re: Munich Oktoberfest advice

yesh tickets are not an option unless you have a large group and are German basically. I agree go during the week, weekends are overly crowded like shoulder to shoulder on the street and really hard to find seats. Go during the week before 1pm and get a couple beers in on the inside of one of the better tents, grab some lunch, and enjoy. There are non reserved areas in all of the tents, look for some Italians, Australians, Brits, or just ask. After 3-4 inside seats are hard to come by unless you are just 1-2.

Most tents specialize in one certain food. I highly recommend the ox knuckle and the roast duck tents, extremely good. Do the roller coaster.