Places of interest
Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Bavaria and known far and wide for its automotive industry. However the city of Ingolstadt and the surrounding areas have much more to offer than just that. Whether strolling through the old city, visiting one of the numerous museums or going on an excursion in nearby Altmühl Valley – you will never have a dull moment.
There are plenty of places to visit:
- New Palace
- Old Town Hall
- Kreuztor
- Pfeifturm (Whistle Tower)
- Asamkirche – Maria de Vitoria Church
- Liebfrauenmünster
- Hohe Schule
- Alte Anatomie (Old Anatomy)
- Reduit Tilly
- Klenze Park with Danube bank
Audi Forum Ingolstadt
At the Audi Forum Ingolstadt, you can experience the brand with the four rings in many different ways.
Audi Museum Mobile
The permanent exhibit in the Audi Museum Mobile is the heart of the forum. More than 100 automobiles and two-wheelers show the history of the company and the changes in the bodies over time.
Adventure tours: Learn the impressive history of the brand in the Audi Museum Mobile.
Museum store
The museum store offers a select assortment of old and new literature, automobilia, historic model cars and the Audi Tradition collection. In addition, historic unique pieces are there.
Altmühl Valley by bicycle or by foot
Active tours in the Altmühl Valley nature park promise pure enjoyment, such as on the Altmühl Valley bike path and the Altmühl Valley panorama path.
Altmühl Valley bike path
Length: approx. 33 km
The Altmühl Valley bike path is one of the most popular bike paths in Germany: It follows the Altmühl for 166 kilometers from Gunzenhausen to Kelheim through the Altmühl Valley nature park. Along the trip, majestic Juraalb rock formations, impressive juniper heaths and lush riverbank and meadow landscapes are waiting to be discovered.
Altmühl Valley panorama path
Length: approx. 200 km
The Altmühl Valley panorama path follows the Altmühl, sunny juniper heaths and wild, romantic rocky landscapes – from Gunzenhausen to Kelheim. Historic cities, old castles and palaces and evidence of Roman and Celtic history await your discovery. The area can be explored on foot in 15 stages, either individually or together.
Donau Classic
17 to 19 July 2025
The Donau Classics is a two-day classic car rally that has been held annually in Ingolstadt since 2006. The rally starts and finishes in Ingolstadt, the home town of Audi and MAN. The participants drive in historic cars from the years 1900 to 1990. The route is redefined every year and leads through various regions of Bavaria, including the Alps, the Danube Valley and the Altmühl Valley.
Autumn folk festival
September 26th to October 5th, 2025
The autumn festival in Ingolstadt is a folk festival that takes place every year in autumn on the fairground on Dreizehnerstrasse in Ingolstadt. It is one of the largest folk festivals in Bavaria and attracts around 1.5 million visitors every year. The autumn festival was first held in 1946 after the Second World War and has since become an integral part of cultural life in Ingolstadt. At the autumn festival you will find everything a folk festival has to offer: Rides, beer tents, delicacies and entertainment.
Ingolstadt Christmas Market
27 November to 23 December 2025
Festively decorated stalls await visitors on the theatre square. But the whole city also shines in Christmas splendour. Christmas railway:
- The railway takes visitors to various stations free of charge during the Advent weekends:
- Christmas market (theatre square)
- Winter lounge (town hall arcades)
- Christmas trail (pedestrian zone)
- Ice arena (Paradeplatz)
- Arts and crafts market (Carraraplatz)
Christmas and fairytale trail: From Paradeplatz to Schliffelmarkt, huts with fairytales on display are lined up one after the other.