Everything for your show day at a glance: opening hours, tickets & prices, getting here, parking, site plan, Mystery Buckets and prize draw – plus answers to the most common questions.
- 📅 Dates: Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 December 2026
- 📍 Venue: ARENA NOVA, Wiener Neustadt
- 🕘 Open: Sat 09:00–17:00 · Sun 09:00–15:00
- 🎟️ Online ticket: get in from 08:00 on Saturday
- 🚗 Parking: 2,000 free spaces right by the halls
🕒 Dates & opening hours
Saturday, 5 December 2026
- 09:00 – 17:00
- With an online ticket: entry from 08:00
- Food Hall 4 with an online ticket from 07:30
- Until 22:00 – after-show
Sunday, 6 December 2026
- 09:00 – 15:00
- Food Hall 4 from 08:30
🎟️ Tickets & prices
Every day ticket is valid for one entry on either show day. Online, you pay less and get in faster.
Online ticket
- € 13 until Friday, 30 October 2026
- € 15 from 31 October 2026
- Booking fee already included
Your benefits:
- Get in from 08:00 on Saturday
- No queuing at the ticket desk
- Automatically entered into the € 500 shopping spree draw (bring your ticket printed)
Ticket desk (cash only)
- Age 16 and over: adult price € 15
- Reduced: € 13
- Groups of 20 or more: € 13 per person
- Children and teens aged 11 to 15: € 13
- Children up to 10: free
Reduced tickets apply to: people with a disability pass, children and teens aged 11 to 15 and visitors with a €2 discount coupon. Reduced tickets are only available at the ticket desk.
Good to know
- Parking is included in the ticket price
- Cash only at the ticket desk – ATM in the foyer (entrance area of Hall 1)
- All prices include VAT
- If you leave the show in between, get a stamp for re-entry
📍 Venue & getting here
Carp Austria takes place at the ARENA NOVA in Wiener Neustadt – easy to reach from all over Austria and from Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.
ARENA NOVA
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 30
2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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By car
From Vienna or Graz via Wöllersdorf:
- A2 motorway (Südautobahn), exit Wöllersdorf
- Continue towards Wiener Neustadt
- At the roundabout go straight on onto the B21 (Nordspange)
- At the DEHNER roundabout turn right
- At the next roundabout (McDonald’s) turn left
- Follow the road – ARENA NOVA is on your left
By train & bus
- By train: Wiener Neustadt main station is served by many regional and long-distance trains. From there it’s just a few minutes to ARENA NOVA by taxi or bus.
- By bus: Direct bus connections run to ARENA NOVA from several directions.

🚗 Parking: free
- 2,000 free parking spaces right by the showground
- Short walks to the entrances and ticket desks
- Disabled parking right in front of ARENA NOVA – all halls are step-free
Please follow the signs and the parking staff on site.

🗺️ Site plan & hall overview
The site plan shows all the key areas of Carp Austria:
- Exhibition halls 1–4 and the new gallery on the upper floor of Hall 1
- Entrances & ticket desks
- Mystery Bucket collection point
- Food & drinks area
- Car parks
Which exhibitor is in which hall? Check the floor plan. The detailed plan with stand numbers follows at the end of November.
🪣 Mystery Buckets & Camo Bucket
Anaconda Carp Fishing Mystery Box and Lure Fishing Mystery Box for € 39.99 each – with at least € 100 worth of tackle and an insert worth € 6. Limited and available for pre-order online only.
Good to know
- Guaranteed tackle value: at least € 100
- Limited – while stocks last
- Photos are for illustration only, contents may vary
Collection
- Only at the show on 5 or 6 December 2026
- We’ll announce the exact collection point on site soon
- No shipping
- Bring your voucher printed
- The bucket does not include an admission ticket – you need a valid ticket to collect it
🎁 € 500 shopping spree draw
Every day at 14:00 a € 500 shopping spree is drawn in Food Hall 4. You spend the budget directly with the exhibitors at the show – the winner must be present.
- Automatically entered with an online ticket (hand it in printed at check-in) or with a bucket voucher (collect your bucket by 13:30)
- With a day ticket: entry cards are available at the ticket desk
- Fully completed €2 discount coupons are entered too
❓ Frequently asked questions about Carp Austria
Tap a question to see the answer.
Tickets & entry
Yes. Every ticket is valid for one entry and can be used on Saturday or Sunday.
Every ticket is valid for one entry. If you leave the show in between, please get a stamp for re-entry.
No. You can show your ticket on your smartphone. To take part in the € 500 shopping spree draw, please bring it printed.
Yes. Only the barcode is scanned at the entrance, the name on the ticket is not checked.
Yes. You can buy day tickets and buckets for other people in one order. Tickets and vouchers are issued in the buyer’s name and sent to the buyer’s email address.
So your ticket can be created securely and sent to the right email address. If there’s a problem, we can only deal with the buyer stored in our database.
