Jobs in the tent: From serving customers to taking photos.
For the over 6 million annual visitors, Oktoberfest is a whole lot of fun. So it runs smoothly, a large number of specialists are required. Above all beer, chicken etc. must be served to guests in the festival tents. That’s what the Wiesn servers look after. But more people work in the tent: among others in the kitchen, at the bar or as security staff.
Particularly popular as a Wiesn job: Pretzl, snuff or souvenir seller with a vendor’s tray or alcohol tester or, of course, in times of selfie storms: photographers who develop their photos straight away and sell them in paper frames or hearts. These photos tend to turn out better than blurred cellphone pictures...