August 2026

July 19, 2026, Chinesischer Turm in the Englischer Garten

Kocherlball: Folk dance

In the middle of the Englischer Garten (park), the dirndls turn here at around six in the morning: during the traditional Kocherlball at the Chinesischer Turm, the sun and the heart rise simultaneously. In the 19th century, cooks, errand boys, nannies and domestic servants met here to dance before work. Since 1989, thousands of people have been gathering to twirl around with each other during waltzes, polkas, doubles and Munich Française – often in old uniforms and bourgeois clothes from the 19th century. People also party around it in the beer garden and picnic on the meadows.

July 19, 2026, Chinesischer Turm in the Englischer Garten

Kocherlball: Folk dance

In the middle of the Englischer Garten (park), the dirndls turn here at around six in the morning: during the traditional Kocherlball at the Chinesischer Turm, the sun and the heart rise simultaneously. In the 19th century, cooks, errand boys, nannies and domestic servants met here to dance before work. Since 1989, thousands of people have been gathering to twirl around with each other during waltzes, polkas, doubles and Munich Française – often in old uniforms and bourgeois clothes from the 19th century. People also party around it in the beer garden and picnic on the meadows.