Spectacular Altensteig Christmas torch fires
Christmas Torches Altensteig (Christbrennen)
Altensteig, Germany
Cultural festivals
What it is
Cultural festivals in Altensteig, Germany.
Dates
No dates have been published yet. These are expected from the pattern of past years.
How we estimated this: Official city page: "jedes Jahr am Heiligen Abend" (every year on Christmas Eve). The city's 2024 event listing gives the date as 24.12.2024, which corroborates the 24 December date.
“Das Altensteiger Weihnachtsfackeln ist ein historischer Brauch, der jedes Jahr am Heiligen Abend Tausende in das historische Städtchen im oberen Nagoldtal lockt.” Before you go
- Where
- Altensteig, Germany
- Hours
- The bonfires are lit at 18.00 when the church bells ring on Christmas Eve.
How we checked
Last checked October 20, 2026 against altensteig.de. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The Altensteig city website describes the Christmas Eve torch fires as an annual event with 18.00 ignition, and a 2025 tourism release calls it an annual spectacle. The 2026 date rests on the annual Christmas Eve rule, and no official 2026 announcement was found.
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