FAQ

The Passion Play takes place from 16th May to 4th October 2020 (A total of 103 performances in the indicated time period). Mondays and Wednesdays are free, i.e. there are no performances on those days.

Schedule
May 16th to October 4th, 2020

Days of performance
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Monday and Wednesday are free, i.e. no performances take place

Performance timings
May 16th to August 16th:
Part I 2.30 pm – 5.00 pm
Part II 8.00 pm – 10.30 pm

August 17th to October 4th:
Part I 1.30 pm – 4:00 pm
Part II 7.00 pm – 9.30 pm

The shows will be exclusively in German.

You can buy text books in various languages with a translation of the text on the day of the performance.

You will be able to buy the text book in 2020. The text book will be available in German, English and potentially in other languages.

There will be a daily 45-minute introduction to the Passion Play in German and English. Learn interesting facts and background information about the current Passion Play and its almost 400-year history from local participants. The planned starting times and the exact prices are not fixed yet. The tickets can be purchased on site at the office, Dorfstr. 3.

For a better overview, we provide a theatre layout plan here:

https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/schedule-performance-dates

You can see the detailed theatre layout plan in the booking section:

https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/book-here

Arrangements/Package deals (Ticket with overnight-stay and board) can already be booked at Passionsspiele Oberammergau Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG in Oberammergau at:
https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/book-here

or via telephone (Mondays - Fridays 9 am - 5 pm) at: +49 8822 83 59 330

The pre-sales of tickets without overnight-stay will start on 6th March 2019. To be informed in time, you can register for our newsletter or mailing circular at the following link:
https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/contact

Your registration is non-binding; we use it as a means of orientation and to collect the data. Your data will be entered into our address book so that we can inform you in time on the start of the sales via newsletter or mailing circular.

You can buy individual tickets without overnight stay in Oberammergau at https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/tickets-arrangements
starting from March 6th, 2019.

To be informed in time on the pre-sales of the tickets without overnight-stay, you can register for our newsletter or mailing circular at the following link:
https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/contact

After we received the full amount of your payment the booked tickets will be sent by mail to the customer's specified billing address. Please note, these are the original tickets, so please keep them easily found until the date of the event.

For pupils, students (up to 26 years of age) and people with disabilities (from 70% disability) there is a quota of tickets on which they receive a reduction of 30%. Excluded from the reduction are tickets in price category 1. If the contingent is exhausted, unfortunately no reduction can be granted on tickets at the full price.

You can book arrangements at Passionsspiele Oberammergau Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG at:
https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/book-here

or via telephone (Mondays - Fridays 9 am - 5 pm) at: +49 8822 83 59 330

You can find the prices for the arrangements here:

https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/tickets-arrangements

Yes, you can choose your preferred hotel or guest house/holiday home if it is included in the arrangement.

You can find a list of all participating partner accommodation facilities here:
https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/tickets-arrangements

You can find a list of all participating hotels, guest houses and holiday homes here:

https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en/tickets/tickets-arrangements

If you have any questions on other hotels and accommodation facilities in the region, please contact the region Ammergauer Alpen at:

https://www.ammergauer-alpen.de/en or at: +49 8822 922740.

Individual tickets will be available starting from March 6th, 2019.

If you have any questions on overnight stays that don’t concern the arrangement, please contact the region Ammergauer Alpen at:

https://www.ammergauer-alpen.de/en or at: +49 8822 922740.

Individual tickets will be available starting from March 6th, 2019.

There will be the following options: Meat, Fish, Vegetarian.

Once you have made your booking and payed the full amount, all your necessary documents for your booked package will be sent within 30 working days prior departure:

a) by email to the given e-mail address
Please note, If you can't find your documents it's always worth checking your Spam, Junk or Trash folders first.

b) by mail to the given specified billing address

The travel documents we will be sending you by email must be printed out completly and must be provided to the supplier of the services. This email includes your accommodation voucher, ticket voucher and all the other services booked in your arrangement.

Please note: Your original entry tickets will be given to you on your day of arrival at the check-in desk of your choosen hotel. Please give the corresponding voucher to the receptionist.

We recommend that you take out a ticket insurance.

What is insured?
The insurance replaces the price of the ticket if the visit of the booked event can not be commenced as scheduled or can not be attended due to one of the following events:

• Death, severe accidental injury
• Unexpected severe illness, Intolerance to a vaccine, pregnancy
• Damage to your property as a result of fire, elementary event or intent criminal of a third party
• Loss of job as a result of an unexpected redundancy by the employer
• Commencement of a job if the person was unemployed when booking the journey

What services does the ticket redemption protection include?
In case of non-arrival of the travel/non-use of the rental object: Reimbursement of the contractually owed cancellation costs if an insured event has occurred. Non-deductible!

You can find informationen about arrival and departure here.

An event area with admission checks is set up in front of the Passion Play Theatre. Please allow sufficient time (at least 1 hour before the start of the performance).

Before you enter the Passion Play Theatre area there will be admission controls. Bag and body checks may be carried out as part of the admission checks. These are to be tolerated to an appropriate extent. Admission into the theatre is only permitted of a valid ticket. The ticket must be shown at the entrance of the theatre. Admission checks will take place.

Please inform yourself before your visit about possible changes to the admission times at www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/en.

