BALL programmE

122. ZuckerBäckerball on 16 January 2025

08:00 pm – Doors open

9:00 pm – Grand opening of the ball in the banquet hall (Festsaal). Spectator places are limited; therefore the entire opening will be live streamed onto a large screen in the ceremonial hall (Zeremoniensaal)

  • For the eighth time in a row the ball 2024 will be opened by "Vereinigung Wiener Staatsopernballett", ballet professionals from the Vienna State Opera. Solo dancers Rebecca Horner and Mihail Sosnovshi will dance to "Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb’ und Lust!" (op. 263) by Josef Strauss, choreographed by Lukas Gaudernak.

  • A performance by awarding-winning star guest, musical singer Maya Haakvoort, featuring a song from the musical “Chicago” and a Barbra Streisand medley. The successful singer will receive this year’s Celebrity Cake (Prominententorte).

  • The opening will be completed by the opening committee of the Wiener Tanzschulen (Viennese Dance Schools) who will perform a dance to Johann Strauss II’s march “Auf's Korn” (Op. 478) under the direction of Richard Fränzl and Eddy Franzen.

09:45 pm – Alles Walzer! (Everybody waltz!) - The dance floor will open to all guests.

11:15 pm – "HEINDL Praline Rain of Delights - Balloon Shower": Catch one of the lucky balloons, each filled with a voucher from confectioner Heindl will come flying down from the roof. Those lucky enough to catch one can pick up a sweet treat in the Side Hall on the ground floor (Seitenhalle).

11:50 pm – Midnight Quadrille under the direction of Richard Fränzl and Eddy Franzen. After that, the Celebrity Cake will be presented, followed by the prize giving ceremony for the Zuckerbäcker Awards for the most artful cake design.

01:30 am – “Lucky Balloon Shower AUER x GLÜCK unzertrennlich”: snatch a prize – Every balloon holding a voucher for a delightful treat from Auer can be redeemed in the Side Hall on the ground floor (Seitenhalle).

02:30 am – “Schlumberger Lucky Balloon Shower”: snatch a prize – Every balloon holding a voucher for a sparkling treat from champagne makers Schlumberger can be redeemed in the Side Hall on the ground floor (Seitenhalle).

05:00 am – Final dance

Musical programme

09:45 pm – 5:00 am in the Banquet Hall (Festsaal) – the Viennese Ball Orchestra Wolfgang Steubl, alternating with the Wolfgang Steubl Bigband

10:00 pm – 4:00 am in the Ceremony Hall (Zeremoniensaal) – Tanzcafe

10:00 pm – 4:00 am in the Forum – Caribbean Lounge featuring Carla Natascha’s Tropical Band

Two live Latin dance shows will take place in the Forum at 11:30 pm and 1:00 am.

10:00 pm – 4:00 am in the Garden Hall (Gartensaal) – Hitradio Ö3 ball disco

Supporting programme

Rittersaal (The Knight’s Hall)

  • Baking demonstration in our Show Bakery

Seitengalerie (Side Gallery)

  • Karin van Vliet - Styling corner

  • Point of sale for the “Grand Raffle” (Tombola) – every lottery ticket wins!

  • Niemetz Wheel of Fortune

Hall/Foyer

  • Cake display of the ZuckerBäcker Awards: Cast your eyes on the fanciful cake creations of the participants. This year’s theme: “Jungle.”

  • Sample freshly baked bread straight from the oven of Vienna’s master bakers

Gardehalle I

  • “Süße Versuchung” - Sweet temptation: Various small treats are waiting to be tasted! The proceeds will be donated to Österreichische Kinderdörfer - a local children’s village charity.

Hofburg Gallery

  • Ball buffet

Schatzkammersaal (Treasure room)

  • Enjoy traditional Viennese delicacies in the “Heuriger” of the Viennese Butchers (from 12:00 pm to 04:00 am)

Zeremoniensaal (Ceremonial hall)

  • 11:15 pm – “Niemetz Süßer Schwedenbombenhimmel - Sweet Niemetz candy heaven”: Numerous delicious prizes will slowly be dropping from the ceiling of the hall. Those lucky enough to catch one can pick up a sweet treat at Niemetz’s Wheel of Fortune in the Side Gallery on 1st floor (Seitengalerie).

  • Cake guarantee

Your pre-ordered cake can be picked up from in the Side Hall on the ground floor (Seitenhalle) until 4:00 a.m., preferably when leaving Hofburg.

“Riesentombola” - GRAND raffle - eVERY LOTTERY TICKET wins!

This year, the ZuckerBäckerball has, once again, delightful prizes, cakes and sweets to give away. A part of the raffle proceeds will be donated to Österreichische Kinderdörfer - a local children’s village chatrity.

Points of sale

  • At the entrance to the stairs, lower plateau (ground floor)

  • At the “Platzl” (mezzanine/half floor up)

  • At Seitengalerie (Side Gallery) halfway to the ceremonial hall “Zeremoniensaal“ on first floor

Issuing of the raffle prizes

  • Passageraum + Gardehalle I (both on ground floor)

    Please collect your raffle prize winnings between the hours 10:00 pm and 04:00 am, preferably when leaving Hofburg.

Damenspende - a gift for all the ball's ladies

In exchange for the red coin received upon arrival, all female ball guests can pick up a free gift in “Entreezimmer” on first floor between 10:00 pm and 04.00 am.

Important information

Ticket information
Upon leaving the Hofburg your ball ticket loses validity.

Smoking
Smoking is strictly prohibited in all rooms of the Hofburg - except for the outdoor area before the main entrance from Heldenplatz. We kindly ask all ball guests to adhere to this policy and to comply with the instructions of the security personnel. The smoking ban also applies to the use of e-cigarettes.

Video recording and images
By attending this event, each event guest (i.e. the ticker holder) hereby gives consent and permission that any image recordings made of them during or in connection with the event may be used by the organisers “Verein Förderung des Lebensmittelgewerbes” without any form of compensation, without temporal or spatial restriction, by means of any current or future technical process.

Here you will find the layout of the Hofburg.

Pictures and video footage of the previous ZuckerBäckerball can be found in our gallery.