Berlin is a very cool city. Make sure to check out the remnants of the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie.
Its also one of the rare times I'd recommend you start with a bus tour. They have these huge double decker busses that will give you the tourist overview. I usually shun them but in the case of Berlin it was well worth it, you'll see everything from a macro perspective and then can choose where you'd like to spend a few more hours.
There's so much history to Berlin, it was really neat to see.
As for Munich, well, you're going at the right time of year and have the tickets to the best event in town. But also check out the Hofbrauhaus, a famous beer hall. Here's a review:
"Don't try and pretend that you've never heard of the Hofbräuhaus. Anyone who has even heard the word Munich once in their lives has heard of this pub. Though quite possibly for all the wrong reasons. At least they've removed the Hitler plaque.
Obviously, it's massive with rooms of varying degrees of hugeness. We see the wood, tiles and lasses in dirndls laden with litre glasses that is standard in Munich beerhalls. There's nothing wrong with that. It's the busloads of Japanese tourists gazing bemusedly at the half pigs lying on their plates that make the experience bizarre and slightly disturbing. A lot less interesting than it sounds, but a lot less dreadful than you might expect, as long as you avoid the umpah music. This said, if you find youself on Platzl, I still recommend drinking in Ayingers Speis und Trank."
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