Traditional festivals around the Almdorf Vorderbrand
Maypole festival
Takes place on a weekend in May. As soon as an appointment is made, a date will be added.
May devotion
The may devotion always takes place on the last Tuesday in May at the small Vorderbrand chapel.
28.05.2024
Church consecration
The church consecration always takes place on the Sunday before Mary's name. Maria's name is always on September 12th. So the church consecration at our little chapel is on:
08.09.2024
Almabtrieb - Bringing cows from the alpine meadows to the valley
The cows are often beautifully decorated. The mountain farmers themselves choose a date when they will bring the cows home. Weekends with nice/dry weather are common..
End of september SA/SO
Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus
On December 5th and 6th, Santa Claus and his helper called "Krampus" come to the Berchtesgaden valley basin. They move from house to house. On December 5th he visits the Almdorf Vorderbrand and the mountain inn "Gasthof Vorderbrand".
05.12.2023
Christkindl'- Schießen
The tradition of the association “Weihnachtsschützen Königssee” is to shoot with their firecrackers on the 4th Sunday in Advent.
24.12.2023
15:00 Uhr
New Year's Eve and new year's day
There is a delicious menu at our restaurant "Gasthof Vorderbrand on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Be sure to reserve.
31.12.23 &01.01.2024