Event Dates
From: Thursday, March 20, 2025
To: Sunday, March 23, 2025
To appreciate the Munich love of beer you just have to consider what locals call the “fifth season”. It’s the Starkbierzeit (Strong Beer Time)
To appreciate the Munich love of beer you just have to consider what locals call the “fifth season”. It’s the Starkbierzeit (Strong Beer Time), a frenzy of early-spring stout swigging.
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The Festival
- Next Edition: Thursday March 20th – Sunday March 23rd, 2025.
- Munich is always brewing up some kind of excuse to get buzzed. Sandwiched between Carnival celebrations and Easter, Starkbierfest is Munich’s Lent-time justification for alcohol consumption. The festival is celebrated over a few weeks during early Spring
- Beer halls and breweries host their own Starkbierfests across the city. It’s a fabulous event where you have the supreme privilege of downing fresh, delicious brew that tastes like it was especially concocted just for you to drink on that specific day.
The Gay Event
- The Munich Leather and Fetish association, MLC host a special 4 day weekend version of their very own Starkbierfest each March.
- Events typically kick off with a meet and greet on Thursday from 7 pm. Guests can mix and mingle with the candidates from Bavarian Mr Leather. The event is followed with a bar tour.
- After a cultural programme on Friday afternoon, enjoy a delicious food at the Bluf Detish Dinner followed by a hardcore fetish party at the UnderGround.
- Saturday plays host to the coronation of Bavarian Mr Leather followed by the „Löwennacht“ at UnderGround, a dress code fetish event.
- On Sunday, the Starkbierfest-weekend ends with one or more mugs of Maximator, the strong malty beer of Augustiner brewery, proper Bavarian brass music and lots of guys in traditional Bavarian leather shorts.
- The event is held at Augustiner Keller München, from 10 am.
Gay Munich
- The gay neighbourhood in Munich is quite compact. There are 9 gay bars most of them are in the old town around the Glockenbachviertel.
- Known as the vibrant gay district of Munich, upscale Glockenbachviertel offers trendy bars and nightlife venues that go into the wee hours of the morning. It’s home to the Gender-Ampel traffic light featuring diverse pedestrian characters, as well as boutiques, galleries and performing arts at the State Theater on Gärtnerplatz.
Underground
- Underground is a gay cruise & fetish nightclub in Munich, hosted by MLC (Münchner Löwen Club) open from Friday to Sunday morning. 21:00 – 04:00 (entry till 23:00).
- It is a 20-minute drive from the gay bars along Glockenbachviertel.
Augustiner Keller München
- Augustiner-Keller – Landmark restaurant known for its large beer garden & hall, serving Bavarian & international dishes.
- It is a 12-minute drive from the gay bars of Munich.
- The beer tent is open on Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm.
- Brass bands start at 11 pm with special performances from 1 pm.
- Party music in the beer cellar from 3 pm.
Recommended Munich Hotels
The following hotels are close to Munich’s top attractions and a short ride to the Starkbierzeit parties:
Bayerischer Hof, Hotel Exquisit, Living Hotel, Mercure Hotel
Where to stay close to all the gay bars.
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
The Sofitel Munich is our preferred place
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The best area to stay in Munich is the Innenstadt and is within easy walking distance of most of the city’s shops and bars. Gay life in Munich focuses around the Glockenbachviertel and Sendlinger-Tor-Platz.
Promenadepl. 2-6, 80333 München, Germany
Offering 5 gourmet restaurants, 6 bars, and an exclusive spa with rooftop pool, this historic 5-star hotel is located directly in Munich’s fashionable shopping district.
The luxurious rooms and suites of the Hotel Bayerischer Hof each feature an original design, ranging from cosmopolitan to colonial style. They all provide high-speed WiFi and air conditioning. A complimentary fruit basket and a bottle of mineral water are also included.
Frauenstraße 4, 80469 München, Germany
Located directly at the historic Viktualienmarkt marketplace in Munich city centre, this environmentally friendly hotel features a gym, 24-hour reception and free WiFi. Marienplatz Square is 200 m away.
The stylish rooms at Living Hotel Das Viktualienmarkt use renewable energy sources. Highlights include a 32-inch flat-screen TV, hot drinks facilities, and extra-long beds. Some rooms feature views of Viktualienmarkt marketplace.
Eurostars Book Hotel, 44, Schwanthalerstraße, Klinikviertel, Ludwigsvorstadt-Kliniken, Ludwigsvorstadt, Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, 80336, Germany
Just 650 m from Munich Central Station, the contemporary-style Eurostars Book Hotel offers a fitness centre and free WiFi. Literary-themed rooms feature a flat-screen TV. You can also enjoy the sauna. Each of the stylish rooms at Eurostars Book Hotel is dedicated to a famous book. The hotel’s restaurant serves a selection of international specialities. Features include tea/coffee facilities, a minibar and a private bathroom with hairdryer and free toiletries.
Hotterstraße 4, 80331 München, Germany
This quietly located, 3-star Superior hotel in
’s is just a 3-minute walk from the famous square. It offers air-conditioned rooms and free high-speed Wi-Fi.A large, tasty breakfast buffet is on offer at the Mercure Hotel München Altstadt every day.
Kohlstraße 7, 80469 München, Germany
The apartment is equipped with 2 bedrooms, a living room with a TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a dishwasher and a microwave. WiFi is free of charge.
Ehrengutstraße 9, 80469 München, Germany
Cocoma-Design-Apartment Deluxe – very central offers a modern and stylish apartment, which features a fully-equipped kitchen, a seating area and a private bathroom with free toiletries.
Geyerstraße 52, 80469 München, Germany
Rooms and apartments with kitchenette and a safety deposit box. Guests enjoy free landline and mobile calls within Germany A Finnish sauna, 24-hour gym are available FREE WIFi
Mozartstraße 13, 80336 München, Germany
This apartment includes 2 bedrooms, a living room and a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dining area, and 1 bathroom with a shower and a washing machine. Free WiFi
Hans-Sachs-Straße 2 80469 Munich, Germany
Nice gay cafe bar
Theklastraße 1 80469 Munich, Germany
Gay Cafe & Bar Stylish in the heart of Munich. Whether indoors or outdoors, a good time is ahead
Hans-Sachs-Straße 8, 80469 München, Germany
Nice gay bar popular with an older crowd
47, Müllerstraße, Glockenbach, Altstadt-Lehel, Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, 80469, Germany
Gay Leather and frtish bar that has been around since 1967
54, Müllerstraße, Angerviertel, Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Bavaria, 80469, Germany
No-frills gay bar featuring karaoke, drag performers & themed nights
3, Elisenstraße, Königsplatz, Maxvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, 80335, Germany
Gay nightclub with house music from local & international DJs, dance floor, lounge area & darkroom
15, Reisingerstraße, Am alten südlichen Friedhof, Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, 80337, Germany
Men only Gay Cruising Bar with regular events like nude nights and underwear partys
14, Holzstraße, Glockenbach, Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria, 80469, Germany
Cozy gay lounge offering cocktails, frequent live music & other special events.
Blumenstraße 21 80331 Munich, Germany
Gay bar thats lots of fun and good entertainment
Pestalozzistraße 6 80469 Munich, Germany
gay bar in the heart of Munich, with a rustic ambience popular with bears
Thalkirchner Straße 4 80337 Munich, Germany
Gay-friendly café, bistro & bar with free WiFi, serving brunch, global meals, coffee & cocktails.
Cafe, bar, cocktails, large sun terrace, large beer garden!
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