The party really gets going in the Hofbräu-Festzelt

What’s special: the standing area under lots of hop vines

The Hofbräu festival tent is the second largest festival hall at the Oktoberfest and the only tent with an area directly in front of the music podium. It offers space for roughly 10,000 Oktoberfest visitors. For them and all other guests, several wreaths made of 12 hundredweight hop vines from the Holledau region are placed under the roof every year. The angel Aloisius - known from the satire “Ein Münchner im Himmel” (A Munich Man in Heaven) by Ludwig Thoma - is having enjoying himself between the wonderful hops. Angel Aloisius in the Hofbräuhaus is deep in his cups, instead of fulfilling his mission to deliver divine advice to the Bavarian state government.

The history: From the Wienerwald to the Hofbräu festival tent

Hofbräu München has only had its own marquee at the Wiesn since 1952. The Steinberg family of landlords first gained their Oktoberfest experience in the Wienerwald tent before taking over the Hofbräu Festzelt in 1980. And as visitors from the English-speaking world in particular liked to party on the tables and benches, they quickly set up a standing area in front of the music stage with space for almost 1,000 guests. Now visitors could and can drink their beer standing up and even have a little dance. The Hofbräu festival tent is still the only tent at the Wiesn with such a standing area. Thanks to the world-famous Hofbräuhaus in Munich city centre, the Hofbräu festival tent is particularly popular with international Wiesn visitors.

The audience: the world meets in the Hofbräu tent

The Hofbräu festival tent is a Bavarian tent with international flair. The whole world meets here, the beer mug becomes a medium for international understanding. And because many locals also appreciate the good atmosphere, you will find a very special mix here.

The music: the party tent

The Hofbräu tent is the epicenter of the Oktoberfest party. In no other tent on the Oktoberfest does the atmosphere get cooking every evening the way it does here! In the standing area directly in front of the music stage, guests from all over the world celebrate and sing along loudly to English-language hits and pop songs, which the band "Kapelle Alois Altmann und seine Isarspatzen" perform.

The menu: traditional with an affordable lunch menu

In the Hofbräu tent you will find everything culinary about the Oktoberfest: roast chicken and pork knuckle, but also the original Dampfnudel yeast dumplings by the “Münchner Freiheit” café. Salad plates and meatless dishes are also on the menu. There are also offerings for children and daily lunch offers, which are among the cheapest in the Oktoberfest. There are children's offers for younger guests and the changing lunch specials are among the cheapest at the Wiesn.

For backseat drivers: Aloisius and the Bavarian Government

The angel Aloisius, alias servant Alois Hingerl, went to heaven after his sudden death. There he not only clashed with the angels, but was also too rebellious and loud for the Lord, who sent him back to the Bavarian state government with his divine advice. However, he never got there because, as a regular at the Hofbräuhaus, he first tried to find his way back to his old regulars' table.

And so the Bavarian state government is still waiting for divine inspiration today - sometimes over a beer in the Hofbräu beer tent.