Here are a few things everyone should know about Oktoberfest Tents and Reservations before heading to Munich:
Entrance to the Oktoberfest is FREE. Cash in Euros is needed for everything else.
A reservation is for a meal in a tent at a reserved table, NOT an all-you-can-drink pass. The meal typically includes 2 maß of beer and 1/2 a chicken, but varies by tent.
You may purchase additional food and beverages from your server at an additional charge. Remember to tip your server; they determine how fast your glass is refilled.
One Oktoberfest Tent Reservation is provided with a Spyglass accommodation package. This may be in a quaint smaller tent or a grandiose larger one; time and place cannot be guaranteed.
Be on time for your reservation. Your table will be given away if you're late.
Be aware of online sites that sell overpriced reservations or "tickets" to Oktoberfest without offering an accommodation package. This practice is illegal and you will have wasted a lot of money.
You may enter any Oktoberfest Tent you like without a reservation, as long as the tent is not full. Every tent has seating that is never reserved.
You have to be seated to be served. Find an empty spot at a table and ask if that place is taken. Order a beer and join the fun with your new friends.
Most tents have additional seating in an outdoor Beer Garden.
You will have a GREAT time in any tent; large or small, old or new.
Click the logo below or the link to the left for more information on each Oktoberfest Tent
