Vegan Oktoberfest 2026: All Vegan Dishes in the Beer Tents, With Prices

The cheapest vegan main course at Oktoberfest 2026 costs 14.80 euros, less than any half roast chicken on the festival grounds. We went through the official menus of the big beer tents, compared prices and wrote down where you will actually get a proper vegan meal, which side dishes are traps, and what the festival costs animals every year. Plus our PDF guide to take with you.

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Oktoberfest 2026: dates, prices, facts

The 191st Oktoberfest runs from 19 September to 4 October 2026 on the Theresienwiese in Munich. A Maß (one litre of beer) costs between 14.80 and 15.90 euros this year according to Wiesnkini, a few cents more than in 2025 depending on the tent. Food prices are climbing too: half a roast chicken ranges from 16.90 euros at the Ochsenbraterei to 23.50 euros at the Fischer-Vroni and Käfer Wiesn-Schänke, according to Watson, and cheese spaetzle cost between 17.90 euros (Augustiner) and 23.90 euros (Armbrustschützenzelt).

The number we care about more: the vegan selection has stayed stable since 2022, even though demand has dropped since Wiesnkini started tracking it. The festival management writes in its 2025 final report that demand for vegetarian and vegan dishes has “settled at a stable level”. Almost every big tent now lists at least two vegan main courses, some also vegan soups, spreads and desserts. The days when vegans lived on pretzels and radish are over. About one in five visitors comes from abroad, which is one reason most tents now print their menus in English as well.

Vegan dishes in the big beer tents 2026

We evaluated the 2026 menus the tent operators had published by 23 September: Armbrustschützenzelt, Augustiner, Bräurosl, Fischer-Vroni, Hacker, Hofbräu, Käfer, Löwenbräu, Marstall, Ochsenbraterei, Paulaner, Schottenhamel, Schützenfestzelt, Schützenlisl and Weinzelt, plus the Boandlkramerei, the Festzelt Tradition and the Museumszelt on the Oide Wiesn (the “old Oktoberfest” area). That means the menus of all the big tents are now out. All prices include service and can still change during the festival.

Armbrustschützenzelt: seitan goulash and baked potato

The Armbrustschützenzelt has published its 2026 menu, and the vegan dishes cost exactly what they did last year. Under “Etwas ohne Fleisch” (something without meat) you will find a spicy seitan goulash (vegan) with potato dumpling for 27.50 euros and a baked potato with vegan herb dip and grilled vegetables for 18.90 euros. On the baked potato only the dip is explicitly marked vegan, but the dish carries no allergen codes for egg or milk. As a starter there is a Bohemian soup stew (vegan) with green lentils, yellow carrots and potatoes for 9.30 euros. According to the menu, the salad plate, bread dumplings and Kaspressknödel soup contain egg and milk.

Augustiner-Festhalle: the cheapest vegan tent

Augustiner remains the best-value tent at Oktoberfest, for vegans too. Under “Vital, Vegetarian & Vegan” you will find a marinated mountain lentil salad with pumpkin falafel and fresh cress for 14.80 euros and durum wheat pasta with tomato and vegetable bolognese for 15.50 euros. Both are honest, filling dishes, nothing gimmicky. Add the second-cheapest beer of the festival. If you want to save money and still sit in a big tent, this is the place.

Bräurosl: vegetable schnitzel with potato-cucumber salad

The Bräurosl has two explicitly vegan-labelled main courses in 2026: two vegetable schnitzels made from kohlrabi and celeriac in Bavarian panko breadcrumbs, served with potato-cucumber salad and vegan herb mayonnaise, and a baked sweet potato on vegan herb cream with roasted vegetables and local herb oil. Both cost 19.90 euros. The Hokkaido pumpkin soup is on the menu as well, worth asking whether it is made without cream.

Fischer-Vroni: Pflasagne and vegan salmon-style fillet

The Fischer-Vroni is the fish tent of Oktoberfest and still has its own “Veganes” (vegan) section on the menu. It lists the Pflasagne, a plant-based lasagne with vegetables, soy mince and oat béchamel, for 20.90 euros and a vegan salmon-style fillet with herb crust on mustard sauce, baked baby potatoes and sautéed green beans for 22.90 euros. For dessert, the homemade apple fritters in beer batter with vanilla sauce (15.50 euros) are labelled vegan. The cabbage pasta with vegan bacon from last year is no longer on the 2026 menu.

