Overview

• Authorities evacuated the Theresienwiese on Wednesday morning and deployed special units with sniffer dogs to search the festival grounds.
• Officials declared the area safe and reopened the gates to visitors at 17:30 local time the same day.
• Wiesnwirte representatives said prepaid vouchers remain valid and lunchtime reservations can be rebooked subject to availability, with guests asked to contact each tent’s office.
• Legal and insurance experts report most commercial losses fall on Festwirte and Schausteller, with city liability unlikely and coverage dependent on event-cancellation or terror policies.
• The shutdown pushed large crowds into city-centre venues and forced tents to send staff home and clear prepared food, with typical daily Wiesn turnover estimated at roughly €80–120 million.