Webcams - 190th Munich Oktoberfest: Sept. 20–Oct. 5, 2025 / broadcast live 24 hours a day

190th Munich Oktoberfest - Live via Webcam

The start of the Munich Oktoberfest on September 20, 2025, and the Wiesn webcams - live 24 hours a day!

190th Oktoberfest from September 20 to October 5 at the Theresienwiese (Français, Italiano , Deutsch , English)

Munich. In just over 13 days, the world's largest Oktoberfest will kick off on the Theresienwiese in the Bavarian capital. The parade with the Münchner Kindl (Munich Child), Mayor Dieter Reiter, and Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder, the entry of the Wiesenwirte (innkeepers), and the 'Ozapfn' (O beer tap) are all part of the traditional Oktoberfest kickoff. To enjoy a view from a distance, six live webcams, including the Bavaria-Webcam, will be installed during the Oktoberfest. Live images and videos allow guests and Oktoberfest fans from all over the world to be part of the celebrations in Munich.

Munich Oktoberfest - Press photo archive : Helga Waess (cover blog)

Important dates for the 190th Oktoberfest 2025

The world's largest folk festival will take place for the 190th time from September 20th to October 5th.

Saturday, September 20th, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. – Parade of the Innkeepers & Breweries

The Münchner Kindl, Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter, and over 1,000 participants will march through the city toward the Oktoberfest grounds.

The "Procession of the Innkeepers" and their decorated carriages have marked the beginning of Oktoberfest since 1887.

 

 Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 12:00 PM – "O'zapft is" at the Schottenhamel Festival Hall

At the stroke of 12:00 PM, the beer will be tapped and flowing on the Theresienwiese.

The mayor will tap the first liter of festival beer and, in keeping with tradition, hand it over to Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder for tasting.

At the top of the Bavaria there is a superb viewing platform, Photo: Helga Waess (Oktoberfest construction - Press archive)

Here are the links to the webcams on the Theresienwiese - Oktoberfest Live Webcams

• The view from the Bavaria-Webcam shows the city skyline in the background - at this link

• Across from the northeast entrance, there's a Webcam at Café Guglhupf - follow this link

• From the crossbowmen's tent, you can use the Webcam to look south over the festival grounds.

• A webcam can be found at the "Devil's Wheel" on Schaustellerstraße - follow this link

• At the Paulaner Turm , a webcam at this link offers a 24-hour live view of Matthias-Pschor-Straße, the Bavaria statue, and the Oide-Wiesn.

• There's also a webcam on the Löwenturm, which can be found at this link, offering a 24-hour live view of the Oktoberfest.

• A webcam at aria is located on Paulskirche = St. Paul's Church, and there's a great viewing platform. Photo: Helga Waess (Oktoberfest Setup - Press Archive) 

Entrance to the Munich Oktoberfest seen from Esperantoplatz, Photo: Helga Waess (Press archive - previous year)

2025 Oktoberfest camping in Munich - "Messestadt-Ost" 

The campsite is "open ONLY during Oktoberfest (from September 17 to October 6, 2025)," according to the website, where you should make your reservation now. (Link to the website:  www.oktoberfest-camping.com) 

The Oktoberfest starts on September 20, 2025 at 12 noon and ends on October 5, 2025.

Munich. Salvatorprobe on March 12, 2025 at Munich's Nockherberg

"Salvatorprobe" on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - start of the strong beer season at Munich's Nockherberg

The Paulaner brewery is starting the strong beer festival at Nockherberg with a Lenten speech and a musical, the "Derblecken"

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - Salvatorprobe: Munich's Nockherberg is calling! (Deutsch)

Munich. Salvatorprobe on March 12, 2025 at Munich's Nockherberg. A must for every visitor to Munich before Easter!!! "Liquida non frangunt ieiunium" ("Liquids do not break the fast") !!! The Salvatorprobe fan community at Munich's Nockherberg is eagerly awaiting the Salvatorbier 2025 and the monk's Lenten speech - this year it will be Maxi Schafroth again. Salvator tasting ceremony: Traditionally, the head of the Paulaner brewery will tap the first barrel and present the first liter of Salbator beer to the Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder. 

Paulaner - Munich - Salvator Doppelbock - bottle label 2025, photo: A. Waess

 

This is the starting signal for the original Bavarian "Derblecken". Yes, the Bavarians have a sense of humor - and plenty of it. In the old fashioned way, the Bavarian satire tradition - the DERBLECKEN - is maintained on the famous "Berg" (the nickname of the Nockherberg). While the politicians enrich the audience, they are humorously "taken to task" from the pulpit.  

Patron saint of Bavaria - the Bavaria over Theresienwiese, the 18-meter-high colossal statue watches over Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

March 4th to April 6th, 2025
Original strong beer festival in the Paulaner at Nockherberg

The monk traditionally begins with his Lenten speech, where the cabaret artist Maxi Schafroth will stand in the pulpit. This is followed by musical plays and parodies of the politicians by their doubles. Then the strong beer season begins here! - Articles on the topic in this blog: FREE TV - March 12, 2025, from 7 p.m.: Broadcast of the politician-DERBLECKEN Live - from 7 p.m. on BR (in German:  FREE TV - 12. März 2025, ab 19 Uhr: Übertragung des Politiker-DERBLECKEN Live - ab 19 Uhr im BR und ebenso im Hörfunkprogramm BR Heimat) and also on the radio program BR Heimat and to Current Munich strong beer festivals 2025 have started: Perlacher Forschungsbrauere and Giesinger Bräu and the Löwenbräukeller with the Triumphator start the strong beer festival season - (in German: Aktuelle Münchner Starkbierfeste 2025 sind gestartet: Perlacher Forschungsbrauere und Giesinger Bräu und der Löwenbräukeller mit dem Triumphator starten in die Starkbierfestzeit )

SALVATOR beer is known as the forefather of strong beers

The brewers show off their skills with the freshly brewed strong beer of each vintage. The high alcohol content is responsible for the strong taste every year. This year, the original wort is 18.3 percent and - note! - ... and at least 7.9 percent alcohol. The whole thing then has a malty, balanced sweetness and a caramel-colored head.

A quick definition: strong beers are both Bock and Doppelbock beers.

Originally, these "fasting beers" of the monks were intended for the high-calorie diet during Lent:

after one Maß you were full, so to speak - two were/are too many!

The strong beer season here in Munich starts after Ash Wednesday and lasts until Easter.

The strong beer is brewed in all breweries in the autumn, then everything can mature over the winter.

The Paulaner monks began to change the recipe for the Maibock in 1629 and invented the strong Doppelbock

The first strong beer was called "Saint Father" by the monks in the 17th century, which later became "Salvator". During Lent, many Munich residents would make pilgrimages to drink beer in the Paulaner monastery.

The public serving of "Paulaner strong beer" was then approved by Elector Karl Theodor in the late 18th century.

The strong beer period was intended to make the official fasting period easier for the monks. The monastery rule

"Liquida non frangunt ieiunium" ("Liquids do not break the fast")

allowed liquid, nutritious food.

High original wort content was high in calories and filling!!!

Homepage:

• paulaner-nockherberg.com/starkbierfest/

Opening hours of the pub and beer garden:

• Daily from 12 noon to midnight.
• The beer garden at Nockherberg is located in the southeast of Munich (Au-Haidhausen district)

Location:

• Hochstr. 77, Munich

By public transport it is about a 15-minute journey from Marienplatz

In Bavaria, the strong beer season is followed by the 

Maibock season 

to welcome spring!