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Fasching, Munich’s carnival season, characterised by fancy dress balls, early Jan- early Feb, various venues
Fasching Sunday, parade, first Sun of Mar, city centre
Ballet Week, Mar, Bayerisches Staatsballett
Starkbierausschank (Strong Beer Season), mid-late Mar, traditional breweries
Frühlingsfest (Spring Festival), mid Apr-early May, Theresienwiese
Documentary Film Festival, late Apr-early May, Filmstadt München and various cinemas
Auer Maidult (May Fair), nine-day traditional street market and fair (website: www.auerdult.de), late Apr-early May, Mariahilfplatz
BMW Open, tennis championship (website: www.iphitos.de), late Apr-early May, Tennisstadion Iphitos
Lange Nacht der Musik (Long Night of Music), music performances (website: www.muenchner.de), May, 100 various venues
Stadtgründungsfest (City’s Founding Festival), Munich’s birthday celebrations, early/mid Jun, city centre
International Film Festival (website: www.filmfest-muenchen.de), late Jun-early Jul, Gasteig and various cinemas
Open Air auf dem Odeonsplatz (Open Air on Odeonsplatz), Munich Philharmonic Orchestra open-air concert (website: www.klassik-am-odeonsplatz.de), late Jun, Odeonsplatz
Münchner Stadtlauf (Munich City Run), late Jun/early Jul, throughout the city
Opernfestspiele, opera festival (website: www.muenchner-opern-festspiele.de), late Jun-late Jul, various venues
Tollwood Sommerfestival (Tollwood Summer Festival), music, cabaret and theatre (website: www.tollwood.de), mid Jun-mid Jul, Olympiapark Süd
Christopher Street Day, gay and lesbian pride festival (website: www.csd-munich.de), mid Jul, Marienplatz
Auer Jakobidult, nine-day traditional street market and fair (website: www.auerdult.de), late Jul-early Aug, Mariahilfsplatz
Summer Festival, Aug, Olympiapark
Oktoberfest, beer festival, late Sep-early Oct, Theresienwiese
Medien Marathon, city marathon (website: www.medienmarathon.de), mid Oct, start at Olympiapark, finish at Stadium of the Zentralen Hochschulsportanlage, Connollystrasse 32
Auer Kirchweihdult, nine-day traditional street market and fair (website: www.auerdult.de), mid-late Oct, Mariahilfsplatz
Münchner Bücherschau (Munich Book Show), book fair (website: www.buchhandel-bayern.de), Nov, Gasteig
Tollwood Winterfestival (Tollwood Winter Festival), music, cabaret and theatre (website: www.tollwood.de), late Nov-late Dec, Theresienwiese
Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market), late Nov-24 Dec, Marienplatz




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