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Free-entry open-air market at the Tollwood summer festival with international food stalls, handicraft and upcycling stands in Olympiapark Süd; closing week of the festival falls in this window.
Munich's big summer culture festival in its last week — market, world food, theatre tents and free live music at Olympiapark Süd.
Six-day wine week in Kufstein's Stadtpark culminating in two festival evenings with wine from Austrian and Italian partner-town vintners, regional snacks and live music.
Düren's central Kaiserplatz becomes an urban beach for six weeks: sand, deck chairs, palm trees, a beach-volleyball court and casual outdoor gastronomy.
Large medieval-themed jousting tournament and market at Kaltenberg Castle near the Ammersee, with mounted knight combat, a torch-lit Friday night show, and a craft/food market.
Freising's historic old town turns into one large open-air beer garden with multiple music stages, food and drink stalls, and a children's program.
Four-day traditional shooting-club festival (Schützenfest) in the Düren district of Merken, with a festival parade, church service, king's ball and bird-shooting competition.
Open-air flea market on the lawns of the Olympiapark, running most Fridays and Saturdays through summer.
Twice-weekly outdoor farmers' market with fresh produce, cheese, baked goods and flowers on Landsberg's historic main square.
Stuttgart's long-running Saturday flea market on Karlsplatz, selling porcelain, antiques, paintings, books, lamps and household wares.
A weekly Saturday flea market along the Elbe riverbank near the Albertbrücke, with dozens of stalls of secondhand goods and street food.
Die 100 besten bayerischen Firmenteams treten beim Finale des größten bayerischen Firmen-Beachvolleyballturniers in der Beacharena München gegeneinander an.
Photography exhibition opening the Fotosommer Stuttgart 2026 biennial, shown in THE GÄLLERY space for photography at the Staatsgalerie.
A free public chess festival day inside the International Congress Center as part of the 2026 German Chess Summit, with open play, kids' chess and exhibition boards.
Traditional fishing-guild festival with a festival tent, live music, and freshly grilled Steckerlfisch and smoked trout by the Lech.
International organists play the historic Tuba-mirabilis organ at the Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt in a series of Saturday recitals.
Open-air cinema festival on Königsplatz, with a calmer family programme running until 8pm each day.
Free open-air family festival on the Königsplatz lawn with participatory circus, magic and Kasperl puppet shows, face painting, air acrobatics, play/sport/craft stations and food trucks.
Free six-day world-music and street-food festival on Marktplatz and surrounding streets, with international live acts, a craft market and family programme.
Auf dem Bolzplatz der Glockenbachwerkstatt kann jede:r beim offenen Tischtennis-Turnier mitspielen, egal ob Anfänger:in oder erfahren.
Traditional outdoor forest festival hosted by Tegernsee's sports/traditional clubs, with beer, Steckerlfisch, roast chicken, live brass band music and fairground games.
Large fireworks-and-drone show with live concerts around the Olympiasee — one of the loudest, most crowded events of the Munich summer.
Freising's historic old town turns into one large open-air beer garden with multiple music stages, food and drink stalls, and a children's program.
Evening second-hand market with live band, streetfood and drinks inside the Pineapple Park hall.
Annual communal open-air dining event: Starnberg's pedestrian streets fill with long shared tables and a live music program.
Open-air stage adaptation of Michael Ende's novel in the grounds of the baroque Elbschloss Übigau, running most evenings through 27 July.
Christian Stückl directs a new staging of Kehlmann's Tyll Ulenspiegel novel, relocated to the Thirty Years' War, at the large semi-open-air Passionstheater.
Casual bar night where guests bring and play their own vinyl records for the room.
Open-Air-Aufführung von Emmerich Kálmáns beliebter Operette im malerischen Innenhof von Schloss Blutenburg, präsentiert von der Pasinger Fabrik.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal's morality play reopens the Salzburg Festival with its 2026 premiere on the open-air Cathedral Square.
House/Techno-Clubnacht mit ALICEA, Maryline K und Upper90 im Club Rote Sonne.
Feel-Good-House-Party im Pacha München mit Indo Warehouse, Sentin und Alma.
Early-morning traditional dance ball around the Chinese Tower beer garden: costumed dancers, a Bavarian folk band, dance instruction and a breakfast/Brotzeit before and around sunrise.
Outdoor flea market in a supermarket car park in the Rölsdorf district of Düren, run by Rieder Märkte.
Free guided bus-and-walking excursion to see the Konik wild horses grazing on the recultivated Sophienhöhe spoil-heap landscape near the former Hambach opencast mine.
One-day Japanese culture festival between Haus der Kunst and the Japanese teahouse — tea ceremony, calligraphy, taiko and dance performances.
Traditional fishing-guild festival with a festival tent, live music, and freshly grilled Steckerlfisch and smoked trout by the Lech.
Open-house arts festival at the international art academy on Burg Hengebach in Heimbach, with studio visits, art on show and a festival atmosphere.
Open-air cinema festival on Königsplatz, with a calmer family programme running until 8pm each day.
Free open-air family festival on the Königsplatz lawn with participatory circus, magic and Kasperl puppet shows, face painting, air acrobatics, play/sport/craft stations and food trucks.
Free walk-in English guided tour through the permanent exhibition on Munich's role in National Socialism at the NS-Dokumentationszentrum; recurring Sundays.
Free six-day world-music and street-food festival on Marktplatz and surrounding streets, with international live acts, a craft market and family programme.
Free, no-registration public guided walks through the TU Dresden Botanical Garden on selected summer dates, covering different plant themes each time.
Traditional outdoor forest festival hosted by Tegernsee's sports/traditional clubs, with beer, Steckerlfisch, roast chicken, live brass band music and fairground games.
Jan-Christoph Gockel's marathon staging of Schiller's Wallenstein trilogy at the Münchner Kammerspiele, invited to Theatertreffen 2026, with English surtitles.
Guided tour with sign-language interpretation covering the museum's current exhibitions.
Free organ concert in the evangelical St. Markus church, part of the city-wide Münchner Orgelsommer festival, featuring organ music paired with a sacred-dance ensemble.
Open-air stage adaptation of Michael Ende's novel in the grounds of the baroque Elbschloss Übigau, running most evenings through 27 July.
Open-Air-Aufführung von Emmerich Kálmáns beliebter Operette im malerischen Innenhof von Schloss Blutenburg, präsentiert von der Pasinger Fabrik.
Runs over many days — no need to catch a specific date. Ending soonest first.
Free open-air culture festival on the Neumarkt in front of the Frauenkirche: morning yoga, concerts, dance, talks and literature events daily through 26 July.
Traditional multi-hour raft journey down the Isar from Wolfratshausen to Munich-Thalkirchen, on scheduled departures mainly on weekends throughout summer.
Exhibition of Baselitz works from the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
19th-century masterworks displayed while the Neue Pinakothek is renovated, plus a sculpture show on animal bronzes.
Contemporary-art exhibition reinterpreting Wilhelm Hauff's fairy tale 'The Cold Heart' through the lens of identity, social status and ecological exploitation; showing at the Kunstgebäude while the main Kunstmuseum building is closed for renovation.
A critical historical special exhibition on Nazi-era 'wonder weapon' propaganda and military technology, part of the museum's permanent programme.
Contemporary art group exhibition, self-paced gallery visit.
Munich's oldest open-air cinema — nightly film screenings on a lawn in Westpark.
Lakeside open-air cinema next to the Olympic swimming hall, with a "sundowner" atmosphere before the film.