Our Top 8 Palace and Fortress Concerts in Vienna

1.Exclusive Evening at Schönbrunn Palace: After-Hours Audiotour, Dinner, Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 930 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $170Our pick

Spend about five hours at Schönbrunn Palace with an after-hours audio tour, a three-course Austrian dinner nearby, and a Mozart and Strauss concert in the Orangery. You explore imperial rooms on your own smartphone, then choose concert seating from budget categories to VIP. Smart casual dress is expected, and drinks cost extra.

“Don't trust the instructions to find the starting point for the tour. The instructions might say to proceed to a building "inside the main gate" to meet. What they really mean to say is to do a 2 minute walk after entering the main gate, going past the first building inside the gate (which is the ticket office), and proceed to enter the main entrance of the Palace. Once in the entrance lobby of the main palace none of we tourist milling and asking each other for advise, could find any sign of a tour meeting place. Only around 5:30 pm - which was 15 minutes after the tour was…”

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2.Schönbrunn Palace Concerts in Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 889 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $66

Make your own way to Schönbrunn’s Orangery for a 90-minute concert of Mozart and Strauss, often paired with opera singers and lively waltzes. Choose your seating category, or upgrade to VIP for priority entry, two drinks, a program, and free cloakroom service. The concert may move inside the palace to the Great Gallery or White Gold Room.

“A very nice location, a good small orchestra and a fun concert. We would have liked a less "touristic" concert, with longer pieces and a more sophisticate material.”

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3.Schönbrunn Palace Evening Tour, Dinner and Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 889 reviews · 6 hours · from $167

Spend six hours at Schönbrunn Palace, starting with an after-hours audio tour in 16 languages. Enjoy a three-course Austrian dinner, then hear Mozart and Strauss in the Orangery, with two opera singers and an orchestra. Category A adds sparkling wine, while VIP includes priority access and cloak check.

“Really enjoyable Great to experience so much culture . Building facilities amazing . One down side the tour guide took tickets early and we had to find them which made us a bit late .”

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4.Classical Concert at Eschenbach Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 787 reviews · 1h 20m · from $51Best value

Spend 80 minutes with the Vienna Supreme Orchestra at Eschenbach Palace, hearing Mozart, Schubert, and Strauss alongside opera singers, ballet dancers, light comedy, and audience interaction. This accessible, tourist-friendly concert offers an easy first taste of Viennese music in a historic central venue.

“It was so fun and creative! A really unique way to experience the classics! My family loved it!”

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5.Dinner & Concert at Schönbrunn Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 564 reviews · 4 hours · from $120

Begin with a 6:30 PM Viennese dinner near Schönbrunn Palace, including dumpling soup, roast beef with potatoes, and apple strudel. At 8:00 PM, enter the Orangery for Mozart and Strauss performed by the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra with two opera singers. Choose Category A or VIP for added benefits.

“Very confusing on first going to the ticket office and then looking for exactly where the restaurant was and then walking all the way back, in heels on cobblestone. The meal was ok but we were crowded together for no reason as there was plenty of available tables preventing us from sitting elbow to elbow with a perfect stranger. The concert was fabulous.”

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6.Evening at Schönbrunn Palace Vienna: 3-course Dinner and Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 278 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $122

Enjoy a three-course Viennese dinner near Schönbrunn Palace, then hear Mozart and Strauss performed by the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra with opera singers and ballet dancers. The roughly four-hour evening offers four seating categories, with VIP adding priority access, drinks, a program, and cloakroom service. Expect atmosphere, not a full palace tour.

“Great show. Picking up the tickets was a little hassle as we came in the palace grounds and no one properly knew where to obtain tickets (somewhat understandable given the size of the grounds and the collection location). The meal was satisfying although rather basic but servers were very friendly. The show was very good and very entertaining with talented performers. Would recommend”

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7.After-Hours Schönbrunn Palace Entry & Concert Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 236 reviews · 3h 30m · from $114

Enter Schönbrunn Palace after closing, use a multilingual audio guide through 22 state rooms, then hear Mozart and Strauss in the Orangery. Meet at the palace’s left-side entrance at 6:45 PM for the 7 PM visit. The concert hall opens around 8 PM. Choose standard, A, or VIP seating, with extras in the upper categories.

“The tour was amazing. The time is short to visit all rooms, but worth a visit. The concert was wonderful combining excellent musicians with the architecture of de palace.”

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8.Strauss and Mozart Concert at Hofburg Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 214 reviews · 1h 30m · from $106

Enter the Hofburg Palace through Heldenplatz for a 90-minute concert by the Vienna Hofburg Orchestra. Hear Mozart, the Strauss family, Kálmán, and Lehár performed by up to 40 musicians, with opera singers, ballet dancers, musical jokes, and Viennese stage traditions. Choose your seating category before booking.

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