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Everything specific on this page is a sample or a reference, written to show
what the finished thing looks like. Nothing is confirmed, no ticket is on sale, no venue booked.
Oktoberfest.fyi · the German spelling
Oktoberfest
The German one — spelt with a K.
September 18 – October 3, 2027 · the traditional window
The original runs from the middle of September to the first Sunday in October, and has since 1810. The 2026 window has already closed; the marked one is next.
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The original — for reference
Sechs Wiesn beers, and no others
Munich's rule, not ours: only beer brewed inside the city to the Reinheitsgebot is poured at the Wiesn. Six breweries qualify.
Reference, not a claim
O’zapft is
The Mayor taps the first barrel at noon on the opening Saturday. Nothing is poured before that, anywhere on the grounds.
Reference, not a claim
Mid-September to the first Sunday in October
It moved out of October in 1872 for the weather and never moved back. That is why the dates look wrong for the name.