{ "canonical": "https://rootsearth.com/oktoberfest-munich", "page": "https://rootsearth.com/oktoberfest-munich/program", "timezone": "Europe/Berlin", "datePublished": "2026-09-14", "festival": { "name": "Oktoberfest 2026", "startDate": "2026-09-19", "endDate": "2026-10-04", "venue": "Theresienwiese" }, "events": [ { "id": "E19", "name": "Opening weekend on the meadow", "start": "2026-09-19T09:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-20T23:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "The tents open at 09:00 on both opening days; Saturday is rated busy all day and very busy from 18:00, and on opening day the rides run only from 12:00." }, { "id": "E02", "name": "Wiesn-Einzug: the landlords' and breweries' parade", "start": "2026-09-19T10:35:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-19T12:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": true, "venue": "Corner Josephspitalstraße and Sonnenstraße", "note": "About 1,000 participants set off at 10:35 from the corner of Josephspitalstraße behind the Sendlinger Tor and move along Sonnenstraße and Schwanthalerstraße to the meadow, ahead of the noon tapping." }, { "id": "E03", "name": "O'zapft is: the first keg is tapped", "start": "2026-09-19T12:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-19T12:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": true, "venue": "Festhalle Schottenhamel, Wirtsbudenstraße 35", "note": "At 12:00 sharp Munich's Lord Mayor taps the first keg in the Festhalle Schottenhamel and opens the 191st festival; twelve gun shots in front of the Bavaria tell the other tents that beer may be served." }, { "id": "E04", "name": "Oide Wiesn opening day", "start": "2026-09-19T12:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-20T00:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Eingang Oide Wiesn, southern Theresienwiese", "note": "The historic fair in the southern part of the grounds opens on day one from midday to midnight." }, { "id": "E05", "name": "Trachten- und Schützenzug: costume and riflemen's parade", "start": "2026-09-20T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-20T12:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": true, "venue": "Max II monument (Maxmonument), Maximilianstraße", "note": "About 9,000 participants in about 50 groups walk the nearly 7 km from the Max II monument on Maximilianstraße past Odeonsplatz and Karlsplatz to the meadow, a tradition held every year since 1950." }, { "id": "E07", "name": "Family day 1: lower prices at rides and stalls", "start": "2026-09-22T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-22T19:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "The first of the two family Tuesdays, until 19:00; the Familienplatzl is open every day." }, { "id": "E20", "name": "Mittagswiesn: the easiest walk-in slot", "start": "2026-09-23T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-23T15:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "Wednesday 23 September 2026 is rated quiet from 10:00 to 15:00, and on weekdays a quarter of all tent seats stay unreserved." }, { "id": "E08", "name": "Ecumenical Wiesn service in the Marstall tent", "start": "2026-09-24T09:30:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-24T10:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": true, "venue": "Marstall Festzelt, Wirtsbudenstraße 121", "note": "An open ecumenical service at 09:30 in the Marstall tent, held for the festival workers, landlords and market sellers but open to everyone." }, { "id": "E21", "name": "First Wiesn Friday night: rides until midnight", "start": "2026-09-25T18:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-26T00:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "On Fridays the rides and stalls stay open until midnight, and the first Friday is rated busy from 18:00." }, { "id": "E09", "name": "Remembrance of the 26 September 1980 attack", "start": "2026-09-26T08:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-26T08:45:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": true, "venue": "Memorial at the main entrance, Bavariaring 5", "note": "At 08:00 a wreath is laid at the memorial by the main entrance, Bavariaring 5, for the 13 people killed and more than 200 injured by the bomb of 26 September 1980, on the 46th anniversary; organised by the DGB trade union youth with the support of the City of Munich.", "organiser": [ "DGB trade union youth" ] }, { "id": "E10", "name": "Middle weekend on the meadow", "start": "2026-09-26T09:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-27T23:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "The middle weekend is the fullest of the festival: both days are rated busy from 10:00 and very busy in the afternoon, so arrive before 15:00 or pick a weekday, and expect the main tent entrances to be closed during the reservation change around 16:00 to 18:00." }, { "id": "E12", "name": "Bauernmarktmeile: farmers' market mile on Odeonsplatz", "start": "2026-09-27T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-27T17:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Odeonsplatz and Ludwigstraße", "note": "More than 100 producers from all over Bavaria sell and serve on Odeonsplatz and along Ludwigstraße up to Galeriestraße from 10:00 to 17:30, at the 15th Bauernmarktmeile organised by the Bayerischer Bauernverband.", "organiser": [ "Bayerischer