September 14 = Open Monument Day 2025

Nationwide Heritage Day - on Sunday, September 14, 2025

The German Foundation for Monument Protection publishes the nationwide program for Heritage Day

Sunday, September 14, 2025 - See palaces, churches, and monuments from the inside (Deutsch) - Photo competition for the Open Monument Day until September 16, 2025

Munich - Bavaria. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation is offering a program for Heritage Day on September 14, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including guided tours, a children's program, city walks, snacks, and much more. Every year, this day achieves the goal of opening up buildings that would otherwise remain closed to visitors and bringing the topic of cultural heritage to the forefront of society. The day will be officially opened nationwide with a ceremonial opening ceremony by the German Foundation for Monument Protection in Gera.

Residence at the Hofgarten in Munich - Photo: Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv)

Open Monument Day 2025 in Munich

for example, visit the

Old Mint Munich

September 14, 2025, from 11:00 a.m.

Program with guided tours, children's programs, city walks, snacks, and much more.

• Attendance and participation are free of charge.
• For some program items, the number of participants is limited 
• – free tickets for the tours will be available on site from approximately 10:15 a.m. on Open Monument Day

at the Old Mint (Hofgraben 4, 80539 Munich).

All of the city's palaces will be included.

Here is the link to the program of monuments in Munich = Link zum Programm der Denkmäler in München

The German Foundation for Monument Protection (DSD) - Nationwide Program Online:

... as coordinator of the nationwide Day of the Open Monument on September 14, 2025, is currently publishing over 8,000 events at around 6,000 monuments, as well as around 450 monument tours in all regions of the country.

Those who would like to take advantage of the largely free offerings and cross historic thresholds can find the complete program online at

• <www.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de/programm  

Munich: Tollwood Winter Festival 2024 - Theresienwiese

 TOLLWOOD WINTER FESTIVAL - Alternative Christmas market and more...

The day before the festival starts: The Christmas tree lights up, the silver grape glitters and the big silver unicorn spins

Tollwood Winter Festival on the Theresienwiese in Munich from November 26th to December 23rd, 2024

Munich. The Christmas tree lights up, the silver grape glitters and the big silver unicorn spins. The Theresienwiese becomes a shining eye-catcher on the Oktoberfest meadow in Munich in the late afternoon. Here the Tollwood Winter Festival attracts visitors with the “alternative Christmas market” with international productions, street theater, organic gastronomy from all over the world and handicrafts. Here you can find great gift ideas and experience almost 90 percent of the events, such as theater, art, music, performances and a great children's program, free of charge. Entry to the festival grounds and to the Market of Ideas and so on is free of charge!

The lighting is tested in the late afternoon - one day before the start of the Tollwood Winter Festival on the Oktoberfest meadow - view from the Theresienwiese stop, photo: A. Waess  

This year there are glowing tent roofs for democracy and community - the motto this year is “We need you!” 

The last decorations are being put on the stands, because tomorrow, Tuesday at 2 p.m., the stands will be lit up and the Tollwood Winter Festival will illuminate its roofs in all its glory.

View from the base of the Bavaria: One day before the start of the Tollwood Winter Festival on the Oktoberfest meadow - Theresienwiese, photo: A. Waess

This year's motto for the Tollwood Winter Festival from November 26th to December 23rd is “We need you!”

Means "Democracy needs commitment and cohesion" and every single one.

As darkness falls, the tent roofs of the festival will turn into glowing canvases. An installation “A luminous manifesto in defense of our democracy,” according to the organizers. At 7 p.m. the audience will see the glowing “Love Story to Democracy” on the roofs of the tents. Then there are the “value benches” in the bazaar tent, which leave behind their own, very personal messages “about democracy and community”.

On the left at the entrance: ticket sales - one day before the start of the Tollwood Winter Festival on the Oktoberfest meadow - view from the Theresienwiese stop, photo: A. Waess

Another highlight is the breathtaking artistry at the Festival du Cirque

There will be a German premiere with “Deserance”. From Tuesday, November 26th to December 8th, the Italian company Circo Zoé will combine opera singing, electronic live music and incredible acrobatics into a poetic production. 

