Concerts in Munich at the weekend: which venues, which routes and how long an evening takes
No calendar lists every concert on a Munich weekend. Where to look, which venues are close together, how long an evening lasts door to door and what to drop first.
There is no complete list of the concerts on a given Munich weekend. The city portal, the city magazine and the ticket platforms each list different nights, with or without start times, with or without prices.
This page helps with the two decisions you still have to make once you have found a concert: which venue fits with the rest of your day, and how much time a concert evening really takes. The durations are planning figures, not organisers' data.
Where are a weekend's concerts listed?
- in-muenchen.de: the broadest weekend listing, with times, rarely with prices.
- songkick.com: complete for pop and rock, but often without a start time.
- muc-now.com: smaller stages, occasionally with a price.
- munichcityofmusic.de: clubs and the concerts at the Oktoberfest.
- muenchen.de: classical music, church music and the city's serenades.
The listings regularly contradict each other, on the venue as well as on the time. An entry in a calendar is therefore not a confirmation: start time, doors and remaining tickets are only reliable at the venue or the ticket seller.
How much time does a concert evening take, door to door?
| Type of evening | Planning figure, door to door | Where the time goes |
|---|---|---|
| Small venue in the centre | 3.5 to 5 hours | getting there, doors and cloakroom, 90 to 150 minutes of concert, getting out |
| Large arena, such as the Olympiahalle or Zenith | 4.5 to 6 hours | longer journey, security checks, 2 to 3 hours of programme |
| Concert in a beer tent during the Oktoberfest | 4 to 7 hours | walking across the grounds, waiting at the tent, dense crowds on the way out |
| Daytime concert, such as a Frühschoppen (a late-morning concert) | 2.5 to 4 hours | shorter programme, can be combined with sightseeing |
Organisers only give the start and end on stage. Doors, security checks and the journey home are recorded in no source, which is why these are ranges that you are better off rounding up when you plan.
After a concert in a big arena, the shortest way home is the best: if you sleep near Ostbahnhof or the Olympiapark, you avoid the packed U-Bahn after midnight. The places to stay in Munich can be filtered by district on the map.
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| Connection | On foot? | Planning figure |
|---|---|---|
| TonHalle and Technikum in the Werksviertel | yes | 5 to 15 minutes |
| Residenz (Hofkapelle) and the Old Town | yes | 5 to 15 minutes |
| Milla and Strom | depends on the route | 15 to 25 minutes |
| Residenz and Theresienwiese | yes, hard going during the Oktoberfest | 25 to 35 minutes |
| TonHalle and Muffatwerk | possible, not advisable between two concerts | 30 to 45 minutes |
| Theresienwiese and Olympiahalle | no | 30 to 60 minutes by U-Bahn |
| Feierwerk and Olympiahalle | no | 60 to 90 minutes on foot |
| Zenith and city centre | no | 35 to 60 minutes including waiting |
That gives four groups you should not mix in one evening: the Werksviertel, the Old Town with the Residenz and classical music, the Oktoberfest, and the arenas in the north. If you plan two concerts in one evening, stay within one group.
What does a concert weekend look like in practice?
Take the weekend of 2 to 4 October 2026 as an example, the last one of the Oktoberfest, with the public holiday on the Saturday. On the Friday, Apache 207 is listed at the Olympiahalle, start time 8pm. Arriving around 6:30pm to 7pm keeps the risk of missing the start low, and getting out drags on past 10pm.
On the Saturday, the Residenz Serenade is on in the Hofkapelle, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. One hour of music, but with the journey and doors, more like two and a half to three and a half hours. At the Oktoberfest, brass bands play in the tents, but only until the last day of the festival.
The calendars give hardly any prices: from €40 for an evening at the Backstage, €48.75 for a ticket at the TonHalle, without the listing clearly naming the concert. Fees, cloakroom and the night journey come on top.
What do you drop first when the day gets too full?
- The second concert of the evening, if the venues are in different groups.
- The afternoon sightseeing, not the buffer before the concert you have booked.
- Changing district at Oktoberfest peak time on Friday and Saturday evenings.
The buffer before a big arena stays: 45 to 90 minutes is a planning figure, not an official one. Missing the doors costs you more than a shorter walk around the Old Town. Blocks for the rest of the weekend are on the page about events this weekend.
For a weekend with two concert evenings, a room with a good night connection is worth it, for example on a U-Bahn line with no change. The places to stay in Munich for the weekend show location and cancellation terms.
Find a room for the weekend →Affiliate link: a booking through this link supports the site, at no extra cost to you.Further reading
What is on at the weekend beyond the Oktoberfest: What's on in Munich this weekend? Night lines and day tickets for getting home: Getting around Munich. When the S-Bahn is not running at the weekend: the trunk line closures.
Sources
Sources: in-muenchen.de (weekend in Munich, concerts), songkick.com (Munich metro area 2026), muc-now.com (concerts), munichcityofmusic.de (concerts and events), muenchen.de (concerts, weekend), munich.travel (concerts 2026/2027), as of 28 September 2026.
None of these sources publishes how long doors and exits take, remaining tickets or journey times between venues. All durations on this page are planning figures.
Frequently asked questions
Where can you find all the concerts in Munich at the weekend?
How long does a concert evening at the Olympiahalle take?
Can you go to two concerts in one evening?
Are there concerts at the Oktoberfest?
Lukas Brandstetter
Lukas led guided tours of the old town for six years before he started writing. He walks his routes with a stopwatch and cuts whatever does not fit into a real day. He would rather write that a museum is not worth it than pad out a list.
