Raise a stein with millions of new friends.
Every fall, Munich throws the world’s most famous party. Oktoberfest fills enormous festival tents with long wooden tables, oompah bands, liter steins and millions of visitors in lederhosen and dirndls, and somehow everybody ends up singing together.
Outside the tents, Munich is a gorgeous, easygoing city. The Glockenspiel chimes over Marienplatz, beer gardens fill up under chestnut trees and King Ludwig’s fairytale castle, Neuschwanstein, is an easy day trip into the Alps.
Six things your team will talk about for years
Reserved Oktoberfest tables
Your group’s own spot in a festival tent, with beer, roast chicken and a brass band.
Dress the part
Get fitted for lederhosen and dirndls before the big day.
Neuschwanstein Castle
The real-life castle that inspired Disney, perched in the Bavarian Alps.
Marienplatz Glockenspiel
Watch the famous clock’s figures dance in the town square.
Beer garden afternoon
Pretzels, sausages and a cold Maß under the trees in the English Garden.
Viktualienmarkt
Munich’s open-air food market, perfect for a guided tasting.
Late September, for the main event.
Oktoberfest runs for about two weeks from mid-September into early October, and reserved tent tables book up very early. May through early September is beer garden season, and December brings magical Christmas markets.
Made for groups
The tents are literally long tables built for sharing.
Easy add-ons
Salzburg, the Alps and Austria are all close by.
Effortless to get around
Excellent public transit and walkable streets.