In June, Munich is a big stage: The Filmfest München and the open-air cinema “Kino, Mond & Sterne“ attract with creative cinematic art. The Tollwood Festival takes care of nature conservation – and concerts that last.
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Munich celebrates its 867th birthday! Under the motto "Spin right round again!", the city center will be transformed into a celebration mile on 14 and 15 June 2025. There will be an exciting program of traditional highlights such as the craftsmen's village on Odeonsplatz, a Ferris wheel on Wittelsbacherplatz for a great view and, of course, music, music, music on all the stages. Celebrate with us!
Münchner Stadtgeburtstag, 14. und 15. Juni 2025, Altstadt
The Tollwood Festival in the Olympiapark stands for summery lightness – and this year, from 19 June to 20 July 2025, serious topics will again be on the agenda: Tolerance, diversity of cultures, fair animal husbandry and a sustainable approach to nature, which is also lived out at the festival. People from all over the world chat at wooden tables and green hills over beer and international organic food. Famous musicians play jazz, rock or pop in the circus tents. There are also unusual theatre productions and fascinating performances by artists and acrobats. All this is surrounded by the stands of the “Market of Ideas“, where all kinds of handicrafts are offered for sale.
Tollwood, 19 June to 20 July 2025, Olympiapark Süd
On June 28 2025, Munich's Königsplatz will become an open-air stage for the 90s Super Show, a huge 90s festival that offers a musical journey into the nineties. Between 15:00 and 23:00, around 25,000 visitors are expected to party to Eurodance, boy bands and 90s classics. Artists such as 2 Unlimited, SNAP and Eiffel 65 will be performing hits such as The Power, Blue (Da Ba Dee) and What is Love, which shaped the decade musically. The event offers an opportunity to refresh memories of the nineties and experience the pop culture of the time together.
90s Super Show, June 28 2025, Königsplatz
The Zamanand Festival has the motto “Sustainability, Diversity and Tolerance“. In cooperation with the Department for Climate and Environmental Protection and M-net, this year's first festival will take place in May or June 2025 between Odeonsplatz and Siegestor. Thanks to the car-free day, the Zamanand-Festival offers a large platform for the entire urban society, the core topics are environmental protection and social cohesion. With numerous events, 8 stages, workshops and information booths, the festival aims to help raise awareness of today's challenges and set an example for a better future.
Zamanand Festival, May or June 2025, Ludwigstrasse between Odeonsplatz and Siegestor
People love summer in Munich – no wonder when you think of the many bathing lakes, beer gardens and mountain trips just waiting to be experienced here. Twelve things you should be sure to try during the hot season!
Every year a very special festival takes place on the grounds of Kaltenberg Castle: The young radio station PULS from the Bavarian Radio invites the best musicians of the hour in front of a great backdrop.
PULS Open Air 2025, Date 2025 follows, Schloss Kaltenberg Geltendorf
For many Munich residents, the film festival is one of the highlights of the year. International stars come to the city and discuss current topics, the film business and themselves at world premieres. From 27 June to 6 July 2025, cineastes will go to the city's cinemas day and night to experience original versions of independent and Hollywood films from numerous countries.
Munich Film Festival, 27 June to 6 July 2025, different locations
The Munich Opera Festival will take place from 27 June to 31 July 2025 to close the season. With opera premieres, ballet, concerts and song recitals, the Bavarian State Opera presents an extensive festival programme, which this year focuses on three major works by Richard Strauss.
Munich Opera Festival, 27 June to 31 July 2025, Nationaltheater
It's not only the people of Munich who love it: The Midnightbazar is a regularly flea market that always opens its doors in the afternoon or in the evening. So that visitors feel well entertained while searching for treasures, live music and street food is also provided. This time, the night flea market in the Olympiastadion is pitching its tents – and is attracting visitors with over 500 exhibitors and public viewing.
Midnightbazar, Olympiastadion
Want to stand in goal like your idol and make spectacular saves in front of cheering fans? This dream comes true at Magic Bavaria. Thanks to a clever illusion with a trampoline and a 90-degree turn, it looks as if you are standing in goal yourself and diving for the ball like a pro.
Magic Bavaria, Munich's first interactive upside-down experience museum, offers over 30 imaginative installations and upside-down effects on 1,000 square metres. Discover amazing illusions, an upside-down royal castle and the largest ball pool in Munich.
Magic Bavaria, Mona shopping centre
The queer pub "fesch" opened in the Glockenbach district just last year and has been welcoming more than just the LGBTQ* community ever since. This summer, the pub is expanding its offering: In the Nussbaumpark at Sendlinger Tor, the associated beer garden is open daily between 4 and 11 pm in good weather - and attracts visitors over the months with around 25 concerts, cold beer and vegan dishes.
Fesch Biergarten, dates 2025 follow, Nußbaumstraße 1
The Kulturstrand is a place of encounter and relaxation with a cultural programme for all Munich residents and their guests. Throughout the summer it offers an open cultural platform and meeting place – everyone is cordially invited to join in thinking, talking and shaping. All dates for the music, children's and sports programme or other events can be found throughout the summer in the Kulturstrand programme calendar and on the official Facebook page! On the Facebook page, the organisers also provide information about rain, highlights and life at Kulturstrand. All activities are free of charge!
Kulturstrand, 1 May to 8 September 2025, Corneliusbrücke
For romantic evenings, the somewhat more contemplative summer open-air “Kino, Mond & Sterne“ on the Seebühne in the Westpark has plenty in store. On picnic blankets and the warm stone steps of the semicircular amphitheatre, guests can experience classics such as “Drive“ from June to September in convivial company, laugh together at successful dialogues, hope with their film heroes or sing well-known melodies together in the choir – sometimes even in the summer rain.
