Austria · month by month
Vienna food calendar
What is in season in Vienna, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Vienna
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for January yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
February in Vienna
The best of February: Krapfen.
Eat it now
- KrapfenCarnival
Apricot-jam doughnuts, sold through Fasching.
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Vienna
Shoulder seasonThe best of March: Bärlauch and Schweizerhaus beer garden season opens.
In season
- Bärlauch (wild garlic)
in soups, pesto and strudel fillings
Mar–May
On the calendar
- Schweizerhaus beer garden season opens
Prater beer garden open from mid-March to the end of October
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Vienna
Shoulder seasonThe best of April: White asparagus from Marchfeld and Bärlauch.
In season
- White asparagus from Marchfeld
Spargel season on the plains outside the city.
Apr–Jun - Bärlauch (wild garlic)
in soups, pesto and strudel fillings
Mar–May
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Vienna
Peak seasonThe best of May: White asparagus from Marchfeld and Bärlauch.
In season
- White asparagus from Marchfeld
Spargel season on the plains outside the city.
Apr–Jun - Bärlauch (wild garlic)
in soups, pesto and strudel fillings
Mar–May
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Vienna
Peak seasonThe best of June: White asparagus from Marchfeld, Apricots from the Wachau and Donauinselfest.
In season
- White asparagus from Marchfeld
Spargel season on the plains outside the city.
Apr–Jun - Apricots from the Wachau
Marillenknödel, apricot dumplings.
Jun–Aug - Marillen (Wachau apricots)
Marillenknödel peak in July
Jun–Aug
On the calendar
- Donauinselfest
free Danube Island festival with food stalls; check the date each year
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Vienna
Shoulder seasonThe best of July: Apricots from the Wachau and Marillen.
In season
- Apricots from the Wachau
Marillenknödel, apricot dumplings.
Jun–Aug - Marillen (Wachau apricots)
Marillenknödel peak in July
Jun–Aug
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Vienna
Shoulder seasonThe best of August: Apricots from the Wachau and Marillen.
In season
- Apricots from the Wachau
Marillenknödel, apricot dumplings.
Jun–Aug - Marillen (Wachau apricots)
Marillenknödel peak in July
Jun–Aug
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Vienna
Peak seasonThe best of September: Sturm and the grape harvest, Sturm and wine harvest season in the Heurigen.
In season
- Sturm and the grape harvest
Half-fermented new wine sold in the heurigen of Grinzing and Stammersdorf.
Sep–Oct
On the calendar
- Sturm and wine harvest season in the Heurigen
look for a pine branch (Buschen) over the door
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsWiener WeinwandertagUsually a weekend in late September · next dates not announced yet (checked Oct 24, 2026)
The Vienna wine hiking day: walking routes through the vineyards inside the city, with heurigen pouring new wine and Sturm along the way.
How to go: Take the tram to Neustift am Walde, Nussdorf or Stammersdorf and walk; it's free.
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Vienna
Peak seasonThe best of October: Sturm and the grape harvest, Junger Wein at the Heuriger.
In season
- Sturm and the grape harvest
Half-fermented new wine sold in the heurigen of Grinzing and Stammersdorf.
Sep–Oct - Junger Wein at the Heuriger
new wine, best time for a tavern visit
Oct–Nov - Game (venison, wild boar, pheasant)
autumn menus
Oct–Nov - Goose and chestnuts
Martinigansl from 11 November; roast chestnut stands.
Oct–Dec
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Vienna
Shoulder seasonThe best of November: Vanillekipferl and punsch, Junger Wein at the Heuriger, Martinigansl season.
In season
- Junger Wein at the Heuriger
new wine, best time for a tavern visit
Oct–Nov - Game (venison, wild boar, pheasant)
autumn menus
Oct–Nov - Goose and chestnuts
Martinigansl from 11 November; roast chestnut stands.
Oct–Dec
Eat it now
- Vanillekipferl and punsch
Christmas biscuits and hot punch at the markets.
Nov–Dec
On the calendar
- Martinigansl season
goose menus around St. Martin's Day, November 11
- Christmas marketsmid November to Christmas
Rathausplatz, Spittelberg and Schönbrunn.
Nov–Dec
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Vienna
The best of December: Vanillekipferl and punsch, Goose and chestnuts, Christmas markets.
In season
- Goose and chestnuts
Martinigansl from 11 November; roast chestnut stands.
Oct–Dec
Eat it now
- Vanillekipferl and punsch
Christmas biscuits and hot punch at the markets.
Nov–Dec
On the calendar
- Christmas marketsmid November to Christmas
Rathausplatz, Spittelberg and Schönbrunn.
Nov–Dec
Plan around
- Christmas24-26 December
Many restaurants close.
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.