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Saturday, 18 July 2026

Today in Munich

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

Morning

A canyoner abseiling beside a waterfall in a rocky gorge.
09:00–13:00Be ActiveBeginner Canyoning Half-Day TourA four-hour beginner canyoning trip with a guide and technical equipment included, for confident swimmers aged 12+.Minigolfplatz Reit im WinklReit im WinklEUR 60–65
Poster for the Sport-Club Schleching summer festival.
09:30–00:30Bring the KidsSport-Club Schleching SommerfestA day of youth football and hands-on games, followed by an evening gathering on the village sports ground.Sportplatz SchlechingSchlechingPrice TBC
10:00–12:00Bring the KidsAction mit Papa - Action mit WasserA hands-on water-play session for fathers and children aged two to five, indoors and in the courtyard.Kinder- und Familienzentrum Am SüdparkThalkirchen-Obersendling-Fürstenried-Forstenried-SollnEUR 5
A garden fence with a welcome sign
10:00–11:30Learn SomethingGerman Language Café at Gasteig MotoramaA free drop-in German conversation café for all levels, supported by trainee German teachers.Gasteig Motorama, Upper FloorAu-HaidhausenFree
Neighbours browse a rack of second-hand clothes at a sunny Munich courtyard flea market.
10:00–16:00Local & SeasonalHofflohmarkt Solln & ObersendlingPrivate courtyards become browsing stops on a walkable local second-hand trail.Solln & Obersendling (courtyards across the neighbourhood)Solln & ObersendlingFree
10:00–12:30Bring the KidsKinder- und Jugend-BauWorkshop #ArchitekturA hands-on architecture workshop where 8–15-year-olds explore food systems, then build their own spatial responses.Pinakothek der ModerneMaxvorstadtFree
11:00Be ActiveInzeller FalkensteinlaufFamily race day with children’s sprints, a half marathon and a relay on forest roads around Inzell.Max Aicher ArenaInzellEUR 7–50
Promotional photograph for the Rastplatz adult art workshop.
11:00–14:00Make SomethingRastplatz: Dein Sommer-HeftAn adult art workshop to bind a summer sketchbook and seed it with playful prompts for drawing, collage and stitching.Museum Villa StuckBogenhausenEUR 25
11:00Go With FriendsSeerosen Cup mit StadionfestYouth football rolls into an evening stadium festival with children’s activities, live music and a beer island.Wilhelm-Scharnow-StadionWaging am SeePrice TBC

