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Reggae jam comes of age

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

At the weekend of August 24th-26th, the Chiemsee Reggae Summer Festival will celebrate its 18th birthday. After so many years running, it can be rightly stated that this festival is finally coming of age.

Europe's biggest reggae festival, with more than 30 000 visitors, is sure to impress its devoted audience once again with a striking group of headliners. Reggae legends such as Sean Paul, Shaggy and Gentleman will bring classic Caribbean vibes to the south Bavarian village of Übersee....

Witty earthy tones

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Witty, earthy tones in a cozy atmosphere are on display in the north section of Englisch Garten Munich, Englischer Garten. During the first two-weeks in August, witty, earthy tones are spoken in English by members of Entity Theatre e.V., and it helps create a most charming setting under the open skies for free performances at Englischer Garten Amphitheater. On opening night a nice sized crowd for this environment arrived with picnic baskets, blankets and cushions, placing them on the grass...

Gräfelfinger Kulturfestival at Paul-Diehl-Park

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Normally, Paul-Diehl-Park is just a pleasant escape from the hustle and bustle of Munich city life, a short train ride west of Munich. However, this particular area of Pasing's 'Stadtparks' is currently rocking to the sounds of the Gräfelfinger Kulturfestival. Yesterday Paul-Diehl-Park saw the beginning of the four-day-long celebrations that have come to Munich once every two years since 1978. Admittance is free to all and the festival often sees on average of around 4000 visitors enjoying the...

Dachau Volksfest - the bite sized Oktoberfest

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Anyone passing by the Wies'n in the next few weeks will see preparations underway for the world's most mammoth beer festival. Oktoberfest will be rolling into Munich next month like an invading army, and in the weeks leading up to 22nd September it will almost be possible to feel the city gather a collective intake of breath in anticipation. Soon the joyous multitude in dirndls and lederhosen will be upon us, and the air will resound to the chiming bell note of Maß clinking on Maß and 1970s...

Free and Easy Festival at Backstage

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

A hidden jewel of a summer festival, with a rocking price
I've always been skeptical of free gigs; they generally consist of less than average bands playing far less than average music. Usually the only real bonus to them is the free entry but even then, the organisers will raise drink prices just to make themselves the profit they would like. With this all in mind, when I was informed of the Free and Easy Festival held at Backstage, I was far from excited to attend but in all honesty, I could...

Kloster Scheyern: Historic Monastic Brewery

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

History, delcicious food and beer await those pilgrims who trek to Scheyern Monastery Just past the furthest northern reaches of the Munich S-bahn, where the hops' fields begin to dominate the landscape, lies Scheyern Abbey. If someone says "monastic brewery" I say "yes please", but this one has more than its fantastic beer. This is where the Wittelsbach family, the Bavarian dynasty that ruled from Munich for over 700 years, originated over 1000 years ago. The easiest way to get there is drive...

Kloster Reutberg

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Kloster Reutberg - Only 45 km south from the heart of Munich is a place we discovered 12 years ago. This well-known monastery in the Sachsenkam township has its charms. Not only does its local brewery offers delightful traditional German food, and being set on a hill means that the views of the Alps from its beer garden are simply glorious. It offers an escape from the hustle of Bavarian city life. Many people conveniently end up here for coffee and cake after a nearby cycling or hiking tour;...

Foodie Festival

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

This weekend the Odeonsplatz is going to be overrun by foodies. From Friday to Sunday (3-5 August), the finest delectables that the region has to offer will be on display at the Bayerisches Genussfestival (Bavarian Gourmet Festival). Inside the elegant white tents, which will protect the visitors from both rain and sunshine, wine and cheese tastings will be offered, as well as seminars on a wide variety of gourmet food topics. One of the events that has been announced is a presentation of Lars...

Auer Dult

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

The Auer Dult is Munich's oldest fair, dating back to 1310 and it takes place over the 20,000 square metres of Mariahilfplatz. There are three Dults a year, the "Maidult" in spring, "Jakobidult" in summer and finally "Kirchweihdult" in the autumn. Each of them runs for nine days and attracts around 100,000 visitors to its 300 stands. Opening hours are 10am to 8pm everyday.

The name "Dult" is derived from an old German word meaning "religious observance". Originally it took place before the front...

Dark Knight rises to new heights

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

"Awesome," said the fanboy. "Amazing", said the fanboy's non-fan girlfriend as the credits rolled on The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros.), the final chapter in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Starting with Batman Begins (2005) and continuing with The Dark Knight (2008), these three films are definitely the most realistic, darkest cinematic take on the mythology of Batman. And for their troubles, they are also most popular. The reasons for this are clear from the outset, even for the...

Bavaria Dog takes the plunge

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Last Sunday 29 July, the third annual Bavaria Dog festival took place in the Olympic Park (Olympiapark). Unlike traditional dog shows, this event is geared towards people and their very normal dogs. There were agility courses and dog training presentations, as well as stands with every sort of dog-related product you can imagine. The on and off again rain showers might have irritated the humans at the festival, but their canine companions were having too much fun to notice. There was even a...

"Dinner en Blanc"

September 27, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Last Thursday evening, nearly 500 people gathered on Odeonsplatz and sat down to eat their evening meal together. Organised through social network sites, the gathering was quite secret and unofficial. Even many of the 500 attendees did not know much of what to expect from the evening ahead of them. The evening's motto was "Dinner en Blanc" and saw patrons arrive dressed from head to toe in white-as encouraged, lugging tables, chairs and all manner of food towards Odeonsplatz. Crates of drink and...

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