Hacker-Festzelt: baked potato and braised aubergine

The Hacker tent lists two plant-based main courses under “Vegetarisch/Vegan”: a baked potato with vegan herb sour cream, marinated leaf salad and roasted cashew and pumpkin seeds for 17.80 euros and a braised aubergine with peperonata, polenta and basil oil for 18.50 euros. The aubergine has no separate vegan label on the menu, but according to the allergen codes it contains neither egg nor milk. That makes Hacker the third-cheapest tent for a vegan main course, after Augustiner and the Festzelt Tradition. The cheese spaetzle, spinach-ricotta dumpling and mushrooms in herb cream from the same section are vegetarian, not vegan.

Hofbräu-Festzelt: vegan currywurst and vegetable patties

The Hofbräu tent, the one with the most international crowd, lists vegan vegetable patties (Gemüsepflanzerl) with gravy and potato-radish salad for €19.30 and a vegan currywurst made from pea protein with a bread roll for €19.80 on its 2026 menu. Kids get mini vegetable patties for €8.50 until 6 pm, and the potato salad and coleslaw are marked vegan. The currywurst is the classic for anyone who needs something hearty after the second Maß.

Käfer Wiesn-Schänke: cabbage rolls and tofu salad

The Käfer Wiesn-Schänke has two vegan main courses on its 2026 menu: vegan cabbage rolls (Krautwickerl) filled with Munich quinoa, with mashed potatoes and a vegan peppercorn cream sauce for €28.50 and the “Vegane Alpen-Power”, a salad with smoked organic tofu, cress, seeds and a passion fruit and chilli dressing for €26.50. There is also a vegan red lentil cream soup for €11.80 and, for dessert, a vegan baked apple Rohrnudel with vegan vanilla sauce for €8.50. Monday to Friday at lunchtime (11:30 am to 2:30 pm) Käfer serves a vegan set menu of lentil soup, cabbage rolls and coffee for €36.50. The baked cauliflower from last year, which contained butter and egg, is no longer on the menu.

Löwenbräu-Festhalle: vegetable strudel and vegan pumpkin soup

Löwenbräu goes with a vegetable strudel on tomato-basil ragout with roasted chanterelles for 21.90 euros. As a starter there is a vegan-labelled pumpkin cream soup with roasted pumpkin seeds for 9.80 euros. Careful with the Kässpätzle: they are Swabian style with cream and Emmental, so vegetarian, not vegan.

Marstall: vegan Beyond Burger

The Marstall tent has now published its 2026 menu. Exactly one main course carries a vegan label: the vegan Beyond Burger in a brioche bun for €29.50, served with mango chutney, marinated red cabbage, caramelised onions, sweet potato fries and barbecue sauce. That makes it the most expensive vegan main course on any 2026 menu. The vegan Leberkäs hash from last year is gone. The organic pumpkin and coconut soup sounds plant-based but carries no vegan label, so ask the service staff before you order.

Ochsenbraterei: onion roast, bratwurst and mushroom goulash

At the Ochsenbraterei, Sebastian Copien is again in charge of the vegan dishes in 2026. He showed the menu on his Instagram account @sebastiancopien before the festival, and the official menu with prices is now online too. Three main courses are listed under “Veganes mit Sebastian Copien”: a vegan bratwurst made from pea protein with potato salad, buttery-style breadcrumbs, mushroom and marjoram gravy and radish cress for €17.80, a vegan mushroom goulash with king mushrooms, soy protein bites and potato dumpling for €21.30 and a pink-roasted vegan onion roast made from soy protein with mashed potatoes, gravy and crispy onions for €29.30. The prices are the same as in 2025. The ox-roasting tent of all places, the first big tent to hire a vegan chef back in 2022, is one of the most reliable addresses for plant-based Oktoberfest food.

Paulaner-Festzelt: vegan currywurst

The vegan choice at the Paulaner-Festzelt (Winzerer Fähndl) is slim in 2026. One main course is labelled vegan: the vegan currywurst with organic curry sauce and an organic bread roll for 18.90 euros, one euro cheaper than last year. According to the allergen codes, the cheese spätzle, the mountain cheese napkin dumplings and the pasta pockets from the “Fleischlos glücklich” (happily meat-free) section contain egg and milk. Stiftl’s Brotzeitbrettl, the snack board, includes a vegan spread, but the board itself is mixed.

