ChristmasMarket+Oktoberfest=Munich
Munich is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls. We first visited during the Christmas season for a Christmas Market during the night. This time we went to the Oktoberfest and had a little time to explore the city around. The fest lasts for 3 weeks starting the last week of September.
Sightseeing
- Marienplatz - This square is the heart of the city. It’s best known for the Christmas markets.
- St. Peter's Church - a famous landmark to have an incredible view from 183 feet up, 62 miles into the distance, and 306 steps to the top.
- At the Oktoberfest, you can choose the tent which you want to be in. Check out the Oktoberfest app for information about the music, environment, capacity, and food in each tent. If you are going with a group of 10 people or more, you should reserve a table with anticipation. If not, just show up, but show up EARLY. We got to the Hacker Festzelt (one of the 17 tents) at 9:30am. Unfortunately, that's the only way beer is served--seated, which means I literally had beer for breakfast. Each table fits 8-10 people, so you have to go in a social spirit and make new friends. And if they don't know your language, use google translate and laugh together when translations are misunderstood.
Food
- At the Christmas Market, we ate candied almonds and traditional mulled wine (glühwein).
- At the Oktoberfest, we had Rindswurst and Bratwurst for 10 euros, a personal pizza for 5 euros, and two Käsebrötchen for 6 euros. Beers are expensive, 12 euros each, but they are only served in pints so I was happy with 2 pints because I took the whole day to drink them.
Accommodations
- For the Christmas Market, we stayed in a treehouse from Airbnb.
- For the Oktoberfest, we stayed in a private room from Airbnb.
NOTE: Feel free to message me for more information about our stays.
Commuting
- We walked everywhere because the apartment we stayed in was just a 15-minute walk to the Oktoberfest premise but we drove 4 hours the night before.
- On the occasion when we went to the Christmas Market, we drove 1 hour from Bavaria and parked underground. Street parking was almost full, nevertheless, we found parking and had to leave it because we didn't have coins to pay the meter.
TIP: always bring cash and coins when in Europe.
Let the Christmas spirit manifest! Ho ho ho!
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