PARTY TIP OF THE WEEK until October 26, 2025!!! Munich celebrates: The fall folk festival - the Kirchweihdult
Munich folk festival in the Au: Fun, beer gardens, and various stalls, rides, games, activities, and more at the Kirchweihdult
Kirchweihdult 2025! From Saturday, October 18th to Sunday, October 26th, 2025, at Mariahilfplatz (English, Italiano, Français, Deutsch)
Munich. Every visitor to Munich should know this folk festival: It's Munich's oldest festival: the traditional Kirchweihdult. Every year, around 300 traders, artists, and artisans, food stall owners, and showmen take part in this beautiful folk festival in Munich. In Munich, people enjoy the festivals as they come. This small Oktoberfest in the Au will take place again until October 26th, 2025. Everyone will then meet at Mariahilfplatz (the Au district, located east/right of the Isar) and then the party begins. At the fair, people celebrate with specialty stalls, beer gardens, and artisans. Young and old alike find refreshment, fun, and variety. Mariahilfplatz is in the Au district, located on the right bank of the Isar River ...
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| Munich City Hall and the towers of the Frauenkirche with the typical "Welschen Hauben" (Welsh toques), photo archive: Helga Waess |
Family fun for the whole family at the Kirchweihdult (Church Fair)
Bumper cars, ring toss, ball toss, a children's carousel, and even puppet shows await visitors at the Kirchweihdult. It smells like Oktoberfest, and you can snack on cotton candy and roasted almonds.
So, before the chilly days in Bavaria arrive, head to the popular Munich Kirchweihdult (Church Fair), because on Tuesday, October 21st, there will also be reduced prices in the fairgrounds.
The Kirchweihdult is the annual market
... for unique items from artisans such as carpet weavers, wood carvers, and ceramicists, but you'll also find antique books, Bavarian delicacies, beer gardens, and carousels. The Kirchweihdult is a traditional fair in Munich.
Festival in the Au
Kirchweihdult before the Kirchweihfest (church fair), which always takes place on the third Sunday in October.
Culinary specialties can be found at the Auer Dult.
At the Kirchweihdult on Mariahilfplatz, delicacies from sweet to savory are available at every corner. Good food and drink are simply part of the festival in Munich.
Bavarian Delicacies Highlights
- Fresh Creamy Delicacies
- Sandwiches with marinated ox tails
- Typical Schupfnudeln (scrambled dumplings) - here from the large pan
- Steckerlfische (fish on sticks) are a must for every visitor
- Bavarian Stockwurst (sausages) (rarely served and similar to white sausages)
Vegetarian and vegan dishes
Traditional cheese spaetzle
- and delicious antipasti sandwiches
Opening hours of the Kirchweihdult 2025
- Daily from Saturday, October 18th to Sunday, October 26th, 2025 at Mariahilfplatz
- Sales hours from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Rides from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Family day on Tuesday, October 21st with discounted prices in the fairgrounds
Location of the Auerdult - Kirchweihdult 2025
- Munich folk festival from October 18th to Sunday, October 26th, 2025
Mariahilfplatz (in the Au district, located on the right bank of the Isar River)