Afternoon

12:00–20:00Bring the KidsHappy Family @ Kinoliebe Summer Festival 2026A free outdoor family zone of circus, creative stations and children’s shows on the Königsplatz lawn.Glyptothek-Wiese, KönigsplatzMaxvorstadtFree
Promotional image for Kreativzeit für kleine Köpfe.
12:00–19:00Make SomethingKreativzeit für kleine KöpfeDrop-in craft tent at Tollwood where under-fives make empathy stones and kindness bunting from feelings.Tollwood Sommerfestival, Olympiapark SüdSchwabing-WestFree
12:00–12:30Listen LivePriener Orgelsommer: Agáta SivčákováA half-hour lunchtime recital on the parish church’s 50-stop Woehl organ, played by a Munich conservatoire student.Pfarrkirche Mariä HimmelfahrtPrien am ChiemseeDonation
People of many ages, including an older woman, a toddler and a wheelchair user, reach and stretch together in a wood-panelled dance studio.
12:30–14:00Go DancingCommunity DanceAn open contemporary dance session where people of all ages and abilities move together at their own pace.WerkraumAltstadt-LehelFree
Fertigung von Mikrochips.
12:30–13:15Learn SomethingMikrochips unter der LupeA close-up workshop on how microchips work and how these everyday circuits are made.Deutsches MuseumLudwigsvorstadt-IsarvorstadtFree
The Schwarzentenn Alm in a green Alpine valley near Kreuth.
13:00–15:00Get OutsideHeilklimawanderung to Schwarzentenn AlmA two-hour guided health walk covering 6.1 km and 181 metres of ascent towards Schwarzentenn Alm.Tourist-Information KreuthKreuthEUR 7–14
13:30–15:00Learn SomethingBarocke PrachtentfaltungA 90-minute museum tour tracing Bavaria’s rise to an electorate through the Residenz’s baroque display.ResidenzmuseumAltstadt-LehelEUR 3
Event poster for CFU – Open Air & Club
14:00–06:00Go DancingCFU – Open Air & ClubA long open-air and club session at Bahnwärter Thiel, built around electronic DJs and summer energy.Bahnwärter ThielSendlingEUR 0–15
Ein Kind in einem weißen Laborkittel und blauer Schutzbrille beobachtet aufmerksam ein chemisches Experiment im Chemielabor. Eine andere Person, deren Hände sichtbar sind, pipettiert eine orangefarbene Flüssigkeit in ein Reagenzglas, das sich in einem Gestell mit mehreren leeren Reagenzgläsern befindet.
14:00–15:00Bring the KidsChemische Experimente für Klein und GroßA one-hour chemistry workshop where children test acids, colours and gases with an adult.Deutsches MuseumLudwigsvorstadt-IsarvorstadtFree
Lead image for the Steina Playback exhibition linked to the electroacoustic music workshop
14:00–17:00Make SomethingÖffentlicher Workshop zu elektroakustischer Musik von Vincent ScheerBuild instruments and patch synths in a hands-on session on how electronic sound is made.Haus der KunstLehelEUR 12
14:00–17:00Be ActiveOpen4Making: eat. meditate. dance. repeatA free rooftop movement workshop mixing guided exercise, meditation and collective reflection for all ages.Pinakothek der Moderne, FLUXMaxvorstadtFree
14:00–16:00Learn SomethingVorhang auf! Das CuvilliéstheaterA two-hour architectural tour of the rococo Cuvilliés Theatre and the Residenz courtyards.Residenz München, BrunnenhofAltstadt-LehelEUR 11
Comicaze promotional image for a comic drawing event.
14:00–17:00Make SomethingZeichenspiele und Comic-Jam: Moosacher ComictreffDrop-in comic drawing jam for beginners and regular sketchers on the MVHS Moosach terrace.Münchner Volkshochschule MoosachMoosachFree
The Tove Jansson exhibition at Literaturhaus München, with Moomin illustrations across the gallery walls.
15:00–17:00Bring the KidsSchwimmen, Spielen, Schwitzen – Vorlese-NachmittagRead-aloud afternoon for children aged six to ten with Moomin stories, games and a guided visit to the Tove Jansson exhibition.Literaturhaus MünchenAltstadt-LehelEUR 20
Promotional image for Bergson Gallery Führung: EARTH MATTERS.
16:00–17:00Learn SomethingBergson Gallery Führung: EARTH MATTERSGuided Bergson Gallery tour of EARTH MATTERS, exploring art about people, nature and technology.Bergson GalleryAubing-Lochhausen-LangwiedEUR 15–19
Colourful fireworks bursting over the night sky, the festival's own artwork for its pyrotechnic finale.
16:00Local & SeasonalSommernachtstraum: open-air stages and fireworksOlympiapark's summer festival pairs pop and electronic stages with a fireworks and drone finale.OlympiaparkMilbertshofenEUR 40–270
A black-and-white self-portrait reflected in a circular mirror among video equipment.
16:30–17:30Learn SomethingAusstellungsführung zu „Steina: Playback"A one-hour tour through Steina's media-art retrospective, from early videos to room-sized installations.Haus der KunstLehelEUR 5
A group seated on colourful yoga mats stretches beneath red stage lighting.
16:30–17:30Be ActiveMetal Yoga Session “Deep & Slow”A calmer metal-yoga reset during Bergson Metal Fest, built around gentle movement and heavy sounds.StudioAubing-Lochhausen-LangwiedEUR 15–40

