Family day: On 23 and 30 September at the Oktoberfest

Favourable offers for children on rides and fairground attractions

Whether it's a ride on the Ferris wheel, a round at the shooting range or a bag of roasted almonds: On the two Tuesdays (23 and 30 September), the youngest guests at the Wiesn will have their wishes fulfilled. Twice every Oktoberfest, the Family Day takes place until 7 pm with discounts for children and families.

Zwei Kinder im Kettenflieger auf dem Oktoberfest
Anette Göttlicher
Two children in a chain plane at the Oktoberfest

Discounts for children at the Wiesn on Family Day

On the Wiesn Tuesdays until 7 pm, numerous rides, showmen and snack bars offer special prices for children and families.Children's meals and children's menus are also available at special prices in the large festival tents.

Every day is family day at the Familienplatzl

The Familienplatzl at Straße 3 is open every day, not just on Tuesdays, where parents can find everything they need to make a visit to Oktoberfest with the little ones more relaxed. Meals and snacks are served in child-friendly portions and at family-friendly prices - including a children's surprise. You can also bring your own food to the beer garden and heat it up in a microwave on site. For the little ones, who are still too young for the big rides, there is a baby flight and can throwing with great prizes at the Familienplatzl. As an extra service for families, there is a pram car park and a baby changing room with changing table. Incidentally, the entire Familienplatzl is step-free with wooden flooring.

Mütter mit Kinderwägen schlendern über die Wirtsbudenstraße
RAW, Dohl
The family day is perfect for ‘wagging’ around the festival grounds.

Oktoberfest tips for kids (and parents)

The Oktoberfest is not only child-friendly on family days. In the Wiesn tips for families, you can find out everything you need to know for a relaxed visit to the Oktoberfest with children: about what's on offer at the Oide Wiesn with the puppet theatre, the Wiesn diploma and the fun penny-farthings and about the useful services such as pram parking spaces, children's toilets, nappy-changing tables and the child finder wristbands.