Vienna’s International Christian School will hold a seminar in support of the UNESCO International Day of Tolerance on 15 November. The seminar will address the topic “Engaging the Cross-Cultural Generation” and be led by cross-culturalist and rhetorician Michael Gates, who has worked with top-tier institutions worldwide including Nokia, Microsoft and the Austrian Office of the […]
Tag: event
Cow beauty parade at Alpine Oktoberfest
Categories
An Octoberfest of another type is happening in Hintertux in Tyrol from the 28th September with the traditional cow parade taking centre stage. The reason for the great event in Hintertux is the closing of the Alpine pastures in Tyrol for the year. Cows from the local area get decorated for the purpose and driven […]
Mountainbike WM begins
Categories
The Mountain Bike World Championships opened in Saalfelden in Pinzgau last night (Weds). More than 750 mountain bikers from around the world are to take part in the event. From today training will start for the down hill course in Leogang in Pinzgau. Ten Austrians (Seven men and three women) are competing in the event. […]
From now on you can ice-skate even in Summer. The Wiener Stadthalle is offering an ice-skating area of 1.800 square metres, open every Tuesday throughout the summer. Today is a special ice skating event – the Stadhalle ice rink will open until 11:00 pm as part of the “Long Night of Summer Ice-Skating”. Winter clothes […]
Thirty Burgenland-based culinary and agricultural establishments have opened their doors to Austrians and tourists with the motto “Come to Paradise and enjoy yourself” for this year’s Enjoyment Days. Enjoyment Days is a celebration in southern Burgenland of all things culinary and the now annual event is well established in the Burgenland calendar, and attracts visitors […]
Beer tasting in the city centre
Categories
Two hundred kinds of beer from 35 Austrian breweries can to be found in the Vienna city centre from today onwards as part of the “Vienna Beer Party.” The party will last for four days and involve exclusive beer and a music program. Klaus Glavanics, organiser of the event, said: “We are no Oktoberfest. We […]
The Vienna Life Ball 2012 celebrates its 20th anniversary on 19 May this year under the motto “Fight the Flames of Ignorance”, and for the third year in a row, T-Mobile is the main sponsor of the event. The daughter company of Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile Austria, is sponsoring the Vienna Life Ball – the largest […]
Young Austrian Golfers Going For Glory
Categories
A number of Austria’s emerging golfing stars will be heading for Scotland next month to challenge for honours in Europe’s premier junior tournament. Clemens Bauer-Mitterlehner (12) from Vienna will be one of those joining hundreds of young golfers from around the globe at the U.S. Kids Golf European Championship. The tournament, now in its fifth […]
Vienna Vintner wine tour 2012
Categories
Wine lovers in Vienna have the opportunity this coming weekend to take part in a wine tour the ‘Wiener Winzertour’ (Vienna Vintner) where local wine producers will be displaying their locally produced wine specialties for the fourth consecutive year. Wine buffs can tour the Vienna wine region and treat the palette to the very best […]
Fast Food for Lent
Categories
An invigorating and healthy soup and a baguette with spreads was offered by top cook Johanna Maier together with her son Tobias and husband Dietmar to the delight of guests who joined her to celebrate the traditional Lent Soup Event organised by the Catholic women’s movement. Guests who turned up at the St. Peter monastery […]