Vienna’s event calendar follows the seasons, from the winter ball season and Christmas markets to summer’s open-air festivals like Donauinselfest. For major cultural happenings, official sources like the Vienna Tourist Board and publications such as Falter publish comprehensive listings. At the same time, Vienna’s large international community maintains its own social calendar. Groups like Vienna Expats and platforms such as Meetup.com are used to organize everything from weekly language exchanges (Stammtisch) to hiking trips in the nearby Wienerwald. Finding what's on involves checking both the city's official guides and these more grassroots community networks.
