Winter fun in Altenau 2026
Family programme, winter party in the market garden, light figures and torchlight walk
In 2026, Altenau will once again be hosting family winter fun over the school holidays at the beginning of February. The market garden will open its doors again with its winter party from 31 January to 2 February 2026 from 2 pm to 9 pm. Get ready for some very special magic in the wintry Oberharz.
Guests can expect a varied programme including a winter torchlight hike. You can also visit the "Altenauer" Eigenart arts and crafts exhibition in the Kurgast centre. The family fun day on Saturday on the Rose ski meadow or in the market garden will be fun for young and old!
Further information will follow.
That was the Wintergaudi 2025
A wonderful winter party lies behind us. On Friday, 31 January, the winter party opened from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Altenau market garden and invited guests to a cosy get-together with wintery stalls and a DJ. On Saturday, 1 February, at 12:00 noon, the family Wintergaudi programme did not start on the Rose ski meadow but in the Altenau market garden due to the weather: the "tobogganing competition" and "torchlight tobogganing" activities planned for the ski meadow were replaced by an attractive alternative programme. A new addition was the crafting of winter lanterns and snowmen from 1 to 3 pm. The lanterns could be used directly during the "Glühwürmchen-Lichterwanderung" (firefly light walk) from the market garden at 7 pm. The laser show on the programme was also changed. It was replaced by "Winter Light Figures" with DJ Axel Seifert at the church at 6.30 pm. The search for the Altenau winter kings and queens as well as the baking of bread on sticks remain unchanged. Food and drink and a good atmosphere were provided in the small, cosy winter village at the foot of the church until 10 pm.
