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The annual event attracts more than seven million international and national visitors at its peak. [1] Locally, it is called d'Wiesn, after the colloquial name for the fairgrounds, Theresienwiese. Oktoberfest is an important part of local culture, having been held since the year 1810 (with intermissions).
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 ...
After the 2012 Oktoberfest Party the University of New South Wales council banned the celebration of the festival on university campus grounds. [7] Following the end of many of the university based events a private event company, Nokturnl Events, launched 'Oktoberfest in the Gardens' [8] in the Supreme Court Gardens, Perth on 7 October 2011 ...
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.
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 ...
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is an annual German-heritage festival in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. Based on the original Munich Oktoberfest, it is billed as the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the United States [1] and second largest in the world. [2] First held in 1976, as of 2024 it hosted over 800,000 attendees each year.
The Marstall took over the place of the Hippodrom as of the Oktoberfest 2014. [10] The host of the tent is the Able family. The Marstall offers 3200 seats. Another 1100 people find room in the beer garden and at the bar. Providing brewery, as by the predecessor Hippodrom, is the Spaten-Franziskaner brewery.
Those who are looking for a boost in their holiday spirits with festivities and music will find plenty of options in Canyon next week.