UNWG Program of Events

For more information about the programs, please contact the UNWG Activities Chairwoman at unwgactivitieswien@gmail.com, or stop by or call the UNWG office during office hours.

To find other regular activities, such as language classes, arts & crafts groups, etc., click here.

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June 2025

  • June 18 (Wednesday)

Welcoming Coffee

  • June 16 (Monday) 10.00

Book Club Discussion
The Way to Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa

  • June 11 (Wednesday) 9.45-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

General Meeting

  • June 10 (Tuesday) 15.30 on Zoom

Dead Poets Society, Theme: Stones

  • June 10-11 (Tuesday & Wednesday) 9.30-15.00, VIC Rotunda

UNWG Pop-Up Cafe
The UNWG will be operating a pop-up café for two days in the rotunda selling coffee, tea, cakes and cookies. Would you be willing to make cookies or cakes to sell, or help packing items, or help with the selling? We accept all cookies and all cakes. If you don't have time or aren't a baker, then you could donate some money for the coffee and teas that we buy, or donate your time. For further information, please contact Doris Parker or write unwgoffice@gmail.com

  • June 9-11 (Monday-Wednesday) 11.00-14.30, VIC Rotunda

UNWG Charity Sales: Kiosk, Second-Hand Book Shop, Charity Shop
The Kiosk, Second-Hand Book Shop and Charity Shop will be selling their wares in the Rotunda during this three-day event. Come and support our regular daily/weekly fundraising groups while we are showcased in the Rotunda.

May 2025

  • May 25 (Sunday) 9.00, Prater Stadion

37. ASICS Österreicher Frauenlauf: "Cause I Can!"
The Frauenlauf is an annual women's run held in the Prater with up to 35,000 ladies and girls participating. A number of UNWG ladies take part every year; you can run or walk. If you are not a runner then register in the 5km run, which will take 60 minutes or longer. Please register as part of our team: Friends, UNWG. https://www.oesterreichischer-frauenlauf.at/en

  • May 23 (Friday) 12.30, Taborstraße 12, 1020

Lunch at Vienna's Oldest Hotel: Hotel Stefanie
The elegant Hotel Stefanie is Vienna's oldest hotel with its over 400-year history. Cost for lunch is €23 per person plus drinks and tip. Payment and sign up in the UNWG office before May 19. Maximum 15 persons.

  • May 21 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

General Meeting

  • May 14 (Wednesday) 10.00-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

Welcoming Coffee
Welcome our new members, with a little surprise twist.

  • May 6 (Tuesday) 15.30 on Zoom

Dead Poets Society, Theme: Ways of Seeing

  • May 5 (Monday) 10.00

Book Club Discussion
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel

April 2025

  • April 30 (Wednesday) 11.30-14.00, VIC Rotunda

International Luncheon
This successful fundraiser is open for the VIC population to sample excellent world cuisine supplied by our members and participating embassies and missions. It is a wonderful opportunity to support our charity program. We encourage embassies and permanent missions as well as members to come showcase their countries and to share some of their culinary delights at the charity luncheon event. If you are willing to bring a national dish or would like to help, please contact the organizing team at unwgluncheon@gmail.com.

  • April 28 & 29 (Monday & Tuesday) 11.00-14.30, VIC Rotunda

UNWG Charity Sale: Kiosk, Second-Hand Book Shop
The Kiosk and Second-Hand Book Shop will be selling their wares in the Rotunda during this two-day event. Come and support our regular daily/weekly fundraising groups while we are showcased in the Rotunda.

  • April 16 (Wednesday) 10.00-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

Welcoming Coffee
The Welcoming Coffee gives UNWG members a chance to spend some time together and meet the newer members. We will discuss some helpful topics on living in Vienna and the UNWG.

  • April 9 (Wednesday) 9.45-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

General Meeting: Managing Menopause with Ms. Zandrine Kocjan
Expect an informative, relatable and fun conversation on a topic that affects us all in one way or another.

  • April 8 (Tuesday) 15.30 on Zoom

Dead Poets Society, Theme: Sunlight

  • April 8 (Tuesday) 11.00-13.00, VIC F1040

Plant and Quilting Sale
The UNWG/VIC Gardening Club will have a one day sale of their plants in the gardening room. Also on sale will be items from the Quilting Group, including Easter items.

  • April 7 (Monday) 10.00

Book Club Discussion
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

March 2025

  • March 19 (Wednesday) 9.50-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

Welcoming Coffee: Bunco Game
Due to the absence of the host for the Welcoming Coffee on March 19 with the Embassy of India, the wife of Ambassador has kindly agreed to hold a Welcoming Coffee later in the year. Therefore, the program for March 19 has changed to Bunco Game. The game will be led by Nora Aubert our president and she will provide prizes for the winners. Please arrive on time, because the game is strictly time controlled.

  • March 18 (Tuesday) 15.30, Fürstengasse 1, 1090

Palais Liechtenstein: A Marvellous Science: Passion for Porcelain in Baroque Vienna Exhibition
The Princely Liechtenstein Collections house exceptional holdings of creations produced at the Du Paquier porcelain manufactory in Vienna – only the second such enterprise to be founded in Europe. In the temporary exhibition that we will be visiting, porcelain made by the Du Paquier manufactory will be on display alongside examples of the East Asian models that inspired it, complemented by precious lacquer and silver work, and paintings. Cost: €3.00. Sign up and payment in the UNWG office before March 14. Maximum 15 persons.

