Free repair festival to be held at Forum Schwanthalerhöhe in Munich's Westend

Munich residents are being invited to bring broken household items to a free repair festival at the Forum Schwanthalerhöhe on Saturday 17 October. The event, called 'Westend repariert!' ('Westend Repairs!'), runs from 1pm to 5pm on the ground floor, in the middle of the main passage, at Theresienhöhe 5.

The festival is organised by the city's Department for Climate and Environmental Protection. Its aim is to encourage people to repair things together rather than throw them away, as a way of protecting the climate.

Visitors can bring defective everyday objects along and repair them with others. A repair course will teach repair tips and tricks through play, and a dismantling station will give people the chance to explore the inside of technical devices without hesitation.

There will also be a clothes swap, where visitors can look for a new favourite item, as well as coffee and cake and a wish wall.

Entry is free and no registration is required. Further information on the programme and ways to get involved is available at erfindergarden.de/westend-repariert.