The Munich Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, opened on Saturday as the first keg was tapped to herald the start of a 16-day extravaganza of lederhosen, oompah music and beer. Over six million revellers from around the world are expected to attend this year’s festival and drink seven million litres of beer in the 35 giant beer tents covering …
Grab your lederhosen and head for Munich
The largest festival in the world, the Munich Oktoberfest, began on Saturday and continues for the next couple of weeks with an estimated six million people expected to attend.
O’zapft is!
The Oktoberfest tradition started in 1810 to celebrate the October 12th marriage of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The citizens of Munich were invited to join in the festivities which were held over five days on the fields in front of the city gates…Oktoberfest 2010 Pictures…
Oktoberfest 2010
The 2010 Oktoberfest, the 200th anniversary of this famous beer festival, starts on September 18th at the Theresienwiese in Munich and continues until October 4th.