About Wiesn World
Wiesn World is a free, independent tool that tracks Oktoberfest 2026 tent reservation availability across all 14 main beer tents on the Theresienwiese in Munich.
How it works
Every hour an automated scraper visits each tent’s official reservation portal, opens every date and session in the dropdowns, and records which areas have any open boxes. The result is a single dashboard showing live availability for every main tent — something none of the official sites provide on their own.
When a tent’s status flips (newly opened, newly sold out, a new date appearing) we record the change and surface it on the homepage. Dates with no bookable areas behind them are filtered out, so “available” here means you can actually click through and book a box.
What we monitor:
- ✓All 14 main beer tents — Hofbräu, Augustiner, Schottenhamel, Hacker, Paulaner, Löwenbräu, Pschorr, Marstall, Ochsenbraterei, Armbrustschützen, Fischer-Vroni, Käfer, Schützen and Weinzelt
- ✓Every date the booking portal exposes — weekday and weekend, opening Saturday through closing Sunday
- ✓Lunch (Mittag), Afternoon (Nachmittag), Evening (Abend) and the Sunday Frühschoppen sessions where each tent offers them
- ✓Status history so you can see exactly when a date flipped from sold out to available
When do reservations open?
There’s no single opening date for Oktoberfest reservations. Each tent runs its own portal and opens whenever it’s ready, usually somewhere between mid-April and early June. Schottenhamel and Hofbräu are typically among the first to launch; Augustiner, Käfer Wiesn-Schänke, Schützen-Festzelt and Weinzelt tend to open last.
Once a tent goes live, popular dates — opening Saturday, both full weekends, and any evening session — can sell out within minutes. The fastest way to catch one is to sign up on the homepage and add the dates you care about. We’ll email you the moment a tent opens reservations for one of those dates.
Frequently asked questions
When do Oktoberfest 2026 reservations open?
Most main tents open their reservation portals between mid-April and early June. Each tent runs its own platform, so they don't open simultaneously — Schottenhamel and Hofbräu typically lead, while Augustiner, Käfer, Schützen and Weinzelt usually open last. Wiesn World checks every tent every hour and flags the moment a portal goes live.
How does paying for an Oktoberfest reservation work?
The reservation itself is free — there’s no booking fee, no admission ticket, and you never pay just to hold a table. What you do pay upfront are Verzehrgutscheine (consumption vouchers) for the food and beer your group will order on the day. Reservations are issued per table (typically 8–10 people), not per individual seat — you cannot buy a single seat at a stranger’s table. A typical voucher pack runs roughly €40–€55 per person and covers about two Maß of beer plus a half-chicken or similar; on the day, you redeem the vouchers against whatever your table actually orders. Anything you don’t drink or eat is essentially forfeited.
Why does a date show as "available" on Wiesn World but say sold out when I click through?
We poll the booking portals once an hour. Slots that were available at the last scrape can be booked between scrapes. If you see a date open here, click through quickly — popular tents like Hofbräu, Schottenhamel and Hacker can sell out within minutes of opening.
Do all tents take online reservations?
Most do, but a few — notably Käfer Wiesn-Schänke and parts of the Schützen-Festzelt — handle reservations primarily by email or phone. We link directly to each tent's preferred channel from its detail page.
What's the best way to know the moment a date opens?
Sign up for the daily digest on the homepage and optionally pick up to 3 specific dates. When any tent opens reservations for one of your chosen dates, you get an email immediately. For everything else, the morning digest summarises every reservation change from the last 24 hours.
When is Oktoberfest 2026?
Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October 2026 — 16 days, as always running from the Saturday before the third Sunday in September through the first Sunday of October. The first Maß is tapped at noon on opening Saturday at Festhalle Schottenhamel.
Are evening reservations harder to get?
Yes. Evening sessions (Abend, typically from 17:00) are the hottest slots — they go first and sell out quickest. Lunch (Mittag, ~10:00–14:30) is generally easier, and most tourist-friendly tents only open lunch reservations to begin with. The homepage flags any evening availability as soon as it appears.
Important disclaimer
Wiesn World is not affiliatedwith the official Oktoberfest, the City of Munich, or any individual tent operator. Status data is sourced from publicly available booking pages and may not always reflect real-time availability — slots can be booked in the minutes between our hourly scrapes.
Always verify with the tent’s official booking portal before making travel plans. Every tent’s detail page links directly to its booking platform and contact details.
Part of the Wiesn World family
This reservation tracker is part of Wiesn World, a guide to Oktoberfest and Bavarian Volksfeste with tent walkthroughs, food coverage and travel tips. Follow us on TikTok @wiesnworld for live festival coverage during the Wiesn.