- 1 The Beers
- 2 History
- 2.1 First hundred years
- 2.2 War years
- 2.3 Modern festival
- 2.4 1980 Oktoberfest bomb blast
- 3 Facts and data
- 3.1 Size
- 3.2 Dates
- 3.3 Price of beer
- 3.4 Oktoberfest figures (2010)
- 3.5 Garbage and toilets
- 4 Tents
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
The Beers[edit]
A woman with Hacker-Pschorr, one of the only beers allowed to be served at Oktoberfest
Only beer conforming to the Reinheitsgebot, at a minimum of 13.5% Stammwürze (approximately 6% alcohol) may be served at Oktoberfest. The beer must also be brewed within the city limits of Munich. Beers meeting these criteria may be designated Oktoberfest Beer.[citation needed]
The breweries that can produce Oktoberfest Beer under the criteria are:[citation needed]
- Augustiner-Bräu
- Hacker-Pschorr-Bräu
- Löwenbräu
- Paulaner-Bräu
- Spatenbräu
- Staatliches Hofbräu-München
Oktoberfest Beer is a registered Trademark by the Club of Munich Brewers[citation needed]
History[edit]
Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. The fields were named Theresienwiese ("Theresa's meadow") in honor of the Crown Princess, and have kept that name ever since, although the locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the "Wies'n".
Horse races in the presence of the Royal Family marked the close of the event that was celebrated as a festival for the whole of Bavaria. The decision to repeat the horse races in the subsequent year gave rise to the tradition of the Oktoberfest.
"The festival was eventually prolonged and moved ahead to September to allow for better weather conditions. Today, the last day of the festival is the first Sunday in October. In 2006, the Oktoberfest extended two extra days because the first Tuesday, October 3, was a national holiday. Over the past 200 years, Oktoberfest was canceled 24 times due to cholera epidemics and war."[1]
First hundred years[edit]
In 658[?], an agricultural show was added to promote Bavarian agriculture. The horse race persisted until 1960, the agricultural show still exists and is held every four years on the southern part of the festival grounds. In 1816, carnival booths appeared; the main prizes were silver, porcelain, and jewelry. The founding citizens of Munich assumed responsibility for festival management in 1819, and it was decided to make the Oktoberfest an annual event. Later, it was lengthened and the date pushed forward, because days are longer and warmer at the end of September.
To honour the marriage of Prince Ludwig and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, a parade took place for the first time in 1810. Since 1850, this has become an annual event and an important component of the Oktoberfest. Eight thousand people—mostly from Bavaria—in traditional costumes walk from Maximilian Street through the centre of Munich to the Oktoberfest grounds. The march is led by the Münchner Kindl.
Since 1850, the statue of Bavaria has watched the Oktoberfest. This worldly Bavarian patron was first sketched by Leo von Klenze in a classic style and Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler romanticised and "Germanised" the draft. The statue was constructed by Johann Baptist Stiglmaier and Ferdinand von Miller.
In 1853, the Bavarian Ruhmeshalle was completed. In 1854, the festival was cancelled after 3,000 residents of Munich died during a cholera epidemic. There was no Oktoberfest in 1866 because Bavaria was involved in the Austro-Prussian War. In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War forced the cancellation of the festival. In 1873, the festival was cancelled due to another cholera epidemic. In 1880, the electric light illuminated more than 400 booths and tents. In 1881, booths selling bratwurst opened. Beer was first served in glass mugs in 1892.
Oktoberfest at night with view of Löwenbräu tent
At the end of the 19th century, a re-organization took place. Until then, there were games of skittles, large dance floors, and trees for climbing in the beer booths. Organizers wanted more room for guests and musicians. The booths became beer halls.
