Oktoberfest Events

Looking to add a little German folk or polka to the music mix? Here’s how to queue the best content for Oktoberfest celebrations.

Our Oktoberfest content has seasonal availability. Looking to use this outside of September and October? Let us know! We’ll make sure it’s available at a designated venue.

How To Queue The Oktoberfest Music List

Our Oktoberfest list features a steady flow of traditional music, to perfectly capture and convey the unique culture and merriment of this occasion.

1. Open Manage My Nightlife
2. In the Menu, select the Queue Lists page
3. Select the All Lists tab
4. Expand the Nightlife Lists heading
5. Scroll to the Specialty category
6. Click or tap the circle next to OKTOBERFEST and other lists to be queued
7. Click or tap the green Queue Lists button
8. If using the mobile app, tap Timed Shuffle to play for a set time, or Shuffle to play now until overridden by the scheduler. On the web app, schedule the session and duration in the pop up window. Then click or tap Queue Lists.

Note: You can also set a soundtrack in advance by scheduling a music list to play at a later date, using the One-off Scheduler. Click here to learn how.

How To Promote Events With Digital Signage

Use the Manage My Nightlife Web App to display digital signage and promote upcoming Oktoberfest events, communicate important messages or share special offers and updates.

How to upload and display digital signage

1. Open the Manage My Nightlife Web App
2. In the Menu, select the Digital Signage page
3. Select the User Digital Signage tab
4. Click Add Content. A pop up box will display your options

To upload a file, web page or gallery

1. Ensure the User Digital Signage tab is selected
2. Click Add Content to display the pop up box
3. Select Upload Files, Web Page or Photo Gallery
4. Browse to find your files or paste in your URL
5. Select the screen to display the slide on, how long it should display on screens for, and the time period it should be integrated into the digital display
6. Click create

To use a Nightlife design

1. Ensure the User Digital Signage tab is selected
2. Click Add Content to display the pop up box
3. Select the From Template option in the pop up window
4. Search by name or description or use the filter buttons to find a slide you would like to use.
5. Click Next
6. Select the screen to display the slide on, how long it should display on screens for, and the time period it should be integrated into the digital display (i.e. on the first Sunday in September, or for the first weekend in September, etc)
7. Click the Create

To use a themed template to create your own slide

1. Ensure the User Digital Signage tab is selected
2. Click Add Content to display the pop up box
3. Select the Create a Slide option in the pop up window
4. Search by name or description or use the filter buttons to find a slide you would like to use.
5. Click Next
6. Choose a font, type your text and add lines of text, adjust the size of the font, colours, alignment and effects.
7. When you are happy, click Next
8. Select the screen to display the slide on, how long it should display on screens for, and the time period it should be integrated into the digital display
9. Click the Create