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Munich’s Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest folk festival, where every year millions of beer lovers gather to drink, dance and celebrate the best beer in the world. Stoke Travel will host travellers, study abroad students, expats and beer lovers at our Oktoberfest all-inclusive camping accommodation.
Stoke Travel is the biggest Oktoberfest accommodation provider and tour operator in Munich, with 1000s of beer lovers staying and partying with us for every night, making Stoke Travel the most fun and best value choice for your trip to Oktoberfest in 2023.
If you don’t think that Stoketoberfest is for you, check out our more basic (and dare we say less fun) Munich camping option.
2 night min, flexible terms, group payments
Munich, Germany
September 15 - October 4
Meet us there by plane, train, bus or car
Young at heart traveller 18+
Bottomless brunch
Unlimited Beer & Sangria
Camping Accommodation
24 hr Reception & Security
Groups Always Together
Stoketoberfest is Stoke Travel’s Oktoberfest camping accommodation, where you sleep in a private tent, and not a busy and boring hostel dorm. This is Munich’s only real budget accommodation option and also its wildest party, and all located inside Munich’s city limits. The Stoke Travel Oktoberfest camp is well connected to public transport and the place where legends are made, awesome and terrible decisions are interchanged, and we can let our hair down and be whoever we want to be.
In addition to being where you sleep, eat and get ready for the beer halls, our Oktoberfest camping is a wild party. Every night there’s a stage show featuring DJs and live bands. You can drink as much beer and sangria as you want at your own open bar. At Stoketoberfest you’ll find a place to buy your traditional Oktoberfest outfits – dirndls and lederhosen – and enjoy/punish yourself with drinking games like flip cup, beer pong, or maybe take a spin of our infamous Wheel Of Misfortune and losing your clothes. Oh, and there’s the dance floor that doesn’t stop day or night.
Stoketoberfest is also Munich’s biggest accommodation provider, and every year we host the most travellers, study abroad students, ex-pats and beer lovers and party animals from all over the world, with more than 2000 people staying and dancing with us on weekend nights. When you stay at Stoketoberfest you’ll be exploring Munich, making the most of Oktoberfest and losing it on the campsite dance floor with thousands of like-minded travellers from all corners of the globe. It’s not uncommon to meet your new best friends, your perfect dance-off partner, or the love of your life at our Stoketoberfest campsite.
Our Oktoberfest 2023 packages are all inclusive, so your tent, sleeping bags and sleeping mats are pre-prepared for your arrival, our chefs will cook you a hearty breakfast every morning so your stomach is lined and filled with healthy fuel. The Stoke Travel crew and guides will show you the party, both at our campsite and in the beer halls, and make sure you enjoy it. Our open and unlimited bar serves up German beer and Spanish sangria, wine, soft drink, tea and coffee – an unlimited open bar for only €15 a day.
In 2022 we were joined by international bands Wicked Things from Australia, Bread Gang DJs from Australia, Mega Events DJs from the UK, Pearl the Girl (DJ set) from Australia, The Guinness Brothers from Ireland/Portugal, and Slim Radio from The Netherlands. Our campsite parties were the wildest celebrations outside of the beer halls. Expect even bigger and better for 2023.
Other activities include: our infamous opening party, speakeasy, circus performers, Wheel of Misfortune and so much more!
Find out more about the Stoke Travel Oktoberfest experience.
Despite the name, Oktoberfest – the world’s biggest beer festival, attracting more than seven million people every year to the Theresienweise fairgrounds in Munich, Bavaria, Germany – mostly takes place in September (unsure about dates? See our article on when’s the best time to go to Oktoberfest). Once there they will drink more than seven million litres of perfect Bavarian beer, obeying German purity laws which mean Oktoberfest beers give less of a hangover, because they contain no preservatives or artificial additives. They will eat thousands of plates of hearty, German, Oktoberfest food including beer lover favourites like pretzels and bratwurst. They will dance on tables to German oompah bands and make new friends from all over the world and sing and drink and make temporary besties with complete strangers. They will leave the beer halls and then enjoy the carnival rides that rival the best amusement parks — roller coasters and swings and fun houses designed to thrill and excited and after all that beer and hearty food test even the strongest of stomachs.
But the thing to love the most about Oktoberfest is your fellow beer lovers and party animals. From Munich locals to travellers from all over Germany and the world, you’re going to be surrounded by thousands of new best friends, drinking litres and litres of beer, dancing on tables and generally being awesome/drunk/the best version of you/a sloppy mess.
