Dentist Meike from Ingolstadt wants to become tz-Wiesn-Madl 2025!

Dentist Meike from Ingolstadt wants to become tz-Wiesn-Madl 2025!

The anticipation for Oktoberfest 2025 is increasing! This year the largest folk festival in the world will take place from September 20th to October 5th on the famous Theresienwiese in Munich. Appropriately, the search for the tz-Wiesn-Madl is in full swing.

An exciting applicant is the 44-year-old dentist Meike from Ingolstadt. She wants to impress not only with her smile, but also with a pinch of creativity in order to win the title of charming representative of the Oktoberfest. “For me, the Oktoberfest is a way of life that combines Bavarian tradition with joy of life and solidarity,” explains the passionate model and travel enthusiast. Her goal is to show that tradition and a modern attitude to life can go hand in hand. “I want to give people a smile both professionally and privately,” says Meike, who sees herself as an ambassador for Oktoberfest. The application phase for the tz-Wiesn-Madl 2025 runs until July 6th, and Manuela has high hopes of convincing the preliminary jury. [tz.de](https://www.tz.de/muenchen/wiesn/tz-wiesn-madl/2025- Werden-zahnaerztin-meike-aus-ingolstadt-will-tz-wiesn-madl-93799602.html) reports that the competition is part of the traditional Wiesn culture.

Everything about Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest has a long and interesting history that begins in 1810 when Prince Regent Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. At that time, a horse race was held on Theresienwiese to celebrate this event - an idea suggested by Andreas Michael Dall'Armi, a civil officer. This wedding and the subsequent celebration laid the foundation for what is now known as the “Wiesn”. Oktoberfest.de highlights that the official celebration lasted five days and ended with a horse race on October 17, 1810.

Nowadays, Oktoberfest attracts between six and seven million visitors every year. Entry to the Oktoberfest is generally free, with the exception of the “Oiden Wiesn”, where a small entrance fee of 4 euros is charged for people aged 14 and over. On weekends and public holidays, entry is even free from 9 p.m. Some of the marquees are reserved for spontaneous visitors, which is a big plus for many, especially if the group has not reserved in advance. [Merkur.de].

The festival tents in focus

In 2025, visitors can look forward to a total of 16 large festival tents, including well-known names such as the Augustiner-Festhalle, the Hacker-Festzelt and the Käfer Wies’n-Schänke. The Oktoberfest innkeepers do a good business every year, with estimated profits of between one and two million euros per year. Preparations for the grand opening, which will be celebrated on September 20th at 12 p.m. by Munich's mayor Dieter Reiter with the traditional tapping of the first beer barrel, are also in full swing.

While the anticipation for the Oktoberfest increases, it remains to be seen whether Meike can secure the title of tz-Wiesn-Madl. She will certainly do everything she can to combine traditional Bavarian values ​​with modern flair and take the hearts of visitors by storm.