Programme around the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 in Munich
UEFA Champions Festival in the Olympic Park
The Olympic Park was transformed into a colorful fan festival with a varied supporting program for four days around the UEFA Champions League 2025 final in Munich. The festival ended with “We Are The Champions” with the GoSingChoir on the Seebühne stage.
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Champions Festival: Four days of colourful programme in the Olympic Park
Just under a year after the UEFA EURO 2024, the Olympic Park will once again be transformed into a hotspot for the whole family. From the public holiday on Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June, a programme of sport, action and culture awaits you here every day.
Among other things, you can kick a ball yourself or watch it on a football court, take photos with the Champions League trophy or enjoy concerts on the big stage on the Olympic Lake on Thursday and Friday evenings.
There will also be over 30 artistic acts such as Gerry and Gary, Roxxdoxx and well-known DJs, events organised by sponsors and partners as well as events organised by the city's ‘We are all champions’ campaign.
And of course there was also a public screening of the grand final on 31 May.
Admission is free, but access to the Champions Festival will be closed in the event of overcrowding.
Opening hours at the Champions Festival
- Thursday, 29 May: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- Friday, 30 May: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- Saturday, 31 May (match-day): 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. or until 15 minutes after the final whistle
- Sunday, 1 June: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Star DJ Sebastian Ingrosso was the live act on 30 May
On Friday evening, the Champions Festival became a party centre when Sebastian Ingrosso performed from 9 p.m. The Grammy-nominated DJ from Swedish House Mafia heated up the Olympic Park with a 90-minute set. With Swedish House Mafia, Sebastian Ingrosso has created club hits such as "Don't You Worry Child” and "Save The World”, while as a solo artist he has conquered dance floors around the world with "Reload” and "Leave The World Behind”, among others.
Programme highlights and live acts at the Champions Festival
On all four days, there is plenty on offer both on the large lake stage and throughout the festival site with mobile show interludes.
Sunday, 1 June
- 11 a.m.: DJ Alex Volta (electro)
- 2 p.m.: Ikaros (singer-songwriter)
- 4:30 p.m.: Go Sing Choir (sing-along choir)
Varied programme on the festival site
In addition to the public screening of the final and the music programme on stage, there are many other activities waiting for you at the Champions Festival:
- You can play in various football activities and tournaments on the Bavarian Football Association (BFV) Soccer Court on Hans-Jochen-Vogel-Platz.
- You can measure your shooting power at a goal-kicking facility and test your tackling skills in the BFV cage.
- Take photos with the official UEFA Champions League trophy and giant jerseys of the two finalists.
- Revel in football memories at a presentation of legendary balls and jerseys.
Champions Festival: The site plan
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'We all are champions': municipal campaigns at the Champions Festival
Host City Munich is celebrating the everyday champions of football with the ‘We are all champions’ campaign. The Champions will also be celebrated with various activities at the Champions Festival:
- Creators had the chance to take part in an Influencer Walk with football influencer Fabian Pecher on 29 May and take a look behind the scenes.
- On 30 May, we celebrated inclusion in Munich football with demo matches on the Soccer Court.
- Pupils had the chance to meet freestyle champion Marcel Gurk on 31 May, who showed them the best football tricks on the football court.
- On 1 June, sing a football anthem together with the Go Sing Choir, Munich's popular participatory choir, on the big lake stage as part of our fan campaign.
Information for visitors
- Bags are only permitted up to A4 size (21x29 cm). Luggage storage facilities are available at the north and east entrances.
- Food and drink may not be brought in, except for water in 0.5 litre PET bottles.
- Prohibited items on the grounds include all types of weapons, spray cans, bulky items such as umbrellas, prams or chairs as well as pyrotechnics, all types of glass, flagpoles longer than 1 metre or thicker than 10 mm as well as musical and noise instruments, addictive substances and animals with the exception of assistance dogs.
- Debit and credit cards as well as cash are accepted at the food and drink stands. The official shops do not accept cash.
MucAware at the Champions Festival
MucAware was on site with awareness teams as part of the Champions Festival. MucAware is a project of AKIM (All-Party Conflict Management in Munich) and its teams offer low-threshold support for fans who feel harassed, discriminated against, threatened or otherwise unsafe. This provides targeted support directly on site for people affected by discrimination and (sexualised) violence.
The awareness teams will be available at three awareness points at the Champions Festival in the Olympiapark from 29 to 31 May from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. All members of the awareness teams will be wearing purple waistcoats with the MucAware logo and can also be contacted by phone by dialling the relevant numbers.
The awareness points are equipped with various materials for psychological or physical first aid. If necessary, affected persons are referred to the appropriate counselling or contact points in Munich. The MucAware project is organised by the Social Department of the City of Munich and uses awareness work to promote diversity and combat discrimination.
UEFA Ultimate Champions Legends Tournament 2025
Very close to the Champions Festival, the UEFA Ultimate Tournament took place on Friday 30 May in the SAP Garden. Four teams full of football legends were competing against each other. The team captains were Kaka, Clarence Seedorf, Luis Figo and Lothar Matthäus. Also taking part are ex-Bayern stars Giovane Elber and Thiago as well as Andres Iniesta, Cafu, John Obi Mikel, Oliver Bierhoff and many other international legends and former Champions League stars. All information is available at uefa.com/legends.