Alternative to Munich for Oktoberfest

Sarah1916

I am not sure if this is the right forum for this question. A friend of mine would like to go to Oktoberfest for her hens. The price of accommodation in Munich is looking extortionate for the weekends of Oktoberfest next September. I was wondering if anyone knew of a good alternative to Munich for a proper Oktoberfest style celebration? Or if anyone knew of any accommodation for a large group in Munich that doesn’t cost a fortune that would be great.

stuttgart looks like a good alternative but unfortunately no direct flights from Dublin.

matrim

If you can go in April/May there is springfest https://www.muenchen.de/en/events/spring-festival-2024-munich-program-info

It's basically a mini version of Octoberfest. I've been a couple of times and its good craic.

spuddy4711

Erlangen festival in May is worth considering. Lovely location, great oompah bands, friendly people and close to Nuremberg (Ryanair)

Ian OB

+1 for Erlangen

Schalker

I lived in Erlangen during my time at university there.

Guess you mean the Bergkirchweih

here a link to a website about it in German maybe Google is your friend in translation

https://www.erlangen.info/bergkirchweih_erlangen/

Erlangen is not a tourist but a student town. Its 20km north of Nürnberg Airport Good public transport.

By the way there is the first Irish Pub in Germany located

https://goldenermond.de/

but its not the only one in town

https://www.granny-macs.de/index.php