Munich celebrates 867 years - shine and enjoyment at the city founding festival!

München feiert am 14. und 15. Juni 2025 sein Stadtgründungsfest mit Musik, Aktivitäten für Kinder und festlichen Höhepunkten.
Munich celebrates its city founding festival with music, activities for children and festive highlights on June 14th and 15th, 2025. (Symbolbild/MW)

Munich celebrates 867 years - shine and enjoyment at the city founding festival!

80331 München, Deutschland - In Munich, celebrations will be celebrated this weekend! The Bavarian capital lets the city founding festival celebrate for the 867th birthday. Under the motto "Shine, Gloria and Enjoyment", the old town is transformed into a lively festival mile with numerous attractions and events. As br , this is of great importance and offers something for every age group.

The Marienplatz is the heart of the celebrations, where there is a lively festival stage. Here, among other things, representatives of the nobility, folk festival queens and the well -known drag Queen Vicky Voyage appear. The carnival group of market women from the Viktualienmarkt also ensures great entertainment, since its planned appearance on the Viktualienmarkt had to be canceled. Unfortunately, Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) has to fit due to a shoulder surgery, but his deputy Dominik Krause (Greens) was pleased with the festive motto.

Various offers for young and old

The celebrations take place in various places in Munich. The families in particular get their money's worth, because the old courtyard offers a historical scope for children, in which they can playfully discover the diverse effects of Isar on life in Munich. Here the little ones can cook, wash and manage, in the spirit of the topic "The water to the neck". The events run on Saturday, June 14th, and Sunday, June 15, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and are organized by Kultur & Spielraum e.V. and the city youth welfare office, such as muenchen.de explained.

Another highlight is the museums and castles info point in Bavaria, where visitors can learn a lot about the relationships between princely women in the Middle Ages. Children have the opportunity to design their own bracelets and trailers for friends. In addition, the festival visitors can look forward to a multimedia exhibition in Munich Kaiserburg in the Gothic Verwölbesaal, in which the history of the first Wittelsbacherburg is clearly prepared.

Festive program and music everywhere

The city founding festival also includes a varied stage program and musical accompaniment. The celebration is rounded off on Sunday with a festival service in the Frauenkirche. Cardinal Reinhard Marx will solemnly present the relics of St. Benno, the city patron of Munich. According to Stadtfeste-in-deutschland.de the opening times of the festival are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Munich shows its best side this weekend: Around Marienplatz and Odeonsplatz, visitors can expect a festival street full of craftsmanship and artistic threads, which takes a reference to city history. It will be an unforgettable experience! If you need more information, you can find it on the website www.stadtgruendungfest-muenchen.de .

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