Yes, we get extra days this year! Typically Oktoberfest ends on the first Sunday in October, but when German Unity Day (October 3rd) occurs after that, Oktoberfest is extended. The last of two Oktoberfest family days when you (and your kids if you packed them) can ride all the rides on the Wiesn at a discount. Tuesday, September 26thĪll day until 7 p.m. | Family day. Oktoberfest welcomes the Mayor of Munich as well as other celebrities to help conduct so… it’s a good thing the bands already know those songs in and out. Sunday, September 24thġ1 a.m. | Annual outdoor concert – All those brass bands from the Oktoberfest beer tents we love so much come together in front of the Bavaria statue for a huge concert. Italian weekend is a whole ‘nother party in itself and you can find most of that party over in the Löwenbräu tent.

Sometime after siesta, most likely | Italian weekend! Chances are if you’re visiting from Italy, it will be on this weekend. Second weekend of Oktoberfest 2023 schedule The service, occurring annually in the Marstall Tent, is primarily intended for Wiesn employees but anyone and everyone is open to attend. Because what else are you going to do with your kids at Oktoberfest? Thursday, September 21stġ0 a.m. | Traditional Oktoberfest church service (where they mean mass, not maß). The first of two Oktoberfest family days features discounted rides and performances all day. Tuesday, September 19thĪll day until 7 p.m. | Family Day. Get your Gagas with 8,400 others in the tent known for their yodelers and… whip-snappers. This parade starts at the Max II monument on Maximilianstraße and ends at the Theresienwiese.Īll day and night and probably a little into the next morning | Gay Sunday! Every year, the Pschorr-Bräurosl tent hosts Gay Sunday on the first Sunday of Oktoberfest. Again led by the Münchner Kindl, this parade features marching bands, flag bearers, traditional costumes and dancing, and those beloved horse carriages. Noon | O’zapft is! – Oktoberfest officially starts at noon when the Lord Mayor of Munich taps the first Oktoberfest keg inside the Schottenhamel tent and shouts “O’Zapft is!” ( It is tapped!) Not until this happens is beer allowed to be served at Oktoberfest… but it just did so what are we waiting for!? Sunday, September 17thġ0 a.m. | Another day, another parade! The second, much bigger, parade is the traditional costume parade. Photo: Ashley Smith | My Wanderlusty Life About 1,000 people participate in this parade led by the Münchner Kindl, Munich’s surprisingly beautiful blonde monk mascot. I hope you wore your running shoes today–it’s going to be a mad dash to the bash.ġ1 a.m. | The Oktoberfest opening day parade makes its way through town, starting at Josephspitalstraße and ending at the Theresienwiese. Owners and landlords of the beer tents (quick, become their BFF!) make their grand Oktoberfest entrance atop fancy horse-drawn beer carriages. You won’t be able to score a beer yet but the tents are open and waiting for you (and you and you and…) to fill them up.

Here is a look at the (really awesome) Oktoberfest 2023 schedule of events: Oktoberfest 2023 Schedule of Events Saturday, September 16thĩ a.m. | Oktoberfest begins! Well, sort of. There are many things to consider: Where will you stay? What will you eat? How will you get there? And just where the heck will you tie your dirndl bow? Some things we can’t help you with, but some–like When should you go?–we most definitely can. And we’ve been planning for this one since 1810! Oktoberfest 2023 will be here before you know it–and when it comes to Oktoberfest, it’s never too early to start planning.

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