After payment you receive your ticket by email. You can download it, print it or show it on your smartphone at the entrance.
Depending on the payment method, it can take a little while until your ticket is ready to download. If you have questions, please send your order number to info@carp-austria.com.
No. Tickets bought online cannot be cancelled or exchanged.
There is no right to a replacement. Before the event we’re happy to resend the email with your tickets – just contact us with your order number.
Email us at info@carp-austria.com. We need your order number and/or ticket code to help you.
In this case we can only communicate with the buyer stored in our database with name and email address. Please always include the order number.
Prices, discounts & ticket desk
Adults aged 16 and over pay € 15 at the ticket desk. Reduced day tickets cost € 13.
Online tickets are cheaper for everyone until 30 October 2026. Reduced tickets for young people and people with a disability pass are only available at the ticket desk.
People with a disability pass, children and teens aged 11 to 15 and visitors with a €2 discount coupon.
Children up to and including 10 get in free. From 11 up to and including 15 you pay € 13 at the ticket desk; from 16 the adult price applies.
Yes. Groups of 20 or more pay € 13 per person.
No. The ticket desk only accepts cash. There is an ATM in the foyer at the entrance to Hall 1.
Yes. Parking is free and included in the ticket price.
No. Discount codes only apply to online tickets, not to buckets or other products.
Buy your ticket online at the lower price or use a €2 discount coupon at the ticket desk.
Payment & ordering
Credit card, debit card, PayPal, EPS and Apple Pay – securely via Mollie.
Yes. EPS is a direct transfer method: after ordering you choose your bank and are taken straight to your online banking.
Mystery Buckets & Camo Bucket
Limited surprise buckets for show visitors: Anaconda Carp Fishing Mystery Box or Lure Fishing Mystery Box for € 39.99 each, with at least € 100 worth of tackle and an insert worth € 6. Contents vary.
No. The photos are for illustration only, the contents of the buckets may vary.
As many as you like – but the total number is limited. While stocks last.
Only during the show on 5 or 6 December 2026 at the bucket collection point at ARENA NOVA. We’ll announce exactly where soon.
No. There is no shipping, buckets can only be collected at the show.
No. You need a valid admission ticket to collect it.
Yes. Please bring your voucher printed to the show. Each voucher is valid for one bucket.
Only the voucher presented first entitles you to the bucket. Further copies have no right to replacement, exchange or refund.
No. Buckets or bucket vouchers bought online cannot be cancelled.
Yes. Selected buckets contain vouchers for exclusive MEGA Prizes. You receive the prizes directly at the bucket collection point.
Prize draw & € 500 shopping spree
Every day at 14:00 a winner is drawn in Food Hall 4. The winner must be present and can spend the € 500 directly with the exhibitors at the show.
Buyers of an online ticket and buyers of a Mystery Bucket.
Bring your ticket printed – it’s collected at the entrance/check-in and entered into the draw.
If you want to take part with your bucket voucher, collect your bucket by 13:30 at the collection point.
The buyer whose name is on the ticket or voucher always takes part.
Yes. Entry cards are also available on site – with a day ticket you get them at the ticket desk.
Yes. Fully completed €2 discount coupons are also entered into the € 500 shopping spree draw.
Show, dates & opening hours
On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December 2026.
At ARENA NOVA, Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 30, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Saturday 09:00–17:00, with an online ticket from 08:00; then after-show until 22:00. Sunday 09:00–15:00.
Top brands, new products, show deals, talks, meet-ups and plenty of new gear for carp fishing – plus predator and catfish fishing.
Among others: fishing rods, reels, baits, boilies, bite alarms, accessories, clothing, bait boats and electronics.
Yes. Exhibitors show tackle and lures for modern predator and lure fishing.
Yes. You’ll find exhibitors with catfish rods, reels, rigs and more catfish gear.
You’ll find all exhibitors sorted by hall in the floor plan. The detailed plan with stand numbers follows at the end of November.
Getting here, parking, accessibility & rules
Yes. Around 2,000 free parking spaces are available right by the showground.
From Wiener Neustadt main station it’s just a few minutes to ARENA NOVA by taxi or bus.
Yes. The entrance, connecting corridors and toilets are step-free, and the show is suitable for wheelchair users. Disabled parking is right in front of ARENA NOVA.
No. Assistance dogs registered in the disability pass are the exception.
No. Smoking is strictly prohibited in all halls. Smoking areas are directly accessible outdoors.
Yes. Photos and videos are taken at the event for documentation and publication purposes.
Only with explicit permission. Photo and video rights for publication purposes have been granted exclusively.
Yes. There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses in and around Wiener Neustadt. Book early for the show weekend.
All planned? Then see you at Carp Austria!
Get your online ticket, get in from 08:00 on Saturday and be automatically entered into the € 500 shopping spree draw.