Evening

Promotional image for Bergson Metal Fest.
17:00–23:00Listen LiveBergson Metal FestA one-day metalcore and hardcore festival at Bergson with four German bands and included yoga sessions.AtriumAubing-Lochhausen-LangwiedEUR 15–40
The colourful Werkraum future-lab set with guests seated on blue and yellow tiled bleachers, a glowing neon sign and dressing-room mirrors on a bright yellow floor.
17:30–19:00See CultureThe Future is GlamA glittery sustainability lab mixing drag, comedy, music and discussion about the future of cultural venues.WerkraumAltstadt-LehelEUR 10
Production scene from Alcina at the Bavarian State Opera.
18:00–21:40See CultureAlcinaHändel’s baroque sorcery drama becomes a study of power and wounded self-belief in Johanna Wehner’s new production.PrinzregententheaterBogenhausenPrice TBC
Promotional image for Metal Yoga Session “Full Force”.
18:00–19:00Be ActiveMetal Yoga Session “Full Force”A high-energy metal-yoga session during Bergson Metal Fest, pairing strong flows with metalcore beats.StudioAubing-Lochhausen-LangwiedFree
Poster image for the Jugendclub production Wir haben keine andre Zeit als diese.
18:00See CultureWir haben keine andre Zeit als dieseA devised youth-ensemble piece tracing poet Mascha Kaléko through the glamour and menace of late-1920s Berlin.Münchner Volkstheater Bühne 3IsarvorstadtPrice TBC
Eurovision Weekend event graphic against a sunset-coloured sky
19:00Go With FriendsEurovision Weekend: Fanvision GalaA Eurovision fan-club gala with amateur singers, scoreboard judging and guest appearances by former contestants.Gasteig HP8, Hall XSendlingPrice TBC
Futuristic Fidelio stage set built from Plexiglas and metal.
19:00–21:50See CultureFidelioBeethoven’s only opera turns a prison rescue into a stark drama of marital courage, freedom and justice.NationaltheaterAltstadt-LehelEUR 11–163
Poster for GIESINGER ROCKPALAST - Sommerfest.
19:00Listen LiveGIESINGER ROCKPALAST - SommerfestGiesinger Rockpalast's summer gathering brings a live rock bill to Backstage Club.Backstage ClubNeuhausen-NymphenburgEUR 12.28
Promotional image for Life is just a bowl of cherries / In der Schlange.
19:00See CultureLife is just a bowl of cherries / In der SchlangeA Resi für alle club double bill about inheritance, memory and the strange social theatre of waiting in line.MarstallAltstadt-LehelEUR 25
Portrait of Munich rapper Itz Zik.
19:00Listen LiveMediterranea. Saving Humans pres.: Voci in Rima – Crossing the SeaRap, spoken word and film about Mediterranean sea crossings from Senegalese artist Dugu Tigui Spirit and Munich scene rappers.Import ExportNeuhausen-NymphenburgEUR 10–30
Guests sitting and standing on colourful blue and yellow tiled bleacher seating in the Werkraum, with a glowing neon sign and dressing-room mirrors on a bright yellow floor.
19:00–23:00Go DancingTAM TAM Tanztreff meets All Abled ArtsAn inclusive disco night with DJs, karaoke and support on site for disabled and non-disabled guests.WerkraumAltstadt-LehelEUR 10
19:30–23:30Go DancingBoogie & Swing Tanzschiff MS EdeltraudFour hours of boogie, swing and partner dancing across three indoor floors and a covered lake deck.MS Edeltraud, Chiemsee SchifffahrtPrien am ChiemseeEUR 33
Poster image for Caligula at the Münchner Volkstheater.
19:30–21:30See CultureCaligulaThe last-ever performance of this staging of Albert Camus's drama about a Roman emperor testing the limits of absolute power.Münchner Volkstheater Bühne 1IsarvorstadtPrice TBC
Four performers stand at a huge pale wall covered in handwritten names, each writing or reaching up with chalk in a bare theatre space.
19:30–20:35See CultureDie Rückseite des LebensYasmina Reza's court-observation prose becomes a short German-language stage piece about judgement and fragile lives.ResidenztheaterAltstadt-LehelPrice TBC
Poster for CODY PENNINGTON - Country Show 2026.
20:00Listen LiveCODY PENNINGTON - Country Show 2026Modern country songs and a full live-band show from singer-songwriter Cody Pennington.Backstage WerkNeuhausen-NymphenburgEUR 26.5
A woman with curly hair in a dark coat stands in warm golden light, hand raised to her lips, beside a lit crystal chandelier on a theatre stage.
20:00–21:30See CultureFräulein ElseA contemporary stage version of Schnitzler’s psychological novella, centred on coercion, class and self-possession.SchauspielhausAltstadt-LehelEUR 15–45
A big band and string orchestra perform on a smoke-filled stage under red and white beams before a seated audience.
20:00–21:15Listen LiveJazzrausch Bigband & Bergson Phil’: Eine TechnosinfonieJazzrausch Bigband and Bergson Phil’ fuse big-band force, strings and techno pulse in a 75-minute concert.Elektra TonquartierAubing-Lochhausen-LangwiedEUR 28–56
Poster for ROCKERS MIT DJ DRAGSTAR.
20:00Go DancingROCKERS MIT DJ DRAGSTARDJ Dragstar plays an indie-and-rock party across the Backstage Biergarten.Backstage BiergartenNeuhausen-NymphenburgFree
Group photo of the choir VoicesInTime.
20:30Listen LiveVoicesInTimeA Munich a cappella jazz choir swings through Ellington, Ed Sheeran and Sportfreunde Stiller under a new director.Jazzclub UnterfahrtHaidhausenEUR 14–28
A man's face fills the frame, split vertically: right side cool blue, left washed in red‑orange light and fire; foreground shows a small silhouette carrying another across a wet, reflective surface beneath stars.
21:45–23:35See CultureCreepy Crypt: StarmanJohn Carpenter's science-fiction romance screens in the late Creepy Crypt series.City Kinos MünchenAltstadtPrice TBC

