The Hippodrom
The Hippodrom is a favorite for Munich residents. Somewhat smaller than the other tents, and very popular, you need to arrive early if you want to get a seat. This is a "beautiful people" tent, a younger crowd with a significant celebrity and flirt factor. The Sekt bar makes a great break from the gallons of beer you may be consuming. The Hippo serves up a wide array of traditional Bavarian foods.
Brewery: Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Music: Fetzentaler, Simmisamma
Seating Inside : 3,200
Seating Outside: 1,000
Making Reservations
Reservation Voucher Prices range from 16 euros to 32.50(minimum 6 people.
Phone: 49 (089) 29 16 46 46
Fax: 49 (089) 29 54 42
E-Mail: info@hippodrom-oktoberfest.de
You can make reservations online at the Hippodrom Website
Armbrustschützen - Bull's Eye
Named after the Oktoberfest Crossbow Competition, this tent offers up music from its brass band and great traditional Bavarian foods. The service is friendly and comfortable and the atmosphere congenial.
Brewery: Paulaner
Music: Unterbrunner Blasmusik
Seating inside: 5,830
Seating outside: 1,600
Making Reservations
The best thing is to call or email for reservations as different packages are offered for different days.
Phone: 49 (089) 23 70 37 03
Fax: 49 (089) 23 70 37 05
E-Mail: info@armbrustschuetzenzelt.com
Visit the Armbrustschuetzenzelt Website
Hofbräu Festhalle - The Munich Hofbrauhaus
The Hofbrau Festhalle is the one of the largest tents at Oktoberfest and a favorite of Americans and Brits. The music adds a festive atmosphere and the guests get very happy as the day progresses. The Hofbrau serves up a wide array of dishes at fairly economical prices so you can sample Bavarian fare to your hearts content.
Brewery: Hofbräu München
Music: Plattlinger Isarspatzen directed by Alois
Seating inside: 6,896
Seating outside: 3,022
Making Reservations
Making reservations here must be done well in advance. Costs for vouchers range from euro 25 up. A fax reservation form can be downloaded from the site.
Phone: 49(089) 448 96 70
Fax: 49(089) 448 35 87
E-Mail: info@hb-festzelt.de
Visit the Hofbrau Website.
Hacker - "Heaven to Bavarians"
This tent is popular because of its fantastic art. The inside of the tent has scenes from around Munich painted on over 13,000 square feet. Clouds and stars grace the tent top and the revolving stage adds to the atmosphere. While traditional music is offered up most of the day, this year, between 5:30 and 7:30 you can enjoy a little rock and roll. The tent serves up tradional Bavarian fare with some great Bavarian appetizer offerings.
Brewery: Hacker-Pschorr
Music: Cagey Strings Rock’n’Roll Band, Kirchdorfer Musi
Inside Seating : 6,900
Outside Seating : 2,400
Making Reservations
Reservations here need to be made early. For this year, all reservations are fully booked.
Phone: 49(08170) 73 03
Fax: 49(08170) 73 85
Visit the Hacker Festzelt Website.
Schottenhamel - Bavarian Tradition
Everything starts in the Schottenhamel. On the opening day of Oktoberfest, at 12 pm exactly, the mayor of Munich taps the first keg of beer and calls out "O'zapft is!" , literally meaning the beer is tapped, but in actuality, it means "Let the party begin!". The oldest tent at Oktoberfest, the Schotenhammel is a favorite meeting place for young and old alike and serves up traditional Bavarian fare.
Brewery: Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Music: Otto Schwarzfischer Blaskapelle
Seating inside: 6,000
Seating outside: 4,000
Making Reservations
Reservations can be made online and vouchers cost from euro 25-30 but only fax and phone reservations are available after June.
Phone: 49(089) 544 69 310
Fax: 49(089) 544 69 319
E-Mail: festhalle@schottenhamel.de
Visit the Schottenhamel Website.
The Gemuetlichkeit Tent - Great Place for Great Fun
The fantastic atmosphere of the Gemuetlichkiet Tent which is cozy, warm and friendly makes it a favorite of Oktoberfest goers. The tent is decorated with attention to Bavarian detail and the music provides a traditional beer hall atmosphere with plenty of sing-alongs.Brewery: Paulaner
Music: Heinz Müller - Blaskapelle Ruhmannsfelden
Seating inside: 8,450
Seating outside: 2,450
Making Reservations
Reservations can be made only by fax or phone.
Phone: 49(089) 62 17 19 10
Fax: 49(089) 62 17 19 19
The Schützenfest Tent
A mid-sized tent, with great atmosphere and fun music, this tent is most famous for its suckling pig prepared in the traditional manner with malt beer sauce and served with cole slaw.
Brewery: Löwenbräu
Music: Die Niederalmer
Seating : 4,442
Making Reservations
Reservations can be made by phone or fax.
Phone: 49(089) 23 18 12 24
Fax: 49(089) 23 18 12 44