Concordia Ball 2022 - The Journalists’ Summer Ball - Cancelled

Updated: May 4, 2022

After two years of the pandemic, it was the organizer's ardent wish to celebrate life with its guests at the Concordia Ball on May 20th, 2022.

But the Concordia Press Club's wishes were overtaken by reality: The coronavirus pandemic is recording new highs and FFP2 masks must still be worn at events.

A traditional social event like the Concordia Ball can't be carried out responsibly under these conditions.

At the same time, the war in Ukraine is driving millions of people to flee. Journalists risk their lives reporting from the front, independent journalism is a punishable offensive in Russia, colleagues from national and international media have to leave the country because of the repression.

The Concordia Ball will therefore not take place in 2022 either. "In this situation a traditional Viennese ball night is neither possible nor does it seem appropriate to us", summarized Andreas Koller, President of the Concordia Press Club, the decision.

The Concordia Press Club hopes that the war will end soon, the Club insists on respect for human rights and longs for finally celebrating life, music and freedom of the press with its guests again in 2023.

Original Text

A highlight in the Viennese ball season awaits us this year in May. The annual Concordia Ball, an event organized by and for journalists and friends of free expression, opens the gates of the Vienna City Hall and welcomes all to have a nice evening of dancing and joy..

The annual Vienna Concordia Ball is just around the corner. Those who can't wait to dance again should keep May 20 in mind. As every year, the ball will take place in Vienna's City Hall and invites its guests for a pleasurable dance or valuable conversations in the arcaded courtyard.

The ball, which was first held in 1863 by the Viennese Journalists' and Writers' Association Concordia, is an integral part of the Viennese ball season.

Johann Strauss himself composed a waltz called "Morgenblätter" for this special occasion at the initial event, and it continues to delight the dancing guests to this day. Thus, the motto of this year's ball is "Morgen Blätter Walzer" (Morning Leaves Waltz), in allusion to this work by the grand master.

The original host of the ball, is still active today and still operates under the name Concordia Press Club. The organization aims to protect freedom of speech and press in Austria and is committed to high-quality and independent journalism.

Due to this background, the Concordia Ball is also particularly known as a journalist event, where the scene meets and spends a glamorous evening together.

Like so many other events, the Corona virus lies like a big shadow over the ball. The last two years, unfortunately, it had to be canceled because of the pandemic, but the organizers are optimistic. Nevertheless, the event team points out that the ball can only take place if the official regulations allow it.

However, all tickets remain valid for the alternate date and a refund of the ticket price is possible without further ado. Nevertheless, let's hope for the best, because in times like these, everyone can use an evening full of dancing, joy and pleasant people.

Event: Concordia Ball 2022
Location: Vienna City Hall - Vienna City Hall
Entrance Tickets: € 95,00
Ticket Link: https://shop.concordiaball.at/jart/prj3/jart_ticket/app/order.jartc?lang=en
Dress Code:
- Ladies: Floor-length evening dresses
- Gentlemen: Dark tuxedo, tails, dinner jacket or military uniform
Event Link: https://www.concordiaball.at/index.html

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