Oktoberfest 2025: Everything about dates, tent opening times and highlights!

Oktoberfest 2025: Everything about dates, tent opening times and highlights!

The anticipation for the largest folk festival in the world is in full swing! The Oktoberfest in Munich will open its doors again from September 20th to October 5th, 2025. This year it will be celebrated for the 190th time. One more reason to look forward to the diverse offerings and traditions that make the Oktoberfest a unique experience. Augsburger Allgemeine provides information about the exact opening hours of the festival site: Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday and the public holiday on October 2nd from 10 a.m. to midnight, and on weekends from 9 a.m. to midnight.

The culinary delights at the Oktoberfest will particularly delight many visitors. From crispy chicken and knuckles to novel pretzel variations, you can look forward to the culinary delights that are also on offer in the 14 large and 21 small festival tents. These include renowned tents such as the Armbrustschützen festival tent and the Hofbräu festival tent. Drink prices are also an issue: a pint of beer costs 14.50 to 15.80 euros, which means a slight increase of 3.52% compared to the previous year.

Reservations for the festival tents

In order to be sure to get a place in one of the popular festival tents, prospective Oktoberfest visitors should take action early. From spring 2025, the tent websites can be checked for reservation options. If booking is possible, act quickly! Spontaneous guests are sometimes lucky, as last-minute cancellations usually occur. Confirmations usually come via email, followed by the next important task: paying for the voucher fireworks elements. Further information can be found here official website of Oktoberfest.

But Oktoberfest is not only known for its beer tents. There are many stalls on the huge festival site from Monday to Thursday, which are open until 11.30 p.m. and on weekends until midnight. Here you can buy everything from souvenirs to culinary delicacies. And what would the Oktoberfest be without a touch of tradition? The entrance of the Oktoberfest hosts, the festival beer tapping and the traditional costume and rifle parade are absolute highlights that many people look forward to.

A festival full of history

Oktoberfest looks back on a long and exciting history. Originally held in 1810 to honor the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, it has since become a worldwide phenomenon. Every year millions of visitors from all over the world flock to Munich to be part of this colorful hustle and bustle. Further proof of its popularity is the record number of visitors of 7.2 million people in 2023. Wikipedia emphasizes that the festival is usually held over a full 18 days and always remains a celebration of conviviality and good food.

With the impressive numbers and the varied program, Oktoberfest 2025 will be another unforgettable experience in German tradition. If you've never been there before, you definitely shouldn't miss the opportunity!