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Styrian´s Ball 2026
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We are glad you joined us for the Steirerball 2025! Now, we are already looking forward to the Steirerball 2026. Celebrate with us and this year's partner region, East Styria, in full Styrian warmth and with much joy of life at the Steirerball on Friday, January 09, 2026, at the Hofburg in Vienna.
Naturally, the classics of the Steirerball will again be an essential part of the program: Styrian music groups, culinary delights, the wine route, beer tapping, pumpkin seed oil dishes, midnight performance, quadrille, tombola, colorful, elegant traditional costumes – Styrian cheerfulness paired with Viennese elegance.
We look forward to it!
Attire: Please come in festive traditional attire! Evening wear is also allowed.
Tips for Ladies:
Dirndl
Do's: Knee-length skirt, silk, cotton, inviting neckline, no color restrictions for the dirndl, but beware: The Steirerball is not a carnival party!
Don'ts: Mini, ending visibly above the knee, polyester, excessive neckline, overly bright, garish colors or leopard and tiger prints
Blouse
Do's: Silk, cotton, fine wool, with or without puffed sleeves, three-quarter or long sleeves
Don'ts: No blouse
Shoes
Do's: Traditional shoes, pumps, ballerinas
Don'ts: High heels, sandals, boots
Stockings and Socks
Do's: White stockings, transparent tights
Don'ts: Tights in bright colors
Jewelry
Do's: Choker or choker necklace
Don'ts: Tacky and glittery jewelry
Tips for Men:
Traditional Attire
Do's: Traditional suit, "Salon Styrian," lederhosen that reach or go over the knee
Don'ts: Too short lederhosen that end far above the knee
Shirt
Do's: White shirt with a fold-down collar, small checkered shirts in green, blue, or red
Don'ts: T-shirt, flannel shirt, or kitschy traditional shirt without a vest or jacket
Shoes
Do's: Traditional shoes (Haferlschuhe)
Don'ts: Sneakers, patent leather shoes
Stockings
Do's: Knee socks, calf warmers in natural or white with cable knit pattern
Don'ts: Bare legs or calves
Please note the following information:
By purchasing an admission ticket, guests agree to the house rules. The admission ticket is not considered an invoice. No refunds will be made for purchased tickets. In case of loss of the ticket, no replacement will be provided.
The QR code on the admission ticket is only valid once and will be deactivated upon the first scan at the entrance. Copied or multiple printed tickets will not grant access. Once you leave the event, the ticket becomes invalid, and repeated access will not be permitted. The organizer reserves the right to deny entry to any persons with tickets containing the same QR code.
Changes in cast and program are not grounds for refunding the ticket price.
During the ball, film, audio recordings, and photos will be taken, and by attending the event, you agree to their future use.
Bringing food and drinks is prohibited.
The Styrian Association in Vienna, as the organizer, is not profit-oriented and pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes.
Please note that there is a general government-mandated smoking ban in the Hofburg. *
All rooms of the Steirerball in the Hofburg are wheelchair accessible via lifts and ramps.
Program and cast
Location: Hofburg Vienna, Entrance Heldenplatz
Doors open: 20:00
Start: 21:00
End: 4:00
8:00 PM
admission
9:00 PM
Opening
10:00 PM
Beer tapping in the winter garden
sausage stand & Styrian Buschenschank
from 11:00 PM
Ball Disco in the Forum
Open Folk Dancing in the Ceremonial Hall
24:00
Midnight performance
Midnight Quadrille
from 1:00 a.m.
Open folk dancing in the Metternich Hall
4:00 a.m.
ball end
Vienna Hofburg Kongreszentrum
The Kaiserball developed from the imperial tradition of the so called “Hofball” (court ball) and “Ball bei Hof” that were organized by the imperial couple Franz Joseph (1830–1916) and his wife Empress Elisabeth (1837–1898), who is better known as Sisi. Both ball events were taking place in the Hofburg being the imperial winter residence of the Habsburg family.
The Hofball used to take place towards the end of January, with Empress Elisabeth deciding the precise date. Once the court had gathered in the Zeremoniensaal - which is still one of the most stunning rooms at the Hofburg to this day- selected guests were invited to pay their respects to the Emperor and Empress in person. The popular buffet was set up in the nearby Grosser Redoutensaal. Meanwhile the dance floor was positively brimming with activity - after all some 2,000 ballgoers were in attendance. The last waltz commenced at exactly quarter past midnight, and drew this spectacular imperial event to an end.
The “Ball bei Hof” took place just two weeks later. This more intimate event, reserved for the ruling elite, drew around 700 high-ranking royals and members of the diplomatic corps. To qualify as "Hochadel" (higher nobility), aristocrats were required to demonstrate a lineage going back at least eight generations on both the maternal and paternal sides.The most valuable porcelain in the imperial dining service was unpacked for a formal dinner which was served in the Radetzky apartments and neighbouring rooms. The strict seating order was dictated by rank. Ladies spared no expense and took every care to ensure their appearance matched the occasion, happily parting with between 300 and 500 Gulden for an evening dress - more than the annual income of a court servant.
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