Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DANGERS & ANNOYANCES
Over seven million litres of strong Oktoberfest beer equates to a lot of intoxicating ethanol
and, as you might expect, drunkenness is the main source of danger during Oktoberfest.
Things tend to be pretty calm within the beer tents themselves, but it's late at night, when
the elbow bending is over, that trouble can flare up as the inebriated masses stagger to the
Hauptbahnhof and other stations. Stay well clear of any bother.
For problems at the Wiesn itself, the Oktoberfest has its own dedicated police force, lost
and found office, first-aid post and fire brigade.
Aktion Sichere Wiesn für Mädchen und Frauen
(
http://wiesn.amyna.de
)
offers free
multilingual assistance at Oktoberfest to women who have been sexually harassed or feel
otherwise unsafe. It is located below the Bavaria statue in the Service Centre (Servicezen-
trum in German) and is open from 6pm to 1am.
There have been rare cases of drink spiking at Oktoberfest.
