Altötting Monastery Market
Monasteries from Germany, Austria, and Europe present their specialties on Kapellplatz
About Klostermarkt Altötting
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Altötting — Pilgrimage City and Monastery Market
For centuries, Altötting in southeastern Upper Bavaria has been one of Central Europe's most important Marian pilgrimage sites. At its heart is the Chapel of Grace with the Black Madonna of Altötting — the destination for several hundred thousand pilgrims each year. The Kapellplatz surrounding the chapel has always been the spiritual center of the city.
The Idea of the Monastery Market
Since 2004, this square has opened up once a year for a special market: Monasteries, abbeys, and religious communities from all over Germany, Austria, Italy, and other European countries travel here with their products. The idea: the centuries-old economic and craft traditions of the monastic communities — brewing, distilling, beekeeping, cheesemaking, baking, carpentry, pottery, candle making — are made visible to a broad audience in close proximity to the Chapel of Grace.
Over 30,000 Visitors Annually
With over 30,000 visitors annually, the market is one of the largest monastery markets in the German-speaking world. The organizer is Altöttinger Klostermarkt e.V. in cooperation with the City of Altötting and the Catholic Parish of St. Philippus and Jakobus.
What is Offered
The range of products from the monasteries is exceptionally diverse:
- Monastery Beer — from Andechs, Ettal, Weltenburg, Mallersdorf, Mehrerau, and other monastery breweries
- Monastery Wine — from vineyards of Bavarian and Austrian monasteries
- Liqueurs, digestifs, monastery schnapps from the monastery pharmacy
- Honey from the monastery's own apiary, jams, preserves
- Cheese from the monastery dairies
- Bread, pastries, and gingerbread from monastery bakeries
- Herbs, teas, and remedies from the monastery garden tradition
- Candles, soaps, natural cosmetics
- Handicrafts: icons, wood and clay work, embroidery, books, and devotional items
Opening and Participation
The market is traditionally opened by a prominent monastic figure. In 2026, this role will be taken by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB from Rome — the supreme representative of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation — on Friday, September 4th, at 4:00 PM.
Atmosphere
Unlike a classic weekly market, the Monastery Market combines spiritual encounter with culinary experience. Often, the monastics themselves — monks and nuns — are at the stands, sharing stories about their house's traditions. Spiritual programs accompany the market: Marian devotions in the Chapel of Grace, concerts, vespers.
Klostermarkt Altötting — edition 2026
The 22nd Altötting Monastery Market will take place in 2026 from Friday, September 4th to Sunday, September 6th on Kapellplatz. The organizer, Altöttinger Klostermarkt e.V., expects over 30,000 visitors from Bavaria, Austria, and beyond.
On Friday at 4:00 PM, Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB — the supreme representative of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation from Rome — will officially open the market.
Over the three days, participating monasteries and religious communities will present an extraordinary range of products: from monastery beer from Andechs, Ettal, or Weltenburg, to the monastery's own wine and liqueurs, to honey, cheese, bread, herbs, teas, candles, soaps, icons, and devotional items.
Programme Klostermarkt Altötting 2026
Opening Hours
- Friday, September 4th, 2026: 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
- Saturday, September 5th, 2026: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
- Sunday, September 6th, 2026: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (Sales stands only from 1:00 PM due to Sunday rest laws)
Opening Ceremony
Friday, September 4th, 4:00 PM — official market opening by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB from Rome, the supreme representative of the Benedictine Confederation worldwide.
Participating Monasteries (Selection of traditional exhibitors)
- German Monasteries — Andechs, Ettal, Weltenburg, Mallersdorf, Plankstetten, Niederaltaich, Münsterschwarzach, among others
- Austrian Monasteries — Stift Heiligenkreuz, Stift Schlierbach, Stift Göttweig, Stift Klosterneuburg, Stift Mehrerau, among others
- Italian and other European Monasteries
- Religious Communities and order-affiliated workshops
Products (classic range)
- Monastery beer and monastery wine
- Liqueurs, digestifs, monastery schnapps
- Honey, jams, preserves, confections
- Cheese from monastery dairies
- Bread, gingerbread, pastries
- Herbs, teas, remedies from monastery gardens
- Candles, soaps, natural cosmetics
- Icons, devotional items, books
- Wood, clay, embroidery handicrafts
Spiritual Accompanying Program
Marian devotions in the Chapel of Grace, concerts of sacred music, vespers services — details at altoettinger-klostermarkt.de.
Highlights Klostermarkt Altötting 2026
- 22nd edition since 2004
- Monasteries from Germany, Austria, Italy, and other European countries
- Opening by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB (Rome)
- Over 30,000 visitors per year
- Monastery beer, monastery wine, honey, cheese, handicrafts
- Kapellplatz around the Chapel of Grace as the venue
- Free admission
Prices Klostermarkt Altötting 2026
Free admission. Products are paid for directly at the respective monastery stands — often in cash. Prices vary depending on the product and monastery.
Practical information — Klostermarkt Altötting
Getting There
By car: A94 (Munich–Passau), exit Altötting/Burghausen. By train: Altötting station, Mühldorf–Burghausen line, connection from Munich via Mühldorf. Approx. 700 m walk from the station to Kapellplatz.
Admission
Free admission. Food, drinks, and products are paid for directly at the monastery stands — often in cash.
Sunday
On Sundays, sales stands open from 1:00 PM (shop closing law: on Sundays, only after church services). Until 5:00 PM.
Accommodation
Altötting has numerous hotels and guesthouses for pilgrims — early booking is recommended for the market weekend.
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Where it takes place Klostermarkt Altötting
Kapellplatz Altötting (rund um die Gnadenkapelle)
Kapellplatz, 84503 Altötting