The 180th Oktoberfest starts on 21th of September and will end on the 6th of October 2016. As like in the previous years the official starting ceremony will take place this time in the "Schottenhamel Beer Tent".
This year there are expected more than 7 million visitors to the Wiesn where the event is held for 3 weeks. Many people from all over the world will swarm to the tents to get a place inside the tent which will be extremely difficult. The beer tents open at 10:00am on weekdays and close at 11:30pm. On the weekends the tents open at 9:00am.
The " Oktoberfest " which is held every year goes back to 1810 when a festival was held to honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig's marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
The Oktoberfest Beer :
Only beers which are brewed within the city limits of München (Munich) is allowed to be served during this festival. Not every beer can be served there.
There are criterias whcih have to be passed to be a designated Oktoberfest Beer. Oktoberfest
Beer is a registered Trademark by the Club of Munich Brewers. Those Breweries are members of this exclusive Club. These Breweries are : Löwenbräu, Augustinerbräu, Paulanerbräu,Hacker-Pschorr Bräu, Hofbräu and Spatenbräu.
Oktoberfest 2013
21 September - 6 October
This year there are expected more than 7 million visitors to the Wiesn where the event is held for 3 weeks. Many people from all over the world will swarm to the tents to get a place inside the tent which will be extremely difficult. The beer tents open at 10:00am on weekdays and close at 11:30pm. On the weekends the tents open at 9:00am.
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| Octoberfest 2013 |
The " Oktoberfest " which is held every year goes back to 1810 when a festival was held to honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig's marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
The Oktoberfest Beer :
Only beers which are brewed within the city limits of München (Munich) is allowed to be served during this festival. Not every beer can be served there.
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| Breze, Bratwurst,..... |
Beer is a registered Trademark by the Club of Munich Brewers. Those Breweries are members of this exclusive Club. These Breweries are : Löwenbräu, Augustinerbräu, Paulanerbräu,Hacker-Pschorr Bräu, Hofbräu and Spatenbräu.
