Oktoberfest
Confirmed edition
About
The original Wiesn — sixteen days, fourteen big tents and six Munich breweries on the Theresienwiese, opened by the mayor's cry of \"O'zapft is!\"
Highlights
- Fourteen large tents and many smaller ones, each run by a Munich brewery.
- Traditional opening with the tapping of the first keg at noon on the first Saturday.
- Reserve a tent table months ahead; mornings and weekdays are the calmest.
Practical tips
- Book accommodation early — the city fills and prices climb.
- Tracht (dirndl or lederhosen) is welcome but never required.
Other upcoming events
Tollwood Winter Festival
Tollwood's winter festival transforms the Theresienwiese into a festive village of theatre tents, world music and an alternative Christmas market. The main 2026 festival ends before Christmas; New Year's Eve is a separate event.
Tollwood Summer Festival
A month-long, free-entry cultural festival in Olympiapark blending world music and theatre on multiple stages with an international food market, craft bazaar and a strong eco/fair-trade ethos.
Munich Opera Festival (Opernfestspiele)
The Bavarian State Opera's summer flagship, six weeks of opera, ballet, concerts and recitals at the Nationaltheater and historic Cuvilliés-Theater, including the free open-air 'Oper für alle' broadcast on Max-Joseph-Platz.