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Best Things to do in Munich (2026)

Some of Munich's best experiences are not sights in the usual sense. Viktualienmarkt, the open-air food market beside Marienplatz, is the place to see the city shopping, snacking and meeting friends, and its beer garden rotates beers from the big Munich breweries. Come on a weekday morning, as the market is closed on Sundays. A short walk away at the edge of the Englischer Garten, surfers ride the standing wave on the Eisbach under Prinzregentenstraße, which was reopened for surfing in May 2026 and can be watched from the bridge at any time of year.

For an evening out, the Bavarian State Opera in the Nationaltheater is a major international opera house, with around 350 opera and ballet performances a year and a summer festival; if you cannot get tickets, a guided tour shows the auditorium and halls. Football fans should book the Allianz Arena tour and the FC Bayern Museum, but check the fixture list first, as tours change on matchdays. Families can spend a happy half day at Tierpark Hellabrunn, the zoo on the banks of the Isar, which is easy to reach by U-Bahn or bus. Most of these experiences reward a little planning: book opera and stadium tickets ahead, and keep an eye on the weather for the outdoor ones.

5 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 things to do in Munich

  1. Viktualienmarkt Food market, AltstadtMunich's year-round open-air food market beside Marienplatz, on its site since 1807, with more than 100 traders, a maypole and a beer garden.
  2. Eisbach River Surfing River surfing spot, LehelA standing wave on the Eisbach at the edge of the Englischer Garten, where experienced surfers ride the current in the middle of the city all year round.
  3. Allianz Arena Tour and FC Bayern Museum Stadium tour and football museum, FröttmaningGuided tours of Bayern Munich's 75,000-seat stadium, combined with the club's museum of trophies, shirts and memorabilia on level 3 of the arena.