Name: Reich der Kürbisse pumpkin world at Hofis
Start: 2026-09-04
End: 2026-11-09
Location: Hofis Erlebnispark, Dasing

Family events in Munich this weekend, at a glance

Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October 2026. Updated Wednesday 7 October 2026. Check the organiser's page before you go, as times and prices can change.

Friday 9 October

English Playgroup in Schwabing. 10:00 · Eltern-Kind-Zentrum Schwabing, Nordendstraße 53 · €5 on the day. A morning of English nursery rhymes and songs with other parents, most of them native speakers. Organiser's page
Zirkus Pumpernudl pop-up circus. 14:00–19:00 every day · Meadow between Bienenheimstraße and Federseestraße · Free. The travelling join-in circus moves to a new meadow for three days. Organiser's page
Big kids' cinema: Checker Tobi und das Geheimnis unseres Planeten. 15:00 (83 min) · Stadtbibliothek im HP8, Projektor cinema · Kids €3 · adults €4. Checker Tobi from children's TV climbs a fire-spitting volcano, dives with sea dragons in the Pacific and visits the Arctic, trying to solve the mystery of where life on Earth comes from. Organiser's page
Children's theatre at the Münchner Theater für Kinder. Fri 15:00 · Sat & Sun 10:00 and 15:00 · Münchner Theater für Kinder, Dachauer Straße 46 · Check price. Friday: Pettersson und Findus feiern Geburtstag (4+). Organiser's page
Family tour: Tomás Saraceno at Haus der Kunst. Fri 16:30 · Sat 15:00 · Haus der Kunst, Prinzregentenstraße 1 · €5 + museum ticket. A family tour through Tomás Saraceno's exhibition, which includes a giant balloon made from old plastic bags that flies on sunshine alone. Organiser's page
Gans am Wasser: Herbstfest and live music. Fri 17–19 · Sat 13:00–19:30 · Sun 14–16 · Café Gans am Wasser, Mollsee, Westpark · Free. Saturday is the lakeside café's autumn festival: a join-in kids' concert with Tim Mohr at 13:00, face painting from 14:00, Stockbrot over the campfire from 15:00, live music all afternoon and a fire show at dusk. Organiser's page
Free music and face painting at Gans Woanders. Fri 19–21 · Sat 15–17 · Sun 14–17 · Gans Woanders, Pilgersheimer Straße 13 (U Kolumbusplatz) · Free. Friday evening is bluegrass and Johnny Cash songs with the Mixed Pickers, Saturday a 25-voice gospel and soul choir. Organiser's page

Saturday 10 October

Liz & Lou autumn event. Check the website for times · Andaz Munich Schwabinger Tor, Ballroom · Check the website. The family lifestyle magazine Liz & Lou holds its autumn event in the ballroom of the Andaz hotel, with shopping, DIY workshops, acts, meet & greets and a big raffle. Organiser's page
Der kleine Münchner: flea market run by kids. 08:30–14:00 · Forum Münchner Freiheit · Free. Children aged 7 to 14 run their own stalls selling toys, books and games. Organiser's page
Kids' flea market at the Christuskirche. 09:30–12:30 · Christuskirche Neuhausen, Dom-Pedro-Platz 5 · Free. A second-hand market for baby and children's clothes, shoes and toys, run by the parish in Neuhausen. Organiser's page
La Le Luffft: music theatre for toddlers. 10:00 or 11:30 (30 min) · Schauburg Labor, Rosenheimer Straße 192 · Check price. Three musicians explore breath, blowing and puffing with their wind instruments, building a little world out of sounds for little ones who can already walk. Organiser's page
Open studio at the Kinderkunsthaus. 10:00–13:30 or 14:30–18:00 · Kinderkunsthaus, Römerstraße 21 · €9 per person. A big art workshop where children paint, print, build and make stop-motion films, with art teachers on hand. Organiser's page

