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• Oktoberfest

  
  Sep 18 - Oct 3The world’s biggest party will celebrate its 171st year in September aided by 6 million visitors downing 6 million litres of beer....

• Football

  Berlin may be the capital of Germany, Frankfurt its financial centre, but when it comes to football, there is really only one town that matters: Munich, and its all-conquering Bayern team, which usually wins the German championship by some distance....

• Beer!

  Einz...Zwei...Drei...Suffa!Bavaria, and Munich in particular, is perhaps most famous for beer. The Oktoberfest, the biggest party in the world, has been held here every year since 1833, but the brewing goes back much further than that....

• Spring Festival

  If there’s one thing the people of Munich enjoy, it’s partying and any old excuse to throw one will do....

• Skiing

  
  Some beautiful German villages near the Austrian border offer great skiing in stunning landscapes. Read more here....

• New Year's Eve

  
  On Silvesterabend (New Year’s Eve) the whole of Munich becomes a party zone. Nearly every restaurant offers pricey five-course dinners and entertainment, and club parties that last well into the new year....

• Lenten & Easter traditions

  In the Catholic state of Bavaria they take their religious holidays very seriously, which means that shops and offices close on Good Friday (April 9) and Easter Sunday and Monday 11-12 April)....

• Riversurfing

  
  One of Munich’s most surprising summertime attractions is the riversurfing on the Eisbach river that flows though the Englischer Garten....

• The Bavarian Menu

  Auflauf casseroleBohnen green beansDorsch codErbsensuppe pea soupForelle troutGurkensalat cucumber saladKohlroulade ...

• Munich's Districts

  Old TownAction is centred in the medieval Old Town (Altstadt), originally located within the old town walls, which have long ceded to a ring road....

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• Auerdult Market

  Auerdult/Maidult Market Festival Mariahilfplatz, Metro Kolumusplatz, www.auerdult.de. Open 09:00 - 20:00....

• Kocherlball

  Pleasure would be boring without the pain, and one of Munich’s best traditional festivals involves getting up early (and we mean early) to dress up and head to the park to dance polkas and drink beer together with thousands of others as the sun rises....