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3-2-1- It’s time to find out what Munich spent €1M on
Let’s just say Munich is about to look a lot greener.
Sana Ahmad
November 12, 2026
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Here’s what we’ve got for you this week:
It’s dark by 5pm and the temperature is dropping. Some people in Munich have nowhere warm to go tonight. If you want to help: Aktion Brücke does meals and supplies, Kältebus München drives through the city delivering to homeless people in winter. Heimatstern keeps a warm space open with coffee and lockers, and Schiller 25 supports homeless EU migrants in multiple languages. All four need volunteers and donations.
Also this week: the Feuerzangenbowle is back. After two years at a temporary location, Munich’s famous rum punch event returns to the Isartor courtyard on Monday, November 23 and runs through Wednesday, January 6, including New Year’s Eve.
3 bits of news
You voted. Munich is getting greener
Munich gave residents €1 million and asked them to decide how to spend it. The 2026 Munich Budget results are in: 1,059 ideas were submitted, the top 20 were reviewed for feasibility, and the city voted. Every single winning proposal is about trees, greenery, shade, or cooling.
First place: more trees. Second: green seating areas. Third: converting parking spaces from asphalt into a water-absorbing sponge city design. Among the other winners are solar-powered trail lights at the Olympic Park in Schwabing, and new shaded benches for the pedestrian zone in the Altstadt.
Each project gets up to €100,000. Planning begins soon, with updates here.
Find more information here (in German).
Free swimming lessons for kids are coming
More than half of Germany’s primary school children can’t swim confidently. As of mid-September, 320 people drowned in Germany this year; 18 more than the year before.
The federal government is responding with Deutschland lernt Schwimmen: a €20 million program funding FREE swimming courses for kids. The focus is on low-income families and children with special needs. The money goes to swimming clubs, DLRG (Germany’s Life Saving Association) branches, and schools, not families directly.
Organizations apply to the Deutscher Schwimm-Verband by January 31, 2027, with first courses starting in April 2027. Ask your child’s school, Kita, or local swimming club if they’re joining. You can also search nearby clubs through the DSV club finder.
Munich’s AI factory filled up in 7 months. Now it’s doubling
Deutsche Telekom’s AI data center in Tucherpark opened in February and hit full capacity within seven months. The company is now doubling its output by investing nearly €250 million. The underground site in Bogenhausen runs 20,000 Nvidia processors.
Siemens and Daimler Trucks are among the users, running it for AI training, robotics, and factory simulations. It runs on renewable energy and is cooled by the fast-flowing Eisbach. The water’s temperature has reportedly risen by just 0.02 degrees Celsius.
One limitation: Nvidia’s newer, more powerful racks can’t be installed as they don’t fit in the elevator. Telekom CEO Tim Höttges is already planning phase III for the existing Tucherpark. If an even larger AI facility gets built, he said it would preferably be outside Munich, but still in Bavaria.
Find more information here (in German).
Bonus:
We’d like to thank our first sponsor.
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2 upcoming events
Home ideas, food, and free gift wrapping under one roof
Heim+Handwerk is Munich’s annual home and crafts fair, back at Messe München in Riem from Tuesday to Sunday, November 25 to 29. One ticket gets you into two events running at the same time: the main fair for home décor, interiors, and craftsmanship, plus the Food & Life exhibit for food and drink.
Walk through halls of furniture, kitchens, outdoor living, and handcrafted goods – all touchable and comparable in person. Workshops and live demos run throughout the five days. Expert advice from craft businesses and manufacturers is included.
One extra worth knowing: the Geschenkeregen stand lets you drop off any fair purchases for hand-wrapping by volunteers, in exchange for a small donation to charity. A nice touch if you’re already buying Christmas gifts.
Find more information here (in English).
General information:
📍 Messe München, Messestadt Riem
⏰ November 25–29
🎟 From 10€ – Children 12 and under are FREE
Serial killers are coming to Neuhausen
Serial Killers – The True Crime Exhibition opens at the Pineapple Cube in Neuhausen on Wednesday, November 18 and runs through April 4, 2027. It covers 20 notorious killers: Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy, and others through reconstructed crime scenes, personal relics, and psychological profiles. The minimum age is 16.
Walk through replicas of actual crime scenes, step into a criminal investigation office, and examine the evidence used to build each case. A VR add-on (€4, bookable on site) lets you try to solve a case yourself. An English audio guide is included with your ticket, accessible on your own phone.
It also traces how these cases shaped Hollywood – from Ed Gein to Hannibal Lecter, from Aileen Wuornos to Monster. The venue is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Tickets are time-slotted.
Find more information here (in English).
General information:
📍 Pineapple Park, Arnulfstraße 195, Neuhausen, München
⏰ November 18, 2026 – April 4, 2027
🎟️ From 22€
Bonus:
We’d like to thank our second sponsor.
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Here's what most people in Germany don't realise: the system has more ways to work in your favour than anyone ever explains. There are deductions, allowances, state top-ups and property strategies that people quietly use every year, while everyone else simply pays more.
The catch is that many of them run on a calendar. Some only count if you act before 31 December. Others change completely on 1 January, when Germany's private pension system gets its first major overhaul since 2001. Miss the window and the opportunity doesn't wait for next year. It's gone.
So this isn't a "someday" seminar. It's a "this month" one.
1 new restaurant/café to try
Kalypso
Kalypso sits on Agnesstraße in Schwabing and does Greek food the right way. We’re talking whole sea bream from the grill, lamb chops, grilled king prawns and a cold mezze spread to get things moving before the mains even arrive.
It’s evenings only, from 6pm. Book a table, order the hot and cold appetizer plate for two, and don’t rush. Tables before 7pm are held for two hours – after 8pm, the night is yours.
Reservations are online. Groups of nine or more get a set menu option, so email ahead rather than try to squeeze everyone into a time slot.
General information:
📍 Agnesstraße 8, 80801 München-Schwabing-West
🥘 Greek
⏰ Sunday–Thursday, 6pm–Midnight
Friday and Saturday, 6pm–1am
Visit Kalypso
We’d like to thank our third sponsor.
When you move to Munich, you sign what you can get. Many newcomers don't know: for many leases signed since August 2019, the law caps the rent at about 10% above the local reference rent.
fairmiet checks your lease against that cap: in English, in about 10–15 minutes, free and double-checked by hand. Your landlord is not contacted without your consent.
If your rent is over the limit, you can decide to have our partner law firm enforce it. In our cases so far, it has been mainly a bureaucratic back-and-forth between lawyers, and fairmiet covers the out-of-court costs. fairmiet's success fee of 3 times the monthly rent reduction applies only if a reduction or repayment is achieved.
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