LichterZauber in Lenggries: the Advent festival of lights on 5 December 2026

Published 1 November 2026 · about 3 minutes to read

What is the LichterZauber?

LichterZauber (“light magic”) is Lenggries' own Advent market – not a big commercial Christmas fair, but a festival the village puts on itself. Around the Lenggrieser Scheib'n, the shopping area in the village centre, illuminated stars light up the streets, Christmas music plays and many shops stay open into the evening. Regional makers and local clubs sell crafts, homemade goods and creative gifts – perfect for a small souvenir of your holiday.

According to the organisers, the fire brigade, mountain rescue and water rescue services of Lenggries take part, along with the local library, several kindergartens and inns, bakeries, craftspeople and shops from the village. The festival is organised by Isar Alpental Regionsmarketing e.V.

Programme on 5 December 2026

• From 3 pm: market with regional makers, clubs and businesses; shops with extended opening hours
• 4 pm: St Nicholas arrives with his angels and hands out little gift bags to the children
• Späthwiese meadow: sing-along concert by St. Josef kindergarten
• 5 pm and 5.30 pm: Kasperl puppet theatre by the local library (in German)
• Until 9 pm: glowing stars, Christmas music and time to browse

Programme as published by Isar Alpental Regionsmarketing, as of 1 November 2026 – changes at short notice are possible.

Food and drink

Nobody goes hungry: the line-up includes venison sausages, Kasspatz'n (Bavarian cheese noodles), Schupfnudeln (potato noodles), sweet potato curry, waffles and crêpes. To warm up there's mulled wine as well as hot Aperol and mulled gin.

Ski day and festival of lights in one

On the same Saturday, the gondola at the Brauneck in Lenggries opens for the winter season. So you can combine your first ski day with an evening stroll through the glowing village – everything about the season start and ski pass prices is in our post Brauneck ski season 2026/27.

Getting there from Königsdorf

• By car: via Bad Tölz to Lenggries, about 25 minutes. The village centre gets busy on the evening of the festival – allow some extra time to find a parking space.
• By train: Lenggries is the terminus of the Munich – Holzkirchen – Bad Tölz – Lenggries line.

More Advent atmosphere nearby: a week earlier, from 27 to 29 November, the Christmas market in Wolfratshausen opens, and Bad Tölz has its own Christmas market on Marktstraße. How well do you already know the region? Find out with our Tölzer Land quiz.