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| 5.11. til 11.12.10 - Circus RONCALLI - "All you need is laugh" |
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 24.11. til 31.12.10
Tollwood takes place twice a year. The festival contains more than 100 separate events
of all cultural kinds: music, dance, theatre and other performances in the
summer. In the winter it has one of the most beautiful Christmas markets
in Munich – and one of the biggest New Year´s Eve partys, www.tollwood.de |
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 Fun
and sports – that´s the Munich Blade Night. There are about
30.000 bladers taking part on each of the 18 courses. Every Monday night
in summer you can blade on changing routes throughout Munich. Meeting point:
Wredestraße
www.muenchner-blade-night.de |
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Munich
„Frühlingsfest“
Spring festival at Theresienwiese, the „little sister“ of
Oktoberfest: two beer tents, a wheat beergarden, a Pils-carousel, Europe´s
biggest portable Kart-track, dodgems, Ferris wheel and of course the usual
folk festival – offering such activities like shooting gallery,
swing boats, roasted almonds, ... special programme: the huge flea market
and brilliant fireworks
www.muenchnen.de |
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Strong
Beer Season
Back in the 17th century, monks in a Bavarian monastery came up with
a splendid idea of how to while away the 40 days long, hungry days of
lent. They brewed their beer stronger (“Starkbier”), making
it more nutritous (the official excuse). The alcohol content also rose
to 7 or 8 percent. The monks were entitled to 4 or 5 “Mass”
(litres) of this “Starkbier” every day. Just imagine how hard
it was to maintain their fasting throughout 40 days!
Word soon spread, and the common folk were only too keen to partake
of this seasonal special brew in the bars around the monasteries. Not
surprisingly, this tradition has continued and has been cultivated until
the present day. Every day during lent, all the munich breweries offer
their own “Starkbier”, giving them names such as “Salvator”,
“Triumphator”, “Maximator”…
„On the first day of the “Starkbier“ season it is
tested by the drinkers. How? – you pour a liter of beer on a wooden
bench, you sit on the bench wearing your “lederhosen” (leather
pants) – stand up after a couple of hours sitting and drinking –
the beer is only good if the bench sticks to your Lederhosen!
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Auer Dulten / Fair in
the quarter Au
Munich citizens attend this event three times a
year: there is the „Maidult“ (May fair) at the end of
April, the “Jakobidult” in July and the “Kirchweihdult”
in October, at Maria-Hilf Platz in the quarter Au. For these days
it says: dawdle and look, eat and drink, enjoy yourself and do some
shopping.
http://www.auerdult.de |
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Christopher
Street Day
Munich´s gays, lesbians and transgender understand the CSD as a mixture
of party and politics. In the summer there´s a parade with music and
lots of people in colourful fancy dress.
www.csd-munich.de |
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Football matches of FC Bayern and TSV 1860 München
Until 2005 the matches took place in the Olympic Stadium, nowadays at the Allianz Arena.
www.fcbayern.t-com.de; www.tsv1860.de |
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 Knights
Tournament at Kaltenberg
Once a year the time is turned back to the middle ages at Castle Kaltenberg.
One of the most popular events in Bavaria is the knights tournament with
its annual fair and acrobats, jugglers and many other artists
www.ritterturnier.de |
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Theatron
Sommer Open-Air
Every night in August: a various music program on Munich´s most popular
open-air stage at the Olympic lake. No entrance fee! From Rock & Pop,
Folk, Ethno, classic to Hip Hop, R´n´B and Punk...www.theatron.de |
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 Christmas
Markets
Munich is also famous for its numerous Christmas markets, which create
a feastful – and free spending – atmosphere all over the city.
Besides the traditional big Christmas market at Marienplatz, the Schwabinger
Christmas market (art and handcrafts) as well as the Tollwood winter festival,
attract a lot of visitors.
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