Oktoberfest Poster Contest 

Learn more about the winning designer, Annika Mittelmeier from Munich: 

https://annikamittelmeier.com/portfolio/oktoberfestplakat/ 

See all of the entries to the 2024 Oktoberfest Poster Contest! 

(120 proposals were submitted, and then parred down to 60 and then 30 most popular designs. The final poster will be selected by the Oktoberfest poster jury. The City of Munich has been organizing this competition every year since 1952.)

https://oktoberfest-guide.com/blog/oktoberfest-poster-voting-2024/ 

An archive of Oktoberfest posters dating back to 1952 can be found below or at this URL: 

https://www.muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/oktoberfest/oktoberfestplakat/archiv-oktoberfestplakate.html 

Below you can see the requirements for submitting your own design for the Oktoberfest poster! Anyone from around the world can submit a design... even though this year's winner, Leo Höfter, is from Munich, last year's winner hailed from Denmark. 

The winner gets 2,500 Euros and the pride of being the designer behind an Oktoberfestplakat. Check out the requirements below or at this URL: 

https://www.muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/oktoberfest/wiesnplakat_en.html

Another illustrated history of Munich’s Oktoberfest can be found at this link: 

https://99designs.com/blog/creative-inspiration/illustrated-history-munichs-oktoberfest/