Usagevpn.com – Munich’s Oktoberfest is heading into one of its traditionally most crowded stretches, with 26 and 27 September marking the midpoint of the 2026 festival. The weekend, widely known as “Italian weekend,” is expected to bring tens of thousands of visitors from Italy to the Theresienwiese, putting renewed focus on how organisers manage capacity and crowd safety.

The heightened attention follows severe congestion during last year’s middle Saturday. In 2025, visitor numbers rose to a level that forced officials to temporarily close access to the festival grounds. Sections of Wirtsbudenstraße became so packed that people were unable to move in either direction. Videos shared by attendees described the situation as a “nightmare,” with scenes that appeared close to a mass-panic scenario.…