Theresienwiese & Bavaria Statue
Theresienwiese / Bavaria
The site of Oktoberfest, where the 18-metre Bavaria statue lets visitors climb into her head for views over the festival grounds through her eyes.
Theresienwiese takes its name from the 1810 wedding celebrations of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese. Oktoberfest has been held here every year since, on about 42 hectares, with more than a dozen large beer tents and rides set up during the festival. A smaller spring festival is held here from late April to early May. On the western hillside of the meadow stands the Bavaria statue, cast in 1850, with the neoclassical Hall of Fame behind it. You can climb the internal staircase to her head (roughly April to October, about 5 euros). Outside festival season, the meadow is an open space. Take the U4 or U5 to Theresienwiese station.
Opening hours
Lawn open all day; statue approx. April–October 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Augustiner-Keller Beer Garden
- Alter Südfriedhof
- Karlsplatz (Stachus) & Kaufingerstraße
- Asam Church (St. Johann Nepomuk)
- Königsplatz
- Frauenkirche
- Alte Pinakothek
- Marienplatz & New Town Hall