Those who find the large Oktoberfest tents too crowded, too loud and too mainstream will feel more at home in the Herzkasperlzelt: The idea is that it should represent a traditional Munich inn for a limited time. This is particularly noticeable in the cultural programme: the selection of music here is not reminiscent of Ballermann and après-ski. Instead, the Herzkasperlzelt offers an escape option for those who don’t necessarily want to join the crowds in singing the Oktoberfest hits by Andreas Gabalier, DJ Ötzi and Co. You can hear new and old folk music – which rather reflects the bandwidth of an original Bavarian music scene.
Incidentally, the tent is not named after the Bavarian word for heart attack – even if one also wants to allude to the annual madness of the Wiesn with Herzkasperl – but rather after a prime role of the Munich actor Jörg Hube, who died in 2009. Hube played a straightforward, cheeky and deeply Munich Kasperl. He performed regularly at the Wirtshaus Fraunhofer, which also belongs to the landlord Beppi Bachmaier.
There are classics to eat in the Herzkasperlzelt such as chicken, knuckle and fish on a charcoal grill. There are also some vegan dishes such as celery schnitzel or soy medallions in dark beer and onion sauce.
Opening hours and tent information
The tent offers space for 1748 people (inside) and another 1096 seats in the beer garden. It is located on the grounds of the Oidn Wiesn and is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Like every marquee at the Wiesn, the Herzkasperlzelt has its very own tapping ritual. Hacker-Pschorr beer is served in clay mugs.
More information is available at https://www.herzkasperlzelt.de.
A portrait of the Oktoberfest tents
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Augustinian Festival Hall
Bräurosl
Fischer Vroni
Hacker Marquee
Hofbräu marquee
Käfer’s Oktoberfest tavern
Löwenbräu festival hall
Marstall tent
ox roastery
Festhalle Schottenhamel
Schützen marquee
Paulaner marquee
Kuffler’s wine tent
old Octoberfest
Marquee tradition
Heart Punch Tent
museum tent