The ZuckerBäcker Ball with its more than 3,000 international guests is a magnificent venue for awarding the coveted titles of "Vienna Cakemaster 2020" and for apprentices "Vienna Junior Cakemaster 2020".
The Zuckerbäcker Award was held for the 12th time this year. Confectioners and apprentices had the opportunity to present thems…
In 2020 the celebrity cake will be awarded to the Lower Austrian soprano Daniela Fally. She will also, in the course of the ball evening, gift all the guests with a wonderful performance.
Why don't opera singers eat nuts? We talked with the star guest about the ZuckerBäckerball and the many goodies and tarts that come with it.
Every year since 2009, a pastry chef has made a cake for a well-known celebrity. The presentation of this sweet work of art takes place at midnight of the ball and is one of the highlights of the ZuckerBäckerball.
At the ceremonial press conference of "Ballmutti," vice-honorary consul Prof. Birgit Sarata, it was announced today that: the celebrity cake will go to the Lower Austrian soprano Daniela Fally in 2020. She will also deliver a singing performance at the ball.
In a press conference in the Vienna Hofburg, the Wirtschaftskammer Wien announced that the ZuckerBäckerball has taken the number one spot in the ranking of the most popular balls in Vienna.
In addition, this trend is set to continue as record numbers are expected to attend the Viennese ball season.
From 15 November 2019, the doors of the Wiener Weihnachtstraum 2019 will reopen. In the craft room in the Volkshalle of the town hall (Rathaus), there will be Christmas activities for children.
The organisers of the ZuckerBäckerball are leading it, and as in recent years, a biscuit bakery will be set up for children.
The "Vereinigung Wiener Staatsopernballett" will be for the fifth time in a row a glittering part of the ceremonial opening of the 119th ZuckerBäckerball.
Supported by eight other groups of couples, the solo dancers Maria Yakovleva and Denys Cherevychko will dance to a cheerful waltz by Johann Strauss Sohn with the choreography by Lukas Gaudernak.
Ball tickets and seat reservations for the 119th ZuckerBäckerball on 16 January 2020 have been available in our online system since mid-October.
For everyone who doesn't have the possibility to purchase tickets from the comfort of their own home, they have the chance to buy tickets every Thursday from the official ticketing office of the ZuckerBäckerball starting from November 14 (14:00 - 17:00).
The music programme has been selected and booked. Here is the invigorating programme for the 119. ZuckerBäckerball on 16 January 2020.
Five very different acts will bring their pleasurable sounds to the floors of Vienna’s Hofburg. The music programme will bring a swinging mood to dancers on Vienna’s sweetest ball night. May we ask for a dance?
The ZuckerBäckerball Awards is one of the major highlights of each ball; the eye-catching display in the foyer of the Hofburg exhibits dazzling cakes from pastry chefs and apprentices. And the theme for this year’s competition is: “Comics” (aka comic books).
This year will mark the 12th edition of the contest and the registration for it has already begun. Pastry chefs as well as apprentices looking to apply to compete can find all the key information they need about the contest right here.
For many guests of the ZuckerBäckerball the life and soul of the evening is the black-and-white performance by the Ball Opening Committee of the Viennese Dance School.
Registration for couples looking to take part in the grand opening has already begun. You can find all the information needed by young pairs looking to register for the opening of the 119th ZuckerBäckerball ball right here.
Viennese ball culture is truly unique and enchanting. This is only further proven by the immense attention that balls in Vienna have received from abroad. People have travelled from all corners of the globe to be in Austria’s capital for a magical night.
We would like to make our guests from abroad feel as comfortable as possible and therefore we now offer information on our official ZuckerBäckerball website in English as well as German.
