Marienplatz & the Glockenspiel in Munich

What's Open in Munich on a Sunday?

September 21, 2026 · 4 min read

Sunday is the day Munich is most likely to catch you out. Here is what closes, what stays open, and a Sunday route that avoids every closed door.

Closed on Sundays
6 curated sights, including Viktualienmarkt and Olympiaturm
Open on Sundays
Marienplatz & the Glockenspiel, Frauenkirche and Nymphenburg Palace and more
Sunday route
5 stops, about 2.4 km on foot, 09:00–17:39
Suits
Any trip that includes a Sunday
  1. 09:00Marienplatz & the Glockenspiel · about 46 min

  2. Walk · 0.6 km · about 14 min

    10:00Asamkirche · about 29 min

  3. Walk · 0.6 km · about 14 min

    10:43Frauenkirche · about 39 min

  4. Walk · 1.2 km · about 22 min

    11:44Pinakothek der Moderne · about 115 min

  5. 13:39Lunch break · about 60 min

  6. Public transport (planner estimate) · 6.7 km · about 30 min

    15:09Nymphenburg Palace · about 150 min

Build this around your own pace

This is one realistic version. The planner rebuilds it around your start time, interests, pace and the day of the week — with the same verified Munich data.

Plan your Munich day

Of all the days of the week, Sunday is the one that closes the most of Munich's curated sights: 6 of the 28 in MEVAYA's data. If your trip includes a Sunday, plan it differently rather than discovering a locked door on arrival.

Everything below comes from MEVAYA's verified opening-hours data. Where a venue has special rules or conflicting sources, the note from our verification is included as-is.

Closed on Sundays

Viktualienmarkt — Stalls trade Mon–Sat, roughly 08:00–20:00; closed Sunday. The beer garden allows bringing your own food; drinks must be bought on-site.

Olympiaturm — Currently closed for renovation. Under renovation; expected to reopen in Q1 2027. This confirms the earlier MEVAYA correction. Use the free Olympiaberg viewpoint nearby as the alternative in the meantime.

Kaufinger & Neuhauser Straße.

Glockenbachviertel.

Schwabing.

Elisabethmarkt — Mon–Sat roughly 08:00–18:30 (stalls vary); closed Sunday.

Open on Sundays

Marienplatz & the Glockenspiel — open-air, no ticket, no closing day.

Frauenkirche — Church daily 08:00–20:00, free. South tower Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun/holidays 11:30–17:00, last ascent 16:30 (€7.50). Tower tickets are sold on-site only, not online. Not accessible during services.

Nymphenburg Palace — Park free, open year-round. Palace roughly 09:00–18:00 in summer, 10:00–16:00 in winter. In 2026 the fountain in the Great Parterre is out of service, and the Lackkabinett is closed until roughly autumn 2026.

Olympiapark — open-air, no ticket, no closing day.

BMW Welt & Museum — open-air, no ticket, no closing day.

Hofbräuhaus — Daily roughly 09:00–23:30 (restaurant/beer hall hours).

Pinakothek der Moderne — Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Thu until 20:00; Mon closed. Sundays cost only €1 at all state museums in the Kunstareal.

Munich Residenz — Daily roughly 09:00–18:00 (shorter in winter). Museum and Treasury are separate tickets; combined ticket available. Hofgarten itself is free and always open.

A Sunday route that avoids every closed door

The schedule above is what the MEVAYA planner builds for a Sunday. It only contains stops that are open that day — the planner reads each stop's closing days and will not route you to a closed venue, even one marked as essential.

The day covers about 2.4 km on foot and 1 public-transport hop (about 6.7 km), used only where walking would cost more time than it saves.

Only one stop needs booking: Nymphenburg Palace. Everything else is free or sold at the door.

The Sunday route, stop by stop

09:00–09:46 — Marienplatz & the Glockenspiel. The central square, with the neo-Gothic New Town Hall filling one side. The Glockenspiel figures turn at 11:00 and 12:00 (and 17:00 in summer), and the tower lift gives a rooftop view for a few euros. It is a public open-air space with no ticket and no closing day.

10:00–10:29 — Asamkirche. A tiny late-baroque church squeezed between two houses, built by the Asam brothers as their private chapel and decorated to the point of delirium. Free, and takes fifteen minutes you will remember. It is a public open-air space with no ticket and no closing day.

10:43–11:22 — Frauenkirche. The brick cathedral with two domed towers that the city has banned any building from rising above. Free to enter, and the "Devil’s Footprint" in the entrance floor comes with a good story. Verified opening hours: Church daily 08:00–20:00, free. South tower Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun/holidays 11:30–17:00, last ascent 16:30 (€7.50). Tower tickets are sold on-site only, not online. Not accessible during services.

11:44–13:39 — Pinakothek der Moderne. Four collections in one building — modern art, design, graphics and architecture, including a basement of cars and industrial design that people wander into and stay in. Verified opening hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Thu until 20:00; Mon closed. Sundays cost only €1 at all state museums in the Kunstareal.

13:39–14:39 — Lunch. The planner reserves time to eat right after Pinakothek der Moderne, so the afternoon continues from where the morning ended instead of detouring for food.

15:09–17:39 — Nymphenburg Palace. The Wittelsbach summer palace out west, with a park of canals, follies and swans that is free to walk. The Gallery of Beauties inside is exactly what it sounds like and rather good. Verified opening hours: Park free, open year-round. Palace roughly 09:00–18:00 in summer, 10:00–16:00 in winter. In 2026 the fountain in the Great Parterre is out of service, and the Lackkabinett is closed until roughly autumn 2026. Book ahead: this stop needs a reservation or a timed ticket.

Before you go

Built by the MEVAYA planner from MEVAYA's curated Munich data. Opening hours were checked against official and independent sources in September 2026; the route, times and durations are the planner's own output, not estimates written by hand.

Quick questions

Is Viktualienmarkt open on Sunday?

No. Viktualienmarkt — Stalls trade Mon–Sat, roughly 08:00–20:00; closed Sunday. The beer garden allows bringing your own food; drinks must be bought on-site.

Is Olympiaturm open on Sunday?

No. Olympiaturm — Currently closed for renovation. Under renovation; expected to reopen in Q1 2027. This confirms the earlier MEVAYA correction. Use the free Olympiaberg viewpoint nearby as the alternative in the meantime.

What is open in Munich on a Sunday?

Among MEVAYA's curated stops, Marienplatz & the Glockenspiel, Frauenkirche, Nymphenburg Palace and Olympiapark are open on Sundays.