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.
In 1896 the first shooting competition took place at Oktoberfest. Since 1926 it has been accommodated by its own beer tent, the Schützenfestzelt, which moved to its present-day location at the feet of the Bavaria statue in 1961. In the beginning, it didn’t even sell food and for many years and many Oktoberfest, visitors forgot about it due to its remote location. This has completely changed in the last few years. The Reinbold family, who has been running the tent since 1979, established it as the cynosure for Munich’s youth, especially the better-off portion. Accordingly, the menu offers a selection of vine, which can also be consumed at a bar.
Besides a very young crowd in the central aisle, the boxes and the large gallery host a large number of riflemen, who take part in the Oktoberfest shooting in the rear of the tent. This is the most prominent on the first Sunday when the portion of participants of the Trachten- und Schützenzug is much larger than in the other beer tents.
The remodelling of the tent in 2015 with a very large gallery shifted the crowd towards older guests and an overall calmer atmosphere, as the capacity of the central aisle became relatively small.
Reservations 2024
Attractive slots are rarely offered publicly. However, in the past years, we were at least able to pass some Sunday lunch reservations on to our reservation alarm subscribers. You can join it using the registration form on this page. The reservation form opened on February 1st only, including lunchtime slots for Monday through Wednesday.