Events for children & families in Munich

Events for children and the whole family, family outings for young and old in Munich

Being a parent in Munich has a decisive advantage over many other cities: You never have to think long and hard about what to do with the little ones at the weekend. The city is full of children's and family activities that don't sound like a dutiful cultural program, but rather things that adults are secretly just as excited about as their children. The Deutsches Museum is probably the first port of call for curious minds of all ages: in one of the largest scientific and technical exhibition areas in the world, there are regular hands-on experiments, guided tours and workshops where children can try out things they would otherwise not be allowed to touch, and where parents will have forgotten after ten minutes at the latest that they actually only wanted to accompany them. The Gasteig HP8 is also an integral part of Munich's family program: The modern cultural center regularly hosts family concerts, children's theater performances and hands-on events that are also made for the youngest among the visitors and never sound like a dimmed-down cultural program . The Munich Children's Museum, which is currently being renovated and will reopen with a new exhibition on March 21, 2026, is a further destination for families that impresses with interactive and creative formats in which children play the leading role. If you are looking for creative family activities, Musenkuss München is the place for you: there are regular family events that combine theater with creative workshops afterwards, so that children can immediately continue to think and create what they have experienced themselves, which is honestly the best concept you can imagine for a family morning . The Munich City Museum also regularly offers children's workshops and family tours, where history and culture are presented in a way that is actually exciting and doesn't sound like a school lesson. The Münchner Puppentheater and the Münchner Theater für Kinder are two other permanent fixtures in the city's children's cultural calendar, offering regular performances for the little ones and proving that good theater has no age limit. What sets Munich apart with all these offerings is the natural way in which families are integrated into the city's cultural life: There is not one corner of the event landscape that needs to be segregated and labeled "for children only", but genuine events where generations can experience something together. To make sure you and your family don't miss any of these events, it's worth taking a regular look at the events calendar on Rausgegangen, where you'll find the best family events in Munich before the neighboring child's birthday party ruins all your weekend plans.