Calle Libre 2026

In 2026, the Calle Libre Festival is dedicated to the theme “IN EQUALITY” — a multifaceted exploration of social, cultural, economic, gender-based, and socio-political inequalities.

The title is intentionally layered with meaning. It points to inequality as a lived global reality, while simultaneously evoking “in equality” — the fundamental equality that connects us as human beings. This duality forms the conceptual core of the festival: a tension between division and unity, injustice and dignity, exclusion and belonging.

live paintings.
Virginia Bersabe‍
Tamara Alves
JDL
Coins
JAZ / Franco Fasoli

events.

Festival Opening
Book Presentation / Panel Talk
May 21, 2026 | Schlumberger Art Floor
Heiligenstädter Str. 39, 1190 Vienna
7:00 – 10:00 PM
free entry

As part of the festival opening, we will present the new book “Masters of Street Art” together with photographer Michael Harker and curator Jakob Kattner, who wrote the book’s foreword.

In addition, Nicholas Platzer will reflect on 20 years of his street art gallery Inoperable, offering insights into two decades of exhibition-making and commitment to urban contemporary art.

Block Party
part of Vienna Pride
June 5, 2026 | Gleis 19
Gunoldstraße 14, 1190 Vienna
4:00 – 10:00 PM

free entry

As part of Vienna Pride, the Calle Libre Festival invites you to the Block Party at Gleis 19, opening urban space for encounters, art, and shared visions.

A Viennese collective “A PARTY CALLED JACK” will create a music program to celebrate the district’s artworks and provide a live soundtrack to the festival.

An official partner event of Vienna Pride!

On-site, visitors can participate in workshops and join guided tours through the district. Attendees will also have the unique opportunity to witness the creation of Austria’s largest street art mural on the APA Tower live.

Workshops.
Registrations will open earliest end of April.

In cooperation with various street artists, the festival offers a series of hands-on workshops for young people, school classes, and local residents. Participants gain insight into the background and techniques of street art, learning directly from professional artists and working together on wall pieces using spray paint.

Each workshop encourages participants to create individual motifs that engage with the festival theme of transformation, translating personal perspectives into collective visual statements.

Workshop Highlights

May 22, 2026 – together w/ Wohnpartner Wien
Workshop in a municipal housing complex (Gemeindebau)

May 23, 2026 – IGERS Austria

June 5, 2026 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Lio Ebenstein “Green Graffiti”, APA Areal

June 5, 2026 | 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Come By & Try Workshop,
by Lavazza & Calle Libre team

Through these workshops, the festival expands beyond exhibition formats, creating spaces for learning, exchange, and active participation in the transformation of public space.

future walks.
Guided Tours
free entry, no sign up needed

May 23, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Calle Libre 2025 Tour (1120 Vienna)
Meeting: Margaretengürtel U4 (outbound exit)

May 24, 2026 | 13:00 – 15:00 PM
INOPERAbLE x Calle Libre OG Walls Tour
Meeting: Hornbostelgasse 18, 1060

June 6, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Calle Libre 2026 Tour (1190 Vienna)
Meeting: in front of Dachsbau Co-Working Space – Stadtbahnbögen Spittelau
incl. Kellerwelten Schlumberger Tour 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Participants of our tours have the opportunity to explore an alternative Vienna, discovering the city beyond schnitzel, the Prater, and the Spanish Riding School. Urban Art Guided Tours showcase murals created during Calle Libre festivals and provide insights into the artists and their motifs as well as this year’s focal point — the Muthgasse urban development area — offering a unique perspective that cannot be found in typical guidebooks.