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Munich Unveils Official Poster for Oktoberfest 2026

Graphic designer Florian Huber won a juried contest that followed a public vote.

Overview

  • Wiesn chief Christian Scharpf presented the winning motif in Munich on February 6.
  • Huber’s design swirls Wiesn icons like the Ferris wheel, Frauenkirche towers, a tuba, a beer stein and a pretzel in a bold, cubist‑expressionist look likened to Lyonel Feininger.
  • Organisers logged 129 submissions, with 88 in an online vote of about 8,700 participants before a blind jury selected winners from the top 30; Huber had ranked second in the public vote.
  • Karl‑Roland (Roland) Hefter took second place with a historicist theme featuring brewery horses, and Philipp Dauer placed third.
  • The official motif will anchor festival marketing and appear on licensed merchandise including the collector beer mug, ahead of Oktoberfest running September 19 to October 4 on the Theresienwiese.