Bauernverband" ] }, { "id": "E13", "name": "Outdoorsportfestival in the Olympiapark", "start": "2026-09-27T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-27T18:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Hans-Jochen-Vogel-Platz, Olympiapark", "note": "The 10th Outdoorsportfestival on Hans-Jochen-Vogel-Platz in the Olympiapark lets you try more than 50 sports from 10:00 to 18:00; it is run by the City of Munich's Department of Education and Sport with Olympiapark München GmbH.", "organiser": [ "City of Munich's Department of Education and Sport", "Olympiapark München GmbH" ] }, { "id": "E11", "name": "Wiesn-Platzkonzert: brass concert on the Bavaria steps", "start": "2026-09-27T11:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-27T13:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": true, "venue": "Bavaria statue", "note": "The bands of all the big tents, about 300 musicians, play together at the foot of the Bavaria from 11:00; the concert ends with the Bavarian anthem and thousands of balloons." }, { "id": "E15", "name": "Family day 2: lower prices at rides and stalls", "start": "2026-09-29T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-09-29T19:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "The second of the two family Tuesdays, until 19:00; the Familienplatzl is open every day." }, { "id": "E16", "name": "German Unity Day on the meadow", "start": "2026-10-03T09:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-04T00:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "3 October 2026 is a public holiday and a Saturday: the grounds and rides run from 09:00 to midnight, the tents open at 09:00 with the last beer at 22:30, strollers are not allowed all day, and the holiday traditionally draws a particularly large crowd." }, { "id": "E17", "name": "Böllerschießen: closing gun salute under the Bavaria", "start": "2026-10-04T12:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-04T12:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": true, "venue": "Bavaria statue", "note": "At 12:00 sharp about 60 gun saluters in traditional dress fire the closing salute from the steps below the Bavaria, and the event ends with the Bavarian anthem." }, { "id": "E18", "name": "Kehraus: last beer and sparkler finale", "start": "2026-10-04T22:30:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-04T23:30:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Theresienwiese", "note": "On the last evening the big tents serve the last beer at 22:30, and when the band plays one last time a sea of sparklers lights up the tents, with a different farewell song in the Hacker-Festzelt, the Augustiner-Festhalle and the Hofbräu tent; the grounds close at 23:30." }, { "id": "E22", "name": "Marathon München", "start": "2026-10-11T09:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-11T15:20:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Finish: Willi-Daume-Platz, Olympiapark", "note": "The Marathon München starts at 09:00 at the Spiridon-Louis-Ring in the Olympiapark and finishes at Willi-Daume-Platz by the Olympiasee, with the course closing at about 15:20; organised by Laufstatt Event gGmbH, with the Kids Run on Saturday 10 October 2026 from 13:00 on Hans-Jochen-Vogel-Platz.", "organiser": [ "Laufstatt Event gGmbH" ] }, { "id": "E24", "name": "Kirchweihdult on Mariahilfplatz", "start": "2026-10-17T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-25T19:00:00+01:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Mariahilfplatz", "note": "Munich's autumn fair on Mariahilfplatz with about 250 stalls over nine days: sales from 10:00, rides from 10:30, everything ends at 19:00; the organiser is the City of Munich's Department of Labor and Economic Development.", "organiser": [ "City of Munich's Department of Labor and Economic Development" ] }, { "id": "E23", "name": "Long Night of Munich Museums", "start": "2026-10-17T18:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-18T01:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Odeonsplatz (centre of the night)", "note": "More than 100 museums, galleries and special places open until 01:00, with the centre of the night on Odeonsplatz and six special MVG shuttle lines, and a children's programme from 14:00 to 18:00; organised by Münchner Kultur GmbH.", "organiser": [ "Münchner Kultur GmbH" ] }, { "id": "E26", "name": "Last day of the Bavaria climbing season", "start": "2026-10-18T09:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-18T18:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Bavaria, Theresienhöhe 16", "note": "18 October 2026 is the last day of the season inside the Bavaria: open 09:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:30, then closed until the end of March." }, { "id": "E25", "name": "Kirchweihdult family day", "start": "2026-10-20T10:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-10-20T19:00:00+02:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Mariahilfplatz", "note": "The Tuesday of the Kirchweihdult is its family day at the rides and showmen's stalls on Mariahilfplatz, from 10:00 to 19:00." }, { "id": "E27", "name": "Christkindlmarkt am Marienplatz", "start": "2026-11-20T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-24T14:00:00+01:00", "endIsEstimate": false, "venue": "Marienplatz", "note": "The City of Munich's Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz runs from 20 November to 24 December 2026." } ] }