Schottenhamel: organic chickpea curry and jackfruit goulash

The Schottenhamel, where the mayor traditionally taps the first keg, has the most ambitious vegan line-up in 2026: a vegan curry with organic chickpeas, baked organic cauliflower, organic rice and vegan crème fraîche for 23.50 euros and a vegan goulash made from organic jackfruit with potatoes, peppers and oat cream for 24.50 euros. There is also the “Veggi Brettl” board with beetroot hummus, marinated Bavarian organic tofu and vegan patties, but it comes mixed with cheese and egg, so only vegan on request. The menu lists ingredient origins and allergens in detail, which makes ordering easier.

Schützenfestzelt: pointed cabbage patties and potato goulash

The Schützenfestzelt has its own “Vegan” section with two main courses: two pointed cabbage patties with leek and coconut vegetables for €18.50, new on the menu, and the spicy potato goulash with onions, peppers, almonds and herbs for €20.50, which was already on last year’s menu at the same price. The pan-fried vegetables and the vegan lentil stew from 2025 are gone. The potato pancakes (Reiberdatschi) in the vegetarian section carry no allergen code for egg or milk, but they are not labelled vegan, so ask before you order.

Schützenlisl: bowl, chili sin carne and pumpkin cream goulash

The Schützenlisl cooks almost everything in organic quality and has its own “Vegane Schmankerl” (vegan specialities) section. It lists a lentil chili sin carne for 18.50 euros and the Schützenlisl Bowl with ancient-grain rice, pumpkin balls, beetroot spread and balsamic lentils for 19.50 euros. There is also a vegan cream goulash made from organic pumpkin with bread dumplings for 19.50 euros, and an organic vegan potato soup as a starter for 10.50 euros. The organic creamed mushrooms and the cheese spätzle next to them are vegetarian, not vegan.

Weinzelt: Vegadellen, pumpkin-parsnip ragout and grilled vegetables

Kuffler’s Weinzelt (wine tent) has now published its own 2026 menu and marks dishes with a vegan badge. The most expensive tent at Oktoberfest also has the widest vegan choice: the “Rette Mich-Pasta” (rescue-me pasta) with tomato sauce for 19.50 euros, a meat-free bratwurst with vegetable jus, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes for 19.90 euros, a ragout of organic pumpkin and parsnip with Schupfnudeln, a kind of potato noodle, for 21.00 euros, Mediterranean grilled vegetables with baba ganoush and romesco for 23.00 euros, and the Vegadellen, vegan patties with a vegan cognac-pepper cream sauce and mashed potatoes, for 28.00 euros. To start, there is a vegan organic pumpkin soup for 11.50 euros. For the pasta, the kitchen apprentices use misshapen tomatoes from farms around Munich. The burrata you can add for a surcharge is not vegan.

Boandlkramerei (Oide Wiesn): pumpkin steak and baked pumpkin

The Boandlkramerei on the Oide Wiesn has now published its 2026 menu, with a section of its own called “Des is vegan” (“this one is vegan”). It lists a Steak Frisée made from organic butternut squash with glazed pointed cabbage, fries and jalapeño mayo for €25.00 and a baked organic pumpkin with creamy stirred rice, glazed root vegetables and cherry tomatoes for €23.00. Neither dish carries an allergen code for egg or milk. The Bavarian sweet potato and pumpkin soup for €9.00 is explicitly labelled vegan and gluten-free. Watch out for two more dishes in the same block: the cordon bleu made from organic tofu contains mountain cheese according to the menu, and the creamed mushrooms contain cream. Both are vegetarian, not vegan.

Festzelt Tradition (Oide Wiesn): “Bavarian-vegan”

On the Oide Wiesn, the Festzelt Tradition runs its own “Bayrisch-Vegan” section: three vegan spreads (fine, coarse and truffled) with radish, radishes and baguette for 16.50 euros, and a potato goulash with mushrooms, celeriac and peppers for 17.80 euros. The old-Bavarian potato soup with diced vegetables and fried onions (7.80 euros) is labelled vegan too. The Oide Wiesn needs a separate ticket, but it is calmer and more family-friendly than the big tents.

Museumszelt (Oide Wiesn): schnitzel and currywurst

The Museumszelt on the Oide Wiesn lists two classics under the heading “…und vegane Gerichte” (and vegan dishes): a schnitzel with homemade potato salad and a currywurst with fries, both for 19.80 euros. Neither carries an allergen code for egg or milk. The menu does not say what the schnitzel and sausage are made of, so say “vegan” when you order. The Kasspatz’n, Schupfnudeln and creamed mushrooms from the vegetarian section contain egg or milk according to the menu.

