New Year's Eve hustle and bustle
Hundreds of thousands flock to Vienna’s city center
The celebrations at the 33rd Vienna New Year's Eve Trail reached their peak shortly before midnight on Tuesday - the crowds had already become so big that subway stations had to be closed. Before the fireworks, it was even said that the event area was now closed to new guests. Meanwhile, things were also spectacular in Graz!
Vienna's mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) had already visited the operations and security center in the early afternoon and expressed his thanks to the forces - there really was a lot to do. The New Year's Eve Trail, which has been visited by around 800,000 (!) revellers in previous years and again this year, was once again held under particularly high security measures.
Organizers and police: "Everything calm"
More than 400 security guards were on duty, as well as large numbers of police in uniform and plainclothes. City of Vienna Marketing drew a positive conclusion when the event ended at 2 am. There were no incidents worth mentioning, the mood of the guests was consistently good and the situation along the stages was calm. The police also spoke of calm celebrations.
Stephansplatz overcrowded, subway station closed
According to the organizers, around 360,000 guests had already been on the New Year's Eve Trail by 6 pm. Access to Stephansplatz had to be quickly restricted due to the large crowds, and the subway station there also had to be closed at 9 pm - Wiener Linien pulled the emergency brake.
The organizers are asking all revelers who are only now making their way to the event to stop going to the stages along the Silvesterpfad and stay away from the event.
Stadt-Wien-Marketing
Trains on the U1 and U3 lines no longer stopped at Stephansplatz. Visitors were asked to divert to other stations. Some streetcar lines also only ran to a limited extent and long waiting times had to be expected.
Shortly before midnight, the entire event area was finally closed to further guests because it had reached full capacity, according to Stadt-Wien-Marketing. Prior to this, all 40 upstream security barriers had been put into operation.
Further impressions of the Vienna New Year's Eve Trail 2024/2025:
"Do not continue to approach stages"
"The organizer asks all revelers who are only now making their way to the event to stop going to the stages along the New Year's Eve Trail and stay away from the event," it said.
The stages on Freyung, Am Hof, Graben, Stephansplatz, Kärntner Straße and Neuer Markt had been attracting visitors since 2 p.m. with a free program covering all genres.
The locations Winter Market at Riesenradplatz in the Prater and Rathausplatz, the largest of the eight stages, only started their program in the evening - here's the complete overview!
To mark the start of the Johann Strauss Year on the occasion of the composer's 200th birthday, the "Danube Waltz" was of course not to be missed this year.
Ankathie Koi and Max Mutzke performed an extraordinary new arrangement of the classic hit by and with star percussionist Martin Grubinger live on Rathausplatz after midnight - supported by a 100-piece super band and using a text by Tex Rubinowitz.
Colorful New Year's Eve spectacle in Graz
Graz also bid farewell to the old year and welcomed the new one with a special spectacle. Five laser, light and water shows could be seen on the main square - the "Steirerkrone" was there for you!
Admission to Graz was also free - and for many it was a musical journey back in time to their youth. Because the first of five shows at the Graz New Year's Eve Spectacular was dedicated entirely to the 90s and their best hits ...
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