Ingolstadt

AVUS

In the visitors area (Forum) of the car manufacturer Audi, the biggest employer in the city, is the AVUS restaurant. It offers exquisite cuisine at corresponding prices.

Mon-Sat 11:00-15:00 & 18:00-23:00

Adventszauber

Christkindlmarkt

At Christmas, the historic inner city transforms into a seasonal event. The heart is traditional Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market), with wooden stalls selling food, Christmas gimmicks, Glühwein (lit. "glowing wine", warm seasoned wine) and other things, a merry-go-round and a story-teller. Another highlight is the outdoor ice skating rink in front at Paradeplatz.

23 Nov-23 Dec: Sun-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri 10:00-21:00

Amadeus

A club on two floors, with the upper floor being a chill out area with an outside smoking passage and the lower floor a rock club.

Entry €3.50, beer €2.50

Antonius-Schwaige

One of Ingolstadt's oldest beer gardens. It has a traditional self service area, where you can bring your own food and only have to buy the drinks. You can get fresh grilled food.

Wed-Mon 10:00-22:00

Audi Forum and Museum Mobile

Ingolstadt is known for the famous car manufacturer Audi and a museum dedicated to the history of the company can be found here. The museum is also the starting point for guided tours through the factory, which should be booked well in advance.

Daily 09:00-18:00·Adults €2, concessions €1

Barthelmarkt

Even bigger than Ingolstadt's own beer festivals is the Barthelmarkt (St. Bartholomew market) in the village of Oberstimm, just south of Ingolstadt. Built as a horse market, it is now the biggest beer festival in the region, with its four beer tents being jam packed from early morning to late night. It happens on the last weekend in August, including Friday and Monday. Monday morning's horse market is the traditional highlight of the event.

Last weekend of August

Bavarian Army Museum

Bayrisches Armeemuseum

The museum is separated into two locations. The Neues Schloss, a former duke's residence and part of the city wall, hosts a collection of military artefacts from different eras as well as a bunch of replicas. The Reduit Tilly, a part of the former state fortress in Klenzepark hosts a World War I exhibition. The latter is a very interesting and well structured museum, with exhibits and documents from the era and some short films which summarise the history. The Army Museum is being renovated in 2019, so some parts may be closed. Many of the captions are in German and they have something of a pro-Bavarian and politically conservative slant but the original exhibits are interesting even if you don't subscribe to their view of history.

Tue-Fri, Sat Sun·€3.50, €1 (on Sundays), under 18 years free

Beer festivals

Ingolstadt has two traditional Bavarian beer festivals (think Oktoberfest in small) lasting ten days each. The first and bigger one starts the Friday before Pentecost and is therefore known as the Pfingstfest. Herbstfest (autumn festival), the second one, starts on the Friday before the last Sunday in September, running in parallel to the second week of Oktoberfest. You can find beer tents, food, rides, games and stalls. It is a bit more traditional than Oktoberfest and not as bustling, but in the evenings (especially on Friday and Saturday) the beer tents become full blown party areas.

May/Jun & Sep/Oct

Classical music open air

Each summer Audi sponsors a series of classic music concerts, with the classical music open air being the arguable highlight. For a weekend in July, a stage is built onto the large lawn in the Klenzepark. The Georgian Chamber Orchestra and the Audi Wind Orchestra each play one evening. Bring a picnic set, sit down and listening to the music sounding around the old classical fortress walls. There is also a fireworks show.

July·Free admission

Das Mo

A beer garden and pub in the inner city, often used as a meeting place for local students and other young folks. You can get traditional beer garden dishes in summer and a decent mix of cuisine in winter. People also gather to watch sport events on the screens allocated over the area.

Open now · closes midnight tomorrow·A glass of beer (0.5L) is €2-3

Frankenstein tour

Ingolstadt's old university is the setting for the experiments of Mary Shelley's notorious doctor. Starting from there, an actor in the role of Dr. Frankenstein takes groups of tourists and locals on a tour of the dark history of Ingolstadt. Actors in monster costumes, who scare the crowd, and witch burnings are mixed in with historical facts. Tours are between March 21st and December 21st and take approx 90 min. The Frankenstein Tour has to be booked in advance. Tickets are available at the tourist office in the Old City Hall.

Mar-Dec every second Fri 21:00·€10

German Medical History Museum

Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum

The former building of the medical department of the old university hosts Germany's first museum for medical history. It shows an outline of medical science from Antiquity until today. A special highlight is the garden of medicinal plants, which has special features for blind and handicapped people. Photographing is prohibited within the facilities (excluding the gardens).

