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Munich's nocturnal attractions vary with the seasons. The year starts with the abandon of Fasching, the Bavarian carnival time, which begins quietly in mid-November and ends with a great street party on Fasching Dienstag (Shrove Tuesday) in early March. From spring until late fall the beer garden dictates the style and pace of Munich's nightlife. The beer gardens and most beer halls close at midnight, but there's no need to go home to bed: Some bars and nightclubs are open until 6 AM.
Bavaria's capital has an enviable reputation as an artistic hot spot. Details of concerts and theater performances are listed in "Vorschau" and "Monatsprogramm" booklets available at most hotel reception desks, newsstands, and tourist offices.
Munich likes jazz, and some beer gardens have taken to replacing their brass bands with funky combos. Some city pubs and brewery taverns set aside Sunday midday for jazz.
Munich has scores of theaters and variety-show venues, although most productions will be largely impenetrable if your German is shaky. Note that most theaters are closed in July and August.
Schwabing is discoland, although it's getting ever greater competition from Munich's other "in" area, Haidhausen. Schwabing claims more than a dozen dance clubs and live music venues between its central boulevard, Leopoldstrasse, and the area around its central square, the Münchner-Freiheit.
Munich's gay bars are mainly situated between Sendlingertorplatz and Isartorplatz.
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