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This Friday and Saturday, June 1st and 2nd, a huge sidewalk-sale-style flea market will line the edges of Vienna’s Neubaugasse. Nearby shops will transport a sampling of their wares, including sale items, curbside for the day. In addition, various other vendors from around Vienna will set up tables laden with vintage items and other discount castaways. In its entirety, the market spans more than a kilometer of road space. ...

Registering to use Vienna’s Citybikes is easy, budget-friendly and a great way to see the city. Vienna currently has 50 Citybike stations located within its city limits, including new stations and bikes near Schönbrunn Palace. About 40 Citybikes now sit across from Schönbrunn’s main entrance and 16 more lie just down the street at the Schönbrunn Bridge.

To use the ...

For pleasant outdoor Viennese dining, head to the Universitäts Bräu in the 9th district. The restaurant has a large open air seating area in the courtyard of the old general hospital, now part of the University of Vienna. The surrounding foliage and roomy picnic table seating make it an ideal place to meet for a drink at the end of the day or to ...

Schoenbrunn Gardens

Continuing with the free music theme for this week, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs a free concert tonight at 8:30 pm in the gardens behind Schönbrunn Palace. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the Philharmonic, because the expensive seats for their regular performances at the Musik Verein often sell out before the programs are printed. Standing-room tickets for about 6 euro are usually the only option for catching a performance. The venue for tonight’s free concert provides a more comfortable experience by allowing those in attendance to wander through Schönbrunn’s beautifully landscaped grounds a bit as they listen.

In addition to the music, the event provides a rare opportunity to see the Schönbrunn grounds after dark. The view of the illuminated Gloriette alone is worth the trip. The concert serves as the 4th annual Concert for Europe (“Konzert für Europa” in German). The Vienna Philharmonic is the usual headliner, with special guests varying from year to year. Esteemed Russian conductor Valéry Gergiev will lead the orchestra tonight and Austrian Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer will speak as one of the commentators. Pieces by Mussorgsky,Tschaikowsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff and Johann Strauss are included in the program, which will also be broadcast live on Eurovision and ORF 2 at 9:05 pm.

For more information, visit www.europa-konzert.at

Vienna's Peterskirche

A perk of being in Vienna is that you can almost always catch a free concert in one of the many churches and cathedrals throughout the city. The music is often near-professional and the price can’t be beat.

One such performance takes place this Tuesday evening at 7 pm in the Peterskirche (Petersplatz 6, 1st district), in ...

This weekend marks the beginning of 16 consecutive days of Soho in Ottakring arts and entertainment events in Vienna’s 16th district. Art exhibits, music, and other performances and displays will dapple the Ottakring district’s streets and parks from Friday, May 18 through Saturday, June 2.

An art exhibit titled “Bound by” opens at 7 pm in the basement of Grundsteingasse 8 to kick things off on Friday. Several events ...

When planning an excursion to Stephansplatz (Vienna’s bustling cobblestone cathedral plaza), be sure to jaunt over to the famous Ankeruhr clock for its impressive noon display. The clock is a large early 1900s Jugendstil construction of stone and gilded metal that connects two buildings on the Hoher Markt, just a few minutes’ walking distance from Stephansplatz.

Everyday at noon, 12 near-life-size figures from Austrian ...

Treat your senses with a stroll through Vienna’s Volksgarten. The abundant rose bushes there are currently in bloom and the array of varieties is staggering. Allow plenty of time to peruse the many different colors and aromas.

Of particular note are the Papageno, Stadt Wien (“City of Vienna”), and Champion varieties. The Papageno has a mild scent, but flaunts beautiful pink and red striping reminiscent of a peppermint stick. ...

Weingut Cobenzl hosts its annual Open House Day (“Tag der offenen Kellertuere”) this Friday, May 11 from 11am until 9pm. I went last year out of curiosity and it was incredible! For 2 euro, you get a Weingut Cobenzl logo wine glass (which you can return for a full refund ...