Rattenberg Christmas Market

The Rattenberg Christmas market, the Rattenberger Advent, lights up the old town with candles, torches and fire baskets on the Advent weekends from 20 November to 20 December 2026. Sales stalls are rare here: the appeal lies in the atmosphere of a small historic town that largely gives up artificial light, with its glassmakers’ shops open. Entry is free.

Rattenberg Christmas market 2026: dates

The Rattenberger Advent runs from 20 November to 20 December 2026, on Advent weekends only. The programme takes place on Saturdays from 2.30pm, on 21 and 28 November, then on 5, 12 and 19 December. On Sundays, the Anklöpfler, the Advent singers of Tyrol, pass through the streets. Saturday 19 December becomes a silent Advent, with no stage.

Candles, torches and glassmakers: Advent almost without electricity

Rattenberg is billed as Austria’s smallest historic town. On Advent weekends, the town largely gives up artificial light: candles, torches and fire baskets take over. Conventional stalls are very few, and it is the shops that stay open, the glassmakers first among them. Rattenberg’s Advent wine, flavoured with elder, is served in a dedicated glass. On Saturdays, a little train links Brixlegg to the market.

Getting to Rattenberg from Innsbruck

Rattenberg is about 40 km from Innsbruck. The Innsbruck Christmas market can be visited during the day and Rattenberg in the evening, and the Kitzbühel Christmas market fits into the same stay in Tyrol. For trains, check timetables with the operators. The country’s other markets are gathered on our page of Christmas markets in Austria.