For more Oktoberfest information, head here.
Stoke Travel will be establishing a Ladies’ Island again for Oktoberfest 2023. This is an “island” of tents where only groups of women, or female solo travellers, can stay. Within this safer space there will be extra security, and a powder room, so you can sleep with greater peace of mind, and enjoy a little extra space while getting prepared for the beer halls. This initiative is to encourage more female solo travellers and groups of women to Oktoberfest – an event that is often consider to be the domain of men, but we know that the love of beer doesn’t adhere to gendered boundaries – without worrying about being accommodated alongside farting, stumbling, drunken men. Of course, staying on Ladies’ Island is completely optional, and is offered with your Oktoberfest 2023 package at no additional cost.
Oktoberfest 2023 starts right when Fall Semester does, and so we always see 100s (if not 1000s) of study abroad students at Stoketoberfest, drinking beer from our open bar through funnels, playing flip-cup – just regular college party things. Given Munich’s central location and easy connections to all of Europe, whether you’re studying abroad in Florence, Rome, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London – or anywhere in Europe – you will easily be able to get to Munich for Oktoberfest. AND seeing as though Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest folk festival you can convince your parents that it’s a cultural experience and not just you drinking delicious German beers by the quarter gallon (they might even pay for it, even though our packages are such good value you easily pay for it without their help). Why stay with Stoke Travel for Oktoberfest if you’re studying abroad? We are the biggest group of study abroad students in Munich, the best value, by far the most fun, and with plenty of experience working with students we’re completely safe and secure.
And if you’re coming from Rome or Florence check out our transport package below.
Oktoberfest is the perfect place for your birthday, hen or stag do (bachelorette/bachelor party), sporting team end-of-year trip, university club piss up – basically any excuse to get your group together and head to Munich. Oktoberfest as a group will be the perfect place to bond over way too many beers, dancing on tables, and generally having the best time possible. Plus, staying at Stoketoberfest means you’ll be able to make new friends, not worry about your pre-and-post Oktoberfest parties – which happen on our campsite all day and night, and we definitely have enough space for you all. Plus, you won’t be the rowdiest crew at Stoketoberfest, so you can really have a good time. Find the Oktoberfest for groups package below and send us a contact form so we can work out the best package for you!
For more information on Oktoberfest for groups, check this out.
You do not need to purchase tickets to attend Oktoberfest, and entry to all beer halls is free and open to everybody. Sometimes there are queues to get in and very rarely you might not because it’s just too busy (only on weekends and at certain times). To avoid this some people do reserve Oktoberfest tables and this is something that we can provide, but we don’t feel that it’s needed. The Oktoberfest tables that you can reserve are situated away from the main party area and require a minimum spend on food – so they are a great idea if you want to eat something and have a few chill beers before heading into the party. We recommend heading into the beer halls early, so we can get the best tables near the band, or if you can’t get up in time, to go in smaller groups, join other people’s tables and make new friends (you can’t buy beer inside the beer halls unless you’re attached to a table).
The 2023 Rugby World Cup will take place in France and the group stages neatly overlap Oktoberfest’s dates. So we can have our beer and drink it too we’ll be playing every Rugby World Cup match at the campsite on our big screen, as well as hosting rugby-based drinking games, face/body painting and so on. There are plenty of Rugby World Cup matches to watch at Oktoberfest with Stoke, including New Zealand and Namibia on our opening night (September 15th), South Africa, Australia and England all playing on the 17th, and South Africa v Ireland and Wales v Australia on the 23rd and 24th respectively. If you love rugby and beer then Stoke Travel at Oktoberfest has you completely covered.
Staying with Stoke Travel, all your Oktoberfest needs are sorted for a hassle-free stay and experience. Our all-inclusive Oktoberfest trips include your accommodation, tasty warm breakfasts, legendary parties and entertainment, free entry to all the beer halls and fairgrounds, a wicked festival crew to show you a good time before, during, and after your time in the halls, and our campsite’s infamous open beer and sangria bar – an additional cost of only €15 per day. Our Oktoberfest tours also currently run return sleeper coaches from Amsterdam, Eindhoven, and Utrecht for the weekends. Whatever you need for your Oktoberfest stay and experience, we’ve got you covered.
See all of your Oktoberfest 2023 transport options, here.
This is a rough itinerary with everything in the Meet Us There package. The beauty of staying with Stoke Travel is that you can do whatever you like, whenever you like, your way.
