Published on December 31, 2023, 8:33 p.m. / ©Stadt Wien Marketing
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The New Year’s celebrations in Vienna, which began at 2 p.m. with the 32nd Vienna New Year’s Eve Trail at a total of eight locations, attracted almost 330,000 guests in the first four hours.
from APA
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The City of Vienna Marketing announced this in a broadcast. The Rathausplatz and Wintermarkt stages on Riesenradplatz in the Prater only open at 10 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively, while the restaurants in the city center opened at 11 a.m. So far there have been no notable incidents; the New Year’s Eve trail program continues until 2 a.m. The organizers again ask that you travel by public transport, especially the subway lines.
80 hour program
According to the City of Vienna Marketing, this year there will be 80 hours of program at eight locations – from a Falco tribute show to waltz courses and a laser show. In addition to the square near the town hall and the Prater branch, the central stations this year are again the Freyung, the Am Hof square, the Graben, the Stephansplatz, the Kärntner Straße and the Neuer Markt. According to the organizers, more than two dozen food stands along the festive mile provide for your physical well-being. After a year’s break, the town hall square is part of the event again this year. The Ringstrasse will also be closed in this area from 10 p.m. The stage at Rathausplatz will feature one of the central program items, namely the tribute show “Falco – In Concert”. In sync with the artist’s performance recordings, Falco’s original band interprets many of his best-known numbers. Other artists are also there, such as Alkbottle frontman Roman Gregory, “Kabinenparty” rapper Skero and actor Johannes Krisch.
No fireworks
One item on the program is missing again, and intentionally so: the fireworks. For the sake of people, animals and the environment, this will be avoided, said the City of Vienna Marketing. Instead of large pyrotechnic displays, there will be an eight-minute laser show on Rathausplatz to the sounds of the Danube Waltz. While hundreds of thousands of people celebrate the New Year in Vienna, the police are once again out in the city with a large contingent. The officers will be in uniform, with special equipment and long weapons, as well as in civilian clothes, the press office announced on Friday. The police also carry out search checks on the New Year’s Eve trail. In addition to incidents in the home, numerous incidents occur, especially in public, due to, among other things, the use of pyrotechnic objects. In addition, there is still a generally increased risk in Austria this year due to a current threat assessment by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the continued increased terror alert level. Particular attention is therefore paid to the New Year’s Eve trail in Vienna’s city center. (APA/December 31, 2023
2023-12-31 19:44:26
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