Oktoberfest began in 1810 as a horse race celebrating the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. What started as a single event became an annual tradition, and with it came the culture of commemorative pins — small cast medallions marking each year of the world's greatest folk festival.
Gaudiknopf has reproduced the official Oktoberfest pin for every year going back to 1952, recreating the original designs with the same detail and finish as the originals. These aren't generic souvenirs. Each pin is specific to its year — the design, the motifs, the typography — a faithful record of the Wiesn, year by year. For Germans and German-Americans who want a piece of the real thing, there's nothing more authentic.
Collection: Oktoberfest Pins
Gaudiknopf · Official Year Series · Since 1952
Every Oktoberfest
has its own pin.
75 years of the Wiesn. One pin per year. Collect yours.
Since the early 1950s, every Oktoberfest has had an official commemorative pin — a small piece of cast metal that marks the year, the design, and the moment. Bavarians collect them. They pin them to their hats, hang them on their walls, and pass them down. Each one is a time capsule from the Theresienwiese in Munich. We carry the full Gaudiknopf year series — one pin per year going back to 1952. Find the year you were born. The year you first went. The year you want to remember.
1952
First year
——
75+ years
of history
of history
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2026
This year
By
Gaudiknopf
Bavaria, Germany · Handcrafted originals
Shop All Year Pins
Featured years — $22 each
The tradition
Why every year
gets its own pin.
gets its own pin.
A few notable years
Over seven decades
of the Wiesn.
of the Wiesn.
1952
The series begins. Post-war Munich rebuilding its identity. Oktoberfest returns to full scale. The first commemorative pin is struck.
1960s
The festival expands internationally. German-American communities across the US begin hosting their own Oktoberfests, carrying the pin tradition with them.
1980
170th anniversary. One of the most collected pins in the series — the design reflects the milestone with special Bavarian motifs.
2020
The year it didn't happen. No Oktoberfest was held — the only cancellation since WWII. The 2020 pin exists as a rare collector's piece marking the absence.
🇩🇪 Gaudiknopf — Handcrafted in Bavaria
75+ year series · 1952 to present
$22 per pin · Free returns
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Vendor:Gaudi KnopfOktoberfest Pin 2024
Oktoberfest Pin Dimensions: 37 x 27 mm Material: tin, nickel free silver Packaging: high quality jewelry box Made in GermanyRegular price $22.00Sale price $22.00 Regular priceUnit price per -
Vendor:Gaudi KnopfOktoberfest Pin 2025
Oktoberfest Pin Dimensions: 37 x 27 mm Material: tin, nickel free silver Packaging: high quality jewelry box Made in GermanyRegular price $22.00Sale price $22.00 Regular priceUnit price per -
Vendor:Gaudi KnopfOktoberfest Pin 2026
Oktoberfest Pin Dimensions: 37 x 27 mm Material: tin, nickel free silver Packaging: high quality jewelry box Made in GermanyRegular price $22.00Sale price $22.00 Regular priceUnit price per
