Oktoberfest 2025:Germany’s most favorite festival reopens in Munich, after ‘bomb threats’

German police temporarily closed the world’s largest Oktoberfest event in Munich, which began on September 20 and is scheduled to continue until October 5, 2025.

World’s most popular beer festival was closed after a 57-year-old man shot his parents, set house on fire and left a note mentioning the ‘Oktoberfest event’.

Moreover, the house blaze was linked to a family dispute that left one person and the suspect dead and another two injured with explosive traps detected inside the house.

The family drama began when a German man went on a deadly, gun, explosives and arson, rampage against his own family and then killed himself on Wednesday October 1, 2025.

In addition to the that, the unusual incident prompted security fears in Munich that closed the world-famous Oktoberfest for seven hours.

Munich civil authorities also took the closure decision after finding a note including a vague threat which the man had dropped in festival’s nearby letterbox.

A note written by the suspect had mentioned the famous event in the city center, but police and local officials said a major operation found that the site was clear and that there was no further threat for the rest of the city.

Munich Police Deputy President Christian Huber explained why an "already very dramatic" police operation became even more sensitive hours before Oktoberfest opened its gates on Wednesday.

"In the course of our preliminary investigations, we found a note written by the suspect, in which — along with several other aspects — a bomb threat directed at the Oktoberfest could also be interpreted," Huber said.

"The timing was conspicuous, just hours before the Theresienwiese was set to open for visitors on Wednesday," he added.

"It was necessary to quickly decide: How will we deal with this aspect, this threat to the Oktoberfest?" Huber explained further.

Moreover, Munich’s Mayor, Dieter Reitor, issued orders to reopen the festival, later in the evening.