Overview

• The festival grounds were closed for several hours on Oct. 1 and reopened at 5:30 p.m. after exhaustive searches by police units and sniffer dogs.
• Investigators connect the threat to a Lerchenau arson case in which a 57-year-old left a letter referencing the Wiesn; one person died, two were injured, and the suspect later died by suicide.
• Authorities cite a familial dispute as the motive, rule out a political background, and say the suspect used improvised explosive devices and weapons.
• Wiesn representatives say vouchers remain valid and lunchtime bookings can be rebooked or refunded by individual tents, though policies vary by venue.
• Hospitality group Dehoga proposes a one-day extension to offset losses, but the Wiesn chief, leading tent hosts and Bavaria’s interior minister deem it unrealistic given staffing and logistics, with losses estimated in the mid–double-digit millions of euros.