Belvedere Palace hosts Light of Remembrance on 31 October

Belvedere Palace hosts Light of Remembrance from 31 October to 2 November 2026 in Vienna, with candles, personal messages and a funeral-floristry display at the Lowenzwinger Pavilion. The event takes place in the palace garden and gives travellers in Austria a specific cultural programme during the All Saints and All Souls period.

Light of Remembrance brings floristry to the palace garden

Light of Remembrance is organised by the Vienna Guild of Gardeners and Florists within the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, together with the Austrian Flower Office, the Schonbrunn horticultural college, the Austrian Federal Gardens and the Kagran School for Horticulture and Floristry. The organiser information for 2026 names the Lowenzwinger Pavilion garden as the venue.

Visitors can light a candle and leave a personal message on a card for someone they have lost. The pavilion display includes wreaths, floral arrangements and other works made by pupils at the Kagran school. Cemetery gardeners explain their work, while specialists and funeral speakers contribute information about mourning and farewell.

The opening on 31 October is accompanied by Festklang, an ensemble whose musicians come from the Vienna Volksoper and the Vienna State Opera. On 1 November, two live floristry sessions show how arrangements for mourning and remembrance are made. The event is open from 2pm to 5pm on 31 October, from 10am to 5pm on 1 November and from 9am to 1pm on 2 November, according to the organiser information.

How the remembrance programme fits Belvedere Palace

The programme uses a garden pavilion rather than the museum galleries, placing horticulture and floral design at the centre of the visit. That setting links the event to the wider Belvedere site, where formal outdoor spaces and museum buildings form one of Vienna’s recognised cultural destinations.

The Belvedere operator describes the complex as three venues: Upper Belvedere, Lower Belvedere and Belvedere 21. Upper Belvedere is the Baroque palace, while Lower Belvedere occupies the former residential palace of Prince Eugene and includes the Orangery and Palace Stables. Belvedere 21 is the contemporary venue for art, film and music, described by the operator as an example of post-war Modernism. The Belvedere visitor information places the museums at addresses in Vienna’s 3rd district.

Light of Remembrance adds a temporary, participatory layer to that museum setting. The event’s candles and message cards offer an activity in the garden, while the pavilion exhibition shows a practical craft connected with funeral and memorial traditions. This combination makes the three-day programme distinct from a standard museum visit.

Three days of remembrance in Vienna

The initiative forms the Vienna stage of a wider three-part campaign, following remembrance projects in Graz and Linz. Its stated focus is remembrance culture, mourning rituals and the role of gardeners and florists in shaping places associated with memory. The campaign context is reported in the 2026 programme announcement.

The event is not a museum exhibition running throughout the season. It is a short garden programme with a fixed start on 31 October 2026 and a final day on 2 November 2026, so the pavilion activities are confined to that period.

Visiting Belvedere Palace: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Light of Remembrance runs at the Lowenzwinger Pavilion in the Belvedere garden from 31 October to 2 November 2026.
• The programme includes a candle and message area, a funeral-floristry display and live demonstrations on 1 November; the organiser states that admission is free.
• The event is in Vienna’s 3rd district, while the museum complex includes Upper Belvedere at Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27 and Lower Belvedere at Rennweg 6.
• The operator identifies Belvedere 21 as a separate venue at Arsenalstrasse 1; it is closed through 4 November 2026 for exhibition setup.

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Frequently asked questions about Belvedere Palace

When does Light of Remembrance take place at Belvedere Palace?

The programme runs from 31 October to 2 November 2026 at the Lowenzwinger Pavilion in the palace garden.

What can visitors see at Light of Remembrance?

The programme includes candles, personal messages, funeral-floristry works and live floristry sessions on 1 November 2026.

Where is Belvedere Palace and how do you get there?

The complex is in Vienna’s 3rd district, with Upper Belvedere at Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27 and Lower Belvedere at Rennweg 6.