How to celebrate Oktoberfest in Manchester

Oktoberfest will takeover Manchester on First Street from the 13th to 17th October. This will be a great chance to get together with friends and family, especially as we have not been able to for most of the last year and a half. A special Bavarian beer has been brewed for the event allowing people to drink German beer with classic German snacks, such as bratwurst, schnitzel and pretzels. There will be a German folk band there to create a true Oktoberfest atmosphere. In addition, the beer tent on Sunday will be open to children. Tickets are available online.

On the 1st and 3rd October, this event will add a Mancunian twist to the traditional Oktoberfest. The music will feature a live oompah band combined with tribute acts that will be representing Manchester’s very best bands. Some of the Mancunian music that will be represented includes The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and New Order. Why not enjoy yourselves with a stein in hand, listening to the city’s finest songs? Also, you might as well come dressed for the occasion with Lederhosen and dirndl.

If you want to celebrate Oktoberfest in a low-key manor (maybe you’re feeling the effects from a heavy night out), then this place will do for you! Focusing on German, Polish and Italian cuisine, The Spärrows serves magnificent food in the Green Quarter area, above Manchester Victoria Train Station. With a large array of European dishes, we recommend sharing a few plates together to taste all the different flavours,. To celebrate Oktoberfest, why not have the smoked sausage with a bottle of Erdinger?

This a great place to go out and drink a lot of European beer! As it will be Oktoberfest time, we’re sure there will be plenty of unique German beers to drink at Albert’s Schloss. In addition, this ‘schloss’, meaning manor house or palace (it is a large building but certainly not a palace) will serve you fantastic German and European cuisine. From pretzels, currywurst and kebabs to schweinshaxe (a dish containing pork knuckle, red cabbage, apple sauce and gravy), this is the place to eat German food. There is also a good kid’s menu too, so all the family can eat here.

Döner Haus Manchester is located at the Corn Exchange above the Northern Quarter. Again, this is a great location to celebrate Oktoberfest with superb food and drink. This is another place to go to once you’ve done all the partying with your steins, for example at Bierkeller (at The Printworks). The service is excellent and the menu is wonderful. Options on the menu include Haus Shawarma, Lahmucan (Turkish flatbread with spicy lamb) and vegan options like vegan-schnitzel and veganwurst. The food will not disappoint!