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The 2027 Oktoberfest is held from 18 September to 3 October on the Theresienwiese. Entry is free, including to the tents, and a quarter of the tables are never reserved. At weekends, by mid-morning there is no room left: on a weekday and early it is a different festival.
Step by step
Get off at Theresienwiese or Schwanthalerhöhe (U4/U5). Do not go by car.
They open at 10 on weekdays and at 9 at weekends. Without a reservation, go in early and look for the unreservable tables.
The historic section, with old-fashioned rides and traditional music, costs €4.
In the large tents the music and the last beer are at 22:30.
Sixteen days, millions of visitors and the whole city watching. Choose the day and time carefully: on a Tuesday at eleven in the morning you find a table; on a Saturday at eleven, you do not.
The 2027 Oktoberfest runs from Saturday 18 September to Sunday 3 October on the Theresienwiese. The grounds open Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 23:30, on Fridays from 10:00 to 24:00, on Saturdays from 9:00 to 24:00 and on Sundays from 9:00 to 23:30. The tents open at 10:00 on weekdays and at 9:00 at weekends and on public holidays; the last beer and the music end at 22:30 in the large tents and at 23:00 in the small ones.
The first Saturday is different: the tents open at 9:00, but the beer does not flow until the tapping of the barrel, at 12:00, the famous "O'zapft is!". The rides also open at 12:00 that day. If you want to experience it inside a tent, arrive very early.
By metro. The U4 and U5 lines stop at Theresienwiese and at Schwanthalerhöhe; when it is very crowded, the U3 and U6 ease the pressure with the Goetheplatz and Poccistraße stations. From Munich's main station it is about 15 minutes on foot, and from Hackerbrücke about 10. There is no visitor parking next to the grounds: leave the car at the hotel and use public transport.
By day and on weekdays, the Oktoberfest works with children. Tuesdays are family days: many rides and stalls lower their prices until 19:00; in 2027 the official programme marks 21 and 28 September. Pushchairs are allowed until 18:00 if the grounds are not overcrowded, but they are not admitted all day on Saturdays or on 3 October. The Oide Wiesn, the historic section, with old-fashioned rides and traditional music, is a good area to go with them.
Entry to the grounds and to the tents is free; only the Oide Wiesn charges an entrance fee. Table reservations are made directly with each tent, and only for the interior. Part of the tables are never reservable: on weekdays and in the morning there is usually room without a reservation. Bring only a small bag, with a maximum of 3 litres and 20 × 15 × 10 cm.
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Tips
At weekends the tents fill up by mid-morning.
The organisers themselves advise against it: try another.
Reservations are made with each tent and only for tables inside.
There is a paid left-luggage service, €5, at entrances P1, P5, P8 and P10.
Questions
From 18 September to 3 October 2027.
No. Entry to the grounds and the tents is free. Only the Oide Wiesn costs €4.
Yes. A quarter of the tables are never reserved, and on weekdays there is usually room in the morning.
By day, yes, especially to the rides area and the Oide Wiesn. The tents at night are not for them.
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