All vegan main courses 2026 at a glance

Vegan at the stalls: pretzels, almonds, gingerbread hearts

If you have no seat in a tent or just want to eat between the rides, the stalls offer more than they used to. On oktoberfest.de the festival management explicitly lists burgers with vegan Leberkäse, pea schnitzel and vegan chimney cake (Baumstriezel), plus the “Paradeiser-Brot” (organic pan-fried tomato bread) and a vegan organic pumpkin spread with wood-oven bread as vegan snacks.

The classics at a glance:

• Wiesn pretzel: lye bread made from flour, water, yeast, salt and lye is vegan. Some bakers brush with butter or egg for shine, but at Oktoberfest that is the exception. In the tents a small organic pretzel at the Schottenhamel costs 2.50 euros, the giant Wiesn pretzel between 6 and 8 euros depending on the tent.
• Candied almonds (gebrannte Mandeln): classically just almonds, sugar, water, cinnamon and vanilla. A few stalls add butter or honey to the glaze, a quick question clears that up.
• Gingerbread hearts (Lebkuchenherzen): the dough is usually egg- and milk-free, the icing can contain egg white. They are souvenirs more than snacks anyway.
• Radish (Radi) and radishes: always vegan, usually served with a pretzel, 8 to 13 euros in many tents.
• Fries, spiral potatoes, sweet potato fries: vegan as long as they are fried in vegetable oil, which is standard at Oktoberfest.
• Candy floss, candied fruit, dark chocolate fruit: usually vegan.

Is Oktoberfest beer vegan?

Yes. Only beer from Munich’s six breweries may be served at Oktoberfest (Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, Spaten), and they brew under the Bavarian purity law. That law covers ingredients, not fining agents: Section 9 of the German Provisional Beer Act permits any fining agent that is filtered out again, isinglass and gelatine included. Bavarian beer counts as vegan because of brewing practice, not because of the law. Bavarian beer is clarified with diatomaceous earth or membrane filters instead, or simply lagered longer. This also applies to the alcohol-free versions, which saw six to ten percent higher demand in the tents in 2025 according to the final report.

Wine at the Weinzelt is more complicated, because wine is often fined with gelatine, egg white or isinglass. We explain why and how to spot vegan wine in our article Why not every wine is vegan.

The vegan Oktoberfest guide 2026 as a PDF

For the day itself we have condensed all vegan dishes, prices, stall snacks and ordering tips onto three pages, every dish on its own line with tent and price. The PDF is free when you sign up for our newsletter. It arrives once a week and you can unsubscribe with one click.

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What to watch out for when ordering

Most mistakes happen with the side dishes, the main course is rarely the problem. Our experience from the menus and quite a few Oktoberfest visits by the team:

• Sauerkraut and red cabbage: often prepared with bacon, lard or meat stock in Bavarian kitchens. The Bräurosl itself does not list its cheese dumplings as vegetarian because of the bacon in the sauerkraut.
• Bavarian potato salad: classically dressed with meat stock. The potato-cucumber salad with the vegetable schnitzel at the Bräurosl is labelled vegan, other tents not necessarily. Ask.
• Bread dumplings (Semmelknödel) and Schupfnudeln: usually contain egg and milk. Only order them when the dish is explicitly marked vegan.
• Rahmschwammerl and Kässpatzn: the most popular vegetarian dishes at Oktoberfest, but made with cream and cheese. Not vegan, even if the waiter occasionally sees it differently.
• Obazda: camembert plus butter. If you miss the taste, our recipe for vegan Obazda (in German) gets you there at home.
• Read the allergen codes: on most menus C stands for egg and G for milk. If both letters are missing, the dish is usually vegan. A good quick check when the waiter is under pressure.
• Say “vegan”, not “vegetarian”: sounds trivial but saves discussions. In packed tents “no meat” is easily understood as “with cheese”. A simple German phrase that works: “Ist das vegan, ohne Milch und Ei?”

Animal ethics: what Oktoberfest costs the animals

Oktoberfest is the largest folk festival in the world, and it is one of the biggest meat feasts of the year. The Munich animal welfare society (Tierschutzverein München) compiled the city’s figures for 2025: 130 oxen, 44 calves, around 350,000 roast chickens and almost 22,000 kilograms of fish, plus “countless pigs” that ended up as sausages and pork knuckles. Spread over 16 festival days, that is roughly 22,000 chickens a day. Most of these animals come from conventional farming: a broiler chicken in Germany is slaughtered at around five to six weeks, a calf at a few months.

