Events - Car Rental in Munich

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Visiting Munich can hold many surprisingly notable events, which you can participate in and blend into the local culture. Take the chance of immersing yourself in the many events taking place in Munich throughout the 2012. The Economy Car Rentals team has grouped only a few of the events thinking that they represent the best of this location (Munich).

February

Fasching - This is Munich’s carnival, during which locals dress on fancy clothes and decorate the parades through the city. Plenty of local beer, local food and live music go around Munich’s streets.

August

St James Fair – It takes place on Mariahilfplatz square and is an event suitable for the whole family as adults can go for bargains on the knock-knack stalls and children have fun at the merry-go-rounds.

April

Munich Ballet Week – This Munich event takes place at the National Theater Hall of Munich when the most talented dancers of the Bavarian State Ballet perform for the visitors. (www.bayerische.staatsoper.de)
Night of the Jumps - This is a Munich event that the freestyle motor cross fans should not miss  The world’s most known freestyle motor cross tournament-taking place to Munich’s Olympiahalle. (www.nightofthejumps.com)
Verzaubert Film Weekend (end of April beginning of May) - During this Munich event gay and lesbian cinema is being brought to the public.
Fruehlingsfest (Spring Festival) – It is a Munich event where more than 100 fairground rides, live music and beer tents are set in Munich’s Theresienwiese.

September

Streetlife Festival –It is an event taking place on two of the usually most motorized traffic streets, the Leopoldstrasse and Ludwigstrasse. During this Munich Festival those streets become car-free zones and visitors have the opportunity to walk and entertain with live music performing at the long of the streets. (www.streetlife-festival.de)
AnderArt – It is an annual Munich festival during which outdoor stages host performers from all over the globe.
Oktoberfest (late September until first week of October) - The world known annual event of Munich. A big party based on the finest Bavarian beer, full of local delicacies hosting more than 6million visitors every year. Tents from all over the world are placed at Theresienwiese, for you to choose the one that suits your style. (www.oktoberfest.de)

May

International Documentary Film Festival –This Munich event is one of the few festivals around the world specializing to the documentary promotion.

November

Munich Book Show – This Munich event takes place at the Ghasteig cultural center and is held for over 50 years. More than 150,000 book fans visit it every year as the biggest German and Swiss publishing houses present their new publications. (www.literaturfest-muenchen.de)

June

Pentecost Festival – This Munich festival takes place at the Theatron stage and gives the chance to young rock and pop talents from Germany and abroad to show their talent on the scene of Olympia Park.
World Rowing Cup – This Munich event is held in the city’s northern Oberschleisseim district along the Olympic-Regatta. (www.worldrowing.com)
BMW International Open – It is an event taking place at the Golfclub Munchen Nord-Eichenried during which the Golf’s Elite meet every year. (www.europeantour.com)

December

Scwabing Christmas Market (December - January) - Germany is also known for its Christmas Markets. This is one of the most popular Events in Munich when visitors can by several Christmas crafting from the artists’ stalls, listen to live music and taste the local food and drinks. (www.schwabingerweihnachtsmarkt.de)

July

Tollwood Summer Festival – During this Munich event, theatre, pop, rock and jazz music companies put their tents and the open-air stages at the Olympic Park Munich. (www.tollwood.de)
Kino Open air cinema festival – This event takes place every year on Koenigsplatz when a variety of movies are shown to this Munich Neo-Classical square.