London runs Oktoberfest for weeks on end. Beer festivals and Bavarian nights turn up everywhere with live music and giant steins, and the dancing and the lederhosen are both skippable. Come with a group and the food takes over, bratwurst and pretzels on nearly every menu and long tables either side of the river where you sit down with strangers and stay a while. If one good beer with friends is the whole plan, keep it. See what's on for Oktoberfest 2026 across London and book your tickets before they're taken.
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On nowBest on a budgetOct 3–24Electric Ballroom22 days
Camden Oktoberfest 2026 – 10th Anniversary Celebration Raise your steins and get ready—Camden Oktoberfest is back for its 10th anniversary, bringing a decade of unforgettable celebrations to the iconic Elec
£12.55 – £240.06
On nowWed, Oct 7The Betsey Trotwood
An evening of semirealistic Transylvanianpunkpoppowetrydancefunk hosted by the ill-prepared and poorly proportioned Diego Brown & the Good Fairy but eptly assisted by houseband Hot Club de Lambeth - presenting the brilliant The Yes Mess, Professional
Best for a dateFri, Oct 9Between the Bridges
⭐ Oktoberfest at Between The Bridges raises a stein on the South Bank. Brass bands, beer hall theatrics, and a packed dance floor set the night in motion. Highlights 🍻 Step into a transformed German Beer Hall on London’s South Bank 🎺 Sing along as live br
£15 – £26Live music
Sat, Oct 10Flat Iron Square
⭐ London’s Ultimate Oktoberfest Experience. From Saturday 26 September to Saturday 24 October, Munich comes to Borough as Flat Iron Square transforms into the ultimate Oktoberfest destination in SE1. Expect five weeks of Bavarian-inspired celebrations, wi
£15 – £22.50
Most popularSat, Oct 10Boxpark Shoreditch
CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST AT BOXPARK SHOREDITCH! PROST! BOXPARK OKTOBERFEST IS BACK! Raise your steins and join us at for a 4-hour Bavarian-inspired party pa
£42.67
Sun, Oct 11St Saviour’s Church, Raynes Park
Wir laden herzlichst zu unserem Oktoberfest mit Würstchen und Brezn ein! Wer Lust hat, kann auch gerne in Tracht kommen. Wir feiern unser jährliches Oktoberfest mit passender Musik, Würstchen und Brezn. Wi
£14.79
Best for groupsSat, Oct 17Freight Brixton
⭐ Raise your steins and get ready for Brixton Oktoberfest, where tickets are your key to London's largest rooftop party! Highlights 🎉 Freight Brixton transforms into a Bavarian party hall in the sky 🎸 Live Oompah bands deliver classic German tunes and cro
£6.18 – £252.35Live music
Fri, Oct 23Bermondsey Bar & Kitchen
Join us on the 23rd of October at Bermondsey Bar & Kitchen, right in the heart of London Bridge, for our Oktoberfest-style singles social. 🍻 Think big beer garden energy: drinks with friends (new ones), live music, four rounds of matching with g
Live music
Get the look
Outfits, steins and party kit for the season. Check delivery dates before you order.
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Dirndl dressBodice, blouse, skirt and apronShop on Amazon 
Men's lederhosenLeather shorts, braces and allShop on Amazon 
Alpine hatGreen felt, with the featherShop on Amazon 
Trachten suspendersThe look for less, over any checked shirtShop on Amazon 
Lidded beer steinCeramic, with a pewter lidShop on Amazon 
Das Boot glassThe boot-shaped party glassShop on Amazon 
Hammerschlagen gameA stump, nails, a hammer: first nail flush winsShop on Amazon 
Bavarian flagBlue-and-white diamonds for the yardShop on Amazon 
Pretzel saltCoarse salt for homemade BreznShop on Amazon 
Baby lederhosenFor the smallest guestShop on Amazon 
Hot-dog dog costumeFor the dachshund racesShop on Amazon Nearby
Worth the trip from London, soonest first.
Fri, Oct 9Clapham Common, Wimbledon
Sat, Oct 10Clapham Common, Wimbledon
Worth the tripSat, Oct 10Clapham Common, Wimbledon
Fri, Oct 16Clapham Common, Wimbledon
Fri, Oct 16Hartham Common Park, Hertford
£17.97 – £51.76
Sat, Oct 17Clapham Common, Wimbledon
Sat, Oct 17Hartham Common Park, Hertford
£17.97 – £47.40
Sat, Oct 17Clapham Common, Wimbledon
Sat, Oct 24Clapham Common, Wimbledon
Before you go
Tickets, timing, what to wear, and whether the kids can come.
Every listing with a price, cheapest first.
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Every organiser sets its own prices, and entry, food and drink are often sold separately. Check what a ticket covers before you buy.
In London: Paid tickets from £6.18 to £252.35.
