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Oktoberfest (German pronunciation: [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst] ⓘ; Bavarian: Wiesn, Oktobafest) is the world's largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling carnival, and is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, from mid- or late-September to the first Sunday in October.
1810 - Wiesnwirt (Oktoberfest) begins. [10] 1818 National Theatre built. Lese-Konditorei (reading cafe) in business. [10] 1825 - Accession of Ludwig I of Bavaria leads to "handsome streets and buildings". [2] Oktoberfest in 1823. 1826 Ludwig Maximilian University relocates to Munich. [3] Türkenkaserne built. 1830 Munich in 1829
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.
Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter tapped the first barrel of Oktoberfest beer in the Schottenhamel Festhalle. The long-standing tradition, dating back to 1950, involves the mayor of Munich attempting to ...
Munich's mayor Dieter Reiter cracked the first keg and poured a round, the classic official opening of the world's biggest beer festival. Oktoberfest kicks off for the 184th round with heightened ...
Oktoberfest is a 16- to 18-day festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. Only beer which is brewed within the city limits of Munich with a minimum of 13.5% Stammwürze (approximately 6% alcohol by volume) is allowed to be served in this festival. Upon passing this criterion ...
Watch as Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, opens for the 188th time in Munich, Germany, on Saturday (16 October).. The festivities, which go on for two weeks until 3 October, kicked ...
The Beer and Oktoberfest Museum (German: Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum) in Munich deals with the history of beer and the Munich Oktoberfest. [1]The museum was opened on 7 September 2005 and is housed in an old town house in the old town from the year 1327.