Souvenirs from the Munich Spring Festival

The Munich Spring Festival on the Theresienwiese, also known as the "small Oktoberfest," is one of the most popular folk festivals in Bavaria. Every year, numerous people from Munich, Germany, and abroad visit this traditional spring festival. In addition to rides and beer tents, typical folk festival souvenirs are also part of a visit to the Theresienwiese.

For the 60th Munich Spring Festival in 2026, which takes place from April 17th to May 10th, visitors can once again discover numerous memorabilia. Particularly popular are traditional souvenirs that are closely linked to Bavarian folk festival culture.

Gingerbread hearts as a traditional folk festival souvenir

Among the most famous souvenirs from the Spring Festival are the colorful gingerbread hearts with sayings. The large hearts with their colorful sugar borders and typical messages are a symbol of Bavarian folk festivals.

Many visitors buy a gingerbread heart as a souvenir of their visit to the Theresienwiese or give it as a gift to friends and family. The hearts are designed with various sayings and are a classic folk festival gift.

At the stand of Schifferls Herzlmalerei, which many visitors already know from Oktoberfest, these traditional gingerbread hearts can be discovered at the Spring Festival.

Sweet specialties from the folk festival

In addition to gingerbread hearts, typical folk festival specialties are also popular souvenirs from the Spring Festival.

These include, among others:

• roasted almonds

• roasted nuts

• popcorn

• cotton candy

• other sweet specialties

For many visitors, the smell of freshly roasted almonds is as much a part of the folk festival as the rides and beer tents.

Schifferls Herzlmalerei at the Spring Festival

The stand of Schifferls Herzlmalerei is also known to many market visitors and folk festival visitors from the Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz and from the Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese. Visitors can also discover traditional gingerbread hearts and folk festival specialties at the Spring Festival.

The colorful hearts with their sayings have been among the most popular souvenirs at Munich's folk festivals and at Oktoberfest for many years.

Munich Spring Festival 2026 on the Theresienwiese

The 60th Munich Spring Festival takes place from April 17th to May 10th, 2026 on the Theresienwiese. During this time, the festival grounds will once again transform into a meeting place for folk festival enthusiasts.

Visitors can look forward to traditional folk festival atmosphere, sweet specialties, and typical souvenirs.

If you visit the Spring Festival, feel free to stop by the stand of Schifferls Herzlmalerei and discover classic folk festival gifts such as gingerbread hearts, roasted almonds, and other sweet specialties.