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On the occasion of the 200th anniversary in 2010 a so-called Historisches Oktoberfest (Historical Oktoberfest) was designed on the site of the Central Agricultural Festival at the south end of the Theresienwiese. It opened one day before the official Oktoberfest with the traditional keg tapping by the Lord Mayor. [24]
The Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September and early October.It is attended by six million people each year and has inspired numerous similar events using the name Oktoberfest in Germany and around the world, many of which were founded by German immigrants or their descendants.
September 16, 2023 at 6:52 AM. MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing and millions of people descending on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest.
The annual Oktoberfest fairground at Theresienwiese in Munich, aerial view. The name of the site is derived from the name of Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, [2] the wife of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Their wedding when Ludwig I was still crown prince took place on a meadow outside the city walls on October 12, 1810 ("Wiese" is German ...
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Oktoberfest of Blumenau. The Oktoberfest of Blumenau is a festival of German traditions that happens in middle October in the city of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. [1] It is considered the 2nd biggest German festival in the Americas, [2] [3] and the third biggest Oktoberfest celebration in the world after the original Oktoberfest from Munich.
Sep. 2—Beer, whiskey and spirits, and food will be in the spotlight at the 2023 Madison Oktoberfest. The event takes place from 2 to 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at Bill Stanton Community Park, located at ...
A new law was in place for the 1976 festival and the event once again signaled the start of Oktoberfest. 1975 was the only year in Oktoberfest history that the keg-tapping did not signal the start of the event. [5] 2019 Reset Needed for Oktoberfest :2019-2020 President Tim Beckett stated that the festival was in need of a reset. Beckett felt ...