Festzelt Tradition
The largest beer tent of the Oide Wiesn ist particularly traditional offering brass music and a cultural program including traditional dancers.
With 5000 seats inside and 3040 in the beer garden, Festzelt Tradition is the largest beer tent at the Oide Wiesn. It is a typical Bavarian beer tent where people dance on the dance floor and not on the benches. In general, the atmosphere in the tent is quite relaxed, as is the search for a seat, although the tent is already as full in the morning as very few other tents are.
In 2025, there will once again be itinerant pickle sellers in the beer garden. This type of selling pickles, which used to be common at the Oktoberfest, was revived once before in 2010 on the occasion of Historische Wiesn.
Music and Dancing
The music is provided by the Münchner Oktoberfestmusikanten under the direction of Wolfang Grünbauer every day from 10 a.m., while the dancing is provided by different traditional costume groups every day alongside the patrons. Each day is organized by a different gauverband, whose groups perform folk dances or goaßlschnoizer, for example, throughout the day. You can find out who is performing when in the program.
The performances of the traditional costume clubs start every day at 1 pm. At 1:50 pm, they even march across the Oide Wiesn in a small parade. The guest bands play from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 7 pm. The evening program from 6 p.m. onwards is organized by changing groups from the Isargau.
Program 2025
| Saturday, 09/20 | Trachtengau München und Umgebung with Riesengebirgs-Trachtengruppe München, Heimatverein Garching, Heimat- und Brauchtumsverein Lechler München, GTEV Edelweiß Unterföhring, GTEV D´Untersberger München, GTEV Alt Miesbach München, GTEV D`Roager Buam Ismaning, GTEV D`Ammertaler Ottendichl Vereinigte Blaskapellen Rupertiwinkl Evening: ISARGAU, D'Hochleitner Pullach and the Goaßlschnoizer Bruckmühl |
| Sunday, 09/21 | Bayerischer Inngau Trachtenverband with the Gaugruppe, Schnalzergruppe Nußdorf and Mitteroim Musi Musikverein "Frohsinn" Mödingen Evening: ISARGAU, Enzian Bruck and the Schnalzer Bruck |
| Monday, 09/22 | Gauverband I – Region Mangfall with the Gauvolkstanzgruppe and Kühlwagnmusi as well as the Feilnbacher Goaßlschnoizer Blaskapelle Moorenweis e.V. Evening: ISARGAU, HuVTV Riadastoana Feldmoching |
| Tuesday, 09/23 | Trachtengauverband Niederbayern with the Trachtenverein „D`Rottaler“ Massing e.V. and the Goaßlschnoizer from Massing Stadtkapelle Bobingen e.V. Evening: ISARGAU, Egerländer Gmoi z' Geretsried |
| Wednesday, 09/24 | Chiemgau Alpenverband with Gebirgstrachten-Erhaltungsverein Chiemgauer München Musikverein Billenhausen Evening: ISARGAU, Oberilmtaler Jetzendorf and the Pfaffenhofener Goaßlschnoizer |
| Thursday, 09/25 | Huosigau with the Gaugruppe from Huosigau, the Weilheimer Goaßlschnoizer and the Menzinger Goaßlschnoizer Musikkapelle Bertoldshofen e.V. Evening: ISARGAU, D'Würmlust-Stamm Gauting |
| Friday, 09/26 | Dreiflüssegau with the Trachtenvereine Salzweg, Lämmersdorf, Gögging and Aigen am Inn as well as the Gauschnalzergruppe Salzweg and Tanzlmusi Soizweger Tanzlmusik Blaskapelle Harmonie Neubiberg e.V. Evening: ISARGAU, D' Elbachtaler Solln |
| Saturday, 09/27 | Oberpfälzer Gauverband Gauvolkstanzgruppe and Bloß Blech "Tradition meets Brass Music" Musikkapelle Bernau, Musikkapelle Großholzhausen, Dollnsteiner Blaskapelle e.V., Degerndorf Blasmusik e.V., Musikverein Vierkirchen e.V., Blaskapelle Hohenau-Ringelai, Musikverein Reichling, Musikgesellschaft Aich Evening: ISARGAU, Seetaler Kirchseeon and the Seetaler Goaßlschnoizer |
| Sunday, 09/28 | Donaugau Trachtenverband with the Gaujugendgruppe, Gauvolkstanzgruppe, Gauplattlergruppe and Gaumusik Kapelle des ASM - Präsidium & Freunde Evening: ISARGAU, Gaugruppe Isargau and the Zornedinger Goaßlschnoizer |
| Monday, 09/29 | Loisachtaler Gauverband with the Gaugruppe of Loisachgau and the Goaßlschnoizer Stadtkapelle Landau an der Isar Evening: ISARGAU, Edelweiß-Stamm München Lerchenau |
| Tuesday, 09/30 | Altschwäbisch-Schwäbischer Gauverband Gaugruppe from Bezirk Augsburg and Gaugruppe from Bezirk Mering; Goaßlschnoizer and Musi Bergknappenkapelle Trimmelkam Evening: ISARGAU, Almrausch Edelweiß Freising and the Reisner Goaßlschnoizer |
