Munich, Germany · cultural
Sixteen days in Munich, mostly in September — a wedding party that never stopped.
2026: September 19, 2026 · 2027: September 18, 2027
It began on 12 October 1810 as the public celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. The citizens of Munich were invited to the fields outside the city gates, and there were horse races. The races are long gone and the dates moved earlier into September for better weather, but the fields are still called the Theresienwiese, after the bride.
For children it is a fairground with a brass band: the oldest rides in Europe, gingerbread hearts with messages iced on them, and everybody in the same clothes their grandparents wore.
What a family can actually do
Gingerbread hearts with a message piped on. Brass band music while you make them.
“Dreams” by The Compendium Company, LLC