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Outside of Germany, three Oktoberfest events claim to be the largest after Munich’s, with over 700,000 visitors annually: the one in Blumenau, Brazil; [1] the one in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (700,000-800,000+ visitors); [2] and the one in Kitchener, Ontario (formerly Berlin) and surrounding cities in Waterloo Region, Canada.
The biggest is Oktoberfest Hannover, which represents the second biggest Oktoberfest in Germany with around 500,000 visitors a year. From September 23 to October 2, 2011, the first "Viennese Wiesn" on the Kaiserwiese between Praterstern and Riesenrad in front of the Wiener Prater was visited by 150,000 people with three tents.
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 ...
One of the oldest Volksfests in Germany is the Lullusfest in Bad Hersfeld. A Volksfest usually takes place in a special location. A Volksfest usually takes place in a special location. Some of these sites are well known such as the Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart and Theresienwiese in Munich; however there are some Volksfest events which take ...
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 ...
It's time to toast the region's German heritage and culture at one of the many Oktoberfest celebrations taking place over the next month. Oktoberfest season has arrived, find a party near you Skip ...
The Hofbräu-Festzelt is one of the largest beer tents of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The tent has an area of 5,084 m 2 and 4,460 seats (plus 1,436 on the balcony) and 1,000 non-seating tables only inside. The outside area measures 2,000 m 2 with 3,022 additional seats.
Germany's most popular style in the 1950s and 1960s, it is now becoming increasingly rare. Helles is a malty pale lager from Bavaria of 11–12° Plato, 4.5–5% ABV. Maibock is a pale, strong lager brewed in the spring. 16–17° Plato, 6.5–7% ABV. Märzen at Oktoberfest, served in the traditional 1-litre Maß