In 1887, the Entry of the Oktoberfest Staff and Breweries took place for the first time. This event showcases the splendidly decorated horse teams of the breweries and the bands that play in the festival tents. This event always takes place on the first Saturday of the Oktoberfest and serves as the official prelude to the Oktoberfest celebration
In 1910, Oktoberfest celebrated its 100th anniversary. Some 120,000 litres of beer were poured. In 1913, the Bräurosl was founded, which was the largest Oktoberfest beer tent ever, with room for ~ 12,000 people.
War years[edit]
From 1914 to 1918, World War I prevented the celebration of Oktoberfest. In 1919 and 1920, the two years after the war, Munich celebrated only an "Autumn Fest." In 1923 and 1924, the Oktoberfest was not held due to inflation.
In 1933, the Bavarian white and blue flag was replaced with the swastika flag. During World War II, from 1939 to 1945, no Oktoberfest took place. Following the war, from 1946 to 1948, Munich celebrated only the "Autumn Fest." The sale of proper Oktoberfest beer—2% stronger in alcohol than normal beer—was not permitted; guests could only drink normal beer.
Modern festival[edit]
Frisbee carousel in the heat of day
Since 1950, there has been a traditional festival opening: A twelve gun salute and the tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer at 12:00 by the incumbent Mayor of Munich with the cry "Ozapft is!" ("It's tapped!" in the Austro-Bavarian language) opens the Oktoberfest. The Mayor then gives the first beer to the Minister-President of the State of Bavaria. The first mayor to tap the keg was Thomas Wimmer.
Horse races ended in 1960.
By 1960, the Oktoberfest had turned into an enormous world-famous festival. Since then, foreigners began to picture Germans as wearing the Sennerhut, Lederhosen, and the girls in Dirndl.[citation needed]
Traditional visitors wear during the Oktoberfest Bavarian hats (Tirolerhüte), which contain a tuft of goat hair. In Germany, goat hair is highly valued and prized, making it one of the most expensive objects for sale. The more tufts of goat hair on your hat, the wealthier you are considered to be. Technology helping, this tradition ended with the appearance of cheap goat hair imitations on the market.[citation needed]
There are many problems every year with young people who overestimate their ability to handle large amounts of alcohol. Many forget that Oktoberfest beer has 5.8 to 6.3% alcohol and high sugar content (compared to an average of 5.2% of alcohol and low sugar content in German beer), and they pass out due to intoxication. These drunk patrons are often called "Bierleichen" (German for "beer corpses").[citation needed]
Munich Hbf, 10 October 2012 at 4:30 in the morning. The last weekend of die Wiesn.
For them as well as for the general medical treatment of visitors the Bavarian branch of German Red Cross operates an aid facility and provides emergency medical care on the festival grounds, staffed with around 100 volunteer medics and doctors per day.[2] They serve together with special detachments of Munich police, fire department and other municipal authorities in the service centre at the Behördenhof (authorities' court), a large building specially built for the Oktoberfest at the east side of the Theresienwiese, just behind the tents. There is also a place for lost & found children, a lost property office, a security point for women and other public services.[citation needed]
Since the 1970s, local German gay organizations have organized "Gay Days" at Oktoberfest, which by the 21st century always began in the Bräurosl tent on the first Sunday.[3]
To keep the Oktoberfest, and especially the beer tents, friendly for older people and families, the concept of the "quiet Oktoberfest" was developed in 2005. Until 6:00 pm, the tents only play quiet music, for example traditional wind music. Only after that will Schlager and pop music be played, which had led to more violence in earlier years.[4] The music played in the afternoon is limited to 85 decibels. With these rules, the organisers of the Oktoberfest were able to curb the over-the-top party mentality and preserve the traditional beer tent atmosphere.
Since 2005 the last travelling Enterprise ride of Germany, called Mondlift, is back on the Oktoberfest.
