Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Oktoberfest Servers End 16-Day Push Exhausted but Determined to Return

Workers say the punishing job keeps drawing them back.

Overview

  • The 2025 Wiesn closed after 16 days, with many servers describing severe physical and mental fatigue at the finish.
  • Staff detailed hauling 40–45 kilogram trays through packed corridors and up stairs, calling the work hard-earned but essential income.
  • Server Beli said her “body is done,” showed bandaged wrists, and described staying mentally sharp and regularly ejecting aggressive guests.
  • Workers recounted unsanitary and unruly episodes, noting frequent vomiting and one reported case of public defecation at a tent entrance.
  • Crew members emphasized family-like teamwork and said they will return next year, with Celina saying she could have kept going and noting the city’s symbolic nod on this year’s poster and Maßkrug.