Spooky Tour: Headless Through the Children’s Museum

Name: Spooky Tour: Headless Through the Children’s Museum
Start: 2026-10-29
End: 2026-10-30
Location: Schönbrunn Children’s Museum

Next date · Thu, Oct 29

Schönbrunn Children’s Museum, 1130Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, 1130 WienDirections

Entry €23
Ticket needed
Indoors

€23 per person

All Halloween events in Vienna Source: Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn

What to expect

The Children’s Museum at Schönbrunn goes dark for this spooky tour. Maria Theresa’s physician Gerard van Swieten haunts the rooms as stories of ghosts and vampires unfold. Four tours run on each of 29 and 30 October, starting every half hour from 5 pm. Each lasts about 50 minutes and is for children aged eight and over with an accompanying adult. Bring a torch; costumes are welcome. The 5 pm tour on 29 October is sold out.

Programme

Upcoming dates

Thu 29 Oct, 17:00
Kindermuseum Schloss SchönbrunnSold out
Thu 29 Oct, 17:30
Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn
Thu 29 Oct, 18:00
Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn
Thu 29 Oct, 18:30
Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn
Fri 30 Oct, 17:00
Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn
Fri 30 Oct, 17:30
Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn
Fri 30 Oct, 18:00
Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn
Fri 30 Oct, 18:30
Kindermuseum Schloss Schönbrunn

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