Starting in 2008, a new Bavarian law intended to ban smoking in all enclosed spaces that are open to the public, even at the Oktoberfest. Because of problems enforcing the anti-smoking law in the big tents there was an exception for the Oktoberfest 2008, although the sale of tobacco was not allowed. After heavy losses in the 2008 local elections with the smoke ban being a big issue in debates, the state's ruling party meanwhile implemented special exemptions to beer tents and small pubs. The change in regulation is aimed in particular at large tents at the Oktoberfest:[5] So, smoking in the tents is still legal, but the tents usually have non-smoking areas.[6] The sale of tobacco in the tents is now legal, but it is abandoned by agreement. However, in early 2010 a referendum held in Bavaria as a result of a popular initiative re-instituted the original, strict, smoking ban of 2008; thus, no beer will be sold to people caught smoking in the tents.[7] The blanket smoking ban will not take effect until 2011, but all tents will institute the smoking ban this year as to do the "dry run" to identify any unforeseeable issues. The common issue when the smoking ban is in effect is the nauseating stench of stale beer spilled on the floor, which the smoking masked.[8]
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest. For the anniversary, there was a horse race in historical costumes on opening day. A so-called "Historische Wiesn" (historical Oktoberfest) took place, starting one day earlier than usual on the southern part of the festival grounds. A specially brewed beer (solely available at the tents of the historical Oktoberfest), horse races, and a museum tent gave visitors an impression of how the event felt a century ago.
1980 Oktoberfest bomb blast[edit]
A pipe bomb was set off in a dustbin at the restrooms at the main entrance on September 26, 1980 at 22:19. The bomb consisted of an empty fire extinguisher filled with 1.39 kilograms of TNT and mortar shells. Thirteen people were killed, over 201 were injured, 68 seriously. This was the second deadliest terrorist attack in the history of Germany after the Munich Massacre. Governmental authorities propounded a summary of official inquires, purporting that a right-wing extremist Gundolf Köhler from Donaueschingen, a social outcast who was killed in the explosion, was the lone perpetrator. However, this account is strongly disputed by various groups.[9]
Facts and data[edit]
Traditional Bavarian Dirndl dress during Oktoberfest
The Oktoberfest is known as the Largest Volksfest (People's Fair) in the World.[10] In 1999 there were six and a half million visitors[11] to the 42 hectare Theresienwiese. 72% of the people are from Bavaria.[12] 15% of visitors come from foreign countries like the surrounding EU-countries and other non-European countries including the United States, Canada, Australia and East Asia.[13]
Besides the Oktoberfest, there are other public festivals that take place at the same location. In April/May it's the Munich Frühlingsfest (Spring Festival) and Tollwood-Festival in December with 650,000 visitors.
After the Oktoberfest the next largest people fairs in Germany are the Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart with about 4.5 million visitors each year, the Cranger Kirmes in Herne (Wanne-Eickel) (the largest fair in Northrhine-Westphalia) with 4.4 million visitors, the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf (called Largest Fair on the Rhine) and the Freimarkt in Bremen (the biggest fair in northern Germany) with over 4 million visitors per year each. Also noteworthy is the "Schützenfest Hannover", the world's largest marksmen's Fun Fair in Hanover with over 1 million visitors per year.
