Cinema Underneath the Stars Vienna

Free Open-air movies

Julia from Vienna

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The most comprehensive guide to free outdoor movie spots this summer in Vienna :)

A wide selection of films, mostly screened in OVs, awaits you at Volxkino [until September 21]. Due to changing locations not always being as crowded as other places, I still recommend arriving at least 45 minutes early to secure seats or bringing a blanket.

Nerds, where are you? Meet like-minded ones at Science Fiction im Park [June 9 - 14].

Find a pedal-powered sustainable experience at the CycleCinemaClub's.

This year, for the second time, Volxkino will stop for an extended period at Karlsplatz KARLSkino [July 7 - 20]

New additions this year are ZukunftsKino [June 25 - September 3], featuring German-language movies, as well as two silent films with English text panels, and Kino am OWA in the garden of Pavillon 9 [August 2-24]. Also, Sunset Cinema: concept and program were created by the teenagers. On 12 dates, films from the 90s and 2000s will be shown at four locations. There are also movies at the markets: Marktkino [June 26 - August 14].

Music Film Festival on Rathausplatz features concerts [June 28 - August 31]. Or come to MQ for the frameout film festival [July 18 - September 15], or - if you love architecture, head to Architektur.Film.Sommer [July 30 - August 20].

A classic is the silent movie mini-festival Stumm & Laut in August [August 21-23].

Two more noteworthy open-air cinemas with (ca. €11) admission that search engines might fail to guide you to:
Dig your toes into the sand at Herrmann Beach Bar during Silent Cinema. Or, turn your sunroof into a star-roof at Autokino to watch a drive-in movie on a Saturday night.

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Vienna Spotter Julia

I was born and raised in Austria, yet not in Vienna. I moved to Vienna for schooling and even though I love the nature and quietness of the countryside where I come from, since I left I haven’t thought about moving the center of my life back there. By now I’ve had a few homes and still call most of them such, this way it’s normal for me to say “I’m at home but soon I’ll go home”. I like the fact that no matter if I’m on a back or forth trip, I’m always coming home Why Vienna? As much as I miss being abroad, when I’m traveling I also miss the commodities of my ci...

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