The Festival du Cirque will bring international productions to the Theresienwiese with “Humans 2.0” by “Circa” and “Duel Reality” by “The 7 Fingers”. There are still remaining tickets available at www.tollwood.de

Remaining tickets for the Festival du Cirque from 39 euros (reduced from 29 euros) 

• Munich ticket
• Eventim

One day before the start of the Tollwood Winter Festival on the Oktoberfest meadow - view from the Theresienwiese stop, photo: A. Waess

Tollwood Winter Festival 2024

Location: Theresienwiese, Munich

Period: 

• November 26th to December 23rd, 2024
• Festival du Cirque until December 22, 2024
• New Year's Eve party on December 31, 2024

Free entry to the festival grounds

The lighting is tested in the late afternoon - one day before the start of the Tollwood Winter Festival on the Oktoberfest meadow - view from the Theresienwiese stop, photo: A. Waess  

Festival du Cirque – program

Location: Grand Chapiteau, Tollwood Winter Festival

Circo Zoé: “Deserance”

• Period: November 26th to December 8th, 2024, 7:30 p.m. (no game: December 2nd)
• except: 1.12. and 8.12. – Show starts: 6 p.m

Circa: “Humans 2.0”

• Period: 10.12. to December 14, 2024, 7:30 p.m
• Additional show: December 14th, 4:30 p.m

The 7 Fingers: “Duel Reality”

• Period: December 17th until December 21, 2024, 7:30 p.m., 
• December 22nd, 6:00 p.m

One day before the start of the Tollwood Winter Festival on the Oktoberfest meadow - view from the Theresienwiese stop, foto: A. Waess

Munich: KiKS - start the children's culture summer 2024

"KiKS" - the children's cultural summer - starts in Munich on June 22nd and 23rd

Today children meet at the big snail in the skate park for the children's cultural summer for sports, games and lots of fun

KiKS Festival from June 21st to 23rd, 2024 on the Schwanthalerhöhe directly at the traffic center and in front of the Old Congress Hall - for children and young people aged 5 to 15

Munich. Educational offers from the city of MUNICH: games, fun, sports, dance, theater, film, starting your own band, programming and a colorful leisure time. Many children and young people between the ages of 5 and 15 will be thrilled by the Children's Cultural Summer. The annual participation program for children at the large snail on the Schwanthalerhöhe began yesterday. The children's cultural summer begins in Munich with the KiKS Festival. It all starts with the KiKS Festival from June 21st to 23rd, 2024 on the Schwanthalerhöhe directly at the traffic center and in front of the Old Congress Hall. About KIKS in this blog: Children's Culture Summer Festival 2022. KIKS offers a varied leisure program for children and young people in Munich every year from June to September - KIKS - Children's Culture Summer

 

Large snail in front of the traffic center of the German Museum behind the Bavaria above the Theresienwiese, photo: Helga Waess

Children's cultural summer start on the large stage and in the foyers of the Old Congress Hall, on the outdoor stage and in tents around the popular Schneckenplatz and in the traffic center of the German Museum

•     Free entry, by the way!
•     INFO on the organizer's homepage: https://kiks-muenchen.de/

•     Venue: Old Congress Hall
•     Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 and Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
•      from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m

Children aged 5 to 15 can attend with or without parents

•     taster workshops,
•     open workshops
•     and a colorful participatory program
• get started right away!

Over 100 program partners and around 500 children and young people will present great creative projects here throughout the summer. The areas of sport, movement, dance, theater, music and film will show what the kids are capable of.

 

Traffic center of the German Museum at the Old Congress Hall - behind the Bavaria, photo: Helga Waess

The program from June 21st to 23rd at Schwanthalerhöhe

•     KiKS Internet editorial team,
•     programs robots,
•     builds a water marble run,
•     take part in the climate parliament,
•     plays table tennis,
•     practices bouldering,
•     learns skateboarding,
•     examines butterflies in the microscope,
•     become fashion designers,
•     tinkers in the wood workshop
• …

A total of 9 theme worlds are waiting for you

•     Thirst for knowledge: research, tinkering, experimenting
•     A passion for pictures: painting, photography, drawing
•     City views: Get involved, explore, build
•     Game ball: balancing, moving, playing
•     Zero-one-zero: filming, coding, gaming
•     Writing characters: reading, writing, listening
•     Climate World: Protect, Discover, Change
•     Nice-loud: mixing, singing, making music
•     Stage air: acting, dancing, performing

By the way, the Munich Children's Culture Summer offers various venues in almost all parts of the city

•     cultural centers,
•     Museums,
•     libraries,
•     at the Isar,
•     on sports fields
•     or other places throughout Munich

JUNE to AUGUST 2024

With the Children's Culture Summer Program, the city of Munich and 100 program partners promote the growing diversity for children in our beautiful city


Most of the events are free - registration may be required.

Large snail in front of the traffic center of the German Museum in Munich, photo: Helga Waess