Autumn Auer Dult under way on Mariahilfplatz in the Au

The Kirchweihdult, the autumn edition of the Auer Dult fair, is under way on Mariahilfplatz in the Au and runs until Sunday 25 October. Around 250 market traders and showmen are selling their goods. Stalls are open daily from 10am to 7pm, and the rides from 10.30am to 7pm.

Dr Christian Scharpf, the city's head of labour and economic affairs and head of the Dult, said: "The Kirchweihdult marks the end of the Dult year. It is our last chance this year to stroll across Mariahilfplatz, enjoy specialities and buy rarities. My tip: a tour of the Dult with our official guides, a particularly exciting experience in which even die-hard Dult fans discover something new."

On offer are crockery and household goods, antiques, traditional costume, basketware, toys, curtains, felt slippers, spices and jams. Second-hand dealers sell rarities and collectors' items, and stands in the novelties lane demonstrate kitchen gadgets. The fairground section has dodgems, a chair-o-plane, the 1925 Ferris wheel, a children's carousel, shooting galleries and a puppet theatre. Food ranges from grilled fish on a stick, bratwurst and tarte flambée to glazed apples and roasted almonds, along with Munich beers.

Official Munich guides lead tours of around two hours, which include a chat with stallholders, tastings and a ride on the 1925 Ferris wheel. Remaining tours start on Friday 23 October at 4pm and on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October at 11am, meeting outside the Hotel Marias Platzl at Mariahilfplatz 4. Bookings can be made at www.einfach-muenchen.de/dult-fuehrung or at the Tourist Information in the Town Hall. The Mariahilf parish also holds free "Organ at 3" concerts in its church at 3pm on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.

Dult vouchers worth 10 euros are sold at the Tourist Information offices in the Town Hall and at the main railway station, and online at www.einfach-muenchen.de/gutscheine. They can be used at every stall and ride at all three Dult fairs and are valid for three years from the date of issue, to the end of the year.

There is no parking around Mariahilfplatz. Visitors are advised to use public transport: tram 18 to Mariahilfplatz, buses 52 and 62 to Schweigerstraße, or the U1 and U2 to Fraunhoferstraße or Kolumbusplatz. The next Auer Dult, the Maidult, runs from 24 April to 2 May 2027.