Vienna is known for many things, from the famous Schloss Schönbrunn, the Vienna State Opera House, the numerous historical and classical highlights but also for its ball season.

The official ball season in Vienna starts beginning of November and the last ball we discovered takes place beginning of July. In general one can say that the majority of balls take place from January-April … we counted over 40 balls which take place in 2012.

Next to the classical and famous balls like the ‘Opernball’, the ‘Ball der Wiener Philharmoniker’ or the ‘Zuckerbäckerball’ and the ‘Ball der Wiener Kaffeesieder’, Vienna also offers some very ‘extra-ordinary’ ‘Bälle’ … for the creative among us who would like to visit an extra-ordinary ball we thought it would be nice to show a few of them …

Famous in the meantime is the ‘Lifeball’, an Aids Charity Event that takes place in Vienna every year since 1993, every year with a different main theme. In 2012 the ‘Lifeball’ will take place on May 19th, the theme is ‘Fight the Flames of Ignorance’, the last theme within a 4 year cycle : 2009 ‘Let Love Flow’, 2010 ‘Sow the Seeds of Solidarity’, 2011 ‘Spread the Wings of Tolerance’. This is a great ball with magnificent people, fancy dresses, fashion shows and a lot of VIP’s …

Another fancy ball is the ‘Rosenball’, the only classical aspect of this ball is the opening ceremony … the rest of the evening gives you more the feeling of ‘party & disco’ … this ball took place as ‘underground ball’ at the legendary disco U4 in Vienna.

A great ball is the ball which is initiated by the brand ‘Almdudler’, the ‘Almdudler Trachtenpärchenball’, a ball which focuses solely on the regional traditional dressings in Austria called ‘Tracht’. Next to a splendid program one can see and enjoy great creations of ‘Tracht’ …

In 2011 the first ‘Cabaret Rouge Burlesque Ball’ took place in Vienna, where the pin-up and glamour of 1930-1950 was celebrated as ‘the crazy night of carnival’ … we searched a bit through Google but we could not find what is planned in 2012 … surprise, surprise …

Pick your favorite ball, either a classical one or an ‘extra-ordinary’ one and celebrate!