Visiting Oktoberfest tents without reservations

Hi all,

I will be part of a group of 6/7 people (half British, half Austrian) at the Oktoberfest. We really would like to try a couple of different tents and we are happy to queue to get in. Please could I have some tips? Such as which are the best tents to queue at, what time etc.

I've read numerous blogs and the oktoberfest site itself but would find personal opinions very helpful.

Thanks,
westminstergirl

For a group of 8 people (i.e. almost a whole table) you'll want to be there by midday on the Friday and in time for breakfast on the Saturday. The tents open at 10am but you can start queuing earlier. They start serving at 11am I believe. Once you are in a tent and have a table, I would strongly advise against leaving – you're unlikely to get in anywhere else.

On the Saturday, forget going into other tents, that isn't going to happen. You'll have to get there real early, get into one and stay there. If the weather is nice, there might be a chance to swap tents before, say, 10am. If it's not nice, then get there at 8am and grab a seat as quick as you can.

On the Friday, you'll be able to try a number of tents until about 1pm, at which point it'll start to get hard to get in.

All the big tents are pretty similar. I wouldn't bother trying to visit them all.

why not just book a couple of tables and avoid all the agro of standing in line for hours, Whitney Events books them and is on here

@STB

The tents open at 9am, sometimes a little earlier depending, and beer is served straight away, except on the first Saturday.

Re: Whitney Events

Vested interest surely?

Don't you mean 'my girlfriend books them'.

@ Scogs + Kommentarlos, wmg and I have been in contact over the last few days, lovely person for sure.

Thanks for this. Any suggestions on which tents might be best to try for. I'd ideally prefer a medium-sized tent quite traditional tent but am aware beggars can't be choosers!

yes It is a side line Business for her, which she has been doing for 3 years, she advertises on here and has booked a quite a few tables for this years fest, which is a considerable amount of work, 1-3 hours most evenings each work day and has spent the last few years building relationships with the tents.

For a minute I thought you really were the first person to ask a board with a significant affiliation to Munich for Oktoberfest advice. But you're not! Amazing but true, I know it surprised me too, and you can find a whole world of questions, even yours, and answers here.

Nevertheless, you are still plugging away aren't you?

So nobody I know is allowed to draw attention to my business. All that networking for nowt.

Westminstergirl, you should drop a PM or mail to Whitney Events (dunno if it's been mentioned already), tell them what you're looking for and see what can be arranged.

I was just wondering how appropriate it was to recommend a service without noting any 'vested interests' in the business?

I second Keydeck's recommendation.

Well although Westminstergirl doesn't know, it's hardly a secret, if you click on the user profile that's Sarabryds face smiling back at you! She's fairly well known on here.