In recent years, the Oktoberfest runs for 16 days with the last day being the first Sunday in October. However, if day 16 falls before October 3 (German Unity Day), then the festival will continue until the 3rd. (see table below)
Year |
Dates |
Special Features |
2000 |
Sep 16 – Oct 3 |
18 days |
2001 |
Sep 22 – Oct 7 |
|
2002 |
Sep 21 – Oct 6 |
|
2003 |
Sep 20 – Oct 5 |
|
2004 |
Sep 18 – Oct 3 |
with ZLF* |
2005 |
Sep 17 – Oct 3 |
17 days |
2006 |
Sep 16 – Oct 3 |
18 days |
2007 |
Sep 22 – Oct 7 |
|
2008 |
Sep 20 – Oct 5 |
175th Oktoberfest (with ZLF*) |
2009 |
Sep 19 – Oct 4 |
|
2010 |
Sep 18 – Oct 4 |
200th Anniversary (with BLF) |
2011 |
Sep 17 – Oct 3 |
17 days |
2012 |
Sep 22 – Oct 7 |
|
2013 |
Sep 21 – Oct 6 |
|
2014 |
Sep 20 – Oct 5 |
|
2015 |
Sep 19 – Oct 4 |
|
* Bayerisches Zentral-Landwirtschaftsfest (Bavarian Central Agriculture Fair)
Price of beer[edit]
Traditional Bavarian-style Live-Music inside Fischer Vroni
During the last years the prices per Maß steadily increased (prices given in Euros):[14]
Location |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Ammer |
6,54 |
6,80 |
6,80 |
8,10 |
8,30 |
8,40 |
Armbrustschützen |
6,49 |
6,75 |
6,75 |
8,20 |
8,55 |
8,75 |
Augustiner Festhalle |
6,39 |
6,65 |
6,65 |
8,20 |
8,50 |
8,70 |
Bräurosl-Festhalle |
6,39 |
6,70 |
6,70 |
8,25 |
8,55 |
8,80 |
Bullinger Wurst |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Feisinger's Kas- und Weinstub'n |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
Fischer-Vroni |
6,49 |
6,80 |
6,80 |
8,25 |
8,60 |
8,90 |
Glöckle Wirt |
6,29 |
6,70 |
6,70 |
8,10 |
8,40 |
8,70 |
Hacker Festhalle |
6,54 |
6,80 |
6,80 |
8,30 |
8,60 |
8,80 |
Heilmaier (Heinz) |
6,29 |
6,60 |
6,60 |
7,90 |
8,10 |
8,40 |
Heimer Entenbraterei |
6,29 |
6,45 |
6,65 |
8,00 |
8,30 |
8,60 |
Hippodrom |
6,54 |
6,70 |
6,70 |
8,30 |
8,60 |
8,80 |
Hochreiter Haxnbraterei |
6,39 |
6,55 |
6,60 |
7,90 |
8,40 |
8,40 |
Hochreiter, Zur Bratwurst |
– |
– |
– |
8,10 |
8,60 |
8,60 |
Hofbräu |
6,47 |
6,75 |
6,75 |
8,25 |
8,55 |
8,80 |
Käfer Wiesn Schänke |
6,54 |
6,80 |
6,80 |
8,30 |
8,60 |
8,80 |
Kalbskuchl |
– |
– |
– |
7,90 |
8,30 |
8,40 |
Knödelei |
– |
– |
– |
– |
8,50 |
8,60 |
Löwenbräu Festhalle |
6,49 |
6,80 |
6,80 |
8,30 |
8,60 |
8,85 |
Nürnberger Bratwurst Glöckl |
6,34 |
6,60 |
6,60 |
– |
– |
– |
Münchner Knödelei |
– |
6,50 (new) |
6,60 |
|
|
|
Ochsenbraterei/Spatenbräu Festhalle |
6,47 |
6,75 |
6,75 |
8,25 |
8,60 |
8,75 |
Paulaner Festhalle (Winzerer Fähndl) |
6,44 |
6,70 |
6,70 |
8,25 |
8,60 |
8,80 |
Poschner |
6,24 |
6,50 |
6,50 |
8,10 |
8,20 |
8,40 |
Schauer |
– |
– |
– |
7,95 |
8,20 |
– |
Schottenhamel |
6,49 |
6,80 |
6,80 |
8,30 |
8,60 |
8,80 |
Schützen-Festhalle |
6,49 |
6,75 |
6,75 |
8,30 |
8,30 |
8,80 |
Sieber |
5,98 |
6,30 |
6,40 |
|
|
|
Vinzenz Murr |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
8,80 |
