Tents
There are 14 large and a number of small tente at the Oktoberfest
Yes, you read correctly, there are incredibly 14 so-called “large” and 20 small tents at the Munich Oktoberfest. In addition, there’s a Weißbier garden and four more beer tents at the Oide Wiesn. While the large tents all feature more than 3000 seats inside and in their beer gardens, the small tents each have up to 1000 seats combined.
Most of the large tents of the festival have about 6000 seats on the inside, divided into the central aisle, the “boxes” at the side and the balconies. The largest of them is the Hofbräuzelt offering seats and standing room to 7018 guests inside and another 3022 seats in the beer garden, hence 10040 in total.
All the large tents excluding the Weinzelt and the Käfer Wiesnschänke feature large unreserved seating areas, which is not the case with the small tents. The beer gardens are with minor exceptions completely unreserved. You can't buy any tickets to enter the tents - admission is always for free.
On the following pages, you’ll find everything you need to know about the Oktoberfest tents – including the atmosphere, music, menus and table reservations.
Large Tents
Armbrustschützenzelt
The crossbowmen’s’ tent is usually quieter and a tad bit more traditional than other tents, offering above-average food and very newbie-friendly reservation offers.
Capacity
7460Beer
PaulanerCrowd Level Afternoon
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★ Augustiner-Festhalle
Munich's oldest brewery has the by far most traditional tent with wooden barrels, traditional music. Many regulars who worship it like a cult.
Capacity
8566Beer
Augustiner-BräuCrowd Level Afternoon
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Bräurosl
The Pschorr brewery's tent has a difficult reset behind it and still has to figure out what it is.
Capacity
8250Beer
Hacker-PschorrCrowd Level Afternoon
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Fischer-Vroni
One of the smallest of the large tents offers fish on a stick and beer from wooden barrels. The crowd is a little older; Popular gay second Monday.
Capacity
3872Beer
Augustiner-BräuCrowd Level Afternoon
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Käfer Wiesnschänke
The Käfer hut is the Oktoberfest sanctuary for those who consider themselves high-society. Walk-ins only accepted in the nice beer garden that is open late.
Capacity
3264Beer
Paulaner
★ Hacker-Festzelt
The "heaven of Bavarians" is one of the most popular tents. The very young crowd fills the central aisle already at noon. The Hacker tent has a very good menu.
Capacity
9378Beer
Hacker-PschorrCrowd Level Afternoon
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Hofbräu-Festzelt
Hofbräuhaus' tent is that popular with Anglo-Saxons that even is the only one with a standing room. The tent is more enjoyable than many locals think.
Capacity
10040Beer
Staatliches HofbräuhausCrowd Level Afternoon
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Löwenbräu-Festzelt
The Löwenbräu tent is extraordinarily popular with international tourists and limits itself almost exclusively to English-speaking pub music at night.
Capacity
8478Beer
LöwenbräuCrowd Level Afternoon
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Marstall-Festzelt
A quiet tent for champaign tourists with a strange menu and an unfriendly attitude towards walk-ins. Mostly older German tourists in twinkling dresses.
Capacity
4368Beer
SpatenCrowd Level Afternoon
⬤⬤Crowd Level Evening
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Ochsenbraterei
Thanks to the famous oxen and traditional music, in the afternoon, the tent of the Spaten brewery is one of the most popular. The contemporary evenings are rather slow.
Capacity
7550Beer
SpatenCrowd Level Afternoon
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Schottenhamel-Festhalle
Around the stage, you'll find the youngest crowd of the Oktoberfest. The band is known for its limited evening repertoire between charts and Mallorca-style music.
Capacity
9029Beer
SpatenCrowd Level Afternoon
⬤⬤Crowd Level Evening
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Schützenfestzelt
The Shooters' Tent is very popular with Munich's jeunesse dorée. Very lively atmosphere in the central aisle, a quieter champaign crowd in the stalls around and at the balcony.
Capacity
6278Beer
LöwenbräuCrowd Level Afternoon
⬤⬤⬤Crowd Level Evening
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Weinzelt
No Oktoberfest beer, weißbier only before 9 pm. Pricy menu for a champagne crowd. No unreserved tables inside but some standing room around the bars.
Capacity
2535Crowd Level Afternoon
⬤Crowd Level Evening
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Winzerer Fähndl (Paulaner Festzelt)
Paulaner's brewery tent is very quiet in the afternoon but mutates into Munich's largest Schlager club in the evening with unusual stage fog and lights.
Capacity
8398Beer
PaulanerCrowd Level Afternoon
⬤⬤Crowd Level Evening
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Ammers Hühnerbraterei
The oldest chicken grill at the Oktoberfest is also the largest of the small tents.
Capacity
900Beer
Augustiner-Bräu
Café Kaiserschmarrn
The newest café tent at the Wiesn is also known for being the wildest.
Capacity
378
Café Theres (Café Mohrenkopf)
If you appreciate a calmer atmosphere in the evening than in the other café tents, the oldest of its kind could be to your liking.
Capacity
420
Fisch-Bäda
The tiny tent offers a variety of rather exotic fish dishes, Oktoberfest beer and wine.
Capacity
137Beer
Hacker-Pschorr
Glöckle-Wirt
The small beer tent is famous for its detailed decoration. Its tiny beer garden is an insider tip, which is often overlooked.
Capacity
301Beer
Spaten
Goldener Hahn
The chicken grill is mostly addressing solvent patrons who dream of champagne breakfasts when thinking of the Oktoberfest.
Capacity
360Beer
Spaten
Hochreiters Haxnbraterei
The pork knuckle grill considers itself a gastronomic tent. The eponymous haxen want to be enjoyed to its fullest.
Capacity
320Beer
Löwenbräu
Heimer Duck and Chicken Grill
The classic duck and chicken grill is more of a restaurant than a beer tent.
Capacity
300Beer
Paulaner
Heinz Wurst- und Hühnerbraterei
The sausage and chicken grill Heinz has been around since 1906 and is thus one of the oldest small tents of the Oktoberfest.
Capacity
384Beer
Paulaner
Kalbsbraterei
As most modern small tents, the veal grill concentrates on a culinary theme. In the evening, it's transformed into a Schlager disco.
Capacity
300Beer
Löwenbräu
Metzgerstubn
Munich's large butchery Vinzenz Murr has a particularly small alpine hut at the Oktoberfest.
Capacity
130Beer
Paulaner
Münchner Knödelei
The “dumplingery” is mostly known for its innovative dumpling creations. It's not present in years with the agricultural fair taking place.
Capacity
799Beer
Paulaner
Münchner Stubn
Since 2022 you can find Münchner Stubn in front of the Löwenbräu tent.
Capacity
440Beer
Paulaner
Münchner Weißbiergarten
Being a part of the family square, it's an insider tip on busy days.
Capacity
0Beer
Paulaner
Poschners Hühner- und Entenbraterei
Poschner's duck grill is the only tent featuring actual folk music at the Oktoberfest.
Capacity
400Beer
Hacker-Pschorr
Wildstuben
The Bremen show woman Trudi Renoldi has been running an Oktoberfest since 2009, which could be quite popular in Bremen.
Capacity
751Beer
Spaten
Wirtshaus im Schichtl
The legendary vaudeville theater got a beer tent concession in 2006. Its specialty is "last meals" before beheading its guests in the show.
Capacity
300Beer
Spaten
Zur Bratwurst
The ever-growing Bratwurst offers Kitzbuhel alpine cabin atmosphere featuring a bar in its garden and remarkably hard rock sound in the evening.