Oktoberfest London 2024: The Best Places to Celebrate the German Beer Festival in the City

Last updated on April 1st, 2024 at 09:12 pm

Defined as “an autumn festival held in Munich, Germany, in late September and early October, featuring the drinking of beer”, Oktoberfest is a key date in the autumnal diary. The traditional celebrations are held in Munich, but if your annual leave is dwindling come the autumn, London have a plethora of Oktoberfest celebrations to clink steins at. The list below was put together for the best places to celebrate Oktoberfest in London for 2023, please check back later in the year for our pick of places to celebrate Oktoberfest London in 2024.

Expect 2 pint steins of beer, oompah bands, bratwurst, dancing on tables, a sea of fancy dress, and a whole lotta fun. The festivals usually have a range of drinks on offer, so if beer’s not your bag, no fear. The soundtrack to your evening is likely to be cheesy pop and crowd pleasers (think Abba followed by Sweet Caroline), so if drinking isn’t your thing, you’re still in for a good night. The below Oktoberfest in London celebrations range from purpose built pop up events, to bars that have changed their theme for the autumn. Take your pick!

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Free Places to Celebrate Oktoberfest in London

Munich Cricket Club

The name kind of gives this one away… a year-round Oktoberfest celebration of sorts, Munich Cricket Club celebrate stein clinking and advocate dancing on tables all year round. However, the three locations (Tower Hill is a new opening for 2023) are ramping up their Bavarian bier halls to properly embrace the autumn festival. Expect oompah bands, beers imported from Munich and Oktoberfest competitions. Located in Victoria, Canary Wharf and Tower Hill, I celebrated my birthday here last year and had a blast!

Dates: 16th September to 31st October 2023
Price: no tickets needed, but recommend booking in advance
Location: 1 Abbey Orchard St, SW1P 2LU / West India Quay, E14 4AE / 9 Crutched Friars, London EC3N 2AU
Link: https://munichcricketclub.co.uk/events/join-us-for-oktoberfest/

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Bierschenke

Another venue dedicated to all things Bavarian year-round, you can guarantee that Oktoberfest at Bierschenke will be a blast. With trestle tables in a beer hall bedecked with white and blue bunting, Bierschenke is the ideal place for a taste of Oktoberfest after work, or a full blow Bavarian knees up on a Saturday night. Expect waiters in lederhosen and waitresses in traditional dirndl, and a food venue that rivals the beers. You won’t leave hungry or thirsty that’s for sure.

Dates: 20th September to 4th November 2023
Price: Free
Location: 50 Earlham Street, London WC2H 9LJ
Link: https://www.bierschenke.co.uk/events/oktoberfest/

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Oktoberfest in London: Ticketed Events

London Oktoberfest

A self proclaimed ‘cult that you have to join’, London Oktoberfest is bringing all the proper festival vibes, with especially erected tents in South and West London. Launched in 2011 and welcoming thousands of revellers since, London Oktoberfest boasts live music and specially designated dancefloors in their heated, weatherproof tents. Catch the festival across three weekends in October and November, beginning in Ealing on 19th October and carrying on the party in Finsbury Square for the following two weekends.

Dates: 19th October to 4th November 2023
Price: from £5
Location: Finsbury Square & Walpole Park in Ealing
Link: https://www.london-oktoberfest.co.uk/

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Pergola Paddington

Say Guten Tag to Wunderbar at Pergola Paddington this autumn, a “horn-blaring, stein-sloshing, Bavarian knees up”. For the past few years, the beautiful two storey venue has been transformed into a beer hall, complete with Oktoberfest cocktails, German beers and their very own Wunder Beer, which brewed by Camden Town Brewery is delish. The fun doesn’t stop there, oom-pah bands and DJs will get the party atmosphere going and ensure that the communal beer hall vibe is immaculate. I visited in 2021 and am hoping for another knees up at Pergola Paddington’s London Oktoberfest this year.

Dates: 28th September to 31st October 2023
Price: from £10 a ticket (includes at least one pint of beer depending on package bought) 
Location: 4 Kingdom St, London, W2 6PY 
Link: https://wunderbar-oktoberfest.designmynight.com

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Brick Lane Tap Room

Having visited a couple of years ago, we can safely say that Truman Brewery’s Brick Lane Tap Room will make a fab location for Oktoberfest in London. Boasting trestle tables, high ceilings and an effortless cool East London vibe, the warehouse space was transformed for the last weekend of October last year, and we’re sure they’ll be celebrating Oktoberfest this year. You name it, Brick Lane Tap Room have got it. Forget a few beers and a Bratwusrt, this London Oktoberfest celebration boasts a dedicated host, live music from Freddie and the Freeloaders, drag performances from Tiana Biscuit as well as games and a fancy dress parade. The craft beers at Brick Lane Tap Room are supplied by various breweries, so we can only imagine that the German beer offering will be strong.

Dates: 2022 dates were 29th to 31st October – 2023 dates TBC
Price: last year was from £15 including a pint
Location: Unit 4, Dray Walk, Brick Lane, E1 6QL
Link: https://www.bricklanetaproom.co.uk/

Read more about Truman Brewery’s Brick Lane Tap Room here

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Fulham Oktoberfest @ Neverland London

Neverland London are pro’s at transforming their venue into a themed wonderland, from beaches in the summer, to Winterland for the colder seasons. Autumn sees long wooden tables, dirndl-clad waitresses and steins of Krombacher beer take over the open-air venue. Expect dressing up, games, DJs and Bavarian bands for the hottest Oktoberfest party in South West London.

Dates: 29th September to 7th October 2023
Price: From £10pp
Location: Neverland, Wandsworth Bridge Road, SW6 2TY
Link: https://www.neverlandlondon.com/oktoberfest

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Camden Oktoberfest @ Electric Ballroom

A ‘raucous party’ at the renowned Electric Ballroom, Camden Oktoberfest has it all. Every Saturday in October sees a modern twist on the Bavarian celebrations; with live brass bands beginning the night and DJ sets ending it, it’s virtually impossible not to dance the night away. With beers supplied by Spaten, Löwenbräu & Becks, Brat Bros are to the rescue to soak up those German tipples with their legendary Bratwurst sausage street food.

Dates: 30th September to 28th October 2023
Price: From £20pp
Location: Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High St, NW1 8QP
Link: https://electricballroom.co.uk/camden-oktoberfes/

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Oktoberfest Brixton @ Electric Brixton

The first Oktoberfest Party at Electric Brixton, the venue promises a “Bavarian exuberance” in South London. From 2pm to 8pm this Oktoberfest is perfect for a day drinking session, with beers from Spaten, Löwenbräu & Becks keeping spirits high. First release tickets for the first event on 7th October are already sold out, so it’s sure to be a popular one!

Dates: 7th to 28th October 2023
Price: From £18.25
Location: Electric Brixton, Town Hall Parade, SW2 1RJ
Link: https://www.electricbrixton.uk.com/events/oktoberfest-brixton/

Oktoberfest in London: The Outfit

Don’t be fooled into thinking that nobody dresses up, Oktoberfest in London is your opportunity to bring those lederhosen and dirndls out of hibernation. Every event that we’ve been to over the past few years has had more people dressed up than not, so you’ll definitely be in good company!

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With the list above, you definitely won’t be short of ideas for places to celebrate Oktoberfest in London this year. Whether you fancy games at Neverland or boogie-ing the night away in a festival tent at London Oktoberfest, you’re in for a night of fun wherever you choose to say ‘prost’.

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