Enjoy Christmas in Kempten with all its charm. The atmospheric Christmas decorations in town let you look forward to Christmas. This is the time to come together and celebrate and spend a wonderful time with your friends and family. Joyful events such as the Christmas market in Kempten lighten up the town and warm your hearts. Here in Kempten the festive season is not only celebrated Christmas Eve but starts with the first of Advent already.
What would Christmas in Kempten be without cribs? During the Christmas market they play an important role and are on display at various locations in town
– in particular around the historic Town Hall.
Life size cribs
The Allgäu sculptor and artist Robert Liebenstein has created a very special nativity scene that adorns Kempten's town hall in the run-up to Christmas: hand-carved, almost life-size nativity scene figures made of Swiss stone pine delight many visitors every year.
Bründl crib
Adolf Bründl worked on a nativity scene for decades and expanded it year after year. The famous Bründl crib counts more than 200 figures and animals and can be visited on Sundays and holidays (December until the end of January) in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Lorenz. In the center is depicted the birth of Christ, surrounded by various scenes. Adolf Bründl bequeathed the baroque nativity scene to the ‘Unterillertaler Kempten’ association.
Crib exhibition
In the foyer of the town hall during the Christmas market, self-made nativity scenes made by students of the Krippenbauschule und Hobbyschnitzer Kempten e. V. will be on display.
Learn more about Kempten at Christmas during one of our special guided tours of town.
During a festive seasonal guided tour of town our certified guides show you highlights of the Christmas time and winter season in the imperial and ecclesiastical part of town. Or why not experience Kempten by night during a guided night tour of mystical Kempten. This extraordinary tour of town in the dark with candles promises a magic experience of a special kind. We offer a large range of guided tours of town and tours with a special topic all year round. You can also book guided tours for groups with us. We are happy to help you with advice and information any time.
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CHRISTMAS TOUR
Christmas and winter highlights of the city
Christmas samples
Historical and culinary journey during Advent
Tour 'between the years'
Rauhnächte - Mysterious time at the turn of the year
Mystic kempten
Kempten at night
PUBLIC TOURS
Current city tour program
PRIVATE GROUP TOURS
Versatile tour offer - Request desired date online
Events
The events calendar is full to bursting throughout the year. So you can also expect a number of varied events in winter.
Gastronomy
From Allgäu cuisine to fine dining, from breakfast to dinner - Kempten's gastronomy is varied and, above all, delicious.
Experience-Shop
For a successful stay in Kempten, we recommend you take a look at the extensive experience shop.
WILDEHILDE TIP
The Wipper Conditorei Café Bäckerei and the Residenz-Café offer an exquisite, delicious selection of biscuits – called ‘Laible‘ in the region.
Late bus
With the late bus of the Kempten transportation company you can get home comfortably in the city of Kempten even in the late evening, for example after a visit from the theater, cinema or restaurant.
Bus lines 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 run hourly from the central transfer possibility (ZUM) to the city districts from 7.35 p.m. to 10.35 p.m. and additionally at 11.35 p.m. and 12.35 a.m. on thursdays to saturdays.
