It will soon be that time of year again: the world\u2019s largest folk festival will begin when the first barrel is tapped in Munich and a thunderous \u201cOzapft is!\u201d echoes through the Schottenhamel Festhalle. Amidst the music, beer and joyful crowds, one thing is an absolute must: the official Oktoberfest\u2122 collector\u2019s mug from the Bavarian capital of Munich. It has been manufactured exclusively by RASTAL in H\u00f6hr-Grenzhausen since 1978. Year after year, it has become a faithful companion to the world\u2019s largest folk festival and is much more than just a souvenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its popularity is no coincidence. The official collector\u2019s mug is released each year with a new motif that always carries a piece of history with it. The Munich-based designer duo Amiera Harithas and Dinah-Charles Francis are responsible for the 2025 design. Their design shows a waitress in a dirndl, symbolically serving up the spirit of the world\u2019s largest folk festival, framed in a stylised stamp design. The motif is dedicated to those who make the festival possible in the first place with their hard work: the waiters, showpeople and many helping hands behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RASTAL, a tradition-rich family business from the Kannenb\u00e4ckerland region (and member of the PSI network), manufactures the Official Oktoberfest\u2122 Collector\u2019s Mug from high-quality grey stoneware \u2013 a skilled craft that draws on over 100 years of history. The mug can be optionally fitted with a handmade pewter lid, which honours prominent Munich personalities each year. This year\u2019s pewter lid features the legendary \u201cSteilwand Kitty\u201d, who kept audiences on the festival grounds in suspense with her daring motorcycle stunts from the 1930s onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n