Admission is only permitted upon presentation of a valid ticket for the performance day. The name of the visitor must be entered on the back of the ticket. At the request of the admission staff, the identity card must be presented in order to check whether the person entered on the ticket is the same as the ticket holder entering the theatre. For safety reasons, the Passionsspiele Oberammergau Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG must have all the names of the visitors.

During the performance, the ticket must be carried at all times and presented on request.

Commercial sale of the ticket is not permitted.

All reduced tickets must be accompanied by proof of entitlement to the reduction. The entitlement must exist on the day of the performance. Reductions in the case of reduced fees for pupils, students and persons with disabilities must be proven at the time of admission with a valid student card, student identity card or severely disabled person‘s identity card as well as the identity card at the time of admission. If the proof cannot be provided, the difference to the respective fee must be paid without reduction before admission.

Admission to the Passion Play Theatre takes place approx. 30 minutes before the start of the performance. The seat must be taken 15 minutes before the beginning of the performance.

Please note: Admission is not possible after the start of the performance.

We recommend you to count in at least 1 hour for identity checks.

In case of ticket loss you will receive a duplicate of your ticket at the office (Dorfstraße 3) or via phone +49 (0)8822 835 93 30 for a fee with corresponding proof.

Please note that the Passion Play Theatre is an openair stage with roofed seats. Therefore, please wear seasonal comfortable and weather-depending clothing. Wardrobe can be left in a baggage drop-off point on site. Blankets will be provided for you on site.

The following objects are not permitted in the event venue (theatre):

• Food and beverages more than 0,5 litres
• Bags exceeding the DIN A4 format
• other objects (such as walking sticks, umbrellas, etc.)

Only resealable beverage bottles up to 0,5 litre and mini umbrellas may be taken into the theatre. Prohibited objects can be deposited in a baggage drop-off point on site.

During performances any electronic devices (e.g. mobile phone, smartphone, tablet) must be set up in such a way that they do not interfere with the performance by sound, vibration or light signals (airplane mode).

Please note that admission is only possible for persons with a valid ticket. Accompanying persons should contact the office in advance.

Sound, film, photo and video recordings of any kind are prohibited at the venue for copyright reasons. Recording equipment and cameras of any kind brought along must be returned to the baggage drop-off points for storage for a fee.

Smoking is forbidden in the theatre but it is okay at the event area.

Animals are prohibited in the Passion Play Theatre. In particular, dogs must not be taken along.

If you booked an arrangement, a 3-course-menu is included and a table is waiting for you. For ticket only guests: Please make an early reservation for a table. Here is a list of restaurants, cafes and inns in Oberammergau and around. Please consider the waiting times at the entrances and exits of the theatre and the security area. You will be able to buy snacks and beverage on site.

Break times May 16th to August 16th
Between 5 pm and 8 pm

Break times August 17th to October 4th
Between 4 pm and 7 pm

Further information can be found online in the house rules.
 

St. Peter und Paul (catholic)
Herkulan-Schwaiger-Gasse 5, 82487 Oberammergau

St. Nikolaus Unterammergau (catholic)
Pfarrgasse 2, 82497 Unterammergau

At the moment there are no fixed times for the services.

St. Martin - Bad Kohlgrub (catholic)
Hauptstrasse 21, 82433 Bad Kohlgrub

St. Antonius – Altenau (catholic)
Eckweg 6, 82442 Altenau

St. Franziskus (catholic)
Höhenweg 1, 82442 Saulgrub

At the moment there are no fixed times for the services.

Kloster Ettal (catholic)
Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1, 82488 Ettal, www.kloster-ettal.de
Church services on Sunday: 7 a.m. Messfeier, 9:30 a.m. Pfarrgottesdienst, 11 a.m. Konventamt

Evangelisch- Lutherische Kreuzkirche (protestant)
Theaterstr. 10, 82487 Oberammergau
Sundays and Holidays: 10 a.m. Service with Holy Communion
Monday to Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Service with Holy Communion

St. Georg - Bad Bayersoien (protestant)
Brandstatt 6, 82435 Bad Bayersoien

At the moment there are no fixed times for the services.

Tourist-Information Oberammergau
Eugen-Papst-Str. 9a, 82487 Oberammergau
Tel. +49 (0)8822 / 92 27 40
www.ammergauer-alpen.de/en​
www.ammergauer-alpen.de/oberammergau/en

Opening hours
May 16th to August 16th, 2020
Monday & Wednesday: 9 am to 6 pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9 am to 7.30 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10 am to 7.30 pm

August 17th to October 4th, 2020
Monday & Wednesday: 9 am to 6 pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9 am to 6.30 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10 am to 6.30 pm

May 5th to November 1st, 2020
The Oberammergau Museum is partly surrounded by a cube, which continues inside and cuts through parts of the building. The resulting space becomes an exhibition of the inner passion. A large part of the small sculptures in the historical collection from the 18th and 19th centuries depict the life, suffering, death and resurrection of Christ. Light, projections and veils direct the viewer‘s gaze to individual sculptures; the tour ends in a spatial sculpture. The museum thus becomes a place for reflection on one‘s own projections, fears and the  question of salvation.

Museum of Oberammergau
Dorfstr. 8, 82487 Oberammergau
www.oberammergaumuseum.de

Opening hours
May 16th to August 16th, 2020
at performance days from 9 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm
On days without performance from 9 am to 6 pm

August 17th to October 4th, 2020
at performance days from 9 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm
On days without performance from 9 am to 6 pm

Admittance: The exact prices are not fixed yet.