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The official website of the city of Munich for the 190th Munich Oktoberfest from 20.9. to 5.10.2025 on the Theresienwiese.
Even though there were no beer tents or fairground rides on the Wiesn at the time, this was the birth of the Oktoberfest. Andreas Michael Dall'Armi received the city of Munich's first gold citizens' medal for the "invention" of the Oktoberfest in 1824.
Since 1980, the incumbent Bavarian Prime Minister (at the time none other than Munich's Franz Josef Strauß) has been presented with the first pint of beer at Oktoberfest. Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter tapped the first keg in the Schottenhamel beer tent with two strokes.
Tapping, parades, stand concert: all the important dates at the Oktoberfest. From the arrival of the Oktoberfest hosts to the tapping at Schottenhamel and the gun salute: Here you can find out everything about the events and dates at Oktoberfest 2025 from 20 September to 5 October.
Service for visitors around the Oktoberfest: From beer prices to safety. Do I have to pay for entry at Oktoberfest? How much does a liter of beer cost at Oktoberfest? Am I allowed to bring bags and rucksacks onto the fairground?
When was the first Oktoberfest held, anyway? And how did it all begin? When did it have to be cancelled? And just what’s so special about the ‘Oide Wiesn’? Everything you need to know about the tradition and history of the world’s largest folk festival. Oide Wiesn – pure nostalgia.
The Oktoberfest doesn’t cost to enter; anyone can wander through the venue without needing a ticket. The reason there are sometimes queues at the entrance is that security personnel check visitors’ bags so that everyone at the Oktoberfest can feel safe and relax.
What’s the best way to get to the Theresienwiese fairground? Are backpacks and strollers allowed? How much does a liter of beer cost at Oktoberfest? All the answers and information for your visit to Oktoberfest. Das Oktoberfest in einfacher Sprache. Opening times.
Oktoberfest takes place very centrally in Munich: on the so-called Theresienwiese, a mostly empty space of about 100 acres, not far from the Old Town and in the middle of Munich’s Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt district.
To the Wiesn and the beer tent without a reservation? The good news is that some of the tables in the large Oktoberfest tents are kept free for spontaneous visitors.