My husband & I will be experiencing our first Oktoberfest 2007 We will be there Sat. Sept 29 & Sun Sept 30. I am unable to locate a tent site that will take reservations for 2. Can anyone suggest how we can make reservations? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Are there small tents that may accomodate us?
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
You don't need to make a reservation for two. They just squeeze you in somewhere (or actually you do it yourself, you walk around and ask any table of less than 8 people whether there would be some space for you). You will prefer the Hippodrom tent as they also play some songs non-Germans can sing along, like summer of `69 etc. It's ALL about drinking beer from 1-liter-size glasses, eat giant bretzels with Obatzda (Bavarian style seasoned cream cheese), singing along with the oompah-band and dancing on the benches (yes, you'll see).
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
I forgot to add that you need to be in the tent of your choice before 4.30pm. The real party starts around 5 to 5.30pm and ends at 10.30 sharp. If you can avoid the Saturday as it'll be just overcrowded. Sunday is packed, too, but not as excessively as Saturday.
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Santa Maria, California, USA
31 posts
We were there the first weekend, 2005. Although we had heard that you should arrive early afternoon, both nights we arrived at around 7 and found a place within 5 minutes. We went to Spaten one night and HB (rowdier) the second. It helped that our 23 yr old son was friendly and handsome. But the ratio inside was about 3:1 male, and the guys all seemed eager to talk and flirt with women of any age. Just try it, being sociable and ready to make all sorts of friends.