Munich wears Oktoberfest well, obviously. Beer festivals and Bavarian nights start the run with live music and giant steins, then the dancing takes over, and skipping the lederhosen is a reasonable choice. By then the food is the point anyway, bratwurst and pretzels on nearly every menu, long tables through the centre where you sit down once and stay all night. Or is one good beer with friends closer to the plan? Browse Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Munich and book your tickets before they sell out.
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On nowSep 23–29Olympiapark Munich Germany7 days
Oktoberfest Beer Lover's 2026: Experience Bavaria’s beautiful Franconian region and the baroque city of Bamberg. Once in Bamberg, you’ll sleep inside a working brewery for three nights. In Bamberg we enjoy a walking tour of the city and several of the 9 l
On nowSep 23 – Oct 3Oktoberfest11 days
Oktoberfest (German pronunciation: [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst] ⓘ; Bavarian: Oktobafest/d'Wiesn) is the world's largest Volksfest. It combines a beer festival with a fun fair and is held annually in Munich
Oct 1–5Munich, Germany5 days
Oktoberfest 2026 in Munich will take place from September 19 to October 4, 2026, on the Theresienwiese fairgrounds. This 16-day event features opening ceremonies, parades, traditional concerts, and other special events. Planning is essential, as hotels, f
Sat, Oct 3Oktoberfest
Harmadik alkalommal is együtt visszük a magyar színeket az Oktoberfestre! ❤️🤍💚 Az elmúlt két évben fantasztikus társaság gyűlt össze, így idén sem maradhat el a Magyar Nap: találkozunk, együtt vonulunk be a Wiesnre, keresünk magunknak helyet valamelyik s
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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 Munich, soonest first.
Sep 29 – Oct 2Karma Bavaria, Kolbermoor4 days
Oct 1–3Kongress am Park, Augsburg3 days
Oct 3–10Oktoberfest Festleitung, München8 days
€99Live music
Where to go
The Wiesn runs for sixteen days. These have been pouring the same six breweries' beer for centuries, and they are open the other three hundred and forty-nine.
HofbräuhausPlatzl, AltstadtA Maß of Hofbräu, in the SchwemmeWeisswurst veal sausage, eaten before noonA royal brewery since 1589 and the most famous beer hall on earth — brass band, stone floors, regulars with their own lockers.Beer hallSince 1589Their site 
Augustiner-KellerArnulfstraßeAugustiner from the wooden barrelHendl spit-roasted half chickenFive thousand seats under chestnut trees, and the beer still comes out of wooden barrels — which is why locals rank it first.Beer gardenTheir site 
Paulaner am NockherbergHochstraße, AuA Salvator, if it is MarchSchweinshaxe crackling roast pork knuckleHome of the Starkbierfest, where the strong beer is tapped and politicians are mocked from the stage every spring.Beer hallTheir site Weisses BräuhausTal, AltstadtWeisswurst before noon, with a wheat beerWeisswurst veal sausage, eaten before noonThe Schneider wheat-beer house on the Tal, and the right place to keep the rule that Weisswurst must not hear the midday bells.WirtshausTheir site 
Chinesischer TurmEnglischer GartenA Maß under the pagodaBrezn the giant salted pretzelSeven thousand seats around a wooden pagoda in the Englischer Garten, with a brass band playing above your head.Beer gardenTheir site Every link goes to the venue's own site. Hours change — check before you travel.
Before you go
Tickets, timing, what to wear, and whether the kids can come.
Every organiser sets its own prices, and entry, food and drink are often sold separately. Check what a ticket covers before you buy.
Weekend afternoons fill up first. Go early if you want a table.
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.
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 locals rarely say Oktoberfest. They say die Wiesn, short for the Theresienwiese, the meadow named after Princess Therese, whose 1810 wedding to Crown Prince Ludwig started it all with a horse race. The festival later moved forward into September to make the most of the warmer weather, which is why a festival called Oktoberfest is mostly over by October.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn is on now: day 10 of 16, until October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Munich run from Sep 23 to Oct 3, 2026: 5 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 2 – Oct 4, with 3 events.
Yes: 4 events are on for Oct 2 – Oct 4, including Oktoberfest, OKTOBERFEST 2026 at Munich, Germany and 🇭🇺 III. Magyar Nap az Oktoberfesten 🍻. Another 7 events are on nearby.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Munich, in Kolbermoor, Augsburg and München. The soonest is OKTOBERFEST WEEKENDER: ROUND TWO in Kolbermoor, on Sep 29 – Oct 2.
At 4 venues, including Oktoberfest (2 dates), Olympiapark Munich Germany, Munich, Germany and you LOFT.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are OKTOBERFEST 2026 at Munich, Germany (Oct 1–5), Oktoberfest (Sep 23 – Oct 3) and ELECTRIC DELICATE × EARLY RAVE! × SOUND EXPRESSION | After-Wiesn bis 05:30 Uhr at you LOFT (Oct 3–4).
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 10.
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.
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