At the Ochsenbraterei every ox is announced by name on a board before it goes on the spit. For many visitors that is folklore. For us it is the rare moment when an Oktoberfest dish is an animal with a name again. If you want to see how cattle live when they do not end up as a roast, our sanctuary atlas (in German) lists farm animal sanctuaries across Germany.

The live animals on the festival grounds are an issue too. Pets are banned under the Oktoberfest regulations, and pony carousels have been banned on city-owned land in Munich since 2024. An exception still applies to the brewery horses, which pull the beer wagons through the crowds during the opening parade and daily deliveries. Horses are flight animals, and the Munich animal welfare society calls their time at the festival “no pleasure” for them.

The good news sits in the same statistics: more than 51,000 vegan and almost 123,000 vegetarian dishes were sold in 2025. Every one of those orders shifts demand a little, and the tent operators respond. The fact that Augustiner now serves pumpkin falafel and the Schottenhamel jackfruit goulash has less to do with idealism than with order numbers.

Vegan Tracht: dirndl and lederhosen without leather

The dirndl is easy: cotton, linen or viscose, with an apron that is not silk. Avoid horn, mother-of-pearl and leather for buttons and trims. Classic lederhosen are made from deer, goat or cowhide, but there are now traditional-style trousers in woven cotton and corduroy that come close to the original in cut and embroidery and cost a fraction. Haferl shoes are available in microfibre or canvas as well. If you are only in Munich for a few days, the Tracht shops around the main station and Marienplatz stock the cotton versions too.

Oktoberfest at home: vegan recipes

If you are not coming to Munich or want to skip the tent prices, bring Oktoberfest home. These recipes from our kitchen (in German, but easy to follow with a translator) also work for friends who would otherwise order chicken:

• Vegan Weißwurst with Obazda, the complete brunch package, fully plant-based
• Vegan Leberkäse with potato salad, without meat stock in the salad of course
• Vegan currywurst with homemade curry sauce
• Vegan gingerbread hearts with egg-free icing
• Homemade seitan, the base for goulash and onion roast like at the Ochsenbraterei

A gingerbread heart belongs to Oktoberfest as much as the Maß, and with our recipe for vegan gingerbread hearts (in German) you can bake your own. At the stalls the icing can contain egg white, ours holds with icing sugar and a splash of soy milk, coloured with beetroot juice and spirulina. Sugar beet syrup replaces the honey in the dough. The recipe makes ten hearts, and you punch the hole for the ribbon with a straw before baking. With your own message piped on, they make a gift for your Oktoberfest crowd or a party at home.

Vegan in Munich around Oktoberfest

Away from the Theresienwiese, Munich has one of the strongest vegan food scenes in Germany, from the Bodhi tavern with its Bavarian menu to the organic bakeries in Schwabing. If you want to combine the trip with a festival, the SFT Festival 2026 in Munich and VeggieWorld Munich are in our event calendar.

Frequently asked questions about vegan Oktoberfest

Does every beer tent have vegan dishes?

All the big tents whose 2026 menus are available, yes. Usually one to five vegan main courses plus soups or spreads. The small tents and stalls vary more, so check the posted menu there.

What is the cheapest vegan dish at Oktoberfest 2026?

The marinated mountain lentil salad with pumpkin falafel at the Augustiner-Festhalle for 14.80 euros. Only pretzels and radish are cheaper.

Is the Wiesn pretzel vegan?

Yes, as a rule. Lye bread consists of flour, water, yeast, salt and lye. Individual bakers brush with butter or egg, but at Oktoberfest that is the exception.

Is Oktoberfest beer vegan?

Yes. All six Oktoberfest breweries brew under the purity law, which does not permit animal fining agents such as gelatine or isinglass. That includes alcohol-free beer.

How many animals are eaten at Oktoberfest?

According to the Munich animal welfare society, based on the city’s statistics, 2025 saw around 350,000 chickens, 130 oxen, 44 calves, almost 22,000 kilos of fish and an unrecorded number of pigs.

Can I reserve a table for vegan food?

Reservations go through the tents and are usually tied to a minimum spend in the form of vouchers. The vouchers are valid for all dishes, including the vegan ones. For large groups it helps to tell the tent in advance how many people eat vegan.

How do I order vegan in German?

“Ich hätte gern das vegane Gericht, bitte” (I would like the vegan dish, please) and “Ist das vegan, ohne Milch und Ei?” (Is this vegan, without milk and egg?) cover almost every situation. Most waiters in the big tents speak English anyway.