Kino, Mond & Sterne, dates 2025 follow, Seebühne (lake stage) in Westpark
Every June the Glockenbachviertel is particularly colourful. Here and at Marienplatz, heterosexuals, gays and lesbians celebrate “Christopher Street Day“ on 28 and 29 June 2025 with a parade and big street party. This will all take place as part of PrideWeeks, which will be in Munich from 14 to 29 June 2025!
CSD Munich, 28 and 29 June 2025, Marienplatz and Glockenbachviertel
Three Grammys and seven Brit Awards, plus well over 100 million records sold - Dua Lipa has long been a global mega-star in pop music. In 2024, her third solo album "Radical Optimism" reached number one in the charts in her native UK and in the USA. She will also be stopping off in Munich on her world tour - at a double concert in the Olympiahalle on 31 May and 1 June 2025.
Dua Lipa, 1 June 2025, Olympiahalle
Even the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made music at Schloss Nymphenburg – so it's fitting that the Nymphenburg Palace Concerts have been taking place in this fantastic setting for over ten years. Baroque and classical artists perform every month in the Hubertussaal in the north wing of the palace. At the “Dinner & Concert“, you can combine the concert evening with a three-course meal in the neighbouring Schweige Palace Restaurant.
Nymphenburger Schlosskonzerte, dates tba, Hubertussaal in Nymphenburg Palace
On June 19, 2025, Samu Haber, the charismatic Finn with the unmistakable voice, will open the Tollwood Summer Festival in the Musik-Arena. Known as the frontman of Sunrise Avenue, he has already rocked the Musik-Arena with hits such as "Hollywood Hills" and "Heartbreak Century". This time he will be bringing his new album and solo hits such as "Who Do I", "Hideaway" and many more.
Samu, 19 June 2025, Tollwood / Olympiapark Süd
On August 02, 2025 Andreas Gabalier will give a concert at Königsplatz.
Concert on Königsplatz, 2 August 2025, Königsplatz
You can find a well curated selection on Munich - City of Music.
Rampenlichter is the largest international youth cultural dance and theater festival in Germany and an art and play laboratory for productions by young people between the ages of 6 and 27. It takes place every two years in Munich. Rampenlichter is open to you for two weeks from morning to night with lots of free activities and fair prices.
Rampenlichter, 11 to 24 June 2025, Kreativquartier, Dachauer/Schwere Reiter Straße
Barbecuing on the Isar reminds you just how great it is to be alive. On warm summer evenings, people flock to the river in their thousands. The banks are jam-packed all the way up and down stream. Since its renaturisation, many locals see the Isar as their second home. It's a place where they can relax, enjoy the sunshine, meet their friends, grab a beer or bite to eat. And it’s incredibly simple, too. The only things you need to spend the evening at the Isar after a hard day’s work is a picnic basket full of treats, a blanket and a barbecue. You can find a handy single-use version of the latter at petrol stations and supermarkets. It’s important to take care when picking your spot. While picnics are allowed almost anywhere along the Isar, barbecues are not. In the city centre area, the section known as Flaucher, to the south of Brudermühlbrücke bridge, is the only part that allows barbecues. The second BBQ zone stretches around the island near Oberföhring in northern Munich. Security guards keep an eye out and issue fines to anyone in breach of the rules. If you are unsure whether barbecues are allowed, you can check the City of Munich’s free Isar app, which contains a wealth of information. The BBQ areas also have large bins where you can empty your charcoal.
Grainau’s Midsummer Night bonfire is one of the finest in the entire Alpine region. Every year, locals from the village of Grainau light their fires in the mountains on the evening of 23 June. Before the fires are lit, young men from the village ascend the mountain, building fires on peaks, ridges and ledges. As darkness begins to descend, Waxenstein ridge slowly transforms into one long chain of lights. The mountain appears to light up, looking almost as if it’s engulfed in flames. While this is going on, the young men start their descent back down to the valley, using flares and headlamps to light their way in the dark. These bonfires can be traced back to a pagan ritual performed on 23 June for thousands of years. This is the day when the night is at its shortest and the day at its longest. These days, the fires are lit in honour of a saint. On 24 June, Catholics remember John the Baptist, which is why the bonfires are known Johannifeuer (St John’s Fire).
The southern part of Munich is home to lots of trees and water – the ideal destination for a bike tour, particularly in hot weather. Menterschwaige is a popular finishing point for tours. This beer garden and its canopy of chestnut trees is located directly above the Isar river so it is pretty easy to find. Simply follow the Isar southwards out of the city centre, past the Tierpark (zoo), Flaucher park and power station. Menterschwaige is directly opposite the statue of the Isar raftsman on the eastern banks of the Isar. There are several paths leading to the beer garden. If you're not quite ready for a break, cross over Menterschwaigstrasse and Schmorellplatz to Geiselgaststeigstrasse. This road leads you past Perlacher Forest, which is also a nice place for a detour. The smaller forest paths have been gravelled and there are a few larger tarmacked paths. If you decide to stick to Geiselgaststeigstrasse and go north instead, you can either stop at Harlachinger Jagdschlössl (a former castle-turned-restaurant with its own beer fountain) or Harlachinger Einkehr, a restaurant on a hill above the zoo. From here, a path will lead you back down to the Isar. Many underground stations or S-Bahn stations have MVG bikes available to rent (provided by the local transport network). There is also a number of private rental agencies.
Tip: You can book a guided bicycle tour through the city and the Englischer Garten with us. The experienced guide will show you Munich's most important sights – rental bike and city map are included!
A detailed calendar of events can be found here.
