Munich Events

Over 400 musical performances, ranging from classical and jazz to rock, pop and folk, all take place on one evening – ‘The Long Night of Music'. Stages are set up across Munich, everywhere from bars and restaurants to concert halls and churches.

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Held in the fantastic environment of Munich’s Olympic Park, the annual Tollwood Summer Festival is a mellow open-air celebration of rock and pop music, cabaret, street performance and theatre. Taking place over a month, this is an event that always proves itself an equal draw for music and culture enthusiasts, grown-ups, teenagers and kids alike.

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Munich's International Film Festival has been running since 1983, celebrating cinema as an art form. It’s one of Germany’s biggest, and although it’s a heavyweight industry event, members of the public are strongly encouraged to attend screenings of the over 200 films that are shown here each year.

For better or worse, the Oktoberfest is the very reason that millions of visitors actually come to Munich each year. The world's biggest and most famous beer festival, accompanied by the world’s largest fair, all began as a royal wedding celebration in 1810. Over two centuries later, the revelry is on an epic scale that has to be seen to be believed. Bear in mind that flight tickets and accommodation for Munich virtually evaporate during this period.

No entry fee, except to reserve a seat in a beer tent.