| Wednesday, 10/01 | Oberlandler Gauverband Trachtenvereine d'Abergler Föching, Goldbergler Helfendorf, Schloßbergler Valley, Teufelsgraber Otterfing, Schaftlacher Goaßlschnoizer and Musi Musikkapelle Pflugdorf/Stadl Evening: ISARGAU, TV Maisachtaler |
| Thursday, 10/02 | Gauverband 1 – Region: Inn-Salzach with the Trachtenvereine Burghausen, Ampfing, Gebensbach, Lengmoos, Mühldorf, Oberneukirchen, Töging and Wasentegernbach, Goaßlschalzer Oberneukirchen-Töging, Familienmusik Ernst Stadtkapelle Monheim e.V. Evening: ISARGAU, Almrausch Stamm München |
| Friday, 10/03 | Gauverband I / Region Rupertiwinkel with the Trachtengruppen of the regional group Rupertiwinkel Angerer Goaßlschnoizer with the Leobendorfer Tanzlmusi Schöffeldinger Musikanten Evening: ISARGAU, Waldfrieden Großhadern / Kranzbergler München and the Atzinger Goaßlschnoizer |
| Saturday, 10/04 | Lechgauverband with the Plattlergruppen „D`Windachtaler“ Hofstetten and „Schloßbergler“ Schongau as well as the Hofstetter Goaßlschnoizer Trachtenmusikkapelle Annaberg Evening: ISARGAU, HuTV s' Alpenröserl Wessobrunn-Haid and the Kühnhauser Goaßlschnoizer |
| Sunday, 10/05 | Allgäuer Gauverband with the Trachtenvereine "D' Oberargentaler" Wengen, D'Rottachtaler Petersthal, "Blenderbuebe" Wiggensbach and „Vorälpler“ Buchenberg and the Vorälpler Goaßlschnoizer as well as alphorn players Musikkapelle Kleinaitingen Jugendblaskapelle Maisach Evening: ISARGAU, Landsmannschaft der Banater Schwaben and the Wolfersdorfer Goaslschnoiza |
Kids and Families
One family-friendly feature is the dedicated soda garden in front of the tent. Since 2015, there have been unique children's toilets throughout the Oktoberfest and - to make them really useful in the first place - a soda fountain. Children up to the age of 12 can tap their own soda there - without any quantity restrictions. All they have to do is borrow a special cup for one euro (plus a €1 deposit). The Limogarten will even be expanded in 2024.
Cuisine
Overall, there is not much left of the original gastronomy concept, which was intended to revive dishes and rituals that had been pushed into the background over the decades, such as grilling your own food, except for a traditional dish that changes every year and is otherwise rarely found on menus. Otherwise, the extensive menu contains everything you would expect from ambitious Oktoberfest cuisine. A specialty is the steckerlfisch (fish on a stick), which is otherwise only sold by stalls Fischer-Vroni, as well as the organic chicken. There are also special offers during the Mittagswiesn.
In keeping with the concept, Oktoberfest beer from Munich's oldest and most conservative brewery, Augustiner Bräu, is served exclusively from wooden barrels, just like at the real Wiesn. This is served at the Oidn Wiesn in stone mugs (keferloher). Franziskaner wheat beer is also served in the beer garden.
Reservations 2025
While there was no minimum consumption requirement for reservations until 2023, one was introduced in 2024 to prevent too many seats being reserved unnecessarily - but only for larger groups. Beer and chicken tokens are still not required to be purchased in advance for groups of up to 20 people. The times can be chosen flexibly, whereby it should only be noted that lunch reservations are granted until 4 pm at the latest and evening reservations cannot start before 5 pm. The reservation form was opened on April 1. All days and times were available at the start.
| Sun., September 21 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Mon., September 22 | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Tue., September 23 | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Wed., September 24 | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Sun., September 28 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Mon., September 29 | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Tue., September 30 | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Fri., October 03 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
| Sun., October 05 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM | 05:00 PM - 10:30 PM |