Munich Special Events
January/February
A fortnight of revelry marks Munich's pre-Lenten carnival season, characterised by street parades and fancy dress balls.
Various venues
Website: www.faschingsplaner.de
Lange Nacht der Musik
Mid May
Over 400 musical performances ranging from classical and jazz to rock, pop and folk all on one evening - The ‘Long Night of Music'.
Various venues
Website: www.muenchner.de/musiknacht
Filmfest München
Late June-early July
Munich's International Film Festival has been running for a quarter of a century, celebrating cinema as an art form.
Gasteig and various cinemas
Website: www.filmfest-muenchen.de
Opernfestspiele
July
This celebrated opera festival marks the climax of the city's theatre season and draws the world's top performers and conductors.
Nationaltheater
Website: www.muenchner-opern-festspiele.de
Tollwood Sommerfestival
Mid June-mid July
The Tollwood Summer Festival is a mellow open-air celebration of rock and pop music, cabaret, street performance and theatre.
Olympiapark Süd
Website: www.tollwood.de
Oktoberfest
Late September-early October
The world's biggest and most famous beer festival.
Theresienwiese
Website: www.oktoberfest.de
Christkindlmarkt
Late November-24 December
A magical Christmas market in the main square, with wooden stands selling hand-carved cribs so famous in Bavaria, tree decorations, gingerbread and Glühwein.
Marienplatz
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