Stefan Kröll presents the official Oktoberfest 2024 collector's mug

Summer weather and cheerful guests

Midsummer dream weather on the Theresienwiese, good-humoured guests from the city society, from Oktoberfest landlords to city councillors, Wiesn delicacies and cool drinks in the Armbrustschützenzelt - that was the setting for the stein presentation at the currently largest construction site in Munich. Wiesn boss Clemens Baumgärtner presented the new 2024 collector's stein to the invited guests in the best of moods. ‘The stein with the winning motif embodies the tradition and modernity of the Wiesn, radiates unconditional joie de vivre and is also an invitation to the whole world to celebrate Oktoberfest with us in Munich,’ said the head of economic affairs at the presentation of the festival stein. 

Witty speech with criticism of publicans and city politics

Stefan Kröll gave a biting jug speech in the style of a derbleck, with a correspondingly large number of jabs at the big names in city politics.The Oktoberfest hosts also got to hear some witty jokes. During his 15-minute, witty speech, many an anecdote from the long history of the Oktoberfest was shared. Starting with the 17 strokes at the first tapping in 1950 by Thomas Wimmer to the ‘Izapft os’ saying by Georg Kronawitter.
Kröll was supported musically by the Sechzger Musikanten, who are making their debut at the Wiesn this year and will be marching in the traditional costume and Schützenzug parade for the first time. On Monday (30 September), the group will also be playing in the new ‘Boandlkramerei’ musicians' tent. The music department of TSV 1860 Munich was founded a good three years ago and has been active in Munich and the surrounding area ever since.
It was also Kröll's first time as a cabaret artist at the Wiesn, which he mastered with aplomb. Born in Feldkirch (district of Rosenheim), he made the audience see the Wiesn through slightly different eyes with his razor-sharp gaze and once again demonstrated his great comedic talent, delivered of course in the most beautiful dialect. He has been delighting audiences on cabaret stages in Bavaria since 2008. ‘Aufbruch’ is the title of his current programme, with which he has been on tour since the beginning of 2022.

Annika Mittelmeier, the designer of the 2024 collector's jug

Friendly and colourful - the official 2024 poster motif is a cheerful welcome to all visitors to the Wiesn. The winning design by Annika Mittelmeier conveys the unique feeling of life that comes with strolling through the Oktoberfest. The smiling Münchner Kindl in the centre is the striking eye-catcher and symbolises the hospitality and cosmopolitanism of Munich and the Oktoberfest.
As an original ‘Münchner Kindl’, 33-year-old Annika Mittelmeier has many fond memories of the Oktoberfest. After studying art and multimedia at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, she has been working as a graphic artist and designer since 2016. The winning motif also did well in the online voting by users on the official city portal muenchen.de, where it took second place.

The Wiesnkrug 2024 - a unique piece from Rastal

The strictly limited festival jug from the city of Munich extends the series of coveted collector's jugs that began in 1978. Clay jugs, also known as Keferloher, are made of grey stoneware and have embodied an urban Bavarian tradition for over 100 years.
The official festival jug is also available with a pewter lid. Selected Munich originals are traditionally honoured on the hand-crafted pewter lid. This year, the performance artist and folk singer Bally Prell (1922 - 1982) is being honoured. With her unusually deep tenor voice and remarkable musical abilities, she appeared in public at a young age. Her breakthrough came in 1953 - not on the concert stage, but at the Volksbühne am Platzl with a parodic number. For her 31st birthday, her father gave her the song ‘Die Schönheitskönigin von Schneizlreuth’, which he wrote especially for her - a parody of the pageants that were popular at the time. The company Rastal in Höhr-Grenzhausen/Westerwald produces the collector's jugs in a strictly limited edition. The 2024 series jug costs 29.50 euros, with a pewter lid 49 euros.

You can get the mug here

The 2024 collector's stein is available in the official shop as well as in souvenir shops on the festival grounds and at the official Munich Tourist Information Centres in the town hall and at the main railway station. The stein is also included in Munich Tourism's Wiesn package.Other official licence partners of the Oktoberfest will be presenting their new products at the jug launch.