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Three levels, 36 climbing stations and a height of 25 metres: these are the key features of the latest attraction at Munich’s Olympiapark (Olympic Park). The Adventure Tower offers climbers spectacular panoramic views across the entire park. With varying levels of difficulty across its 36 climbing stations, the course offers an exciting experience for seasoned climbers and beginners alike. The 180-square-metre viewing platform can also be booked as an event space for special occasions.
Contact: Sayaq Adventures Team München; Email: [email protected]
For some time, passers-by have been able to watch the experts at work through the windows of Münchner Käsemanufaktur’s (Munich Cheese Dairy) glass-walled dairy on Prinzregentenstraße. Now, visitors can also take a look behind the scenes. Once a month, the founders invite guests into their treasure trove and offer an insight into the traditional craft of cheesemaking right in the heart of the city. And, of course, there’s a tasting too!
Contact: Sebastian Kreuels, GM & Marketing; Email: [email protected]
Since August 2026 Kapi Sauna is a recent addition to the leisure scene at Bahnwärter Thiel. The modern sauna combines the social experience of sauna bathing with one of Munich’s most distinctive locations. Visitors can easily book a 90-minute slot online and enjoy the sauna alongside other guests or reserve it exclusively for their own group. As a swimwear sauna, Kapi is deliberately designed to be accessible and welcoming, making it particularly appealing also to international visitors. It offers the perfect opportunity to combine a visit to the creative world of Bahnwärter Thiel with an unusual moment of relaxation away from Munich’s classic sights. Even the name fits the concept: Kapi takes its name from the capybara, widely regarded as one of the world’s most sociable and laid-back animals.
Contact: Martin Dietrich; Email: [email protected]
Since July 2026 For centuries, the Munich Residence was home to Bavaria’s dukes, electors and kings from the House of Wittelsbach. Today, as Europe’s largest palace museum, it captivates visitors with more than 150 magnificent rooms and architecture spanning the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical periods. On this new two-hour guided tour from München Tourismus (Munich Tourism), guides take visitors on a fascinating journey through Bavarian history. Highlights include the Grottenhof (Grotto Courtyard), the Antiquarium and the Ahnengalerie (Ancestral Gallery), accompanied not only by facts and figures but, as always, plenty of fascinating and curious stories. The tour takes place every Friday at 14.30. The meeting point is the ticket desk in the entrance hall of the Residenzmuseum (Residence Museum).
Contact email: [email protected]
The in-house production “Eine Technosinfonie” creates a truly unique atmosphere in the Elektra Tonquartier at Bergson Kunstkraftwerk in Munich. Composed especially for the venue’s two resident ensembles – Jazzrausch Bigband and Bergson Phil’ – the concert format brings together contemporary classical music, techno, metal and film music with an immersive 3D audio production to create an extraordinary sonic experience. The production premiered in early September and will be performed regularly until summer 2027.
Contact: Maximilian Maier, Director of Programming & PR, Email: [email protected]
The 150th birthday of the tram in Munich has to be celebrated! From 16 to 18 October, a wide range of events will mark the anniversary. On 17 October 2026, there will be a parade and a circular route featuring historic trams, as well as a colourful programme of festivities in the city centre. The vehicle parade will travel via Sendlinger Tor (Sendling Gate) and Stachus, continuing to Marienplatz and the opera house, and along Maximilianstraße to the Maximilianeum (Maximilian Hall). On 18 October 2026, the MVG Museum will host a large public festival featuring historic vehicles, a colourful children’s programme and a variety of food and drink.
Contact: Oliver Schwankl, Email: [email protected]
Enthusiasm for American football continues to grow steadily in Germany. All the better, then, that Munich will once again host one of the NFL’s international games in 2026. On 15 November, the Detroit Lions, featuring German-American star Amon-Ra St. Brown, will take on the legendary New England Patriots at the Allianz Arena. Anyone who doesn’t manage to get a ticket will find plenty of opportunities across the city to watch the game on the big screen and join fellow fans at watch parties. And for anyone who gets a taste for the action, another NFL game will be held at the Allianz Arena in 2028.
