Oktoberfest 2026 in Stuttgart
Oktoberfest gives Stuttgart the run of autumn. Beer festivals and Bavarian nights take the loud end with live music, giant steins and dancing, and lederhosen stay optional. On the quieter ones you come with people and end up eating anyway, bratwurst and pretzels going round the communal tables. Or a good beer with friends, and out. See what's on for Oktoberfest 2026 in Stuttgart, find one that suits, and book your tickets while there's still room.
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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
Where Stuttgart drinks
The Cannstatter Volksfest is the second-largest beer festival in the world, and Swabian cooking is what holds it up. These three do it all year.
Carls BrauhausSchlossplatzSwabian plates on the SchlossplatzKäsespätzle cheesy egg noodlesIn the Königin-Olga-Bau right on the Schlossplatz, open every day, and the easiest table in the city centre.BrauhausTheir site 
Sophie's BrauhausBad CannstattA house brew near the WasenFestbier the pale munich festival lagerIn Bad Cannstatt, which is where the Volksfest actually happens — walking distance when the tents are up.BrauhausTheir site - Stuttgarter RatskellerMarktplatzMaultaschen, all dayKäsespätzle cheesy egg noodlesA Swabian institution under the market square, open all day every day.RestaurantTheir site
Every link goes to the venue's own site. Hours change — check before you travel.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest in Stuttgart: the basics
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.
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
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