Do we need to buy the Leonhardi badge?

No, watching is free. The badge (Leonhardizeichen) has a new design every year and costs €4 from sellers along the route and at the town's tourist information offices. Presale starts Oct 5.

Where should we stand with small kids?

The Marktstraße sees the procession twice, on the way up to the Kalvarienberg and on the way back, and it's where the whip cracking finale happens. Up on the Kalvarienberg the wagons circle the chapel and the open-air mass is held.

Can we make a weekend of it?

The town's tourist office sells a Leonhardi package from €39 per person, with a talk on the tradition the evening before, the badge and a welcome gift. With two hotel nights it starts at €199 per person.

Upcoming

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Leonhardifahrt in Bad Tölz: Bavaria's Horse Pilgrimage

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free to watch

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Held every November — 2027 dates not announced yet

FestivalBad TölzRoad Trip

Where

Marktstraße, Isarbrücke Bad Tölz, Leonhardikapelle Kalvarienberg Bad Tölz and Mühlfeldkirche Bad Tölz

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

A morning

What you need to know

Always on a weekday, never a weekend, so it means a day off school or work
Thousands line the route, so arrive early if small kids need a curbside view
On Germany's UNESCO heritage list, a working local tradition since 1856, not a show for tourists

About

Up to 80 decorated wagons, each pulled by four horses, roll through Bad Tölz to honor St. Leonhard, patron saint of livestock. Riders and wagons are in full Tracht, and the procession climbs the Kalvarienberg to circle the Leonhardi chapel twice before an open-air blessing. It ends with Goaßlschnalzen, the drivers cracking whips in the Marktstraße. It suits horse-mad kids who can handle a cold morning on the curb.

Schedule

From the 2026 edition — 2027 dates not announced yet.

Fri, Nov 6

9am
Procession sets off
Church bells ring out as the wagons and riders leave the spa quarter and cross the Isar bridge.
Isarbrücke Bad Tölz → Leonhardikapelle Kalvarienberg Bad TölzRoute ↗
around 1pm
Closing blessing
After the mass on the Kalvarienberg the procession heads back down for a final blessing, then whip cracking in the Marktstraße.
Mühlfeldkirche Bad TölzMaps ↗

Free to watch

2027 dates to be announced

2026 edition

Nov 6, 2026

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Where it is

Marktstraße
Marktstraße, 83646 Bad Tölz, Germany
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Isarbrücke Bad Tölz
Isarbrücke Tölz, Isar, 83646 Bad Tölz, Germany
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Leonhardikapelle Kalvarienberg Bad Tölz
Aufgang zum Kalvarienberg 20, 83646 Bad Tölz, Germany
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Mühlfeldkirche Bad Tölz
83646 Bad Tölz, Germany
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