The Münchner Philharmoniker have a new maestro at its helm: Lahav Shani officially took over as the orchestra’s chief conductor in September. The Israeli-born conductor will make his mark on the Münchner Philharmoniker over the coming months with a total of eight different concert programmes across the orchestra’s subscription series. A close collaboration with a host of renowned soloists is already planned, including Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lang Lang. Audiences can therefore look forward to a rich and varied season.
Contact: Franziska Burr, Email: [email protected]
You can find a full event overview here.
Following extensive renovations, the Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum (Valentin Karlstadt Museum) has been open to visitors again since July. The newly redesigned exhibition “Lisl Karlstadt – Flug zum Mond” (Lisl Karlstadt – Flight to the Moon) is dedicated to the popular folk actress and cabaret performer Lisl Karlstadt. Numerous film and audio stations bring the artist’s wide-ranging body of work to life. The exhibition on Karl Valentin, “Sturzflüge in den Zuschauerraum” (Nosedives into the Auditorium), has also been extensively redesigned and now features even more original props from his years on stage. The café in the Turmstüberl (Tower Parlour) has lost none of its charm.
Contact: Renate Luba, Email: [email protected]
Since 2008, Tao Schirrmacher, European champion in river surfing, has been diving to the bottom of Munich’s Eisbach to recover lost objects. Like the objects themselves, their stories seem to have sunk into obscurity, forgotten and hidden deep beneath the surface. The presentation of the Eisbach Treasures collection grew out of a desire to give these objects their stories back – or to tell new ones about them.
Contact: Leonie Elena Friedmann, Email: [email protected]
For more than four decades, Ragnar Axelsson has been photographing the people, animals and landscapes of the Arctic. Since his first trip to Greenland in the early 1980s, he has returned year after year, creating one of the world’s most extensive photographic chronicles of life in the Far North. Rather than simply illustrating climate change, the Icelandic-born photographer’s dramatic black-and-white images reveal how environmental changes are experienced by people whose livelihoods depend on the land, sea and ice.
Contact: Isabel Siben, Executive Board Kunstfoyer; Email: [email protected]
With the intervention “Kuckuckseier” 25 artists from the Neue Münchner Künstlergenossenschaft (New Munich Artists’ Association) transform the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum into a temporary space for viewing and reflection through their contemporary works of visual art. Displayed across several galleries on the main floor, their works comment on and subvert the museum’s familiar displays, introducing surprising, thought-provoking, profound and humorous perspectives.
Contact email: [email protected]
Maria Jarema (1908–1958), the “revolutionary commissar of abstraction”, was a sculptor, painter and actress who experimented with printmaking techniques and designed costumes and sets for dance and theatre. She wrote texts on art theory, intervened in the Polish parliament in support of women’s right to social self-determination and wrote manifestos opposing class society. The exhibition at the Lenbachhaus is the first presentation of Jarema’s work in Germany. It features numerous paintings, monotypes, costumes, stage designs and writings.
Contact: Claudia Weber, Email: [email protected]
You can find a full exhibition overview here.
The world’s oldest brewery is coming to Munich: with the opening of Weihenstephaner am Platzl, the Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan (Weihenstephan Bavarian State Brewery) is opening its first restaurant in Munich’s Old Town. Taking over the former Südtiroler Stuben at Platzl, the new restaurant will transform the traditional setting into a dining space that combines tradition with modernity. At its heart is the “Kuchltisch” (Kitchen Table). Here, groups of up to 17 people can sample a selection of Weihenstephaner beers while looking into the open kitchen and enjoying Bavarian delicacies prepared there.
Contact: Anton Hirschfeld, Email: [email protected]
Anyone who thought wine could not be produced in Munich is about to be proved wrong. Since mid-April 2026, the first vines have been growing within the city limits – more precisely, in Obermenzing – as part of Munich’s first vineyard. The team behind Weinbauverein Menzing e.V. (Menzing Winegrowers’ Association) is well aware of the challenges: late frosts, dry summers and a healthy dose of scepticism from those around them. They have chosen a forward-looking grape variety that is ideally suited to the location, as well as being robust and sustainable. The first MENZINGA city wine will be ready for its inaugural tasting in a few years’ time. For wine lovers, it will be well worth the wait!
Contact: Christian Daubner, Menzinger Weinladen; Email: [email protected]
Munich restaurateur Vincent Fricke is taking over the canteen of the Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) and the Residenztheater (Residence Theatre), bringing a touch of style to the lunch break. His concept: a canteen for everyone, with fair prices and organic produce. The result is an open meeting place for artists and other cultural professionals, staff and all Munich residents.
