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Oktoberfest: who needs Munich when there’s so much stein-sligning/sausage-munching/lederhosen-flaunting action on London’s doorstep? Follow the sounds of oompah music, or (probably easier) check out our guide, below.
Pengefest (5 September)
Bringing village fete vibes to Oktoberfest, the annual Pengefest is one Oktoberfest you can take the kids/dogs to. It all happens in Penge’s Empire Square, with brass beats from the London Oompah Band, fun and games on community stalls and an appearance from Radio Penge. In previous years, the brews have been courtesy of local brewery Southey — though plenty of other drinks are available.
Oktoberfest @ The Delaunay Counter (From mid-September)
While many of the events on this list err on the side of debauched, for those looking for a more refined Oktoberfest experience, the Delaunay Counter in Aldwych has your back. For around two weeks (2026 dates TBC), the all-day brasserie lays on a menu featuring warm pretzels, roasted poussin with lemon and caper butter, and freshly-made strudel. There’s also a Stiegl beer cart, serving up ice cold suds — and while we know Stiegl is Austrian, it is bloody delicious. Music isn’t from a full-fat oompah band, but an Austrian accordionist.
Oktoberfest @ German Gymnasium (from mid-September)
Given its teutonic title, it’s only right that German Gymnasium gets stuck into the Oktoberfest action with gusto. Spruced up with Bavarian decorations, the King’s Cross restaurant (which really did used to be a gym used by Germans) will pour Warsteiner pilsner and König Ludwig weissbier, and serve an ‘Oktoberfest Spezialitäten’ menu, featuring the likes of hendl mit kartoffelsalat (half roast chicken with potato salad) and scwheinebraten (pork belly roll roast with beer sauce, cabbage and dumplings). On Friday evenings throughout the season there’s a live oompah band. And if you show up wearing lederhosen/dirndl there’s a free stein of beer with your name on it (or at least there was in 2025). Exact 2026 dates TBC, although tickets for an Oktoberfest preview on 15 September are now on sale.
Oktoberfest @ Munich Cricket Club (17 September-31 October)
The three cavernous drinking halls of Munich Cricket Club (in Victoria, Canary Wharf and Tower Hill) host Oktoberfest shenanigans for a month and a half, with authentic brews (inc. Hacker-Pschorr and their own session bier) live oompah, dancing on the tables, Bavarian games, photo booths and the ceremonial tapping of Oktoberfest barrels.
Oktoberfest @ Albert’s Schloss (19 September-25 October)
Albert’s Schloss on Shaftesbury Avenue has banging bier hall vibes year-round, but for a few weeks every year, they ratchet it up a notch with a dedicated Oktoberfest, featuring the likes of keg tapping, brass bands and ‘best lederhosen’ competitions. This is also one of the few places you can drink all of the ‘Munich Big Six’ Oktoberfest beers (Hofbräuhaus, Löwenbräu, Augustinerbräu, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr and Spaten-Franziskaner) although we wouldn’t recommend trying the whole lot in one go. No tickets or door charges, just book a table or show up. “Everyone ist willkommen to join das party.”
Oktoberfest @ Bermondsey Bierkeller (19 September-31 October)
This Bavarian-themed bier hall by London Bridge is pulling out all the stops for six weeks, with a four-piece oompah band every Thursday and Saturday; the seven-piece Hosen Stage Band on Fridays; a bottomless Bavarian brunch on Saturday afternoons; and a full-on party on Saturday evenings with fire acts, stilt walkers, dancers and roaming performers. To soak up the Paulaner, there’s currywurst, schnitzels and German doner kebab. Oh ja.
Oktoberfest @ Between the Bridges (25-26 September and 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 October)
Between the Bridges — an encampment of food, drink and live entertainment on the South Bank — serves up a quadruple helping of Oktoberfest weekends at its makeshift bier hall, with drag queens Miss Leigh Ding and Elektra Fence hosting raucous blowouts featuring Bavarian-style street food, and beefed-up oompah from Old Dirty Brasstards/Atomic Brass. Tickets include your first beer.
Oktoberfest @ Anspach & Hobday, Croydon (26 September)
Oktoberfest is an excuse for a rare opening of Anspach & Hobday’s main Croydon brewery. A fiver gets you entry and your first festbier-inspired brew. There’s also live music, and Teutonic street food from Bavarian Boy. And how many other Oktoberfest parties do you arrive at by tram…
Oktoberfest @ Boxpark (26 September and 3, 10 October)
You’ve got three Boxpark Oktoberfests to select from in 2026: Croydon (26 September), Camden (3 October) and Shoreditch (10 October). Each is a ticketed event laden with mammoth serves of beer, singalongs, stein holding contests, trivia and a pretzel-eating showdown. Note that the Shoreditch date is a bottomless brunch rather than an evening bash.
Camden Oktoberfest (3, 10, 17 and 24 October)
Billed as “The UK’s Craziest Oktoberfest Party!” Camden Oktoberfest is a veritable beano of Bavarian bacchanalia, lubricated with great quantities of Spaten and Löwenbräu — served up by folk in dirndl and lederhosen at a makeshift beerhall in Electric Ballroom. There will be, it goes without saying, lashings of oompah.
Oktoberfest on the Common (9-10, 16-17 and 23-24 October)
12 sessions over three weekends are expected to host more than 20,000 guests, as part of the gargantuan Oktoberfest on the Common festival (that Common being Clapham). With live oompah, fairground rides and sausages and beer galore, it’s one of the biggest Bavarian blowouts in the capital, and one helluva party. Prost!
London Oktoberfest @ Finsbury Park (1-3 October)
Scaling down for 2026, London Oktoberfest pitches up for a three-day affair in Finsbury Park, at which thousands of revellers will chug a few frosty ones, scoff schnitzel and stomp their feet to brassy Bavarian music. You can order your lederhosen/dirndl from their website.
Oktoberfest pubs and bier halls in London
A few other places in London where it’s ALWAYS Oktoberfest…
🍺 German Kraft is a London-based brewery producing very quaffable German-style beers made to ancient purity laws (including helles, hefeweizen and keller lagers). They’re stationed in Mercato Metropolitano in Elephant and Castle (though they’re set to leave this locations soon, for a revamped Model Market in Lewisham) and the stunning Mercato Mayfair.
🍺 Stein’s is a trio of German restaurants/bier gardens (Kingston, Richmond, Kensington), where you can get stuck into authentic Bavarian fare year-round. It’s got nothing to do with Rick, as far as we know.
🍺 Bullfinch Brewery in Herne Hill is by no means a beer hall, but this taproom beneath the arches has a Teutonic bent, often festooned with Bundesflagges, and boasting a solid range of Franconian beers in the fridge. Ideal for a super lowkey Oktoberfest.
🍺 Craft Tooting always has its fridges well stocked with various bottles and cans of classic German beers — with takeaway options on the shelves, if you’re planning Oktoberfest frivolities at home.
