a surcharge. Both tours start and end at the Conference Centre Hofburg. If you are interested, you can book here, opens new window.
Half-day Tour: Wine in Vienna – Winery Cobenzl
Thursday, 25 April 2024 - 14.00 – approx. 18.00 hrs.
The city of Vienna is home to the only wine-growing region in the world that lies entirely within the boundaries of a large city and, thanks to its unique wine and “Heurigen” tradition, helps shape the atmosphere of the city. After a short bus ride, we reach the Wien Cobenzl winery in Grinzing, one of the city's wine-growing regions. The winery is one of the most important Viennese wineries and has been owned by the city of Vienna for over 110 years.
During a tour of the wine cellar and the press house, we learn interesting facts about wine production. When the weather is nice, we have the opportunity to stroll through the vineyard, learn interesting facts about wine growing and, when the weather is clear, enjoy the view over the city.
After the tour, we can enjoy tasting some of the wines produced. The bus then takes us back to the Hofburg.
Half-day Tour: Theatre Culture in Vienna
Friday, 26 April 2024, 9.00 – approx. 12.00 hrs.
From the Hofburg we walk to our first stop on the tour, the Burgtheater. On a tour through the traditional house we see the grand staircases with the famous ceiling murals by Franz Matsch and brothers Gustav and Ernst Klimt, the sculpture collections of famous dramatists such as G. Hauptmann, A. Schnitzler, F. Raimund and J. Nestroy, and the portrait gallery of renowned ensemble members, through to the technical side of Europe’s largest theatre. We will also be taken into the auditorium, provided that there are no rehearsals or performances underway.
After visiting the theatre, our path leads through the Volksgarten and past the Parliament to the Volkstheater, which we view from the outside. Since 1889, the Volkstheater has seen itself as a stage for stories of non-aristocratic origins. The stories told in the Volkstheater came from the middle of society and have repeatedly sparked lively debates. Afterwards we return to the Hofburg via Maria-Theresien-Platz
Programme as PDF
The entire programme of the Vienna Motor Symposium (technical and social programme) can be found below as a PDF for download.