The four founders of the new “Goethe & Gabel” at Häberlstraße 15 near Goetheplatz have set out to offer high-quality food at fair prices while creating family-friendly working hours for themselves and their team. The quartet, led by Felix Adebahr, who earned a Michelin Green Star during his time at Green Beetle, plans to open in mid-September. The menu changes weekly, featuring fresh Mediterranean dishes made with seasonal herbs and sustainable ingredients. The innovative team is embracing flexible working models to combine quality with a healthy work-life balance. From 11:00 to 19:30, guests can enjoy a lunch break or unwind over a relaxed meal after work.
Contact email: [email protected]
Ninety minutes, six beers, one tasting: as part of the exclusive Experiences offered by Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski, the luxury hotel gives beer lovers the opportunity to sample beers from Munich’s six major traditional breweries together in a single tasting for the first time. In the historic Jagdzimmer (Hunting Room), a beer sommelier guides guests through the world of Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner and Spaten, with background information on flavour profiles and the breweries’ histories, accompanied by carefully paired Bavarian specialities. The experience is open to hotel guests and outside visitors alike.
Contact: Carolin Grove, PR Director; Email: [email protected]
Bob W. Munich City Centre opened near the Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) in May 2026, offering 119 modern studios and apartments for short and extended stays. The design-oriented aparthotel offers fully equipped studios and contactless check-in. Its central location makes it a convenient base for business trips and city breaks.
Contact: Victoria Ward, Abode Worldwide (UK); Email: [email protected]
Element by Marriott is set to open in Unterföhring in November 2026, with 561 long-stay apartments as well as event spaces. Designed for extended stays and business travellers, the hotel also offers spacious studios and apartments with kitchenettes. Modern facilities and good transport connections provide a high level of comfort for longer stays.
Contact: Michaela Belling, Director Communications, Email: [email protected]
With 277 rooms, a rooftop bar and modern design, Amano München is set to open at Stachus in November 2026. Located in the heart of the city, the group’s second Munich hotel combines clean architectural lines with high-quality interiors in warm colours. Its proximity to major sights, shopping, the main train station, cultural venues and Munich’s nightlife makes it an ideal base for a city break. Contact: Julia Herchenbach, VP Operations, Email: [email protected]
Gambino Hotel Goethe 26, an economy boutique hotel with functional rooms and a contemporary concept, is set to open in Munich in December 2026. It will offer 69 rooms in an extensively renovated existing building on Goethestraße. Located close to the main train station and Theresienwiese, it is an ideal base for a future visit to Munich – whether for business, leisure or the Oktoberfest. Contact: Sabrina Gambino-Kreindl, Email: [email protected]
The Kunstbau (subterranean gallery of Lenbachhaus) is undergoing renovation and is expected to be closed until spring 2027.
Stadtmuseum München (Munich City Museum) has been under renovation since early 2024. The reopening is scheduled for 2031.
The Neue Pinakothek (art gallery) at the Kunstareal (art quarter) is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment and is expected to remain closed until 2030. During this time, a selection of masterpieces will be on display on the ground floor of the Alte Pinakothek and in the Schack Collection.
The Olympiaturm (Olympic Tower) will be closed for renovation until approximately spring 2027.
The iconic transparent tent roof in the Olympic Park will undergo renovation starting in September 2026. Completion is scheduled for 2029.
The Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) will also be closed until early summer 2028 due to renovation work.
About Munich Tourism
München Tourismus is the city’s central tourist organisation and is part of the City of Munich’s Department of Labour and Economic Development. München Tourismus works with its business partners in the private sector and the tourist organisation München TIM e.V to develop marketing and PR campaigns and tourism products in a bid to establish Munich as a destination on the international travel market. Tourismuskommission München (the Munich Tourism Commission), a joint committee that includes representatives from the city council and the local tourist industry, sets out the strategic focus in achieving this aim. München Tourismus acts as a centre of expertise, knowledge and innovation within Munich’s tourism industry; as a link to regional and supra-regional tourist organisations (TOM, BayTM, DZT, MC and many more); and as a professional, neutral advisor to the tourist industry.
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