Accessibility Statement
The Department of Labor and Economic Development (RAW) of the City of Munich is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Regulation on Digitalization in the Free State of Bavaria (Bavarian Digital Regulation, BayDiV).
This accessibility statement applies to the website www.oktoberfest.de
For linked external sites—in particular the official online store, the festival tent reservation pages, and the webcam provider—the terms and conditions of the respective providers apply.
Accessibility Statement
Status of Compliance with Requirements
This website is partially compliant with the BayDiV guidelines in conjunction with the Accessible Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0).
The areas of non-compliance are listed below.
Content That Is Not Accessible
The following issues will be resolved as part of ongoing development, expected by Q2 2027.
- The site map is available only as an image and has no text alternative. The categories on the map are distinguished only by color (WCAG Success Criteria 1.1.1 and 1.4.1).
- Alternative text is missing in some images in the image galleries (WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1).
- The table in the Visitor Barometer lacks column and row headings (WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1).
- Some headings are at the wrong level (WCAG Success Criteria 1.3.1 and 4.1.1).
- Several controls and labels on the German website are labeled in English, including the webcam player controls
- On all subpages, two-finger pinch-to-zoom is disabled on mobile devices (WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.4)
- Keyboard focus is barely visible or not visible at all in certain places, including the selection fields in the exhibitor search and in the webcam player’s control bar, which disappears after a short time (WCAG Success Criteria 2.4.7 and 1.4.13)
- Some links lack meaningful text (for example, “this page” or web addresses), and links that open in a new window are not announced (WCAG Success Criterion 2.4.4)
- In the contact form, the name and email fields are not marked for automatic completion (WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.5)
- The contact form lacks a note indicating that fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required; the asterisk lacks sufficient contrast (WCAG Success Criteria 3.3.2 and 1.4.3)
- Error messages in the contact form are barely visually highlighted and are not linked to the corresponding field (WCAG Success Criteria 3.3.1 and 1.3.1)
Preparation of This Accessibility Statement
This statement was created on February 22, 2024, and was last updated on October 1, 2026.
Audit Methodology
Third-party evaluation as part of ongoing development consulting. The evaluation is based on the W3C’s “Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology” (WCAG-EM) and additionally covers Sections 5, 7, 9, and 12 of EN 301 549, which are relevant to websites.
For the evaluation, individual pages with various types of content were selected at random: home page, beer tents (overview and detail page), exhibitor search, site map, magazine articles, webcam, contact form, weather, and visitor barometer. The evaluation was conducted manually using a keyboard, through source code analysis, with an automated testing tool, and by measuring color contrasts.
Last checked: October 1, 2026
Feedback and Contact Information
Have you noticed any issues with accessible access to content on oktoberfest.de? Or do you have questions about accessibility? If so, please feel free to contact us:
- by email at presse-veranstaltungen.raw@muenchen.de
- by phone at +49 89 233 782813
- via the contact form
You can also request information about content exempt from the guidelines at presse-veranstaltungen.raw@muenchen.de.
The following department is responsible for accessibility and for processing reports received through the feedback mechanism:
The Department of Labor and Economic Development (RAW)
Division of Tourism, Events, and Hospitality
Press and Public Relations
Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße 15
80339 Munich
Phone: +49 89 233 782813
Email: presse-veranstaltungen.raw@muenchen.de
Enforcement Proceedings
As part of enforcement proceedings, you have the option to submit an online request to the enforcement agency to review compliance with accessibility requirements.
Contact Information for the Enforcement Agency
Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung
IT-Dienstleistungszentrum des Freistaats Bayern
Durchsetzungs- und Überwachungsstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik
St.-Martin-Straße 47
81541 München
Email: bitv@bayern.de
