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Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest (; ) is the world's largest ' (German for “folk festival”). It combines a beer festival with a funfair and takes place each year on the Theresienwiese in Munich from mid-September to the first Sunday in October. If German Unity Day (3 October) follows that Sunday, the festival continues until the holiday. The event attracts about seven million visitors; a record 7.2 million attended in 2023. In the same year, visitors drank roughly 7.4 million litres of specially brewed Oktoberfest beer. The grounds feature amusement rides, games, food stalls and traditional Bavarian dishes. Munich staged the first festival on 12 October 1810 to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. Oktoberfest has been cancelled only a few times, most recently in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. History Origins (1810–1811) On 12 October 1810 Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese of Saxe- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktoberfest Celebrations
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. Around the world 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; the one in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (700,000-800,000+ visitors); and the one in Kitchener, Ontario (formerly Berlin) and surrounding cities in Waterloo Region, Canada. Other larger Oktoberfests include the Denver Oktoberfest Denver, Colorado, United States (450,000+ visitors). In New York City, there is even an Oktoberfest held under a big tent along the city's East River. However, the largest one mostly depends on specific year's numbers and varies with sources. Currently Oktoberfest is spreading to new geographical locations; starting in Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
