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The blanket smoking ban did not take effect until 2011, [19] but all tents instituted the smoking ban in 2010 to do a "dry run" to identify any unforeseeable issues. [23] Celebrating 200 years of Oktoberfest in 2010. The year 2010 marked the Oktoberfest Bicentennial. [24] For the anniversary, a horse race in historical costumes was held on ...
In Australia, the universities are notorious in their celebrations of Oktoberfest every year, and as students graduated and moved on, this rolled over into pubs and restaurants in the university areas. After the 2012 Oktoberfest Party the University of New South Wales council banned the celebration of the festival on university campus grounds. [7]
A "Queen Pageant" has been held since the fest's inception in 1961. The winner of that first pageant was Marlene Schultz, an 18-year-old from Winona, MN. [5] In 1964 the Miss La Crosse pageant merged with the Miss Oktoberfest pageant to become Miss La Crosse Oktoberfest. [8] In 1968, the title of Mrs. Oktoberfest was created.
These American versions of a German tradition move beer drinking outdoors, offering thirsty patrons a taste of the old country with their beer gardens and Oktoberfest celebrations.
"Family friendly" and "beer fest" aren't usually words you hear together. But for Oktoberfest, it's true. Children under 6 are allowed inside the beer tents before 8 p.m., and some venues even ...
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In September 2008, Chicago accepted a $2.52 billion bid on a 99-year lease of Midway International Airport to a group of private investors, but the deal fell through due to the collapse of credit markets during the 2008–2012 global recession [75] [76] In 2008, as Chicago struggled to close a growing budget deficit, the city agreed to a 75 ...
Sep. 20—On the Sept. 16-18 opening weekend of Oktoberfest at Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh's North Side, revelers drank 65 half-barrels of beer — or just over 1,000 gallons. If that sounds like a ...