Oktoberfest in Munich could break visitor records

The 191st Oktoberfest is coming to an end in Munich. It is eagerly awaited to see whether there will be enough to set a new visitor record. At the halfway point of the Oktoberfest after just one week, 3.8 million people had already visited the folk festival on Theresienwiese this year - 300,000 more than in the previous year and even 400,000 more than in the previous record year of 2023. Back then, 7.2 million people came to the Oktoberfest over the entire period - more than ever before.

This year the city of Munich was particularly lucky with the weather. Many bright, late-summer, warm Oktoberfest days offered the best conditions. The crowds poured in, and so did the beer. Wiesn boss Christian Scharpf wants to announce the corresponding figures at midday (1 p.m.) in Munich.