10 Golden Rules for Oktoberfest Opening festivities We all want to have fun at Oktoberfest. To make sure The grand entrance of the Okto- we all enjoy ourselves, we have established a few rules: berfest Landlords and Breweries 1 Rucksacks and large bags will generally be banned from the Saturday, 21 September 2019, Oktoberfest. Leave any non-essential items at home. You will beginning at 10:45 a.m. make it into the Oktoberfest much quicker if you don’t bring any The grand entrance of the breweries and bags or rucksacks with you. landlords serves as the opening ceremony of the Oktoberfest. The exciting hour-long 2 Any bags or rucksacks you do bring must not procession is lead by the Münchner Kindl on exceed a volume of three litres or a size of horseback and the festive carriage of the Lord 20 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm. Mayor of Munich. Route: From Sonnenstrasse to the Wiesn festival grounds. www.festring.de 3 Even if they fit in your smallest bag, the following items are also prohibited: aerosol spray cans with hazardous contents; The Oktoberfest Costume and Riflemen’s Parade corrosive or staining substances; objects that could be used Sunday, 22 September 2019, beginning at 10 a.m. to cut, slash or stab. Glass bottles are also banned. On the first Sunday of the Oktoberfest, the world-renow- 4 Pushchairs are not permitted on the site all day on Saturdays, ned costume parade takes its route from the Munich city nor on the public holiday for the Day of German Unity on center to Theresienwiese. A multitude of groups dressed in tradi- 3 October. Furthermore, pushchairs will not be allowed onto tional costume, marching bands, amateur and mountain riflemen the site from 6 p.m. on all other days. Security personnel may from Munich, the surrounding region, Bavaria and throughout inspect pushchairs. Europe present themselves during this two-hour parade. Both processions take place in all weathers. www.festring.de 5 Bicycles, scooters, skateboards and similar are not permitted Open-Air Concert of the Oktoberfest Bands on the festival grounds. Sunday, 29 September 2019, 11 a.m. 6 Animals are not permitted at the Oktoberfest at any Theresienwiese in front of the Bavaria statue time (with the exception of assistance dogs). Victory celebration with gun salute 7 Plan your journey. Where possible, find alternative forms of Sunday, 6 October 2019, from 12 noon transport to underground lines U4 and U5 and Theresienwiese Victory celebration and prize giving ceremony for the Oktober- station. If you are arriving into the central railway station, you fest shooting competition with a gun salute at the Bavaria statue can also walk to the Oktoberfest. If you are travelling on the underground from the west, get off at Schwanthalerhöhe if Oktoberfest accessibility possible. Please also use the underground (U-Bahn) lines 3 www.muenchen-tourismus-barrierefrei.de and 6, stops Goetheplatz and Poccistrasse. simply The official Oktoberfest app download here: 8 Use all of the entrances around the Oktoberfest grounds. As in previous years, all entrances will be www.muenchen.de/app open (i.e. not closed off). www.oktoberfest.de 9 The Oktoberfest is at its best when there aren’t any large Oktoberfest crowds. The Oktoberfest Barometer at www.oktoberfest.de www.facebook.com/oktoberfest shows you the best times for a quiet stroll around the site. www.instagram.com/oktoberfest 21/9 – 6/10/2019 Oktoberfest 2015 10 No matter how much fun you have, every trip to Oktoberfest Published by: City of Munich, Department of Labor and Economic Development, München Tourismus, Herzog-Wilhelm-Str. 15, 80331 Munich, Germany has to come to an end some time. No visitors are permitted Text, design, photos and title: München Tourismus; Translation: KERN AG on the festival grounds between 1:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. 2019 Oktoberfest poster: Mirjam Mößmer Printed by: Weber Offset, Munich, 05.2019-14.500 GB Printed on FSC certified paper (sustainable forestry) Subject to changes (issued May 2019) www.simply-munich.com www.simply-munich.com 1 Arnulfstraße S1/2/3/4/6/7/8 Hackerbrücke Miscellaneous Hackerbrücke to city center and main train station Service Center Theresienwiese (SZT) Tram 18/19 Oktoberfest management, lost & found, first Bayerstraße Bayerstraße aid, police, Baby changing and breastfeeding Tram 18/19 room, security point for women and girls, TAXI consumer protection. Schwanthalerstraße Schwanthalerstraße Diaper-changing units at SZT (Entrance festival TAXI management) and at the Familienplatzl (lane 3, Martin-Greif-Straße A Cordial Welcome to see map). P5 Left luggage facility available at all entrances. P2 the Oktoberfest 2019 St. Paul‘s Fischer- U4/U5 Church München Tourismus Vroni Theres ien- wiese Wild Rides and Rustic Charm at the Marstall Tourist information centre at the main train Greatest Folk Festival in the World station (Hauptbahnhof) and at Marienplatz Straße 1 Information, brochures, city walks, city tours, “O‘zapft is!