A chef prepared, hot breakfast with bottomless mimosas
Make your way to the Oktoberfest beer halls for a day full of antics. Ask the Stoke guides for directions, and meet us at the Augustiner-Festhalle tent!
Massive Stoketoberfest campsite party begins; the beer and sangria will be flowing and the music will start pumping. Expect live bands, DJs and carnivalesque activities.
Oktoberfest closes for the night and all those who have lasted the day head back to campsite to join the party
Campingplatz Obermenzing
Lochausenerstrase 59,
Obermenzing
Munich
If you arrive at the airport you can take the S1 train or S8 train. If you take the S1 train, get off at Laim train station to switch to the S2 towards Petershausen. If you take the S8 train, you can change at any station between Ostbahnhof and Laim to the S2 towards Petershausen. Once on the S2, jump off at station Untermenzing. Right outside the station hop on the 164 bus for three stops to Campingplatz Obermenzing.
Once you’re at the Hauptbahnhof, or any Munich metro station, take the underground S1 to Laim metro station, then take the S2 towards Peterhausen and jump off at Untermenzing. Right outside the station hop on the 164 bus for three stops to Campingplatz Obermenzing. Just ask the driver or have a look on the bus route map. Jump off the bus and you’re at our doorstep. Too easy!
The Oktoberfest is held in the Theresenwiese fairgrounds, which is in central Munich a short walk from the Hauptbahnhof, or Munich central train station. The best way to arrive is by public transport, with the nearest U-Bahn stations being Theresenwiese and Goetheplatz, or the S-Bahn station of Hackerbrücke.
From the Stoketoberfest campsite it’s a short bus and S-Bahn ride, first taking the 159 or 164 bus for five minutes to Untermenzing S-Bahn station and then the S2 or S4 S-Bahn to Hackerbrücke about 10 minutes down the line.
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Check out our full guide to arriving to Oktoberfest.
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Ride with us to and from Oktoberfest, with return busses running from either Rome or Florence.
Buses depart from Rome at 5:15pm and Florence at 11pm every Thursday evening of the festival, arriving at our Stoketoberfest campsite Friday morning. Get your traditional German garb on, Consume copious amounts of beer, and party through the weekend with us. We’ll sort your ride home, with our busses ready to take you back to the city you travelled from, departing the campsite on Sunday, returning to Florence around 10:30pm and Rome at 3am.
*exact pick-up locations and times to be confirmed
Prepare your body and ears as we put on a show for you, right at your doorstep. There will be DJ’s, bands, live entertainment and heaps more. Here’s a wee sneak peek at some of the acts we’ll have at Stoketoberfest in 2023!
Originally from the east coast of Australia, this dynamic duo has every town/city in the country eating out of their hands. After only 6 months on the internet, Bread Gang had clocked more than 100,000 followers and over 50 million views across Facebook, YouTube and Instagram thanks to their debut tour and hit YouTube series ‘Loosest City in Australia’. Fast forward 2 years and over a billion views, Bread Gang are closing in on 1 million followers! Living inside of an unpredictable and exciting adventure-comedy, the Bread Gang boys embrace every step of their journey with contagious humour and a unique outlook on life. The Gang treat each day as an opportunity to travel, laugh and entertain. After an enormous 2021 touring Australia as a headline act alongside artists such as Sneaky Sound System, Timmy Trumpet, Will Sparks, Jungle Giants, Hooligan Hefs, Bliss n Eso at the biggest clubs and festivals in the country, the boys are booking out 2022 right the way through while events such as Lunar Electric Music Festival, Liquid Kandy Music Festival, Oktoberfest Germany and many more are fighting to get them on their lineup.
See more of their antics here
Large Mirage is a fresh rock group from Sydney, making waves in the Australian rock scene with their unique vintage sound and image, their virtuosic musicianship, memorable repertoire, and energetic live act. Taking influence from the psychedelic hard rock sounds of the 60s and 70s, the trio have shown their flare with their earliest releases ‘Going Insane’ and ‘Dream Machine’, but with their most recent projects are now pushing their own limits in songwriting and production.
Their latest single ‘When The Morning Shines’, released on May 5th, is their best-produced work to date. Composed, recorded, mixed and mastered entirely by members of the group, the third Large Mirage single is a unique demonstration of the band’s power pop attitude with a classic rock ‘n’ roll sound. The lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Blake Rochester, guitarist/vocalist Kolya Chan, and drummer/vocalist Daniel Croft.
