TU Ball 2027 – Ball of the TU Wien

Tickets

General ticket prices are as follows:

Please note that no refunds are possible for tickets already purchased.

Ticket office

Tickets will be available for purchase on this page starting November 9, 2026.

At our ticket office, you can also purchase table tickets or pick up tickets purchased online.

Please note that the ticket office is closed on the day of the ball (Thursday, January 28, 2027). Reserved tickets already paid for will be available at the ticket counter at the Hofburg from 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM.

Getting there

Please use public transport to get to the event! Using public transport is a CO₂-saving and convenient way to reach the venue.

Public transport
The Vienna Hofburg is located in the city center and thus at the heart of the public transport network. The U3 station Herrengasse is about a 5-minute walk from the Hofburg. Bus and tram stops along the Burgring are also just a few steps away.

You can find the Wiener Linien timetable information here. For planning your routes, you can also use the VOR route planner or Google Maps.
Below you will find the timetable information from Austrian Federal Railways: ÖBB – Austrian Federal Railways

Car
If you need to use a car, we recommend using the Park & Ride facilities on the outskirts of the city. Please note that short-term parking zones apply throughout Vienna until 10:00 PM. You can find an overview of Park & Ride garages here.
Access to the Hofburg by car is via Burgring and Heldenplatz. If in doubt, you can park on the surrounding streets or in underground garages.

Music program

The opening will be performed by the TU Orchestra, the TU Choir, and members of the Academic Wind Philharmonic Vienna (ABW).

Opening committee

If you would like to become a member of the opening committee and can dance left and right waltzes, register in pairs for the audition!

Please fill out the following form: Registration form

History

The TU Ball is one of the oldest still-existing ball events in Vienna. Its origins go back to the Techniker-Kränzchen, which were regularly held from the founding of the Polytechnic Institute in 1815 (today’s TU Wien). It is known and loved for its youthful flair and the creative and practical ball favors.

The brothers Johann and Joseph Strauss, who studied at the Polytechnic Institute before their world careers as musicians, dedicated a long series of waltzes and polkas to the “gentlemen students of technology.”

Then as now, your ball enjoyment serves a good cause. The TU Ball supports the Study Success Aid and the Reading and STEM Promotion of the HTU. This provides support for students who are in challenging situations.

The last Thursday in January is traditionally the day on which the TU Ball takes place.

The music program ranges from classical waltz music and big band sound to New Orleans jazz and Latin American rhythms. Unique among Viennese balls is the folk music in the Geheime Ratstube.

The opening is designed with great care. Under the direction of Ms. Ingeborg Knopf-Bousa, there is a successful mix of traditional proceedings, new ideas, and elaborate choreography for the opening committee to the sounds of the TU Orchestra.

Ball breakfast …

… from 2:00 AM at Café Schrödinger.

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