Overview
Oktoberfest is the largest beer festival on the planet and takes place in Munich or München, Germany on Saturday, September 17 until Monday, October 3, 2022.
Description
You’re probably right that Oktoberfest is not essentially an extreme sporting event, but it’s an extreme exercise in monumental consumption and partying and ought not be overlooked as one of the best parties anywhere in the world.In Munich, the final week of September leading into early October is the jolliest time of the Bavarian festive calendar, with thousands of partiers by local and international knocking back a Guinness World Record level of grog and pork product in fruity lederhosen and dirndls, to oom-pa-pa brass and the bump and sway of colossal bier-fuelled mayhem.
How to get to Munich
By air – fly to Munich International Airport. Then the easiest way is to take the S-Bahn train line from the airport to Central Station ‘Hauptbahnhof’.
By Train – From Hauptbahnof you can take the underground either subway lines U4 and U5 only 1 stop which will take you to Theresienwiese. Then follow the mob of people leaving the station dressed in Lederhosen and Dirndls you won’t be able to miss it.
On foot – Leave the train station at Take the Bayerstraße exit from Central Station ‘Hauptbahnhof’ and follow this street for 300 meters. Then take a left at Hermann-Lingg-Straße and walk on for another 400 meters which will take you to the festival entrance. It’s about a 10-minute walk.