"It’s that magical time of year again when you tell everyone that your aunt’s ex-husband’s grandad was German so therefore it’s totally socially acceptable for you to force everyone you know into celebrating Oktoberfest. Hurrah! Or should we say, prost! This year you can get all Bavarian (read as: pissed on daytime pints) at one of our favourite London markets, Elephant and Castle’s Mercato Metropolitano. Get involved in German craft beers at their on-site brewery, German Kraft, or alternatively head to Kraft Brewery in Dalston for lots of stein action on the first weekend of October. If craft beers aren’t your thing, Pergola Paddington is also doing a six-week special called... Wunderbar! Subtle, we know. But we can inform you that there will be a Beer Queen competition and some kind of deeply adorable dachshund event on the 17th." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing