Altötting Christmas Market
Surrounded by historic baroque buildings and churches, the market features stalls, booths, and alpine huts offering handcrafted gifts and festive food. Visitors can enjoy daily live brass and band music, explore various artistic nativity scenes on a dedicated crib walk, and view displays in surrounding shop windows. Families can also experience a carousel in front of the town hall, woodturning demonstrations, and children's activities.
What to Expect
Historic Christmas market set around the Gnadenkapelle on Kapellplatz.
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Altöttinger Wirtschaftsverband e.V.
Food & Drink
Market stalls offer culinary treats, and the market's gastronomy stays open until 21:00.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Families with children and nativity-scene enthusiasts
Vibe
Festive and traditional
Energy Level
Moderate
Budget
Free
Photo Friendly
High
Weather Sensitivity
High
Location
Know Before You Go
- Tickets: Admission to the Christkindlmarkt is free.
- Hours: Hl. Nikolaus: 17.00 Uhr daily; Altöttinger Engerl: on weekends.
- Parking: Follow the parking guidance to Dultplatz or Wöhrstraße; additional parking is available in three underground garages. Public parking lots and garages are also listed.
- Accessibility: Senior-friendly toilets are available in the immediate vicinity of the market.
Tips & Advice
- Time your visit for St. Nicholas's daily appearance, and come on a weekend if you want to see the Altöttinger Engerl with him.
- Avoid Thursdays and Fridays if your children want to make a gift with the woodturner, because he only works with kids on the other days.
- Grab a rally start card at the town hall tourist info or the carousel so the kids can hunt for the seven hidden Christkindl.
- Stay into the evening for the daily live brass and band music on Kapellplatz, since the food stalls stay open an hour after the market closes.
- Follow the "Parkplatz Christkindlmarkt" signs to Dultplatz or Wöhrstraße rather than circling the center looking for a space.
Special Events & Promotions
- The opening celebration on November 27 takes place in front of the town hall, with St. Nicholas, his angels, the König-Karlmann-Gymnasium choir and the Musikkapelle Altötting.
- New this year: a woodturner makes Christmas gifts with children every day except Thursday and Friday.
- New this year: the "Der verwaschene Wunschzettel" children's rally, with a prize draw for three Christmas presents.
- Altötting shops open for a Christmas shopping Sunday on November 29.
- New this year: ice skating at Bahnhofsplatz from the last weekend in November.
Quick Actions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is there for children?
St. Nicholas visits every day with organic apples and Fairtrade sweets for the little ones. On weekends he comes with the Altöttinger Engerl, the town's well-known angels. There is a children's carousel in front of the town hall and a Christmas park next to it. A woodturner makes Christmas gifts with children every day except Thursday and Friday. There is also a treasure-hunt rally.
How does the children's rally work?
Pick up a start card at the Bürger- und Touristinfo in the town hall or at the Christmas carousel. Find the seven Christkindl figures hidden around Kapellplatz to work out the solution word. Post your answer in the wish-list mailbox in front of the town hall to enter a draw for three Christmas presents.
Where should I park?
Follow the "Parkplatz Christkindlmarkt" signs to Dultplatz or Wöhrstraße, where there's plenty of space. There are three underground garages as well: Kapellplatz, Hofmark, Sparkasse and Am Panorama are listed as garages.
What is the nativity walk?
The walk winds through the market lanes and on into the shop windows of local businesses, which display cribs of every style. More cribs stand in display booths on the market, and the Mechanical Crib is a short walk away.
Is there live music?
Yes, every evening on Kapellplatz with a changing line-up. Groups include BfM Altötting, the Jagdhornbläser, Altes Blech, the Töginger Musikkapelle and the Hofkapelle Altötting.
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