Weekend afternoons fill up first. Go early if you want a table.
In London: Saturday is the big day, with 4 of 8 dates.
Dirndl or Lederhosen are welcome, never required. In Bavaria they are everyday clothes, not a costume.
Traditionally said, from the wearer's side. A custom, not a rule.
Festivals in parks and streets are usually all ages; events in bars are often 21+. The listing says which.
Eat and drink
Same word, two beers: Munich pours a pale lager, North America an amber one.
What Munich pours
What North America calls Oktoberfest
Only these six Munich breweries may pour at the Wiesn. Their festival beers are the real thing.
1 litre
A Maß is more than two US pints of 6% lager. Eat something with it. In Munich in 2026 one costs about €15.61.
Most eatenHendl
Spit-roasted half chicken
Schweinshaxe
Crackling roast pork knuckle
Brezn
The giant salted pretzel
Bratwurst
Grilled sausage in a roll
Weisswurst
Veal sausage, eaten before noon
Obatzda
Beer-garden cheese spread
Steckerlfisch
Whole fish grilled on a stick
VegetarianKäsespätzle
Cheesy egg noodles
Kartoffelpuffer
Crisp potato pancakes
Radi
Spiral-cut salted radish
Kaiserschmarrn
Torn pancake with plum compote
Gebrannte Mandeln
Warm candied almonds
Dampfnudel
Steamed dumpling in vanilla sauce
Apfelstrudel
Apple strudel
Lebkuchenherz
Gingerbread heart, worn not eaten
At the party
So you know what to do when the band stops playing and the whole room stands up.
Every 15 minutes or so
Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der Gemütlichkeit.
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der Gemütlichkeit.
Oans, zwoa, drei — g'suffa!
“A toast to good company.” Stand up, raise your glass, sing it twice, count to three, clink and drink.
Most bands play these, loudly, more than once.
Masskrugstemmen
Hold a full litre at arm's length, elbow locked. Last arm up wins.
Kegs for balls, pins at the end of the lane, against the clock.
Carry full steins to the line. Fastest run with least beer spilled wins.
Ten brats, no buns, one clock.
America's own: sausage dogs sprinting for their owners.
Best dirndl, best lederhosen, judged by applause.
Since 1810
Munich has been doing this since 1810, when it marked the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese with a public horse race. The next year Bavarian farmers added a show of their harvest, from hops and barley to fruit, and the festival stuck. It was later moved forward into late September, because the weather then is reliably better than in October.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn ran from September 19 to October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in London run from Oct 3 to Oct 23, 2026: 8 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 9 – Oct 11, with 5 events.
Yes: 5 events are on for Oct 9 – Oct 11, including Camden Oktoberfest 2026 at Electric Ballroom, Oktoberfest at Between The Bridges and Oktoberfest at Flat Iron Square. Another 3 events are on nearby.
Tickets run from £6.18 to £252.35, set by each organiser, so check what yours includes before you book. None of the 8 events listed right now is free to get into.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of London, in Wimbledon and Hertford. The soonest is Oktoberfest on the Common - Friday 9th Oct 2026 in Wimbledon, on Fri, Oct 9.
At 8 venues, including Electric Ballroom, The Betsey Trotwood, Between the Bridges and Flat Iron Square.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Camden Oktoberfest 2026 at Electric Ballroom (Oct 3–24), OKTOBERFEST BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH 2026 at Boxpark Shoreditch (Sat, Oct 10) and Oktoberfest at Between The Bridges (Fri, Oct 9).
Munich's 2026 Oktoberfest ran from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese.
A Bavarian folk festival that began in Munich as a royal wedding party: Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese on 12 October 1810, and the celebrations ended with a horse race on 17 October. Munich later moved the start forward into September, when the weather is warmer, and the festival usually ends on the first Sunday in October.
Traditional dress, a Dirndl or Lederhosen, is welcome but never required, and ordinary clothes are completely normal. In Bavaria, Tracht is everyday clothing for family occasions rather than a costume.
In Munich it is Festbier: a pale, smooth lager of around 6% brewed for the festival by six Munich breweries. In North America, "Oktoberfest" almost always means Märzen, which is darker, amber and maltier. Same word, two different beers.
Worth the trip
Where the season is the whole city's business, from Munich's meadow to a Bavarian village in the Cascades.
MunichThe original, since 1810
CincinnatiOktoberfest Zinzinnati
KitchenerCanada's biggest
La Crosse, WIOktoberfest USA
Frankenmuth, MIMichigan's Little Bavaria
Leavenworth, WAA Bavarian mountain village
Fredericksburg, TXHill Country's German town
New Ulm, MNSettled by Germans in 1854
DenverDenver Oktoberfest, since 1969
MilwaukeeBrew City's German roots
ChicagoStreet fests all season
New YorkStone Street and the beer halls
