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Film Festival on Vienna's Rathausplatz

Tue 21 Jul – Thu 20 Aug · Rathausplatz, 1010 Vienna (City Hall Square), Vienna

Completely free; food and drink purchased separately.

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via Filmfestival Rathausplatz (official) · Checked 2026-07-21
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Popfest Wien 2026

Thu 23 Jul – Sun 26 Jul · Karlsplatz and surrounding venues (lake stage by Karlskirche, Wien Museum, Club U), Vienna

Free admission to all stages and acts.

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via Austrian Music Export · Checked 2026-07-21
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O-Töne Literaturfest: Birgit Birnbacher

Thu 23 Jul, 20:30 · MQ Sommerbühne, MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna (moves to Arena21 in bad weather), Vienna

All readings take place with free admission, stated on the festival's own site.

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via o-töne Literaturfest im MuseumsQuartier · Checked 2026-07-20
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O-Töne Literaturfest: Josef Winkler

Thu 6 Aug, 20:30 · MQ Sommerbühne, MuseumsQuartier, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna (moves to Arena21 in bad weather), Vienna

All readings take place with free admission, stated on the festival's own site.

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via o-töne Literaturfest im MuseumsQuartier · Checked 2026-07-20
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MuseumsQuartier Open-Air Cinema

Fridays & Saturdays, 10 July - 29 August 2026; screenings after dusk · MuseumsQuartier, Main Courtyard, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna, Vienna

Free admission; drinks/food purchased separately.

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via vienna.info (official tourist board) · Checked 2026-07-21
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Film Festival Rathausplatz 2026

Daily, 4 July – 6 September 2026; site and food village open 11:00–24:00, film screening begins at nightfall · Rathausplatz, 1010 Vienna, Vienna

Free admission stated on the festival's own website; food and drink are paid separately.

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via Filmfestival Rathausplatz (Stadt Wien Marketing) · Checked 2026-07-20
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Kultursommer Wien 2026

2 July – 16 August 2026; evening performances Thursday to Sunday, roughly 18:30–21:00, plus selected morning children's shows · Ten open-air stages across Vienna, including Waldmüllerpark (10th), Hyblerpark (11th), Wilhelmsdorfer Park (12th), Reithofferpark (15th), Kongreßpark (16th), Nordwestbahnhof (20th), Schrödingerplatz (22nd), Stadtpark Atzgersdorf (23rd), plus Rathausplatz and Kaiserwiese Prater, Vienna

Free entry throughout; the organiser states no tickets or registration are required.

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via Kultursommer Wien (City of Vienna) · Checked 2026-07-20

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