Sunday 11 October

€1 museum Sunday. Normal opening hours · Museums across the city · €1 · many free for under 18s. Every Sunday, a long list of Munich's state museums cost just €1: the Alte Pinakothek, Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Brandhorst, the Egyptian Museum, the Glyptothek, the Bavarian National Museum and more. Organiser's page
Sheep shearing at Grünwald Castle. 10:00–17:00 · Burg Grünwald, Grünwald · Check price. Watch sheep being sheared live in the castle courtyard, roughly every hour on the hour. Organiser's page
Bambini Boazn: Sunday lunch with free childcare. 12:00–15:00 · Herrschaftszeiten, Tal 12 · Free. Every Sunday this Bavarian pub near Marienplatz has staff playing, painting and crafting with the children in the back room while parents sit down and eat in peace. Organiser's page
Kidical Mass: the family bike ride. 15:00–17:00 · Schneckenplatz, Bavariapark (in front of the Verkehrszentrum) · Free. A colourful family bike demo of about 9 km, from the Bavariapark past the Theresienwiese to the Wittelsbacherbrücke and back, including a stretch of the Mittlerer Ring closed to cars. Organiser's page

Running for weeks

Ali Mitgutsch exhibition at Blutenburg Castle. Until 21 Mar 2027 · Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Schloss Blutenburg · Kids free · adults €4–5. Original drawings and sketches from more than 70 of Ali Mitgutsch's busy picture books, full of tiny people doing everyday things. Organiser's page
Iss Was?! at the Kindermuseum. Sat & Sun 10:00–17:00 · Kindermuseum München, Willy-Brandt-Allee 10 (U Messestadt West) · €5.50 · family ticket €16. The current exhibition at Munich's children's museum, made for ages 4 to 12. Organiser's page
Jetzt geht's rund: the recycling exhibition. Until 10 Jan · Museum Mensch und Natur, Schloss Nymphenburg · Check price. Hands-on stations at the Museum Mensch und Natur where children design their own sustainable trainer and try different ways of sorting rubbish. Organiser's page
Inside the Suit: spacesuits at the Flugwerft. Until 30 Nov · Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleißheim · Check price. Real spacesuits from Soviet and Apollo missions, plus stations where children find out how hard it is to move in one. Organiser's page
Stonehenge at the Archäologische Staatssammlung. Until 29 Aug 2027 · Archäologische Staatssammlung · Check price. Around 600 objects and replicas from Stonehenge, with cartoon-style media stations for children. Organiser's page
Reich der Kürbisse pumpkin world at Hofis. Until 9 Nov · Hofis Erlebnispark, Dasing · Day tickets from €19.90. The adventure park fills up with giant sculptures made from thousands of pumpkins, plus photo spots and an autumn market. Organiser's page

Free things to do in Munich with kids this weekend

Zirkus Pumpernudl pop-up circus
Gans am Wasser: Herbstfest and live music
Free music and face painting at Gans Woanders
Der kleine Münchner: flea market run by kids
Kids' flea market at the Christuskirche
Bambini Boazn: Sunday lunch with free childcare
Kidical Mass: the family bike ride

Indoor ideas for a rainy weekend

English Playgroup in Schwabing
Big kids' cinema: Checker Tobi und das Geheimnis unseres Planeten
Children's theatre at the Münchner Theater für Kinder
Family tour: Tomás Saraceno at Haus der Kunst
Liz & Lou autumn event
Kids' flea market at the Christuskirche
La Le Luffft: music theatre for toddlers
Open studio at the Kinderkunsthaus
€1 museum Sunday
Bambini Boazn: Sunday lunch with free childcare
Ali Mitgutsch exhibition at Blutenburg Castle
Iss Was?! at the Kindermuseum
Jetzt geht's rund: the recycling exhibition
Inside the Suit: spacesuits at the Flugwerft
Stonehenge at the Archäologische Staatssammlung

Munich with kids, this weekend