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The Hofbräu tent is, with a total of almost 10,000 seats, the largest beer tent at the Oktoberfest (6,018 seats and 1,000 standing places indoors, and an additional 3,022 seats outdoor). [12] It has been under the leadership of the Steinberg family since the 1980s, [ 13 ] to which is also the tenant of the Hofbräuhaus cellar's since 1995.
A specially brewed beer (solely available at the tents of the historical Oktoberfest), horse races, and a museum tent gave visitors an impression of how the event felt two centuries ago. [24] In 2013, 6.4 million people visited Oktoberfest, and visitors were served 6.7 million litres of beer. [25]
Nothing says beer like Oktoberfest, and FarmVille's newest unreleased items -- Oktoberfest Tent and German Clock Tower -- show that the game is ready to jump into the festival's 200th year.
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.
Today, people from around the world travel to the festival to celebrate German culture and, of course, beer. In fact, last year's festival drew a record-breaking estimated 7.2 million people .
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In New York City, there is even an Oktoberfest held under a big tent along the city's East River. [4] However, the largest one mostly depends on specific year's numbers and varies with sources. [5] Currently Oktoberfest is spreading to new geographical locations; starting in September 2007, Montreal began hosting its own Oktoberfest. One can ...
Munich’s local Oktoberfest was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the festival returns in full force this year. The best (and only) Oktoberfest beers