What about the 2025 Oktoberfest? The answer you’ve all been eagerly awaiting is revealed here. In 2019, Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PerfectDraft tells you everything you need to know about the 2025 beer festival and how to celebrate Oktoberfest at home!

What is Oktoberfest?

Known as one of the world’s most famous beer festivals, Oktoberfest is an annual celebration held in Munich, Germany. The festival originated with the royal wedding of the future King Louis I of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. Shortly after their wedding, they organised a horse race, which became the perfect occasion to sell the local brewery’s stock. The celebration attracted many visitors and was so successful that it was repeated every year. Over time, it evolved into a national Bavarian holiday celebrating unity and tradition.

Today, the festival programme includes over 15 days of celebrations featuring parades, Bavarian food buffets, pretzels, German specialities, and above all, authentic German beer. To remain true to tradition, only breweries that comply with the German purity law are invited. This includes six historic Munich breweries: Augustiner-Bräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner-Bräu, Hacker-Pschorr-Bräu, Spatenbräu and Staatliches Hofbräu-München.

When is Oktoberfest 2025 ?

Oktoberfest typically runs from the Saturday of the third week of September until the first Sunday in October, unless that falls before 3 October, in which case it extends until the 3rd. For 2025, Oktoberfest was scheduled from 20 September to 5 October. Unfortunately, due to the health situation, Munich’s mayor announced that the festival could not take place this year.

Don’t worry, because Oktoberfest 2026 is on track and will be the perfect occasion to enjoy this traditional German beer festival. It’s the ultimate event for tasting great beers and enjoying Bavarian culture.

How to celebrate Oktoberfest 2025 at home?

PerfectDraft brings the German beer cellar straight to your home! Discover authentic Bavarian breweries that follow the Reinheitsgebot purity law and taste traditional beer styles such as Festbiers/Oktoberfestbiers, Doppelbocks and Hefeweizens.

For years, enjoying draft beer at home has been easier thanks to PerfectDraft and Philips. This applies to Oktoberfest too! Whether with family or friends, you’ll find everything you need to recreate the Munich beer festival atmosphere at home.

With the Philips PerfectDraft beer tap, you can pour fresh Oktoberfest beer at home. The 6 L Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier keg, brewed especially for the event, offers malty cereal notes with caramel and yeast aromas. On the palate, expect flavours of caramel, spice, yeast and malt.

A special Oktoberfest beer assortment

PerfectDraft’s Oktoberfest assortment is ideal as a gift or for sharing. It includes 12 exclusive German beers of various styles and flavours, plus two Spaten beer glasses, branded beer mats and a bottle opener. Explore Bavarian classics from Paulaner, Spaten, Weihenstephaner and Löwenbräu breweries, and enjoy a true German tasting experience with friends or family.

Cook Bavarian recipes for Oktoberfest

To celebrate Oktoberfest at home, try our easy Bavarian recipes inspired by Munich’s traditional cuisine. Follow us on social media for Oktoberfest cooking ideas, beer and food pairings, and authentic German dishes such as Oktoberfest beer hot dogs, roast pork, or weisswurst with the perfect beer match. Become a Bavarian cooking expert and recreate the Oktoberfest menu for your guests!

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