190th Oktoberfest: On September 20th, at 12 noon, the beer will be tapped!
Wiesn countdown: 12 days, 1 hour, and 40 minutes left... then the festive prelude to the opening of Oktoberfest begins: With the arrival of the Wiesnwirte (innkeepers), the atmosphere on the Oktoberfest meadow in Munich rises - photo impressions from our press photo archive
Our 190th Munich Oktoberfest will take place from Saturday, September 20th, 2025, to Sunday, October 5th, 2025! (ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
Munich. Oktoberfest season is approaching - the rides are currently being set up!!! It all starts on Saturday, September 20th, 2025!!! - We're giving you a taste of the best day of Oktoberfest: starting at 9 a.m., thousands of visitors will flock to the Theresienwiese. But only when the Wiesn innkeepers transport the beer to the Theresienwiese, at the very latest, will all Munich residents know: It's Oktoberfest! The beer is here! Decorated carriages, brewery teams, the mayor and the Münchner Kindl (Munich Child), along with the festival tent innkeepers, will parade on September 20, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. from Josephspitalstraße to the Theresienwiese below the Bavaria statue.
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| Munich Oktoberfest 2025 setup - main entrance on Wirtsbudenstrasse - to the right of the entrance: Memorial to the victims of the 1980 Oktoberfest attack, and to the left, the "Place of Remembrance" - made of stainless steel silhouettes, photo: Helga Waess |
Route of the Oktoberfest Innkeepers' Procession: From Sendlinger Tor to Theresienwiese
At 12 noon sharp, Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter will open Oktoberfest in the Schottenhamel Festival Hall with the traditional call
"O'zapft is!"
he will open the 190th Oktoberfest...
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| Procession of the Oktoberfest Innkeepers... we wait!!! Photo: Helga Waess |
For the 2025 Munich Oktoberfest, the parade will take place along the following Munich streets, which will be lined with onlookers:
- Josephspitalstraße
- östliche Sonnenstraße
- Schwanthalerstraße
- Hermann-Lingg-Straße
- Bavariaring
- Theresienwiese
- Wirtsbudenstraße
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Entry of the Wiesn innkeepers and traditional costume bands led by the
Münchner Kindl... we're already waiting!!! Photo: Helga Waess
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On the first Saturday of the Wiesn in 2025 - with the tapping of the first beer keg by Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter at 12 noon sharp, the Wiesn will officially be open!
- Tents will be open from 9 a.m., and non-alcoholic beverages (except non-alcoholic beer) will be available from 10 a.m.
- From 12 noon: "Ozapft is!" and beer will begin to be served
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| Paulaner Bräuwagen - Foto: Helga Waess |
Monday to Friday, the tents open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 11:30 p.m.
- Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays: Bar service from 9:00 a.m., curfew at 11:30 p.m.
- Festival halls - last beer and music until 10:30 p.m.
- Small tents: Chicken roasters, snack bars, and café tents with music ending at 11:00 p.m.
- Käfer Wiesn-Schänke / Kufflers Weinzelt open until 1:00 a.m. / last drinks from 12:30 a.m.
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| Beer sales at the Munich Oktoberfest start at 12 noon - Photo: Helga Waess |
Wiesnherzn and giant pretzels at the Oktoberfest stalls
- Open on Oktoberfest Saturday from 9 a.m. and remain open until midnight
- Monday to Thursday (except holidays) from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Fridays and Mondays: from 10 a.m. to midnight
- Saturdays from 9 a.m. to midnight
- Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
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| Giant pretzels available for purchase at the Munich Oktoberfest from 9 a.m. - Photo: Helga Waess |
Oktoberfest opening hours for rides / showmen
- Opening day: 12 p.m. to midnight!
- Mondays to Thursdays (except holidays): 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Fridays: 10 a.m. to midnight
- Saturdays: 9 a.m. to midnight
- Sundays and holidays: 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
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| Löwenbräu Festival Carriage - Horses of the Carriage - Photo: Helga Waess |
The Oide Wiesn on the southern festival grounds
- Festival tents open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Beer served at the Oide Wiesn: daily from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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| Spatenbräu Festival Wagon, Photo: Helga Waess |
When are the fairground businesses open?
- On opening day, from 12 noon to midnight
- Monday to Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to midnight
- Sundays and public holidays, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
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| Herzl at the Munich Oktoberfest - Photo: Helga Waess |
The Munich Oktoberfest celebrates with the little ones on official and discounted family days.
- The two Tuesdays are the official family days:
- until 7 p.m. each day.
- In the large and small festival tents, there are discounted offers and menus for children with families.
- Rides and stalls also offer reduced prices for these groups.
- Who offers these? The signs "Family Day" or "Children's Day" indicate price reductions!!!
