Overview

• Temperatures reached about 30.7–31°C, the highest recorded for the Wiesn, pushing demand for water and non-alcoholic drinks.
• Aicher Ambulanz treated 910 people on the first day, a peak workload largely linked to heat and circulation problems.
• Organisers counted nearly one million visitors over the opening weekend, and several tents temporarily closed because of overcrowding as a cooldown is forecast for the coming days.
• Police reported multiple cases, including a beer-mug assault and an arrest for a Hitler salute; security deposits of 18,000 euros and 3,000 euros were paid in the respective cases.
• After an informal meeting in Munich, Chancellor Friedrich Merz appeared at the Schottenhamel tent with Markus Söder, Lars Klingbeil and Bärbel Bas to greet festivalgoers.