Events this weekend in Munich

Events this weekend in Munich this weekend 🔥

This weekend in Munich has that oddly specific February energy: half the city is in hibernation mode, the other half is booking niche tours and loud gigs like it’s mid-summer. With over 7,000 people already down as “attending” across a handful of events, expect full rooms, a lot of black clothing (thanks, metal fans), and the occasional traditional costume thrown in for good measure.

The one to lock in early is the Schäffler appearance in Riem – *Die Schäffler kommen nach Riem!* isn’t just another folkloric sideshow, it’s one of those very Munich moments that locals quietly love. It’s old-school coopers’ dance, brass music, and neighbourhood-watch levels of people-watching. If you’re sick of grey skies and office lighting, this is the most cheerful way to remember you actually live in Bavaria, not just on the U-Bahn.

If you’re more into stories than traditions, the “Freddie Mercury in München” tour is the wildcard pick. It’s for anyone who still feels personally attacked by 80s nightlife photos. You’ll wander through the city that hosted some of Freddie’s most chaotic years – bars, studios, the kind of addresses you normally just walk past without knowing what went down there. It’s not a generic history tour, it’s very specifically: come see where Freddie did… well, a lot.

On the loud end of the spectrum, Reitknechtstraße 6 is doing the heavy lifting this weekend. Backstage is in full “your ears will ring tomorrow” mode with ONSLAUGHT’s “The Force From Hell” and CRYPTOPSY’s “All So Vile” European tour stop. Expect walls of sound, patched denim, and that particular Backstage courtyard vibe where smokers, superfans and people who “just came with a friend” all blend into one sweaty mass. Perfect if you need to scream the winter out of your system.

If you want connection without the decibels, the Eye Contact Experiment at Hansa Haus is peak introspective-Munich: no small talk, just structured staring and awkwardly intense human moments. It’s very much for people who are tired of dating apps and surface-level everything. On the more theatrical side, there’s the Bulgarian-language play “ИМА ВРЕМЕ” with Gero and Doni – a proper community moment for expats and anyone who misses that Eastern European theatre energy. And somewhere between all of this, places like Entenbachstraße 8 and HULLIS Die Dinnershow are holding down the cozy corner: long tables, staged entertainment, and that “we booked this weeks ago in the group chat” dinner-show mood.

If you want a quick cheat sheet for things to do this weekend in Munich:
- **Die Schäffler kommen nach Riem!** – Classic Munich tradition, daytime, wholesome chaos.
- **Tour "Freddie Mercury in München"** – Niche, music-nerd gold, low-key but fascinating.
- **ONSLAUGHT – The Force From Hell @ Backstage** – Big-night-out energy for metalheads.
- **CRYPTOPSY – All So Vile European Tour @ Backstage** – Technical, brutal, absolutely not background music.
- **Eye Contact Experiment @ Hansa Haus** – Social experiment meets self-help, quiet but intense.
- **"ИМА ВРЕМЕ" with Gero & Doni** – Bulgarian theatre night, very community-driven.
- **HULLIS Die Dinnershow / Entenbachstraße 8 vibes** – Sit-down, food-plus-show, good for groups who want to stay put.

Pick your lane: traditional, theatrical, introspective or extremely loud. Munich’s doing all four this weekend.

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