The official website of the city of Munich for the 190th Munich Oktoberfest from 20.9. to 5.10.2025 on the Theresienwiese

Die offizielle Seite der Stadt München zum 190. Münchner Oktoberfest vom 20.9. bis 5.10.2025 auf der Theresienwiese

Visitor services for the Munich Oktoberfest: From travelling to the festival, the price of beer to safety on the festival grounds

Information about Oktoberfest: All answers and information about your visit to the Oktoberfest. FAQs, service for visitors

On the first Saturday of Oktoberfest 2025, the tents will open at 9 a.m., non-alcoholic drinks (except beer) will be available from 10 a.m., and at 12 noon it will be ‘Ozapft is!’ and the beer tapping will begin. With the tapping, the Wiesn 2025 is officially open! Monday to Friday, the tents open at 10 am and close at 11.30 pm.; On Saturdays, Sundays and the public holiday on 3 …

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 …

In as few blows as possible: the perfect tapping ceremony. According to long-standing tradition, the first beer barrel at the Oktoberfest is always tapped at the Schottenhamel festival tent.The mayor of Munich tries his hardest to insert the tap in as few blows as possible to fill up the first beer glass, which is customarily handed to the incumbent Bavarian state premier.

Traditional starting date: the first Saturday of the Oktoberfest. The parade of the landlords marks the official start of Oktoberfest. It takes place on the first Saturday of the Oktoberfest, before the famous “O'zapft is!” at noon. This is followed by the traditional costume and hunters’ parade at 10 am on Sunday, September 21, 2025.. The parade route

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. Key points and sights on Theresienwiese are the statue of Bavaria in front of ...

We all want to have fun at Oktoberfest. To make sure we all enjoy ourselves, we have established a few rules. What you should know about backpacks, prams, bicycles, animals, how to get there, entrances, closing times and much more - here are the tips from the festival management.