London Oktoberfest brings taste of Bavaria to the capital

There's already one Oktoberfest coming to Wapping, but Lizzie Edmonds reports on three others coming to the capital
Tradition: waitresses wearing German Dirndl dresses will serve food and drink

More than 50,000 beer fans are expected to flock to London Oktoberfest to enjoy the best of German food, drink and entertainment this autumn.

Inspired by the German beer festival, London Oktoberfest will take place across three locations — Caledonian Park, Kilburn Grange Park and Millwall Park — over a period of six weekends in September and October.

Hosted in a huge beer tent, visitors can expect one-litre stein glasses of a specially brewed Oktoberfest beer brought over from Bavaria for the occasion, as well as a selection of German foods such as schnitzel, sausages and Bavarian fries served by staff dressed in Lederhosen or Dirndl dresses.

Guests can also rent or buy a traditional German outfit from a costume shop, and live bands will play.

For the first time this year, organisers are hosting Oktoberfest Unplugged at the Electric Brixton, creating what they say will be the “ultimate party event”. Tickets to London Oktoberfest, which is now in its fifth year, cost between £26 and £44. The price includes entrance, seat reservation, snacks, three pints of beer plus a meal. A VIP option, between £42 and £60, has VIP seating, more beer and an upgraded meal.

An Oktoberfest Unplugged ticket costs £55 and includes entrance, seat reservation, unlimited beer, a German food plate and dessert. VIP costs £70.

Carsten Raun, founder of London Oktoberfest, said: “We know how to bring German tradition to London but give it a British twist.”

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