Late

Bangers Party promotional graphic for the Milla Club club night in Munich.
23:00Go DancingBangers PartyA no-rules chart-hits club night — party anthems and black beats from most decades, guilty pleasures very much included.Milla ClubIsarvorstadtPrice TBC
Poster for the Blitz Klubnacht with Daphni, Gernot von Modeselektor, mad miran and Shed.
23:00–08:00Go DancingBLITZ: Daphni, Gernot von Modeselektor, mad miran, Shed LIVECaribou's club alias Daphni, a rare Shed live set and a solo Modeselektor half headline one of the club's last Saturday nights.Blitz ClubAltstadt-LehelPrice TBC
Poster for CORE ALL OVER.
23:00Go DancingCORE ALL OVERA late party for harder alternative tracks in the compact Backstage Club.Backstage ClubNeuhausen-NymphenburgFree
Morecore Party artwork for the Feierwerk club night
23:00Go DancingMorecore PartyLate-night alternative party across Kranhalle and Hansa 39, mixing core, nu-metal, pop-punk and throwback pop floors.Feierwerk Kranhalle and Hansa 39Sendling-WestparkEUR 11
Poster for PSYFUCK X STARKSTROM.
23:00Go DancingPSYFUCK X STARKSTROMA late techno collaboration from the Psyfuck and Starkstrom crews in Backstage Halle.Backstage HalleNeuhausen-NymphenburgEUR 12.5

Coming up

Sunday, 19 July 2026Sonnenaufgang am WörthseeMake Something · Workshop · Oberndorf
Dancers waltzing in front of the Chinesischer Turm pagoda in the early morning, with a covered bandstand at the Kocherlball.
Sunday, 19 July 2026Kocherlball at the Chinesischer TurmLocal & Seasonal · Traditional Ball · Schwabing
A brunch buffet counter with glass carafes of dairy, oat and soya milk beside clip-top jars of muesli and cereal, with two guests eating in soft light behind.
Sunday, 19 July 2026Brunch im BergsonTaste Something · Sunday Brunch · Aubing-Lochhausen-LangwiedSunday, 19 July 2026M. Haydn: ChiemseemesseListen Live · Choral Mass · FraueninselSunday, 19 July 2026Familienworkshop: Tiere aus aller WeltBring the Kids · Kids Workshop · Maxvorstadt
Promotional image for HEALTH’N’HARMONY: Das Bergson Yogakonzert: Harfe.
Sunday, 19 July 2026HEALTH’N’HARMONY: Das Bergson Yogakonzert: HarfeBe Active · Yoga Session · Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied

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