Leisure Activities in the City and its Surroundings

With the Landestheater and Festspielhaus, the Bühne im Hof, and various cabaret stages as well as a colourful programme of cultural and other events throughout the year, the cultural district of St. Pölten offers something for everyone. Art and cinema lovers enjoy the city’s museums, galleries and open-air cinema.

• Bühne im Hof*
• Festspielhaus
• Galerie Maringer*
• Klangturm*
• Landestheater*
• Museum am Dom*
• Museum Niederösterreich
• NÖ Dokumentationszentrum für Moderne Kunst*
• Stadtmuseum*

* linked websites in German

A wide range of restaurants and bars serve both international and Austrian cuisine, and hold up the local beer and wine culture. Enjoy your food and drinks in the inviting atmosphere of cosy outdoor sitting areas at Rathausplatz and Herrenplatz. You should definitely sample the “Heurigen” scene within walking distance as well.

• Asia Restaurant Neuwelt
• Café BarRock*
• Café im Palais Wellenstein*
• Cafe-Konditorei Pusch*
• Café-Pub Tritsch Tratsch*
• Café Schubert*
• China-Restaurant Stiegl-Insel
• Cinema Paradiso*
• Café Restaurant Kuckucksnest
• Kurti’s Kebap & Pizza House
• La Dolce Vita – Trattoria & Vinothek
• Neuhauser Kulinarium*
• nxp-Bowling - Bowling | Cafe | Lounge | Billard*
• Pizzeria-Restaurant Florenza
• Rendl Keller*
• Restaurant KHIM*
• Restaurant Rhodos
• Restaurant Tokyo
• Rosi's Kebap + Pizza*
• Running Sushi Restaurant Ichiban
• Seedose*
• Schnitzlland*
• Walter Franek`s AKIWI

* linked websites in German

Night owls will find that the city offers a lot in this department as well: in the local bars and clubs, you can dance and celebrate well into the early hours, and several cafés offer a hearty breakfast to revive late risers.

• Café BarRock*
• Café Kuckucksnest
• Café-Restaurant Mandas*
• Café Schubert*
• Cinema Paradiso*
• Frei.raum*
• Hollywood Megaplex*
• LaBoom*
• Warehouse*

* linked websites in German

The music festivals Frequency and Beatpatrol in St. Pölten are very popular with our students, some of whom do a great job behind the scenes with our cooperation partner Beatpatrol.

• Beatpatrol (in German)
• Frequency

Beyond the versatile range offered by Campus Sport, St. Pölten features a variety of sporting opportunities: 

• Alpenverein* (alpine club)
• ASKÖ*
• Beachvolleyball – two courts at the Ratzersdorfer See, one at the UAS (for UAS students)
• Ice skating
• Campus Sport – the UAS sports club
• Climbing – climbing hall Weinburg*
• Naturfreunde* (another alpine club)
• NXP Bowling*
• NXP Lasertron and Bowling
• Horseriding*
• Swimming - Aquacity*
• Sport.Zentrum NÖ
• Union St. Pölten*
• Hiking, running, cycling, walking*

* linked websites in German

• Library of the St. Pölten UAS
• Landesbibliothek* (provincial library)
• City Library St. Pölten

* linked websites in German

• Shared taxi at bus rates: Taxi 208*
• LUP: the city bus system in St. Pölten*
• Bicycle rental service Nextbike

* linked websites in German

• Center Süd
• City Super Center, Daniel-Gran-Straße 13, 3100 St. Pölten
• insBesondere - Plattform Innenstadt*
• Merkur City Süd
• Traisenpark*
• Weekly market at Domplatz

* linked websites in German