Viennese outdoor pool season starts: now free swimming courses for children!

Viennese outdoor pool season starts: now free swimming courses for children!

The outdoor pool season in Vienna is officially opened, and the anticipation of sunny days on the water is noticeable. On May 2, 2025, 17 bathrooms opened their gates, which are in the best condition after extensive modernization work. The Viennese population can not only look forward to relaxing hours on the water, but also to an extensive range of free activities.

The Viennese youth million enables free swimming courses for children. These courses last ten days and are limited to a maximum of six participants per group. A total of 158 courses with 948 places in seven bathrooms are available. Registration for the swimming courses will take place online from June 2. In the past year, the utilization of these offers was an impressive 90 percent, which is also expected for the 2025 season. Adults continue to pay 7.60 euros for a day ticket, and the outdoor pools are open until September 14th.

modernization and accessibility

As part of the preparations, not only was the cleaning of the pools and lying areas carried out, but also security controls were carried out. For example, 73 swimming pools were cleaned and filled again. Cabin tracts and the paddling pool were particularly renovated in the goose bushes. In addition, the city relied on barrier -free access, especially in the Old Donau lido and new sanitary facilities in the Hadersdorfer Bad. These modernization measures are part of a larger plan to invest 115 million euros in the renewal of bathing facilities by 2030, including the construction of five new indoor pools.

This season will not just be about swimming. The outdoor pools also offer a cultural program that includes English lessons for children, music and dance performances as well as the play "A voracious shadow". In addition, concerts are planned that round off the offer.

popularity of the Viennese outdoor pools

Last year, the Viennese outdoor pools counted around 1.2 million visits, and the city also expects stable occupancy for the 2025 season. The modernizations and the extended course offer should help to see more people. Further information about the swimming courses and facilities can be found on the corresponding websites, whereby the use of the search function is recommended should not be accessible.

The Viennese outdoor pool season promises to become a hit, with many opportunities for the whole family to have fun in the water and at the same time to be part of cultural offers.

For more details about the outdoor pool season and on the courses, you can find the links to the reports from kosmo , ORF Vienna and Visit.