190th Munich Oktoberfest 2025

190th Munich Oktoberfest - State Capital Munich

The Munich Oktoberfest countdown is on: 36 days and almost 16 hours until the cry: "Let's go to the Wiesn 2025" and "Ozapft is!"

September 20th to October 5th - 190th Oktoberfest in Munich - There can only be one original Oktoberfest! (English version, Deutsch, Français, Italiano)

Munich. From September 20th to October 5th, the Bavarian capital invites the whole world to the Theresienwiese for the world's largest folk festival: the 190th Munich Oktoberfest. This year, Munich (as the locals affectionately call their city) will celebrate for 16 days. It all begins with the traditional tapping of the keg by Munich's mayor Dieter Reiter on September 20th, at exactly 12 noon - as always in the Schottenhamel Festhalle. The cry "Ozapft is!" means "It's tapped!" in good Bavarian. This announcement by Dieter Reiter is followed by twelve cannon shots, signaling the start of beer sales in all festival halls. Now the beer flows from the barrels of Munich's breweries. The mayor taps the first liter of beer for Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder. This annual opening ceremony takes place every year at noon on the first Saturday after September 15th—this year, on Saturday, September 20th, 2025. But there's still a lot to do before then; anyone looking across the meadow can witness the creation of the Oktoberfest city of beer halls every day.

Oktoberfest construction in Munich - Oktoberfest construction site on the Theresienwiese on August 12, 2025 - Photo: A. Waess (Pressefotoarchiv)

The festival grounds are located at the foot of the Bavaria statue.

The festival grounds on Munich's Theresienwiese cover an area of 42 hectares, almost the size of 60 football fields. And anyone who knows the Wiesn before the Oktoberfest build-up knows: grass really grows here! At least between the paved paths.

A wide Bavarian sky makes the green Theresienwiese with Bavaria and Ruhmeshalle almost glow, Photo: A. Waess (Pressefotoarchiv - 12. August 2025)

Zum großen original  Oktoberfest 2025 in München wurden 468 Betriebe zugelassen:

• 36 gastronomische Betriebe
• 238 Schaustellergeschäfte
• 170 Marktkaufleute 
• und mehrere Servicebetriebe

 Kufflers Weinzelt / Wine Hall (left) - Oktoberfest construction site on Munich's Theresienwiese - Photo: A. Waess (Pressefotoarchiv 12. August 2025)

Don't worry, the open meadow will still be filled with rides - but that's another story!

41 businesses were permitted at the Oidn Wiesn this year

• 4 catering establishments
• 31 showmen's businesses

View of the Oktoberfest meadow or Theresienwiese from the Bavariastrasse intersection: in the front left, the Oide Wiesn is being set up - here with the traditional tent (Traditionszelt), photo: A. Waess (Pressefotoarchiv)

Munich Oktoberfest 2024 countdown: 46 days

189th Munich Oktoberfest 2024 - photos of the construction

 

FULL HOUSE at the 189th Munich Oktoberfest 2024 - the companies are looking forward to the construction and the Oktoberfest - the countdown is running: 45 days and 20 hours until o'zapft

 

Munich Oktoberfest from September 21st to October 6th on the Theresienwiese below the Bavaria

Munich. WELCOME TO OKTOBERFEST, that's what it says above the main entrance. The tension and anticipation are increasing because there are still 45 days and 20 hours until "o'zapft". The countdown on the official website “Oktoberfest.de”. The 189th Oktoberfest is almost just around the corner, at least here in Minga. A reason for a few current photo impressions of the Theresienwiese, where the beer halls, terraces, wine houses like Kuffler and halls like the HEIMER Entenbraterei (at the Oktoberfest for 40 years) are constantly growing, their roofs and towers are being preserved and the OIDE WIESN is even being built .

Construction site for the Munich Oktoberfest 2024 - there are still green areas for cycling and playing at the Oktoberfest, photo August 4, 2024, photo: A. Waess

It doesn't start until September 21st, but then you can celebrate on Theresienwiese until October 6th

It all starts when Dieter Reiter, the mayor of the city of Munich, taps the first barrel of beer on September 21st at 12 p.m. in the Schottenhamel Festhalle - Boarisch: o'zapft!

Augustiner Festhalle has its tower - Photo: A. Waess

FULL HOUSE at the 189th Oktoberfest - many companies are looking forward to the construction and the Oktoberfest

Construction site for Munich Oktoberfest 2024 - Theresienwiese - August 4, 2024, photo: A. Waess

Those responsible have approved a total of 470 companies this year

•     153 from the catering industry,
•     123 showmen's shops,
•     194 market merchants and several service businesses

Construction site for the Munich Oktoberfest 2024 - Pschorr brewery hall and Löwenbräu tower - in the middle at the back the Paulaner beer stein on the tower, photo August 4, 2024, photo: A. Waess

At the Oidn Wiesn we will find 41 companies

•     18 restaurants
•     23 showman shops

 "Festzelt TRADITION" - At the feet of the Bavaria (center of the picture) the Oide Wiesn is growing on the Oktoberfest construction site, photo: A. Waess

 

 Oktoberfest construction site

The entire Oktoberfest construction site is fenced off with construction fences. Anyone who would like to get an idea in advance has the opportunity to take part in a construction site tour of the festival meadow this year. Every Friday to Sunday (until September 1, 2024) you have the opportunity to have the official “Guest Guides of the State Capital of Munich” show you everything in 90 minutes.

 

Paulaner Tower and Löwenbräuturm - in the background the Munich television tower, right: St. Paul in the background, construction site for the Munich Oktoberfest 2024 - Theresienwiese - August 4, 2024, photo: A. Waess