The 188th Munich Oktoberfest 2023 with an absolute record number of visitors 

A dream Oktoberfest 2023 in Munich - see photos and information about 2024 below

Munich. The 188th Munich Oktoberfest lasted 18 days this year and attracted an incredible number of visitors. Drumroll !!! As the preliminary Oktoberfest final report from the state capital Munich, more precisely from the Department for Labor and Economic Affairs, announced today. 7.2 million guests from all over the world celebrated on the Theresienwiese in sunshine and summer temperatures. 

As we discovered during our Oktoberfest visits, everything was really a relaxed celebration. After all, Munich, with 1,488,202 inhabitants or just under 1.5 million inhabitants, is a host that has made celebration part of its program. For comparison, there were a total of 5.7 million visitors to Theresienwiese in 2022 and 6.3 million in 2019. Around 480,000 visitors were counted at the Oidn Wiesn alone (2022: 230,000, 2019: 500,000). 

The Munich Oktoberfest 2024 (homepage: www.oktoberfest2024.de) will take place as the 189th Oktoberfest 2024 in Munich from September 21st - October 6th, 2024 (see: hotels, Oktoberfest tables and more below)

"According to the breweries, Oktoberfest guests drank a total of 6.5 million pints of beer (2019: 7.3 million)The warm temperatures caused an increase of around 50 percent in the consumption of non-alcoholic drinks. The guests rely primarily on water, which at times ran out in various tents. The tents were well filled, but not overcrowded, and the atmosphere was relaxed and partying. The strongest days were the middle and last Saturday of the Oktoberfest.The undefeated hit was the WIESN-Hendl."

 The speaker for labor and economy, Oktoberfest-Wiesn boss Clemens Baumgärtner explained to the press: "We experienced an Oktoberfest like something out of a picture book, characterized by a summery, relaxed attitude to life. The Oktoberfest guests strolled relaxed around the festival grounds, looked into one or two beer tents, sat in the garden and tested the carousels. Along with beer, water was the drink of the hour. The exceptionally good and predominantly relaxed atmosphere at the Oktoberfest is praised from all sides." 

The inner-city festival on Theresienwiese enjoys a great deal of international attention

And the people of Munich are sociable and like to party. If the weather is good, like this year, a large proportion of the Oktoberfest guests from Munich itself or the surrounding area like to come to Bavaria. This year we again had a noticeable number of visitors from abroad to Theresienwiese - mainly from the USA, Austria, France and Italy. And everyone enjoyed the universe of the Oktoberfest-Wiesn and came in traditional costume - lederhosen and dirndls were also part of the program for the guests from overseas.

After Oktoberfest is before Oktoberfest in Munich!!

(homepage: www.oktoberfest2024.de)

You like the largest and most popular folk festival in the world ... then come to Munich. And let's celebrate! In the huge festival halls and in over a hundred rides as well as at stands and stalls, the Bavarian folk festival awaits its guests from all over the world over 16 festival days. Every year, millions of fans celebrate the traditional mega party with the fun of Bavarian beer on the Theresienwiese together with the fun people of Munich.

The Oktoberfest will take place for the 189th time in 2024. The Bavarian folk festival begins on Saturday, September 21st (12 p.m. sharp) and ends on Sunday, October 6th (just before midnight).

You can reserve tables and seats for the 189th Munich Oktoberfest 2024 as early as January Visitors who already want to secure a place in the festival tent can leave their request for a table reservation with us. Please note, however, that a binding commitment is only possible in spring (from the end of May or June at the earliest). Request places now...

https://www.oktoberfest-reservieren.de/tische.htm You should request accommodation for the Oktoberfest period now from Munich hotels and guesthouses Munich has more hotel rooms and accommodation than places in tents. 

All important Oktoberfest dates in 2024 - September 21st - October 6th, 2024

 Entry of the Oktoberfest hosts in 2024 - Festive start to the opening of Oktoberfest: Carriages and brewery teams will pull the innkeepers from Josephspitalstrasse to Theresienwiese on September 21, 2024 at 10:45 a.m

. The Oktoberfest service 2024 - Ecumenical mass in the Marstall festival tent: The ecumenical service on Thursday, September 26th, at 9:30 a.m. in the Marstall tent is aimed at the showmen - but Oktoberfest guests are also invited to pray together in the Marstall festival tent for a peaceful Oktoberfest. 

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