Wienerwald |
6,08 |
6,30 |
6,30 |
|
|
|
Wildmoser Hühner- und Entenbraterei |
5,98 |
6,50 |
6,50 |
7,95 |
8,30 |
8,50 |
Zum Stiftl |
– |
– |
– |
7,80 |
8,25 |
8,70 |
Zum Wein-Wirt/Weinzelt |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Spaten Maßkrüge (1-litre beer mugs) during the 2006 Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest figures (2010)[edit]
- Area: 0.42 km2 (103.78 acres)
- Seats in the festival halls: approx. 100,000
- Visitors: 6.4 million
- Beer: appr. 7,100,000 liters (151,200 liters alcoholic)
- Wine: 89,259 liters
- Sparkling wine: 37,733 liters
- Coffee and tea: 245,335 liters
- Water and lemonade: 1,028,522 half liters
- Chicken: 505,901 units
- Pork sausages: 119,302 pairs
- Fish: 40,850 kg
- Pork knuckles (haxen): 69,293 units
- Oxen: 119 units
- Expenditure of electricity: 2.96 million kWh (as much as 14% of Munich's daily requirements or as much as a four person family will need in 52 years and 4 months)
- Expenditure of gas: about 198,489 m3
- Expenditure of water: about 107,489 m3 (as much as 27% of Munich's daily requirements )
- Waste: 678 t (2004)
- Toilets: about 980 seats, more than 878 meters of urinals and 17 for disabled persons
- Phone booths: 83, also for international credit cards
- Lost property: about 4000 items, among them 260 pairs of glasses, 200 mobile phones, wedding rings, and even 500 crutches.[15]
Garbage and toilets[edit]
Nearly 1,000 tons of garbage result annually from the Oktoberfest. The mountains of garbage created are hauled away and the ways cleanly washed down each morning. The cleaning is paid for in part by the city of Munich and in part by the sponsors.[citation needed]
In 2004 the queues outside the toilets became so long that the police had to regulate the entrance. To keep traffic moving through the restrooms, men headed for the toilets were directed to the urinals (giant enclosed grate) if they only needed to urinate. Consequently, the number of toilets was increased by 20% in 2005. Approximately 1,800 toilets and urinals are available at this time.[citation needed]
Many Oktoberfest guests visit the quiet stalls in order to use their cell phones. For this reason there were plans in 2005 to install a Faraday cage around the toilets or to use Mobile phone jammers to prevent telephoning with a mobile telephone. Jamming devices are, however, illegal in Germany, and Faraday cages made of copper would have been too expensive, so these ambitious plans were dropped, and signs were placed instead, warning toilet users not to use cell phones in the stalls.[citation needed]
There are currently fourteen large tents and twenty small tents at the Oktoberfest. The tents themselves are non-permanent structures which are constructed for and only used during the festival. The beer (or wine) served in each is in the accompanying table.
