Overview

• Stuttgart’s Cannstatter Volksfest began with the traditional keg tap by Mayor Frank Nopper and runs through 12 October, with a visible police presence and the Wasenboje help point operating on site.
• Munich’s Oktoberfest continues through 5 October with record beer prices of €14.50–€15.80 per Maß and high averages for soft drinks, including €10.95 for water and roughly €12 for Spezi or lemonade per liter.
• Reservations remain tight in Munich, where many evening and weekend tables were snapped up months ago, while Wasen tents still show bookable tables, even around the opening.
• Field reports point to savings such as free public water fountains on the Wiesn and targeted bargains including €0.99 weekday‑morning Weißwürste at Glöckle Wirt and a €3 fish‑frikadelle roll at the Hellberg stand.
• Organizers cite millions of visitors each year — 6.7 million in Munich and 4.6 million in Stuttgart last year — as Wasen hosts brace for tougher spending conditions despite steady interest.