  • March 12 (Wednesday) 10.00-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

General Meeting

  • March 11 (Tuesday) 15.30 on Zoom

Dead Poets Society, Theme: Self-Awareness

  • March 8 (Saturday) 12.30, Radetzkystraße 3, 1030

Le Pearl Restaurant Ladies Lunch
In celebration of International Women's Day, join us for lunch to celebrate women. Register in the UNWG office before Monday, March 3. Everyone pays for their own consumption.

  • March 6 (Thursday) 11.00-15.00, VIC Rotunda

UNWG Charity Sales in Honor of International Women's Day
The Kiosk, Book Shop & Charity Shop will be selling their wares in the Rotunda during this one day event to celebrate International Women's Day.

  • March 3 (Monday) 10.00

Book Club Discussion
The Ladies Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan

February 2025

  • February 26 (Wednesday) 10.00-12.00, Johannesgasse 26, 1010

Welcoming Coffee Hosted by the Embassy of Iraq

  • February 25 (Tuesday) 12.30, Leoppoldsgasse 31, 1020

Mexican Lunch in Restaurant "Los Mexikas"
"Los Mexikas" is considreed the best Mexican restaurant in Austria. Mexican cuisine is recognized and acclaimed worldwide for its great variety of flavors, aromas, colors, textures and elaborate preparations and presentations, and for the richness and diversity of ingredients. Let's enjoy margaritas, tacos and much more! Everyone pays for their own consumption. Registration in the UNWG office by 17 February. 

  • February 23 (Sunday) 14.30-15.00, Döblinger Hauptstraße 76-78, 1190

Casino Zögernitz / Gartenpalais Zögernitz
On the occasion of the 36th Welttag der Fremdenführer (International Tourist Guide Day), we received a special invitation to visit the Gartenpalais Zögernitz, a beautiful palace where Mr. Zögernitz built a casino in the Biedermeier style. With its shady garden, it was a popular meeting place for Vienna's upper classes in the the second half of the 19th century. Many interesting events, concerts and folk festivals were held there, including those of Johann Strauss (father). Sign up in the UNWG office by February 20. Spouses and friends are welcome.

  • February 18 (Tuesday) 10.30, Praterstraße 54, 1020 (U1 Nestroyplatz)

Johann Strauss Wohnung
Vienna celebrates 200 years since the birth of the "waltz king" Johann Strauss (son). Strauss composed one of the world's most famous pieces of music in this building, "On the Beautiful Blue Danube," better known as the "Danube Waltz" and also known as the unofficial anthem of Austria. We will tour the exhibition in Strauss's former living quarters, which recalls the composer's life. Entrance fee and guide: €12. Registration and payment in the UNWG office. Deadline for sign-up: February 10. 

  • February 14 (Friday) 9.30-15.00, VIC Rotunda

Valentine's Pop-Up Cafe
The UNWG will be operating a pop-up café on Valentine’s Day selling coffee, tea, cakes and cookies. Would you be willing to make cookies or cakes to sell, or help packing items, or help with the selling? We accept all cookies and all cakes. If you don't have time or aren't a baker, then you could donate some money for the coffee and teas that we buy, or donate your time. For further information, please contact Doris Parker or write unwgoffice@gmail.com.

  • February 12-14 (Wednesday-Friday) 11.00-15.00, VIC Rotunda

UNWG Kiosk, Book Shop & Charity Shop Sales

  • February 12 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

General Meeting, Business Meeting

  • February 11 (Tuesday) 15.30 on Zoom

Dead Poets Society, Theme: Distance

  • February 5 (Wednesday) 20.00-22.00, Theater Nestroyhof Hamakom, Nestroyplatz 1, 1020

Detrás de mí la noche, Hinter mir die Nacht - EVENT SOLD OUT!

  • February 3 (Monday) 10.00

Book Club Discussion
Strangers on a Pier by Tash Aw

  • February 1 (Saturday) 11.00-13.30, Musikverein Großer Saal, Musikvereinplatz 1, 1010

Frühlingsstimmen • Harmony of the World • Charity Concert
Experience a festive morning of classical music at the Musikverein's iconic Golden Hall and contribute to important charitable projects. The charity concert benefitting the UN Women’s Guild Vienna and ORF's "Licht ins Dunkel," features Chinese traditional and classical selections, and music by Bizet, Sarasate, and Mozart. The concert is part of the Vienna Sound of Spring Festival, with all ticket proceeds supporting humanitarian aid, musical education, and empowerment for women, children, and youth. For more information on the performers, program and to purchase tickets, visit the Musikschule Jacquingasse's website.

January 2025

  • January 22 (Wednesday) 9.30-11.30, VIC F1001/F1075

General Meeting: Special Guest Liu Xuan; Plans for 2025
Liu Xuan is an experienced dancer and teacher specializing in modern repertoires integrating traditional Nanjing art and intangible cultural heritage into modern performances, creating a unique Baiju IP culture and revitalizing heritage on stage. She will perform Praise of Jinling a modern piece of Nanjing Baiju, a melodious and gentle tune, demonstrating the elegance of the "hundred tunes" in Nanjing Baiju. She will show the members how to play her instrument. The remainder of the time will be an overview of the board’s plans for 2025 and socializing.

  • January 21 (Tuesday) 15.30 on Zoom

Dead Poets Society, Theme: Lists

  • January 13 (Monday) 10.00

Book Club Discussion
Until August by Gabriel Garcia Márquez

  • January 7 (Tuesday) 10.00-14.00

UNWG Office Reopens After Holiday Closure