How do you say "rain boots" in German?

Gummistiefel

And they are so fashionable, you even got rubber Chelsea boots at Aldi's last week.

Gummistiefel are what are called Wellington boots in Britain, or "wellies" for short. Literally "rubber boots". Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Wellies.jpg

You could try looking for (or asking for) Wasserdichte Schuhe (waterproof shoes) or Wasserdichte Stiefel (waterproof boots). Though with the current weather they may have sold out.
Also Regenschirm = umbrella

What the weather forecast has called for and what has actually happend the past two weeks have been very different things. Yesterday was supposed to be a washout and it maybe rained 10 minutes. I'm holding out for some sun.

Also, if you're in Munich this Saturday, starting at 4pm and all day on Sunday is the Streetlife Festival, starting at Odeonsplatz and going north to Münchener Freiheit. http://www.streetlife-festival.de/

Also Sunday, Germany plays Ukraine in their first game of the Euro Cup. It's a big weekend in Munich.

Thanks! We will be there Saturday and Sunday so this looks like fun!

We were in Bacharach last week, with a visit to St Goar, and my waterproof Clark Waves shoes were just fine -- when we did get hit by a short (but intense!) downpour, we just moved under an awning and waited it out. But there's no guarantee on weather forecasts. Enjoy!

I grew up calling them galoshes. I looked up the word in German. It's Galoschen. I wonder if they got the word from us or we got the word from them. For you native Germans out there, is Galoschen a common term.

If you are asking a sales person, try describing them - Schuhe für tief Wasser (shoes for deep water).

I thought galoshes were a waterproof covering you put on over your normal shoes. Nothing like a "wellie boot", beloved by farmers and by small children who like splashing in puddles. Galoshes are a bit old fashioned, I didn't think they were sold any more.
"Schuhe" has two h's in it. This is the word you will see outside shoe shops.

We are also arriving Saturday morning in Munich! (Hi Stephen!). I'm so glad to hear about the weather; I've been keeping an eye on it and have a couple of umbrellas packed, as well as a light raincoat. I also have Clark Wave shoes, so I think I'm good. My son says he'll wear his Chaco's and his feet will just dry. LOL Teenagers know everything.

And thanks for the heads-up about the Streetlife Festival. I glanced at the website, but it's in German, so I'm not really sure what it's all about (very little German here, but I'll make my kid with 2 years of high school German see what he can figure out). I see that it goes till 2am ....yikes. We're in the aldstadt, and loud bands and drunk people might make enough noise to keep even a jet-lagged family awake. But, as the festival starts, it's a perfect way to force ourselves to keep going, walk and settle in to the time zone.

I had thought about bringing some "wellie"-type shoes, as we'll be in Munich for 5 nights, but in trying to keep to carry-ons only, that would be awkward.

Any suggestions of a fun place to watch the soccer games? My son's a fanatic; we're even touring the Allianz Arena.

Right Chris, Schuhe. Typo.

My word checker underlines every German word in red. After a while I ignore it.

I don’t think the streetlife festival will get that rowdy. It’s more of a family thing. The festival shuts down the main north-south street in the city, the Ludwigstraße and Leopoldstraße. On Ludwigstraße, the street is divided into four themes, with different activates that match the theme. There are also food truck and drink stands open up and down the street. It's a good way to spend an hour or two. You could also walk from Odeonsplatz to the Chinesischer Turm beer garden by walking up Ludwigstraße from Odeonsplatz, take a right at the university, and the beer garden is then a 10 minute walk into the park.

The following weekend (June 18th and 19th) is the Stadtgründungsfest, right on Marienplatz, and that can get a little louder.

The best place to watch the games are outside if the weather is nice. The beer gardens Augustinerkeller, Hofbräukeller, and Hirschgarten have all erected large projection screens to show the game. If the weather isn’t good, it can be hard to find a place inside showing the games, as people reserve days and weeks in advance for good locations. You could go upstairs at Löwenbräukeller in the big hall, you don’t need reservations. You can also try in the back of Zum Augustiner on Neuhauserstraße right in the old city, right by where the long tables and benches are and they tap the beers. It’s also only crowded when Germany is playing. If you want to watch England-Russia on Saturday, you will have your pick of locations.

Christian, thanks for the reply.

I did get an opportunity to look at the street festival in more detail, and it's not really close to our hotel. It does look like a great way to wander in the street for some local flavor!

I appreciate the listing for the places to watch futbal. My son is 16; will that be a problem with bars/biergarten?

No, beer halls and beer gardens are for everyone. Most beer gardens have playgrounds.