What is happening in the first week of may in munich?

Question

the hotels are charging 3 times the usual price, is there an event on?

Answer 1

that's the Maifest, a mini version  of the one in october.

Answer 2

Check out this great site for finding all the 'happenings' anywhere in the world for any range of dates - What's On When.  I did a quick search for Munich in May and got 42 events to consider.  Here's a blog article all about the site http://www.wickedgoodtraveltips.com/?p=1...

Answer 3

Usually hotels charge higher prices, when there is a fair in Munich.

In Mai several fairs take place. Depending which dates you looked, it might be one of the more popular fairs. During this time, even the public transport will have extra schedule, so you can imagine why hotel prices go up.

Answer 4

Maifest and Mothers Day is the first Sunday in May.