The festival of the City of Munich. In 2025, the 190th Oktoberfest will take place from September 20 to October 5 on the Theresienwiese.

From the arrival of the Oktoberfest hosts to the tapping at Schottenhamel and the gun salute: Here you can find out everything about the events and dates at Oktoberfest 2025 from 20 September to 5 October.

Oktoberfest businesses and visitors definitely won’t let something small get in the way of festivities, but war, bombs, cholera and Covid-19 were just some of the reasons Oktoberfest had to be cancelled.

Germany is the world champion in beer drinking — or so you might think, especially when you’re on the Oktoberfest. But it’s not the case. The Czechs have the highest per capita consumption of beer at 181.9 liters per year (2020).

Since 2020, the city's documentation of the Oktoberfest attack on the Theresienwiese has provided information about the right-wing extremist attack of 1980 alongside the memorial. The documentation was compiled by the Department of Culture together with …

In the south-facing outdoor area, you can enjoy the most beautiful sunny days of autumn on the Oktoberfest. The smooth Paulaner Oktoberfest beer with a hoppy malt taste is tapped at top speed via the beer pipeline: up to 15 pours per tap in one minute!

For over 200 years Oktoberfest has taken place every year in the same location: on Theresienwiese. What’s so special about this world-famous meadow and where exactly do you find it in Munich?

Die offizielle Seite der Stadt München zum 190. Münchner Oktoberfest vom 20.9. bis 5.10.2025 auf der Theresienwiese

The traditional pin with the new logo of the Munich Oktoberfest. This Bavarian original is made by Gaudiknopf Manufaktur, an official license partner of the Munich Oktoberfest.

Our golden Oktoberfest™ logo pin is a faithful Gaudiknopf for your costume reverse and a real piece of homeland and true Bavarian culture. All of our Gaudiknopf pins and buttons are shipped in a fancy jewelry box.