When is Oktoberfest 2027?

18 September to 3 October 2027 — sixteen days, ending on German Unity Day.

No. Entry to the Wiesn and the tents is free; what you need is a seat, and on weekends that means a reservation made months ahead.

Which days are quiet?

Monday to Thursday, especially in the second week. The difference between a Tuesday and a Saturday is the difference between walking in and queueing for two hours.

How far in advance do hotels go?

Weekend nights go nine to twelve months out at three times the normal rate. Midweek nights in the second week are still available in the spring.

Is it worth staying outside the city?

On weekends, yes — the S-Bahn ring is 45 minutes out and a third of the price. Midweek there is no need.

Oktoberfest 2027

Name: Oktoberfest 2027
Start: 2027-09-18
End: 2027-10-03
Location: Theresienwiese

Munich, Germany

18 Sep – 3 Oct 2027

Confirmed by organizer

Oktoberfest runs sixteen days from the Saturday after 15 September and ends on the first Sunday in October, extended to 3 October when German Unity Day falls just after — which it does in 2027.

322days to go

Hotels for these dates

Right Weekend earns a commission when you book through links on this page. It never affects which days or districts we recommend.

Our verdict

Go: Any weekday, ideally in the second week
Stay: Glockenbachviertel & Au
Book by: January 2027 for a weekend, April for midweek

Sixteen days, and the only ones that are genuinely hard are the weekends. A Tuesday in the second week has the same tents, the same beer and a table you can walk into at four in the afternoon — at half the hotel rate of the opening Saturday.

Illustration: the interior of a vast beer tent in September, long wooden benches and timber beams, warm lamplight, a brass band stage far down the hall — Illustration — a generated image of the kind of scene, not a photograph of the venue.

Which days to go

Day	What happens	Hotel price	Our call
Opening daySat 18 Sep	The parade of the landlords, then O'zapft is! at noon in the Schottenhamel	×3	The one day with no chance of a table without a reservation made in spring
First week19–23 Sep 2027	The full festival, with the costume parade on the Sunday	×1.8	Weekdays here are the sweet spot — book the Tuesday to Thursday
First weekend24–26 Sep 2027	Peak crowds; tents close their doors by late morning	×3	Avoid unless a weekend is your only option, and then arrive by 09:00
Second week27 Sep – 1 Oct 2027	Italian weekend approaching, but the weekdays stay calm	×1.8	The best value of the sixteen days, and the easiest beds in the city
Closing weekend2–3 Oct 2027	The last two days, ending with the gun salute on the Sunday	×2.8	Busy, but the closing afternoon is the most sentimental the Wiesn gets

Hotel price is what the same hotel costs on these dates against its rate four weeks before the event. Crowd and price are our estimates from how the event has run, not live rates.

Where to stay

TheresienwieseNorth is up. Numbers match the table.

#	District	To the venue	Price	What it is
1	Ludwigsvorstadt & the Hauptbahnhof	10 min walk	$$$$	Between the station and the Wiesn; walkable, loud, and priced for it
2	Altstadt	20 min metro	$$$$	Marienplatz and the beer halls; the Munich you came for, two U-Bahn stops away
3	Glockenbachviertel & Au	25 min metro	$$$	South of the centre, residential, the best food and a short ride in
4	Schwabing & Maxvorstadt	30 min metro	$$$	North of the centre by the university; quieter nights, direct U-Bahn
5	Outskirts & the S-Bahn ring	45 min train	$$	Dachau, Freising and the airport towns; where rooms exist at a human price

Hotel	What it is	Book
Ludwigsvorstadt & the Hauptbahnhof
Hotel Königshof	Ten minutes' walk to the Wiesn, which is worth real money on day three	Booking Expedia
Altstadt
Platzl Hotel	Beside the Hofbräuhaus, two U-Bahn stops from the festival	Booking Expedia
Glockenbachviertel & Au
Louis Hotel	By the Viktualienmarkt, close enough and quiet enough	Booking Expedia
Schwabing & Maxvorstadt
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski	North of the centre with a direct U-Bahn, and sleep after midnight	Booking Expedia
Outskirts & the S-Bahn ring
Novotel München Airport	Forty-five minutes on the S-Bahn, for when Munich itself is gone	Booking Expedia

When to book

12 mo beforeSeptember 2026
Tent reservations for the weekends, through the tent websites
Already gone
9 mo beforeDecember 2026
Hotels within walking distance of the Theresienwiese
6 mo beforeMarch 2027
The Altstadt and anything central at a non-Wiesn rate
3 mo beforeJune 2027
The S-Bahn ring on weekends; midweek stays open much longer

Getting there

Munich airport is 45 minutes from the centre on the S1 or S8; Memmingen is two hours away by bus and only worth it for a cheap flight.

The Theresienwiese has its own U-Bahn station, and the Hauptbahnhof is a ten-minute walk away. During Oktoberfest the U4 and U5 run packed from mid-afternoon — walking from the station is usually quicker.

Tables inside the tents are free to use but reservations are gone by spring; without one, go before 11:00 on a weekday or sit outside in the beer gardens, which are first-come all day.

Flights to MUC Trains and buses

Tickets

Tents, reservations and the programme (muenchen.de)Official

Also on these dates

Berlin Marathon23–26 Sep 2027 · Berlin

Questions

When is Oktoberfest 2027?: 18 September to 3 October 2027 — sixteen days, ending on German Unity Day.
Do I need a ticket?: No. Entry to the Wiesn and the tents is free; what you need is a seat, and on weekends that means a reservation made months ahead.
Which days are quiet?: Monday to Thursday, especially in the second week. The difference between a Tuesday and a Saturday is the difference between walking in and queueing for two hours.
How far in advance do hotels go?: Weekend nights go nine to twelve months out at three times the normal rate. Midweek nights in the second week are still available in the spring.
Is it worth staying outside the city?: On weekends, yes — the S-Bahn ring is 45 minutes out and a third of the price. Midweek there is no need.

Updated 2026-10-29 ·See every event in 2027