Popfest Vienna 2025: The Karlsplatz Will Once Again Become a Stage Starting July 24
The Popfest Vienna enters its 16th edition in 2025 and remains committed to making current local pop music accessible to a wide audience. From Thursday, July 24, to Sunday, July 27, the festival will take over Karlsplatz and several surrounding locations with a diverse music and cultural program – with free admission.
Curators Focus on New Perspectives
This year's Popfest is curated by the singer Verifiziert and the musician Paul Buschnegg. Both focus on breaks, frictions, and new perspectives to make the diversity of the local scene audible and tangible. On the lake stage in front of the Karlskirche, the heart of the festival, performances include Christina Stürmer, Eli Preiss, Kreisky, Crack Ignaz & LGoony, and Oska.
Concerts Under the Open Sky and in Historic Venues
In addition to open-air concerts, indoor venues such as the Vienna Museum, the Prechtlsaal of the TU Wien, Club U, and the Karlskirche itself are available as performance spaces. The venues allow for a wide range of content and atmospheric diversity.
Supporting Program with Talks, Tours, and Workshops
The program is complemented by discussions on pop culture topics such as "Pop Criticism in the Feed" and "Resistance in the Filter Bubble," a styling workshop with influencer Engelord, as well as new formats like a pop culture tour with Geri Hollerer and a nighttime walking concert with wireless headphones.
For the first time in 2025, the "Ping Pong Floor" is part of the program – a mix of music and movement in front of the Café Kunsthalle. Table tennis will be played daily, accompanied by DJ sets.
Already on the weekend before the festival, the Popfest will show two films at the Warm-Up in the Karlskino, followed by discussions – further evidence of the expanded understanding of pop culture that the festival conveys.
60,000 Visitors Expected
Around 60,000 visitors are expected again this year – a clear sign of the event's relevance in Vienna's cultural summer. The Popfest offers an open, inclusive, and free music experience for all generations.
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