A chairoplane at the Auer Dult in Munich.

What’s happening in Munich?

Markets and large events in Munich

The Frühlingsfest spring festival, Auer Dult traditional fair, Oktoberfest, Christkindl Christmas markets: here is an overview of Munich’s annual festivals and markets, with all of the dates and details at a glance.

Urban & Districts

A salesman with a big piece of cheese in his hands at the weekly market at Hans-Mielich-Platz in Munich.

Ready for the markets?

Munich is home to over 40 markets, with more than 120 traders: each one is unique and has its own story. An overview from Tuesday to Saturday.

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Shopping & Design

Chairs at the flea market in the district Haidhausen in Munich.

Flea markets in Munich

Browsing, bargaining and shopping

From the night flea market to the courtyard flea market, from Theresienwiese to Riem - these flea markets await you in Munich.

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Markets & Festivals

People standing at a traffic light at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich in summer.

Viktualienmarkt typology

Who do you meet at the Viktualienmarkt?

The Viktualienmarkt in Munich is a popular tourist attraction. We have identified eight types of people you are guaranteed to meet at the city's most famous market.

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Official Munich City Guide

Three copies of the official Munich city guide are slightly stacked on top of each other so that the image of the Frauenkirche remains visible on each one.

Order now for 8,90€ incl. shipping!

Official Munich City Guide

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides.

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides - from sights to hidden highlights. Order now free of shipping costs!

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View of the Junior Suite at the DO&CO Hotel am Marienplatz in Munich.

Overview: Hotels in Munich

Find your perfect accommodation in Munich: from affordable hotels and guesthouses to 5-star hotels with glamorous luxury.

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The new Munich Card and Munich City Pass

Munich Card & City Pass

Discover Munich in a relaxed and uncomplicated way: discounts for the diverse range of art, culture and leisure activities with our guest cards.

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Public transport is included

Many discounts with the Card, many things for free with the Pass.

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Towers of the Frauenkirche in Munich taken from the air.

Frauenkirche: Visit of the South Tower

Book a visit to the observation deck of Munich's Frauenkirche and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the city.

Book now for 7,50 €!

Courtyard of the Neues Rathaus in Munich.

Visit of the New Town Hall Tower

Discover Munich's highlights from a very special perspective after just a few seconds in the lift!

Book now for 7 €!

Discover Munich's highlights from a very special perspective after just a few seconds in the lift!

Small meeting room of the Neues Rathaus in Munich

New Town Hall Tour

Explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official City of Munich tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

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Explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

Magistrates, Monachia and magnificent celebrations: explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official City of Munich tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

Three copies of the official Munich city guide are slightly stacked on top of each other so that the image of the Frauenkirche remains visible on each one.

Official Munich City Guide

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides - from sights to hidden highlights. Order now free of shipping costs! a

Order now for 8,90€ incl. shipping!

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides.

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides - from sights to hidden highlights. Order now free of shipping costs!

Towers of the Frauenkirche in Munich taken from the air.

Frauenkirche: Visit of the South Tower

Book a visit to the observation deck of Munich's Frauenkirche and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the city.

Book now for 7,50 €!

Book a visit to the observation deck of Munich's Frauenkirche and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the city.

Law library in the new city hall in Munich.

Visit of the Law Library: Juristische Bibliothek

Impressive architecture and unique ambience: discover the Law Library in the New Town Hall.

Book now from 12 €

Impressive architecture and unique ambience: discover the Law Library in the New Town Hall.

Several pedicaps with guests in the Englischer Garten (park).

Pedicab tour through the old town and nature

Enjoy this special tour and pedicap ride past all the famous sights of Munich's old town and into the Englischer Garten.

Book now for 155 €!

Enjoy this special tour and pedicap ride past all the famous sights of Munich's old town and into the Englischer Garten.

Posters which were put up on the facade of the Haus der Kunst in Munich.

Guided Tour National Socialism in Munich

This tour explores key sites of Nazi history and traces the rise of the NSDAP from 1923 to 1945.

Book now for 25 €!

This tour explores key sites of Nazi history and traces the rise of the NSDAP from 1923 to 1945.

Exterior view of the Hofbräuhaus Munich at dusk.

Hofbräuhaus Tour

Discover the most famous beer hall in the world with an official guide of the city of Munich and enjoy a fresh Mass of beer afterward!

Book for 32€, Mass beer included!

Discover the most famous beer hall in the world with an official guide of the city of Munich and enjoy a fresh Mass of beer afterward!

Discover the most famous beer hall in the world with an official guide of the city of Munich and enjoy a fresh Mass of beer afterward!

Towers at Marienplatz in Munich

Old Town Tour

The city walk for everyone who wants to become acquainted with the most beautiful parts of Munich's city centre.

Book now for 20 €!

The city walk for everyone who wants to become acquainted with the most beautiful parts of Munich's city centre.

Wort kettle at the Spaten brewery in Munich.

Spaten Brewery Tour

Experience a brewery tour at Spaten with a look behind the scenes, interesting facts about the company history and beer tasting in the brewery tower.

Book now for 24 €!

Experience a brewery tour at Spaten with a look behind the scenes, interesting facts about the company history and beer tasting in the brewery tower.

A blue double-decker sightseeing bus at BMW Welt

Hop-On Hop-Off city bus tours Gray Line

The hop-on hop-off city bus tours of Gray Line will let you collect unforgettable impressions of Munich.

Book now from 26 €!

The hop-on hop-off city bus tours of Gray Line will let you collect unforgettable impressions of Munich.

Neuschwanstein Castle in the surrounding region of Munich.

Dream castles Neuschwanstein & Linderhof

Immerse yourself in the world of the fairytale king!