Somewhere on the outskirts of the Central California coast lies the dirty garage and rehearsal space of three Best Buds known as The Moonjacks. Originally formed in 2019 shortly after the trio graduated high school and inseparable ever since; the DIY youths have shared stages with the likes of Mexican Slum Rats, Hot Flash Heat Wave, and The High Curbs to name a few. Their infectious live show and ability to write digestible sun drenched ear-worms caught the attention of Indie Record Exec Brian Witkin, who signed them to San Diego’s Pacific Records in 2020. Their first studio single “Sk8 Hi” was released In August of 2022 and gained traction organically before being picked up and placed on on “New Music Friday” And “Surf Rock Sunshine” by Spotify’s Editorial Playlist Curators. Their debut studio LP titled “Bad Guy Stuff” was released the following month to warm fan reception, underground acclaim, and major network television placements.
See more of their stuff here
Blank Space is a collective of multi-instrumentalists Ryder Schwartz, Jackson Gilbert, Elijah Pressman, and Danny Cozmos. The Blank Space boys have created an energetic and loyal following all around California and have curated a sound that blends classic rock, indie, and jazz with their separate talents and styles meshing together. The four best friends met in college at San Diego State University in early 2022 and have now begun their journey of recording the music everyone has already fallen in love with. Whether it’s climbing rooftops, driving down the coast, or a peaceful night alone at home, Blank Space has a song or two for you.
See more of their stuff here
The directions to the campgrounds were good as were the directions/transportation/beer bong sendoffs from the campgrounds to the festival. The camping in October is a little cold, but the tents were set up well with mattresses and sleeping bags so no complaints, the atmosphere was great, Oktoberfest was a party from the moment i woke up in the morning to the moment i put in my earplugs and tried to pass out at night!
Atmosphere was 10/10. Loosest , most fun weekend of my life! Could have been warned about how much f*cking fun it was!!! FOOD ROCKED. Being camping you expect pretty dodge food but it was great. Bacon made my life.
One hell of a party, Would be nice if a pillow was included in the tent, but the food was tasty.
The staff were some I the best people on the while trip, super friendly and welcoming. I found you through a friend who went last year. As promised by her it was awesome, and it sure was!!!
The booking process is really practical and fast. The atmosphere was amazing, the best experience that can had in Oktoberfest! The people, everybody is so helpful, nice and fun; who was working and who was just enjoying too, everybody was really nice! The breakfast is wonderful, really good! Big lines, but when I ate, make worths.
Absolutely awesome! great staff and great people everywhere! i loved the Signs and Themes everywhere. Fun sayings everywhere! music was also very very nice.
The atmosphere is why I’ll always use Stoke Travel. I felt welcomed, check-in was painless!
The atmosphere was so good! Everyone was so friendly! And YES the food was perfect, much better than I was expecting. Eggs and bacon are the perfect pre-drinking/hangover food.
The party you provided was awesome a real neat set up, we met some real cool people from all over the world! Way better than expected. We had a hamburger one night and the open bar was definitely worth the 10€.
Let me say the beer bong on arrival was fantastic and the laid-back and friendly crew even better. Only suggestion would be keep doing what you are doing!
So fun, the rain bummed people out, so the music should have been cranked to 11 and to dance. Could have closed the bars at 1 instead of 12 also (which would really mean close at 2 because you guy are too awesome).
Oktoberfest with Stoke Travel was fantastic! The hosts were so welcoming and even helped me with cleaning up an unfortunate situation that involved vomit in my tent. The hosts wanted to make sure we were set from the start, and had an awesome time. The heated bathrooms are nice, and definitely search those out right when you get there because the temp drops at night. Snag a pair of earplugs for the sleeping at night, since you are mighty close to other tents. Overall awesome experience with stoke travel and thanks for the incredible hospitality!! Cheers!
Best friking time of my life. Thank you, Stoke!!!
The atmosphere was so much fun that I missed my flight! The best Oktoberfest experience. Ever.
Our group met so many fun people at Oktoberfest. It’s probably the best party I’ve ever been to and the unlimited booze was a big bonus!
There was a real friendly atmosphere created by the Stoke Travel staff. It was a great way to get us in the party spirit before entering Oktoberfest.
We loved everything about Oktoberfest; from the amazing energy at the campsite to getting drunk with strangers that became great friends! I can’t wait to go back.
The Stoke Travel campsite outside of the festival was as fun as Oktoberfest itself!
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The check-in was good, I liked how the people took you to your tent. The atmosphere was awesome!