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Monday, 20 July 2026

Today in Munich

20 things to do. Pick a mode or type to narrow it down.

Morning

Still from Carlos Casas KRAKATOA film installation
10:00–20:00See CultureFilminstallation | Carlos Casas. KRAKATOAUnderwater, thermal and microscopic footage builds an immersive portrait of the Krakatoa volcano.Haus der KunstLehelFree

Afternoon

Key visual for the Tomás Saraceno Verwobene Welten exhibition
14:00–15:00Bring the KidsBaby hört mit zu „Tomás Saraceno. Verwobene Welten"A one-hour German gallery tour for parents with babies, exploring Saraceno's eco-social art.Haus der KunstLehelPrice TBC
A hand drawing a manga figure on paper
16:00–18:00Make SomethingCreative Corner: Drawing ClubA free manga and comic drawing club with materials provided and room for beginners.Gasteig Motorama, Future LabAu-HaidhausenFree

Evening

17:00–20:00Make SomethingKräuter-HexenkücheSmall-group herbal workshop turning local summer plants into tinctures, oils, salves and oxymel.Naturschutz- und Jugendzentrum WartaweilWartaweilEUR 22–32
Cover of Scholastique Mukasonga's novel Julienne.
18:00See CultureAusgezeichnet! Der Übersetzer Jan SchönherrBavaria's annual translation stipend evening honours Jan Schönherr for his German version of Scholastique Mukasonga's novel Julienne.Literaturhaus MünchenAltstadt-LehelFree
Poster for the Kesselfleisch and spareribs finale at TSV Schnaitsee
18:00Taste SomethingKesselfleisch & Spareribs zum FestausklangA Bavarian festival-tent supper pairs Kesselfleisch and ribs with live folk music for Schnaitsee’s centenary finale.Festzelt Obernhof am FernsehturmSchnaitseePrice TBC
The Tove Jansson exhibition at Literaturhaus München, with Moomin illustrations across the gallery walls.
18:00Learn SomethingTove Jansson: Die Welt der Mumins – FeierabendführungAfter-work guided tour of the Literaturhaus exhibition on the Finnish artist behind the Moomins, led by Elisa Morell — currently sold out.Literaturhaus MünchenAltstadt-LehelEUR 10–16
18:30–20:00Learn SomethingInfoabend: Vogel gefunden – was nun?Two Munich wildlife specialists explain how to recognise common city birds and respond safely when one is injured.Tierheim München, KatzensaalTrudering-RiemFree
19:00Listen LiveGaPa Live: Offenes ChorsingenBas Klein Paste and Flo Ritter turn park visitors into a one-night choir, teaching one song from scratch before a shared finale.Laura-Dahlmeier-ParkPartenkirchenFree
19:00–22:00See CultureNormaBellini’s bel canto tragedy centres on a Druid priestess torn between public duty, secret love and revenge.NationaltheaterAltstadt-LehelEUR 11–163
Open Stage poster artwork for Lost Weekend.
19:00See CultureOpen StageA casual open mic at Lost Weekend with short live slots, piano and basic stage kit provided.Lost WeekendMaxvorstadtFree
Cinematic production still from the Münchner Kammerspiele show WoW – Word on Wirecard, blending live performers and video projection.
19:30–22:20See CultureWoW – Word on WirecardMultimedia theatre about the Wirecard collapse, mixing financial scandal, filmic staging and live performance.Therese-Giehse-HalleAltstadt-LehelEUR 20
Production still from the Münchner Kammerspiele solo staging of Bevor ich es vergesse, a performer alone on stage.
20:00–22:05See CultureBevor ich es vergesseA stage adaptation of Anne Pauly’s novel about grief, family admin and the strange work of letting go.SchauspielhausAltstadt-LehelEUR 15
Poster for Volker Schlöndorff’s film Der neunte Tag.
20:00See CultureDer neunte TagVolker Schlöndorff’s Dachau drama follows a priest given nine days outside the camp to face an impossible moral bargain.Lichtspielhaus FürstenfeldbruckFürstenfeldbruckEUR 7.5–13
20:00Listen LiveFestspiel-Liederabend Ludovic TézierFrench mélodies and German Romantic songs pair a leading baritone with pianist Julius Drake in an intimate recital.PrinzregententheaterBogenhausenEUR 22–74
Isar Slam poetry slam event graphic in landscape format
20:00See CultureIsar Slam - Poetry SlamMunich's largest monthly German-language slam pits seasoned stage poets against newcomers judged by the room.AmpereHaidhausenEUR 13–15
20:00Listen LiveKlassik unterm SternenzeltTrumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary joins the Munich Symphony Orchestra for Haydn, Mendelssohn and Beethoven under the stars.Brunnenhof der ResidenzAltstadt-LehelEUR 27.5
Press photo of the Munich Modern Jazz Orchestra.
20:30Listen LiveMunich Modern Jazz OrchestraA Munich big band plays Fred Sturm's arrangement of Piazzolla's Libertango suite, with accordionist Vladislav Cojocaru.Jazzclub UnterfahrtHaidhausenEUR 10–20
Inline skaters taking part in Blade Night Munich.
21:00Be ActiveBlade Night München: Nord RouteA free 13.5 km night skate from Bavariapark through Schwabing on a marshalled city route.BavariaparkSchwanthalerhöheDonation
Young shirtless person with short dark hair and a small hoop earring leans back in a narrow shower, eyes closed and head tilted; turquoise tiled wall, faucet draped with lace, soap niche with bars.
21:15–22:49See CultureMongay: The Pleasure Is MineA sensual contemporary drama screens in City Kinos' Monday queer cinema series.City Kinos MünchenAltstadtPrice TBC

Coming up

Historical group photograph of Max Halbe’s skittles club at Christmas on Türkenstraße.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026Stadtrundgang: Die Schwabinger Bohème aus dem OstenLearn Something · Walking Tour · Schwabing-Freimann
An onion and a red pepper stand in separate laboratory beakers.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026Lebensmittelanalytik – Chemie WorkshopMake Something · Science Workshop · Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt
Film poster for Power Ballad – Der Song meines Lebens.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026Power Ballad – Der Song meines LebensSee Culture · Film Screening · Fürstenfeldbruck
Young people playing video games at a library gaming event
Tuesday, 21 July 2026Gaming TuesdayGo With Friends · Talk · Au-Haidhausen
Promotional image for Tuesday Music Trivia.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026Tuesday Music TriviaGo With Friends · Pub Quiz · Berg am Laim
Promotional image for Glas im Alten Ägypten.
Tuesday, 21 July 2026Glas im Alten ÄgyptenLearn Something · Guided Tour · Maxvorstadt

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