Get out your spookiest costumes and let the ghosts dance! In the Bavarian metropolis, exciting events await all year round to enrich our weekends, make family days unforgettable and perfectly round off festive occasions such as Halloween.
So that you can really celebrate in a spooky and beautiful way on the night of October 31, we have prepared 8 downright terrifying activities for you that will show you the light at the end of the tunnel – or perhaps reveal even more darkness…
Spooky tours through Munich
Follow the mysterious traces of witches and Munich’s dark history! If you’re looking for an unusual tour, the city has a lot to offer. Discover the most mysterious places in the city center, where exciting stories about witches and the damned come to life. Or let yourself be whisked away into the city’s dark past on medieval night watchman tours. While you experience first-hand where the events took place, you will be gripped by the creepy effect in its purest form.
📍 Location: Marienplatz
📅 Date: various dates
Halloween Outdoor & Indoor Festival
Winterquartier presents the spookiest Halloween festival in town! On October 31, you can party and dance to hip-hop, house and 90s sounds. The party will take place both outdoors and indoors, so you can enjoy the best of both worlds. There are two floors, a food corner with terribly tasty snacks, inviting welcome shots and, of course, really spooky decorations!
📍 Venue: Winterquartier, Alter Hof 3, 80331 Munich
📅 Date: October 31, 6 pm
Halloween at the vampire hotel
PA/SPIELkultur e. V. invites families to the Vampire Hotel! to take part in a spooky puzzle tour. The “Anti-Sun” wellness program and vampiric snacks await you. Look forward to a spooky program where you can also get creative yourself. The event is suitable for children aged 5 and over and takes place from 13:30 to 18:30, making it a great family day out. As we know, the scary festival is not only fun for adults, but also for the little ones – especially when it comes to costumes and sweets.
📍 Location: SPIELkultur, Adams-Lehmann-Straße 56, 80797 Munich
📅 Date: October 25 and 26, 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Solve a mysterious murder case
On Halloween, Munich becomes a spooky crime scene: equipped with your smartphone, you embark on a 60 to 90-minute murder-mystery city adventure that you can start at any time of day. On your scavenger hunt, you’ll have to solve puzzles, collect clues and interrogate suspects at 12 iconic locations to solve the mysterious murder of a travel blogger. Get your tickets for this exciting outdoor experience and prove your sleuthing skills before the culprit strikes again!
📍 Location: Marienplatz 8, 80331 Munich
📅 Date: freely selectable
💶 Price information: 10€
Halloween pop and rock party
Get your groove on at the Rock and Pop Party the weekend before Halloween. If you come in disguise, you’ll get a free welcome drink and it’s cocktail happy hour until 10 pm. Party to the biggest chart and party hits from rock and pop in a spooky atmosphere with free entry!
📍 Location: Peppermint Lounge, Wasserburger Landstr. 108, 81827 Munich
📅 Date: October 25, from 8 pm
Smells Like… Halloween
Things get musically heavier at Backstage. A mixture of metalcore, deathcore, emo, synth pop, indie and alternative awaits you on four floors. Drink specials await you in every area. Visitors to the Mono Inc. concert get free entry, all others pay €15 in advance or €20 at the box office.
📍 Venue: Backstage, Schwerereitergasse 6,
📅 Date: October 31, starting at 8 pm
Bavaria Filmstadt Spooky Tour
The Filmstadt Spooky Tour is a very special Halloween event. From October 16, you can experience a spooky tour through Bavaria Filmstadt, where two mazes and live entertainment acts await you. Be captivated by the special atmosphere and the scary costumes of the employees. The tour is available every year at Halloween in Munich and promises goosebump moments for young and old. If you want more, you can escape from zombies in the Mørkheim escape game or embark on your own personal horror movie in the VR experience Zombyte 2.0.
📍 Location: Bavaria Filmstadt, Bavariafilmpl. 7, 82031 Grünwald
📅 Dates: October 16 to 18, October 24 to 26, October 30 to November 01
Halloween Candlelight
If you want to get in the mood before the actual spookiest night of the year, head to Dachau Castle on October 30. At this eerily beautiful concert, the greatest Halloween classics will be presented to you by a string quartet. Look forward to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, the “Ghost Busters” theme or the “Danse Macabre”. The candles bathe the backdrop in an autumnal light and create the perfect Halloween atmosphere.
📍 Location: Dachau Castle, Kurfürst-Max-Emanuel-Platz 2, 85221 Dachau
📅 Date: October 30, 6 pm
Día de los muertos
Mercado Amigo, your go-to place for fair fashion and exquisite food, is celebrating Día de los muertos and surprising you with special highlights. Convince yourself of the quality of the handmade products and secure exclusive discounts! As a special treat, there will be a free salsa and tequila tasting accompanied by real Mexican music. If you like, you can also get a professional catrina or Halloween make-up from 5 pm (booking required).
📍 Burgstraße 10, 80331 Munich
🕓 October 31 from 11:30 to 19:00
💶 Admission free, €15 for the make-up
Halloween in the Werksviertel
On October 31, the Werksviertel will be transformed into a spooky zone with ghoulish decorations and lots of party fun. The clubs and bars have a few surprises in store for you, so you can be excited. The Street Food Panda Halloween Festival is also taking place until November 2, where you can sample autumnal food and drinks from all over the world. If you still need the right make-up for your costume, then take part in the make-up workshop here. Or you can have your photo taken with the 4-metre-tall panda.
📍 Location: Werksviertel Mitte
📅 Date: October 31 to November 02