Wiesn, I miss you!

A year without the Oktoberfest – it’s not so bad! Or is it? Thinking about the things we will really feel the absence of.

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The 100 most beautiful Oktoberfest moments

Oktoberfest 2020 may be cancelled, but we won’t let that stop us from recollecting 100 great moments at the world’s biggest folk festival.

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Oktoberfest

Our author sits at the beer bench in his apartment in Munich and drinks a beer

Self-experiment

Wiesn for one

The Oktoberfest is cancelled this year? This is out of the question for our author. Then he simply celebrates at home. Alone.

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Oktoberfest

Günter Werner sits in a garden near Munich

Interview

Let's stick together!

For sixty years Günter Werner has not missed a single day at the Oktoberfest. Yes, you read that right: sixty years! A conversation.

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Oktoberfest

Loops of the roller coaster in the colors yellow, blue-red and green with writing against the blue sky.

Traditional fairground operators

The most beautiful Wiesn stories

The best Wiesn histories are tales of friendship and love, inebriation and generosity. Fairground operators about their Oktoberfest experiences.

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WirtshausWiesn

Due to Covid-19 the Oktoberfest cannot take place this year. Here you can learn more about the pubs und restaurants celebrating their WirtshausWiesn: muenchen.de/wirtshauswiesn (German language only).

Urban & Districts

Munich's seasons: Autumn

Why autumn is the most beautiful in Munich

About a city's attitude of life.

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Shopping & Design

Our author wears a dirndl in the store of Gottseidank in Munich

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Vintage Dirndls and Hirschlederhosen

Second-hand, a local label, a traditional store and a hire service – we made our way through Munich's selection of traditional dress.

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Shopping & Design

A man tries on a brown traditional leather shoe

Traditional accessories

Haferl shoes and Dirndl bags

It's not just dirndls and lederhosen: We visited some traditional shops and young designers to explore their traditional accessories.

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Eat & Drink

Greetings from the Wiesn kitchen

Oktoberfest classics: roast chicken

Munich chef Sven Christ shows how to make Oktoberfest specialities - such as a roast chicken with potato salad.

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Eat & Drink

A homemade gingerbread heart with decoration.

Oktoberfest classics

Lebkuchen hearts and roasted almonds

Munich chef Sven Christ shows how to make Oktoberfest specialities - this time: a Lebkuchen heart and roasted almonds.

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Eat & Drink

Oktoberfest classics

Dampfnudel with vanilla sauce

Munich chef Sven Christ shows how to make Oktoberfest specialities - this time: a Dampfnudel with vanilla sauce.

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Eat & Drink

Although Helle is ubiquitous in Munich today, it is still relatively young.

Beer typology

What are you drinking?

Starkbier, Festbier, Hell, Dunkel, Pils: a typology of Munich's beers – and the people who drink them.

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“As a young boy, I tasted the froth”

Official guide Rudi Muschler knows a great deal about the secrets of Munich's beer – and what role it plays in the city.

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Munich Card and City Pass

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Munichs official visitor cards at a glance.

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See you in Munich!

We look forward to seeing you again in Munich. All tips and offers can be found here!

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Wiesn, I miss you!

The 100 most beautiful Oktoberfest moments

Wiesn for one

Let's stick together!

The most beautiful Wiesn stories

WirtshausWiesn

Why autumn is the most beautiful in Munich

Vintage Dirndls and Hirschlederhosen

Haferl shoes and Dirndl bags

Oktoberfest classics: roast chicken

Lebkuchen hearts and roasted almonds

Dampfnudel with vanilla sauce

What are you drinking?

How-to beer garden

Munich and it's sausages: a quick guide

“As a young boy, I tasted the froth”

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Guided tour Old Town: all highlights in one tour!

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Pedicab tour Old Town and Englischer Garten

Our travel package for explorers

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