(closed Mondays)·Adults €5, concessions €2.50, under 17 years free

Guided city tours

Take a guided tour through the historical inner city. The city tourist office offers different guided tours: a historic tour (by an actor impersonating a famous historic figure of Ingolstadt), a tour of the fortifications, and guided cycling tours. The starting point of any of these tours is the tourist information office in the Old City Hall.

Havana Bar

Latin-American music and cocktails. During Happy Hour from 19:00-21:00 all cocktails cost €5.00.

Sun-Mon & Wed-Thu 19:00-2:00, Fri Sat 19:00-3:00·Cocktails €7.50

Herzogskasten

Literally translated "The Duke's Box" this old castle built in 1255 is the oldest secular building in the city. Today it hosts the city library.

Ice hockey game at Saturn Arena

Visit an ice hockey game of the ERC Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt's Premier League Ice Hockey Club and the German champion of 2013/14. During the season there is normally at least one home game per week.

Season: Sep-Apr

Ingolstadt Village

Big outlet centre for famous brands, including Bogner, Boss, Calvin Klein, Jimmy Choo, Lacoste, and Versace.

Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00

Kastaniengarten

The traditional beer garden on the outskirts of town is popular among locals in the beer garden season. A remarkable feature is, that you get a free tiny beer (0.1L) in the beer garden.

open from 16:00 during the week and 11:00 on weekends and holiday (closed Tue in winter)

Kreuztor

Built in 1385 it is the best preserved part of the old city wall and is one of the city's landmarks. Most of the time it is closed and can only be seen from the outside.

Liebfrauenmünster

Built 1425-1525 by Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria (aka Louis the Rich), this is the biggest church of Ingolstadt. Late Gothic architecture, the tomb of famous Ingolstadt scholars and the artistic interior make it a renowned place for visiting.

Maria de Victoria Church

Asam Church

Hidden in the narrow streets of the historic city centre, this is a jewel of baroque art, especially the fresco on the ceiling.

Hours vary by season·€2

Old City Hall

Altes Rathaus

Dating back to the 14th century, this building was created by fusing different buildings into one in 1882. It is the seat of the mayor and - what might be of interest to a traveller even more - the city's tourist information.

Reduit Tilly and Klenzepark

South of the inner city, on the right side of the river Danube, lies the Reduit Tilly, the core building of the classical Brückenkopf (Bridge Head) fortress. You can visit the World War I exhibition of the Bavarian Army Museum inside or take a walk around the surrounding park area (Klenzepark).

Sausalitos

Local branch of a Mexican themed cocktail bar chain. Popular among local university students and younger people. Broad selection of drinks and snacks.

Sun-Wed 17:00-01:00, Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri Sat 17:00-03:00

Schanzer Rutschn

This place serves traditional Bavarian cuisine. The restaurant is in the basement of the building. To go there you can take stairs or a wooden slide (hence the name "Rutschn" which means slide in the Bavarian dialect).

Mon-Sat 17:00 until the last guest leaves·Beer (0.5L) €3.70

Soccer game at Audi Sportpark

If you think German ice hockey can't hold a candle to US or Canadian ice hockey, and you want to see a sport which Germany is supposed to be really good at, why don't you try association football, Germany's national sport. Ingolstadt has a young professional club – Die Schanzer – which oscillates between second (in 2018-19) and first league.

Season: Jul-May

St. Moritz Church

Dating back to 1234, this church is the oldest building in Ingolstadt.

Suxul

Two-floor dance club next to Sausalitos. If you are into electronic music and meeting local party crowd, this club might be your best shot.

Swept Away

Caribbean themed cocktail bar and vegetarian restaurant, with a great choice of beverages and dishes and sometimes live music (a varying entrance fee might be charged in that case). It has a chillout zone, where you can relax on the floor on some cushions and a beer garden in front of the building for days with good weather.

Sun-Thu 17:30-01:00, Fri 19:00-03:00, Sat 17:30-03:00

Viktualienmarkt

daily market

Get a cheap meal in a relaxed venue. The market is much smaller than its famous pendant in Munich, but you will see more locals drinking their wheat beer and hardly any tourists. There are many stalls, which offer typical Bavarian dishes, but you find also Turkish, Italian and Hungarian offers, among others. Recommendation: Get shashlik with french fries and a wheat beer at Daufratshofer (German: Schaschlik mit Pommes und Weizen).