Name |
Brewery |
Seating |
inside |
outside |
Large Tents |
|
|
|
Hippodrom |
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu |
3,200 |
1,000 |
Armbrustschützenzelt |
Paulaner |
5,839 |
1,600 |
Hofbräu-Festzelt |
Hofbräu München |
6,896 |
3,622 |
Hacker-Festzelt |
Hacker-Pschorr |
6,900 |
2,400 |
Schottenhamel |
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu |
6,000 |
4,000 |
Winzerer Fähndl |
Paulaner |
8,450 |
2,450 |
Schützen-Festhalle |
Löwenbräu |
4,442 |
0 |
Käfers Wiesen Schänke |
Paulaner |
1,000 |
1,900 |
Weinzelt |
Nymphenburger Sekt |
1,300 |
600 |
Paulaner Weißbier |
Löwenbräu-Festhalle |
Löwenbräu |
5,700 |
2,800 |
Bräurosl |
Hacker-Pschorr |
6,000 |
2,200 |
Augustiner-Festhalle |
Augustiner Bräu |
6,000 |
2,500 |
Ochsenbraterei |
Spaten |
5,900 |
1,500 |
Fischer Vroni |
Augustiner |
2,695 |
700 |
Small Tents |
|
|
|
Able's Kalbs-Kuchl |
Spaten |
300 |
0 |
Ammer Hühner & Entenbraterei |
Augustiner |
450 |
450 |
Bodo's Cafezelt |
Exotic Cocktails |
450 |
0 |
Burtscher's Bratwursthütt´n |
Spaten |
80 |
0 |
Café Kaiserschmarrn |
Cocktail bar |
400 |
0 |
Café Mohrenkopf |
XXL- Cocktails |
420 |
0 |
Feisingers Ka's und Weinstubn |
Wine & Wheat Beer |
92 |
90 |
Glöckle Wirt |
Spaten |
140 |
0 |
Heimer Hendl- und Entenbratere |
Paulaner |
400 |
0 |
Heinz Wurst- Und Hühnerbraterei |
Paulaner |
360 |
0 |
Hochreiters Haxnbraterei |
Löwenbräu |
250 |
0 |
Münchner Knödelei |
Paulaner |
300 |
90 |
Poschners Hühner- Und Entenbraterei |
Hacker-Pschorr |
350 |
0 |
Schiebl's Kaffeehaferl |
Irish Coffee |
100 |
0 |
Wiesn Guglhupf Café-Dreh-Bar |
Mix Bar |
60 |
0 |
Wildmoser Hühnerbraterei |
Hacker-Pschorr |
320 |
0 |
Wildstuben |
Augustiner |
271 |
0 |
Wirtshaus im Schichtl |
|
120 |
0 |
Zum Stiftl |
Paulaner |
360 |
0 |
Zur Bratwurst |
Augustiner |
160 |
0 |
Large Tents
- Hippodrom – One of the larger tents, it's the first tent that many visitors see at the fest. As well as serving normal Wiesn beer, it has a Sekt (sparkling wine) bar and Maß of Weißbier. Considered one of the trendiest tents, and attracts the occasional celebrity. Traditionally in the evening the Oktoberfest band the Münchner Zwietracht (de) plays all the Oktoberfest classics.
- Armbrustschützenzelt – Translates as the "Crossbowman's Tent", a competition that has been a part of the Oktoberfest since 1895.
- Hofbräu-Festzelt – The counterpart to the famous Hofbräuhaus, this tent is especially popular with Americans, Australians and New Zealanders.
- Hacker-Festzelt – One of the largest tents on the Wiesn, they have a rock band that plays from 5:30 each evening (as opposed to the traditional brass band). This tent is also known as "Himmel der Bayern" (Heaven of the Bavarians).
- Schottenhamel – Reckoned to be the most important tent at the Oktoberfest, mainly because it is where it starts. On the first Saturday of the event, no beer is allowed to be served until the mayor of Munich (currently Christian Ude) taps the first keg, at 12 pm.[citation needed] Only then can the other tents begin to serve beer. Very popular amongst younger people. A substantial part of the tent is guaranteed to traditional Studentenverbindungen (a particular form of student fraternities) and outfitted with their distinctive colors and coats of arms.
- Winzerer Fähndl – This tent is noted for its huge tower, with a Maß of Paulaner beer sitting atop it.
- Schützen-Festhalle – This is a mid-sized tent. Situated under the Bavaria statue, the current tent was newly built in 2004.
- Käfers Wiesen Schänke – The smallest of the large tents at the Oktoberfest, it is frequented by celebrities, and is known for its especially good food. In contrast to the other tents (which must close by 11 pm), it is open until 12:30 am, but it can be very difficult to get in.
- Weinzelt – This tent offers a selection of more than 15 wines, as well as Weißbier.
- Löwenbräu-Festhalle – Above the entrance is a 4.50 meter (15 foot) lion who occasionally drinks from his beer. This is overshadowed by another tower where another drinking lion sits.
