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• St. Patrick's Day

  What started in 1996 as a party by a small rabble of Irish expats, now has turned into a huge party and parade of 15,000 participants and spectators....

• 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....

• Spring Festival

  From April 16 to May 2, Munich is celebrates its 40th Frühlingsfest (Spring festival) on the famous Theresienwiese....

• 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)....

• Crazy castles

  
  Read all about Mad King Ludwig's famous castles here. ...

• Auerdult Market

  This historical market festival (held from Oct 16 – 24) is little known to tourists but has fair prices and appealing wares....

• Events

  What's on in Munich for your stay... ...

• A trip to Burghausen

  For sheer contrast to the Munich metropolis, how about a day or two away in deepest rural Bavaria? One of the prettiest little towns in Oberbayern but virtually unheard of by most foreign visitors is Burghausen....

• 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....

• Riversurfing

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

• 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....

• The Bavarian Menu

  So you can't tell your weisswurst from your schinken? That's where our handy menu decoder comes in....

• Oktoberfest

  
  You'll either lovit it or hate it, but every year it happens. Be a part of it this year and get it right with our special insider's guide....