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

• Spring Festival

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

• 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....

• 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....

• The night of 25,000 blades

  Blade Night sounds like it could be fencing or it could refer to the night of the undead, when you can fulfill your vampire slaying fantasies while attempting to be as sexy as Wesley Snipes....

• 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....

• Welcome card

  Visitors who plan to do a fair bit of travelling and sightseeing in Munich can save money by purchasing the Welcome Card....

• 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....

• 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....

• Riversurfing

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

• 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....