- Bräurosl (Hacker-Pschorr) – Named after the daughter of the original brewery owner (Pschorr), this tent has the usual brass band and a yodeler.
- Augustiner-Festhalle – Considered by many locals to be the best tent, due to the fact it sells the favourite local brew, Augustiner, from individually tapped wooden kegs rather than stainless steel vats used by the other tents.
- Ochsenbraterei – True to its name, this tent offers a great variety of ox dishes.
- Fischer Vroni – Another of the smaller tents. Fisch is the German word for fish and this tent carries a huge selection in its menu.
Small Tents[16]
- Able's Kalbs-Kuchl – Resembling a large Bavarian hut, the “calf kitchen” is traditional and inviting yet still has a lively party atmosphere which Oktoberfest fans crave.
- Ammer Hühner & Entenbraterei – In 1885, poultry dealer Joseph Ammer was allowed to construct his small booth at the Oktoberfest, creating the world’s first chicken roastery.
- Bodo's Cafezelt – Don’t come to Bodo’s looking for beer. Instead you’ll find, exotic cocktails, Prosecco, champagne, coffee, donuts, ice cream, pastry, and strudel variations of all kinds.
- Burtscher's Bratwursthütt´n – The smallest tent of the Oktoberfest, its unique atmosphere makes for a relaxing change from the larger tents.
- Café Kaiserschmarrn – Beautifully created by Rischart, the Café holds a daily commemoration of the occasion of the first Oktoberfest – the wedding of Ludwig I and Therese of Saxony.
- Café Mohrenkopf – Since 1950 Café Mohrenkopf has been baking cakes and pies fresh daily in the Oktoberfest tent.
- Feisingers Ka's und Weinstubn – Cheese and everything that complements the cheese is the specialty of the house in this unique tent.
- Glöckle Wirt – A visual treat, decorated with oil paintings, antique instruments and cooking utensils, the Glöckle Wirt offers its visitors an authentic Oktoberfest experience in a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
- Heimer Hendl- und Entenbraterei – Very popular among the locals, Heimer’s is a family-friendly tent where authentic Oktoberfest tradition is timeless.
- Heinz Wurst- Und Hühnerbraterei – Since 1906, the Heinz Sausage and Chicken Grill has been a fixture on the Wiesn, specializing in authentic Oktoberfest tradition.
- Hochreiters Haxnbraterei – Quality is paramount in Hochreiter’s tent, where their BBQ experts prepare mouth-watering pork knuckles in the only haxenbraterei on the Wiesn.
- Münchner Knödelei – The dumpling is an icon of Bavarian cuisine, and “preserving and spreading the dumpling culture” is the motto of this smaller tent.
- Poschners Hühner- Und Entenbraterei – Poschner’s famous roasted chicken and duck has been a tradition on the Wiesn for four generations.
- Schiebl's Kaffeehaferl – With seating for about 100, Schiebl’s comfy coffeehouse tent is a friendly meeting place for the whole family.
- Wiesn Guglhupf Café-Dreh-Bar – A Guglhupf is a German cake, like an English bundt cake, and this slowly moving carousel bar is easy to spot because it’s shaped like one.
- Wildmoser Hühnerbraterei – Owned by family Wildmoser since 1981, this small tent has been adopted and popularized by the Munich locals.
- Wildstuben – The newest tent at Oktoberfest, you’ll appreciate the intricate details of the woodwork and the homey hunting lodge ambiance.
- Wirtshaus im Schichtl – The mayor Christian Ude once wrote: "An Oktoberfest without Schichtl is inconceivable. The Schichtl is as essential as the beer, the radish and the chicken."
- Zum Stiftl – Zum Stiftl is famous for its traditional duck and roasted chicken dishes, cozy atmosphere, and daily entertainment.
- Zur Bratwurst – Debuting in 2007, the Hochreiter family have brought back the former Bratwurstglöckl in the spirit of good old Munich Oktoberfest.
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