Is the ice rink open on New Year's Eve?

No. Ice Dream is closed on December 31, then open again until January 6.

Does the rink keep the same hours as the market?

Yes. Ice Dream is open daily from 10am to 10pm, like the market, and closes at 6:30pm on Christmas Eve.

Vienna Christmas Market at Rathausplatz

Name: Vienna Christmas Market at Rathausplatz
Start: 2026-11-13
End: 2026-12-26T23:59:59
Location: Rathausplatz

Featured inDay Trips to Vienna and Austria from Bratislava Ice Skating in and around Bratislava 2026-27

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Where

Vienna, Rathausplatz

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

What you need to know

Skating runs past Christmas: Ice Dream stays open into early January, after the market stalls close
No German needed: browsing the stalls and skating need no words
Early close on Christmas Eve: the market and the rink shut at 6:30pm on December 24

About

The Vienna Christmas Market fills Rathausplatz, the square in front of Vienna City Hall, and is considered one of Europe's biggest Christmas markets. Kids come for the lights, the stalls and Ice Dream, the ice rink set between the Burgtheater and City Hall. It works well as a day trip from Bratislava: browse the market, then go skating.

Free

Dates & times

Fri 13 Nov – Sat 26 Dec

Open10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

24 Dec 10:00-18:30. The skating rink (Ice Dream) runs 13 Nov 2026 to 6 Jan 2027, closed 31 Dec.

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Where it is

Rathausplatz

1010 Wien, Austria

Resources

Event website
Official page from the organizer.

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