Book now for 73 €!

Immerse yourself in the world of the fairytale king!

View of the Salzach river and the castle in Salzburg.

Salzburg and the Lake District

Visit the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and relax on the journey to beautiful Lake Wolfgang.

Book now from 69 €

Visit the birthplace of composer extraordinaire Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, stroll through the Baroque old town and then relax on the journey to beautiful Lake Wolfgang.

An alley in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Romantic Road: Rothenburg and Harburg

Hop on and be whisked away by one of the world's most beautiful stretches of street: the Romantic Road to Rothenburg and Harburg.

Book now from 74 €!

Hop on and be whisked away by one of the world's most beautiful stretches of street: the Romantic Road to Rothenburg and Harburg.

Kehlsteinhaus Berchtesgaden including a panoramic view of the valley in the surroundings of Munich.

Berchtesgaden area and Eagle's Nest

The day trip takes you along the Alpine Road to Berchtesgaden area with its dreamlike scenery.

Book now from 66 €!

The day trip takes you along the Alpine Road to Berchtesgaden area with its dreamlike scenery.

Two persons stand on their heads in the royal hall of the Magic Bavaria.

Magic Bavaria Experience Museum

Experience Bavaria from a completely new perspective at Magic Bavaria, Munich's first upside-down adventure museum!

Book now from 22 €

Experience Bavaria from a completely new perspective at Magic Bavaria, Munich's first upside-down adventure museum!

Alter Peter, Frauenkirche and Neues Rathaus: the Munich skyline in the evening light.

Private guided tour through Munich's Old Town

Exclusive and safe: Discover the most beautiful sights and corners of Munich's city centre with your official personal guide.

Now for only 180 €!

Exclusive and safe: Discover the most beautiful sights and corners of Munich's city centre with your official personal guide.

Vouchers

Buy now vouchers for your visit in Munich. The ideal gift! Guided tours, guest cards and more...

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Buy now vouchers for your visit in Munich. The ideal gift! Guided tours, guest cards and more...

A beer mug and beer barrels in the Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum in Munich.

Bavarian Beer & Food Tasting Tour in Munich

Experience Munich's beer history with tastings, visits to traditional taverns and stories about the art of brewing.

Book now from 59 €

Experience Munich's beer history with tastings, visits to traditional taverns and stories about the art of brewing.

Munich christmas market at Marienplatz

Christmas Markets Munich 2025

Every year, it seems...

...Christmas starts a little earlier. Munich's Christmas Markets at a glance!

Christmas decoration in a sales booth at the christmas market in Munich.

Chtistmas market typology

Which Christmas market is right for me?

In Munich a perfect Christmas market shines for every taste and every disposition.

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Christmas angels in a sales booth at the christmas market in Munich.

Christmas market

The magic of Christmas

When it gets dark and the snow shines in the glow of countless lights, the Christmas market on Marienplatz is the most beautiful.

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Markets & Festivals

People in carnival costumes on an outdoor stage in driving snow.

Fasching Carnival in Munich 2025

Crazy Fasching season

Fasching, the Carnival season in Germany, is a time of joy, costumes, and lively celebrations. Munich hosts one of the most exciting German-style carnivals - Upcoming events.

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Markets & Festivals

The Tollwood Summer Festival grounds with tent, parasols and plants

Tollwood Summer Festival

simply magical

Culture for all: since the end of the 1980s, visitors have associated this festival with an atmosphere of tolerance, internationalism and openness.

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Markets & Festivals

Guests at the Kocherlball sit at beer tables during dawn in Munich.

Waltzes, polkas and traditional Zwiefacher

When the people are dressed to impress and meet to dance till dawn at Chinesischer Turm: it's Kocherlball time. This year on July 20.

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Markets & Festivals

A beer mug at the strong beer festival at the Paulaner am Nockherberg in Munich

Starkbier festivals in Munich in 2025

Munich's fifth season

Finally, it's the traditional strong beer season in Munich, again. Here you will find the best Starkbier (strong beer) festivals in 2025 and interesting facts about the history of Starkbier.

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Sports & Leisure

The Munich Summer Tollwood Festival in the Olympiapark photographed from above with a drone at nightfall.

Open-air festivals 2025 in Munich and the surrounding region

Celebrating in the fields, forests and meadows

The best open-air festivals 2025 in and around Munich.

Swingboat and big wheel at the Oktoberfest in Munich.

Best of Oktoberfest

The 100 most beautiful Oktoberfest moments

We are looking forward to the best moments of the biggest folk festival in the world. Let's go!

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The official Oktoberfest websites

All information about the Oktoberfest can be found on the official Oktoberfest website:

www.oktoberfest.de

You can find the official stein, the Oktoberfest poster and other great Oktoberfest products in the official store:

shop.oktoberfest.com

A woman who is wearing a dirndl is smiling at the Oktoberfest in Munich.

Munich’s Dirndl Idol

Tradition or trash? We photographed nine visitors to the Oktoberfest – and asked a panel of experts to judge their traditional outfits.

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Drummers at the Oktoberfest Costume and Riflemen's Parade in Munich.

Traditional Munich

Customs are in!

From fresh approaches in fashion to exciting experiments in the kitchen: an overview.

Markets & Festivals

A grandfather is carrying his granddaughter in his arms at the Auer Dult in Munich.

Celebrating with tradition: Dult is cult!

Three times a year for nine days of shopping, searching, watching, and amusing. Maidult, Jakobidult and Kirchweihdult are cult in Munich.

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Markets & Festivals

Chain carousel on the Auer Dult in Munich.

That certain feeling...

As a folk festival, Munich not only has the Oktoberfest to offer. Our author has spent one day at the Auer Dult - searching for this certain Munich feeling.

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