When does booking open?

Tent by tent, most by April or May before the festival. Oktoberfest 2027 runs from 18 September to 3 October 2027. Announced so far on the tents' own sites: Kufflers Weinzelt takes requests from the end of February 2027, the Löwenbräu-Festzelt in March 2027, and the Käfer Wiesn-Schänke from 1 April 2027 at 12:00 CEST. Other tents had not posted a 2027 date by 15 October 2026. Requests sent before a tent opens are not answered, and nothing can be booked straight after the previous Oktoberfest.

How far ahead is that?

About 4 to 7 months ahead, depending on the tent.

Directly with each tent, through its own online portal or request form, sometimes by email or phone. There is no central booking office, and visitors from abroad can book online.

Evening tables, above all at weekends and before the public holiday, are the most sought after, says oktoberfest.de; weekdays and lunchtimes are easier. The Löwenbräu-Festzelt already says it has no evening places, only weekday lunch slots. There is no official figure for how fast tables go.

Can I cancel or change?

Rules differ by tent. You pay in advance for food and drink vouchers. They are valid for the whole Oktoberfest, and oktoberfest.de says unused ones can be redeemed in the hosts' restaurants until at least 31 October, or refunded in full. Reservations may not be resold, and tents cancel those they find being resold; the official resale portal sells them at the original price.

Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest tent tables: when reservations open

There is no single date: each tent opens its own reservations, and the official Oktoberfest site says most do so by spring, in April or May at the latest. For Oktoberfest 2027 (18 September to 3 October), the first tents to announce open from late February, March and 1 April 2027.

The front of the Armbrustschützenzelt, a Paulaner beer tent at the Oktoberfest in Munich. Photo by Alexey K. on Pexels

When does booking open?: Tent by tent, most by April or May before the festival. Oktoberfest 2027 runs from 18 September to 3 October 2027. Announced so far on the tents' own sites: Kufflers Weinzelt takes requests from the end of February 2027, the Löwenbräu-Festzelt in March 2027, and the Käfer Wiesn-Schänke from 1 April 2027 at 12:00 CEST. Other tents had not posted a 2027 date by 15 October 2026. Requests sent before a tent opens are not answered, and nothing can be booked straight after the previous Oktoberfest.
How far ahead is that?: About 4 to 7 months ahead, depending on the tent.
Where do I book?: Directly with each tent, through its own online portal or request form, sometimes by email or phone. There is no central booking office, and visitors from abroad can book online.
Does it sell out?: Evening tables, above all at weekends and before the public holiday, are the most sought after, says oktoberfest.de; weekdays and lunchtimes are easier. The Löwenbräu-Festzelt already says it has no evening places, only weekday lunch slots. There is no official figure for how fast tables go.
Can I cancel or change?: Rules differ by tent. You pay in advance for food and drink vouchers. They are valid for the whole Oktoberfest, and oktoberfest.de says unused ones can be redeemed in the hosts' restaurants until at least 31 October, or refunded in full. Reservations may not be resold, and tents cancel those they find being resold; the official resale portal sells them at the original price.

Checked 15 October 2026

How to book

Send a request to the tent through its website as soon as it opens. A request is not a booking: the tent confirms by email days or weeks later. Reservations are for a set time slot, such as lunch or evening, not the whole day.

Once confirmed, you pay in advance for food and drink vouchers. The minimum in the main hall is usually 2 litres of beer and half a chicken per person; oktoberfest.de puts the average at around 350 euros per table, and tents may add up to 1.50 euros per person plus postage. The reservation itself is free. You collect the vouchers from the tent's office before the festival, or have them posted, including abroad, for a fee.

If it’s sold out

Check Oktoberfest-Booking.com, which oktoberfest.de calls the official booking and resale portal for 21 tents. It is run by Festzelt OS GmbH in Munich. Returned reservations are sold there at the original price, and it alerts you when tent quotas become available. You can also ask tents directly in the weeks before the festival: the city's site says small contingents can appear shortly before or during it.

You can also go without a reservation. According to oktoberfest.de, the large tents keep part of their seats unreserved: 25% from Monday to Friday, and 40% on weekends and public holidays until 15:00, then 25%. The Oide Wiesn keeps a third unreserved. The Käfer Wiesn-Schänke, Kufflers Weinzelt and the small tents are not bound by this rule.

Booking for a group

Tables are booked whole and seat 8 to 10 people, and every person needs the minimum voucher package. The organiser usually pays for the table and collects from the group.

Smaller groups often do better walking in early on a weekday. The Hofbräu-Festzelt keeps 600 seats free for families on Tuesdays from 11:00 to 15:00.

Good to know

Check your chosen tents' websites from February and send requests to several tents on the day each opens.
Weekday lunch slots are much easier to get than Friday or Saturday evenings.
Only book through a tent's own site or Oktoberfest-Booking.com: reservations bought elsewhere can be cancelled.
Without a reservation, arrive when the tents open, ideally on a weekday.

Sources

Oktoberfest.de: welcome (official): Oktoberfest 2027 takes place from 18 September to 3 October on the Theresienwiese.
Oktoberfest.de: booking in the large and small tents (official): Most tents open by spring, at the latest April or May; tables of 8 to 10; vouchers average around 350 euros a table; 25 to 40% of seats unreserved; unused vouchers redeemable until at least 31 October; Oktoberfest-Booking.com is the official resale portal for 21 tents.
City of Munich: reserving seats in a beer tent (official): Reservations for 2027 open by spring, at the latest April or May; no booking straight after the Oktoberfest; tables fit up to ten; vouchers can be posted worldwide.
Käfer Wiesn-Schänke: reservation (official, German): Reservation requests for Oktoberfest 2027 are taken from 1 April 2027 at 12:00 through its website.
Kufflers Weinzelt: reservation portal (official, German): Reservations for Oktoberfest 2027 are taken only from the end of February; earlier requests are not answered.
Löwenbräu-Festzelt: reservations (official, German): Reservations for 2027 start in March 2027; no evening places available; weekday lunch slots Monday to Thursday.
City of Munich: Hofbräu-Festzelt (official): Smaller contingents can be released at short notice before and during the Oktoberfest; 600 places kept free for families on Tuesdays from 11:00 to 15:00.

Checked on 15 October 2026. Booking rules change; the official site has the last word.