Thu, Nov 12Kronengasse 17, 86609 Donauwörth, Germany, Neuburg
Oktoberfest 2026 in Munich
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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Oktoberfest events near Munich
Nothing is listed in Munich yet, so here is what is on nearby.
Jan 30–31Ladehofplatz 5, 84030 Landshut, Germany2 days
FENZL und Bäänd - BIERDRINGA-Tour
Get the look
Dress up, raise a stein, throw your own
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 - Wear
Men's lederhosenLeather shorts, braces and allShop on Amazon - Wear
Alpine hatGreen felt, with the featherShop on Amazon - Wear
Trachten suspendersThe look for less, over any checked shirtShop on Amazon - Drink
Lidded beer steinCeramic, with a pewter lidShop on Amazon - Drink
Das Boot glassThe boot-shaped party glassShop on Amazon - Play
Hammerschlagen gameA stump, nails, a hammer: first nail flush winsShop on Amazon - Host
Bavarian flagBlue-and-white diamonds for the yardShop on Amazon - Host
Pretzel saltCoarse salt for homemade BreznShop on Amazon - Kids
Baby lederhosenFor the smallest guestShop on Amazon - Dogs
Hot-dog dog costumeFor the dachshund racesShop on Amazon
Where to go
Munich's beer halls and gardens
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.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest in Munich: the basics
Is there an Oktoberfest near Munich?
Yes: 2 more events are listed within reach of Munich, in Neuburg and Landshut. The soonest is FENZL Loop Session in Neuburg, on Thu, Nov 12.
When is Oktoberfest in Munich in 2026?
Munich's 2026 Oktoberfest ran from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese.
Worth the trip
Cities famous for Oktoberfest
Where the season is the whole city's business, from Munich's meadow to a Bavarian village in the Cascades.
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
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