Overview

• Organizers reported more than 500,000 visitors, slightly above 2023, with about 750 exhibitors from 73 countries and plans already set to keep the fair in Munich through 2031.
• Several protesters began a sit-in around 19:40 on Friday on Leopoldstraße and ended it at about 4:15, prompting traffic diversions at Siegestor and Münchner Freiheit.
• Officers recorded the identities of 25 participants and initiated proceedings tied to a non-registered assembly and potential coercion in traffic.
• On Saturday roughly 700 cyclists demonstrated through the city, followed by a largely peaceful foot march toward a protest camp near Luitpoldpark with a peak of about 650 people.
• The late-week actions followed earlier disruptions including an A9 autobahn blockade with glue-ons, as police later noted fewer protests overall than in 2023.