Organisers promise to show residents the hidden side of a profession that, in ordinary life, is usually seen only by those involved in or witnessing street incidents — from the work of divers to police dog handling teams. The event will run under the motto “Experience. Be Amazed.
Touch” and will take place across three sites in the historic centre of the city: Odeonsplatz, Ludwigstrasse and Wittelsbacherplatz. The organisers stress that the programme is designed for both adults and children, and will run from 10:30 to 17:30. Admission to all sites is free.
What Visitors Will See
The formal occasion for the event is an anniversary: in 2026 the Bavarian police mark their 80th anniversary. The force was re-established in 1946, after the end of the Second World War, and over the following decades has grown into one of the largest and most technically advanced state police forces in Germany. The road show is organised by the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, Sport and Integration, for which Saturday will be the culmination of a series of anniversary events held throughout the year.
The day’s programme is built around demonstrations of various areas of police work — from tactical operations to everyday routine service. Visitors will be shown:
special forces (SEK) officers descending the façade of a building;
the dispersal of a simulated sit-in blockade by public order units;
demonstrations by dog handlers with police dogs;
the work of police divers;
a motorcycle patrol demonstration;
a presentation of the capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles, which are increasingly used by police for surveillance and search operations.
In addition to the tactical segments of the programme, musical ensembles will perform on three stages throughout the day — in particular, at 13:00 the Munich Police Choir, which brings together around 25 singers, is scheduled to perform at the stage near Wittelsbacherplatz. The programme also includes an illusionist’s show and themed conversations with representatives of Bavarian police departments and the criminal investigation department, where visitors will be able to put questions directly to serving officers.
A Conversation with the Minister on the Occasion of the Anniversary
At 11:30, a separate event of the day will begin at the stage near Wittelsbacherplatz — an “anniversary conversation” tied directly to the 80th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Bavarian police. Taking part in the conversation will be Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann, church affairs adviser Marion Seidel, and the head of the state police, Michael Schwald.
Commenting on the upcoming event beforehand, Herrmann noted: “Eighty years of the Bavarian police stands for security, reliability and the trust people place in the work of the police in our state. With the anniversary programme, we want to give residents the chance to get a close-up look at the many facets of the Bavarian police’s work and to talk with those who, around the clock, help ensure Bavaria’s standing as the safest state in Germany.”
The minister’s wording is no accident: for many years Bavaria has appeared in the statistics of Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior as one of the states with the lowest crime rate, and the ministry traditionally makes use of this reputation in its public communications.
Where to Find Out More
The organisers have published the full programme of the event on the official website dedicated to the anniversary: 80jahre.polizei.bayern.de/programm.
For residents of and visitors to Munich, Saturday will be a rare opportunity to see the work of various police units outside the usual context of street incidents — in the form of an open, free event aimed at the general public, on a scale that rarely occurs.
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