Due to Construction: This Popular Vienna Christmas Market Will Be Canceled for Two Years

At Maria-Theresien-Platz, which is managed by the Burghauptmannschaft, an extensive construction site is imminent. The entrance areas of the Art and Natural History Museum will be newly and barrier-free designed this year. This redesign has direct impacts on the operation of the Christmas market during the Christmas season, as reported by ORF.

Christmas Market at Maria-Theresien-Platz to be Suspended for Two Years

Burghauptmann Reinhold Sahl explained: "The Christmas market at Maria-Theresien-Platz will now be suspended for two years." The contracts for the operator have expired, and there was no agreement in the new tender. The existing construction work would have also made a provisional Christmas market operation difficult. Therefore, it was decided that the Christmas market offering will not take place during the construction period. However, after the completion of the work, the market is expected to restart.

New Visitor Center in the Vienna Hofburg

In parallel, a new visitor center is being built in the Hofburg. Annually, around 25 million people, most of them tourists, visit the Hofburg. To provide visitors with better orientation, a central contact point is being created in the Inner Burghof. Burghauptmann Sahl explained: "People are always looking for the entrance to the Hofburg, but there are many. With the new visitor center, there is now a central point where one can get information." Three million euros are being invested in the visitor center, with the opening planned for spring 2026.

Additionally, there are further construction sites in the Hofburg. These include a facade renovation, which also involves color design, as well as the need to re-lay the lawn at Heldenplatz. Due to heavy rain during past events in September and October, the lawn was severely damaged.

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