Grafenegg Festival at the Wolkenturm 2027. Dates and tickets.

Prices for the 2027 Summer Night Gala have not been published yet. General sale starts on 25 November 2026 at 9 am. Anyone under 26 pays half price. Children from age 3 need a half-price ticket, and on the lawn children under 12 get in free. The bus from Vienna costs 19 euros return from summer 2027.

Tickets are sold in Grafenegg's web shop and at the box offices in Grafenegg and in Vienna (Herrengasse 10). Friends of Grafenegg can buy from 11 November 2026, Grafenegg Card holders from 18 November and everyone else from 25 November 2026, each time from 9 am.

It is late when the performance ends. A room nearby saves a night-time journey.

Grafenegg tries to play at the Wolkenturm even when the weather is uncertain. The decision is made about three hours before the concert and announced on a phone line (+43 2735 5500), on the website and by text message if you gave your mobile number when booking. If the concert moves indoors, tickets in categories 1 to 6 get a fixed seat in the Auditorium, the concert hall on the grounds. Categories 7 and 8 then give access to a video screening in the smaller Rudolf Buchbinder Hall, or a refund if the concert was not played at least to the halfway point or the interval. Umbrellas are banned at the Wolkenturm, and free ponchos are handed out in the rain. The rules say nothing about lawn tickets in the rain.

„Karten in den Kategorien 1 – 6 für das Abendkonzert haben einen automatisch zugewiesenen Sitzplatz im Auditorium auf der Karte.“

In the organiser's words source

Doors open half an hour before the concert, possibly later in uncertain weather. On Wolkenturm concert days the castle park is open only to ticket holders from three hours before the start.

Grafenegg is in Lower Austria, about an hour's drive north-west of Vienna, near the Danube town of Krems. From the UK, fly to Vienna. The easiest way out is the concert bus from the Musikverein in central Vienna, which leaves at 6.30 pm on gala night and costs 19 euros return. Hourly trains also run from Vienna's Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Wagram-Grafenegg, which is 2.6 km (about 30 minutes' walk) from the venue.

The gala is scheduled to run from 8.15 to 10.15 pm. The concert bus to Vienna leaves 15 minutes after the end, but may be cancelled if too few people book. If you take the train back, you need a taxi or a walk of about 30 minutes to Wagram-Grafenegg station.

There is a large visitor car park about five minutes' walk from the Wolkenturm, with 17 charging points for electric cars.

Come as you feel comfortable, from evening wear to jeans. In summer many men wear a light suit without a tie and many women a summer dress with a warm layer for later. The park paths are unpaved, so sensible shoes help.

Children may attend from their third birthday and then need a half-price ticket. Grafenegg recommends the lawn for families, because children under 12 get in free there.

You may bring bags, bottles up to 0.5 litres, seat cushions and blankets. On the lawn you may unpack your own food and drink. Glass bottles, glasses, chairs, umbrellas, suitcases and bulky items are banned.