photo: Munich Tourist Office

Octoberfest - Don't miss it!

Oktoberfest 2010 - from September 18th until October 3rd
Don't miss it!

Oktoberfest Opening times Drinking hours

• Opening day 12:00 noon - 10:30 pm
  (between 10 and 12 am only non-alcoholic beverages and small snacks)
• Weekdays 10:00am - 10:30 pm
• Saturday, Sunday & holiday 09:00 am - 10:30 pm
• Daily closing hour 11:30 pm
• “Käfers Wiesnschänke” and “Wine Tent” open until 1:00 am, last drinks at 12:15 am
• Family days: Tuesday, September 23th and September 30th, from noon to
  6:00 pm., (discounts for fairground attractions, admissons and sales).

photo: MVV Munich

How to get to the Wies’n

• U-Bahn (underground): Lines U3 and U6 to Goetheplatz or Poccistrasse,
• U4 and U5 to Schwanthalerhöhe or Theresienwiese (very crowded).
• S-Bahn (suburban train): Lines S1-8 to Hackerbrücke.
• Tram: Lines 18 and 19 to Hermann-Lingg-Strasse or Holzapfelstrasse.
• Bus: Route 131 or 132 to Hans-Fischer-Strasse, route 134 to Theresienhöhe.
• Taxi stands: To be found all around the Oktoberfest grounds.
• Tourist bus parking: Southern part of the Theresienwiese and Hansastrasse.
• Camper: Parking facilities at the Messegelände Riem (De-Gasperi-Bogen) and in the Siegenburgerstrasse.

Events for the Oktoberfest

photo: Munich Tourist Office


Saturday, 18. September 2010 - Opening parade
Start: 10:45 am and lasts about 45 minutes

Route: Sonnenstraße-Schwanthaler-straße to the Oktoberfest grounds - Theresienwiese. This is the official prelude to the opening of the Oktoberfest and involves about 1,000 participants, including the landlords’ families in decorated carriages, the magnificent horse-drawn drays of the Munich breweries, waitresses on decorated floats and all the beer tent bands.

Beer Tents Numbers

To make a reservation, please call or fax direct to one of the following addresses:
[City Code 0 89 - ]     [Country Code +49 - 89 - ]


• Hippodrom
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 29 16 46 46
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 29 54 42
  E-mail
  Website
  
  
• Hofbräu
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 4 48 96 70
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 4 48 35 87
  E-mail
  Website
  
  
• Armbrustschützen
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 23 70 37 03
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 23 70 37 05
  E-mail
  Website
  
  
• Schottenhamel - Tradition pur
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 54 46 93 10
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 54 46 93 19
  E-mail
  Website
  
  
• Hackerbräu
  Tel: +49 (0) 81 70 / 73 03
  Fax: +49 (0) 81 70 / 73 85
  Reservations
  Website
  
  
• Bräurosl (Pschorrbräu)
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 89 55 63 53
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 89 55 63 56
  E-mail
  Website
  
  
• Schützen-Festhalle
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 23 18 12 24
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 23 18 12 44
  Website
  
  
• Spatenbräu-Festhalle (Ochsenbraterei)
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 38 38 73 12
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 38 38 73 40
  Reservations
  Website
  
  
• Löwenbräu
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 47 76 77
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 4 70 58 48
  E-mail
  Website
  
  
• Winzerer Fähndl (Paulaner)
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 62 17 19 10
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 62 17 19 19
  Website
  
  
• Käfer's Wiesnschänke
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 41 68 - 356
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 41 68 - 880
  Reservations
  Website
  
  
• Wine Tent
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 290 705-17
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 2424 3881
  E-mail
  Website
  
  
• Fischer-Vroni
  Tel: +49 (0)89 / 66 10 42
  Fax: +49 (0)89 / 65 25 34
  Email
  Website
  
  Once you arrive at the Oktoberfest, it's nice to know your way around, especially with the massive crowds that swarm the Wiesn. Do your homework and come prepared with this map of the Oktoberfest.
  
  

photo: Munich Tourist Office

Octoberfest - Don't miss it!

Emergency Numbers

Whether your purse or wallet was stolen, your child is lost in the crowd, or in the case of a medical emergency, help is never far away. Here is a list of all the important numbers you should know while at the Oktoberfest.


• Oktoberfest Guidance: 089-2323900 or 089-50077500
• Oktoberfest Police: 089-5003220
• Oktoberfest Post Office: 089-50222356
• Festival Management: 089-23330-091, -092 or -093
• Lost Children: 089-2333096
• Lost and Found: 089-23330298
• The Red Cross: 089-50222222