The Munich Oktoberfest 2017 has started

On a cold and wet Saturday the 184th Oktoberfest started at 12.00 promptly. This year is the longest Oktoberfest, as it finishes on Tuesday 3rd October due to a public holiday. See live video from the Oktoberfest.

Here are some images from the first week-end if you missed them. Many traditions stretching back to early days have made the modern Oktoberfest a must visit spectacle. There is must more than just drinking beer, the many souvenir stalls, grilled Steckelfisch, grilled chicken, and then there all the fun of the fair.

Munich Burgermeister taps the first beer, O'zapft is!

Hope you enjoy these images and will consider visiting or maybe book for next year. Maybe you would like to see the Hofbräu Tent during opening times

The 184th Munich Oktoberfest 2017

The 2017 Oktoberfest runs from Saturday 16th September until Sunday 3rd October.

It’s held in the Theresienwiese which is located in the west of the city centre of Munich. It’s celebrated in the same place yearly which made the locals dub it as a holiday also known as “The Prairie”. To reach Theresienwiese, take advantage of public transport in Munich, the main ones are the U-Bahn, buses and trams. Many of the routes will take you directly to the festival site.

There will be strict security control and all handbags will be searched. NO RUCKSACKS ALLOWED. If you have one, you will turned away. This is to protect all the visitors to the Oktoberfest 2017.

A history of the Munich Oktoberfest will be available in the main menu bar.