“ – “the barrel is tapped!” exclaims Munich’s Lord hotel reservation service Armbrust- Schützen-Festzelt Mayor after opening the first cask of beer precisely at noon on • Hauptbahnhof, Luisenstrasse 1 New from July Mon-Sat 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Ochsen- Saturday, 21 September 2019, thus officially inaugurating the 2019 braterei 186th Munich Oktoberfest. Sun and 3 Oct., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Marienplatz (Town Hall): Straße 2 Regular visitors spend the entire year looking forward to Wiesn Hofbräu- Mon-Fri 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. delicacies such as ox roasted on a spit, roast chicken, skewer-grilled Festzelt to 5 p.m., Sun and 3 Oct., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. fish and roasted almonds. The Oktoberfest experience includes U4 /U5 merry-go-rounds, coconut shies and variety shows from bygone Visitor service, hotel reservation service Schwan- Wirtsbudenstraße thalerhöhe days, not to forget the adrenaline-boosting high-tech rides. Phone +49 89 233-96500 (Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm) Bus 53 /134 Hacker Augustinerbräu- Bus 58 Opening Hours How to Get there [email protected] Festzelt Festhalle The Oide Wiesn area at the southern end of the Theresienwiese P7 grounds evokes a feeling of pure Oktoberfest nostalgia with its www.simply-munich.com Straße 3 Familien- Beethovenstr. Oktoberfest Public Transport Platzl historic fairground rides, a puppet theatre and museum tent. The 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., free admission There are no parking facilities in the musicians from the various brass bands that play around the Wiesn TAXI “Käfer Wiesn-Schänke” and the vicinity of the Oktoberfest grounds! Schottenhamel - Pschorr Festzelt Schaustellerstraße provide a soundtrack of Bavarian folk music for a relaxing, atmos- P13 Herzog- Service- Festhalle Bräurosl “Weinzelt“ remain open until 1 a.m. So take our fast and safe subways, Zentrum Heinrich pheric way to start your day at Oktoberfest. Straße 4 Straße Access to the festival grounds is free. suburban trains, buses and trams to Schützen- Paulaner Löwenbräu the Oktoberfest. festzelt Festzelt Festzelt Oide Wiesn festival grounds www.mvv-muenchen.de 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. www.mvg-mobil.de e h Stalls and fairground rides: ö h n Mozartstr. 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Approx. 15-min. walk from the main e Matthias-Pschorr-Straße P8 i s e train station to the Wiesn. r Drinks served: 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. e h T Entrance: € 3 (free from 9 p.m.) Tour bus parking Käfer Wiesn- Kufflers Weinzelt (Free for children under the age of 14). Schänke U3 / U6 Same-day re-entry is permitted, • Fröttmanning, Park & Ride, Goethe- phone +49 89 32464748 platz discounted fares for the rides. Oide Straße 5 Bus 58 • Messestadt Ost, Park & Ride, Wiesn OW1 Beer tents phone +49 89 32464748, P12 Seats in the beer gardens cannot be www.parkundride.de reserved. In the tents non-reserved • Hansastr. 51, phone +49 89 2373251, g n Bus 62 i Herzkasperl- Festzelt r seats are marked. We recommend visi- ia www.brk-muenchen.de r Zelt Tradition a v a ting during the quieter times of the • Sendling-Westpark, Tübinger Str., B Stielerstr. Volkssänger- OW2 week, Monday to Thursday before 6 p.m. parking on public traffic ground Zelt Please note: On Saturdays the beer Museumszelt • Fröttmanning (central car park “Parkplatz H tents close admissions in the morning Mitte“, to the north of the stadium), an s- Fis due to overcrowding. Reservations must phone +49 89 20050 che r-Str. P = Entrances to the festival ground be made exclusively with the respecti- Suburban P10 train station/subway TAXI OW1/OW2 = Entrances and exits to the ve tent operator. Reservations are only Family days Bus/tram station Oide Wiesn area RV facility / Tour bus parking U3 /U6 Service Center Theresienwiese with Central bus station possible through this official channel: Messegelände Riem (De-Gasperi-Bogen), with discounts for fairground attrac- Poccistraße Poccistraße Oktoberfest management, Police, First Aid, lost & found, Department of other sources are illegal! A list of the tions, admissions and products First aid center Bus 62 gate 9, phone +49 176 130454000 Public Security and Order (KVR), Baby reservation addresses is available at Tuesday, 24 September and 1 Oktober, Cash point changing and feeding area, Security point www.oktoberfest-camping.com TIP! Post office Footpath to subway and suburban train www.oktoberfest.de. 2019 until 7 p.m. respectively Bavariastraße TAXI Luggage store Disabled parking space .