The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the royal event. Kronprinz Ludwig (1786–1868), later King Ludwig I (reign: 1825–1848), married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on 12 October 1810. Portrait of a girl wearing a Dirndl dress In 2010, the festival lasted until the first Monday in October (4 October), to mark the event's bicentennial.
Thus, the festival now runs for 17 days when the first Sunday is 2 October and 18 days when it is 1 October. As such, if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or the 2nd, then the festival would run until 3 October ( German Unity Day). In 1994, this longstanding schedule was modified in response to German reunification. The Munich Oktoberfest originally took place in the 16-day period leading up to the first Sunday in October. There is also a wide variety of traditional foods available. Visitors also enjoy numerous attractions, such as amusement rides, sidestalls, and games. For example, during the 16-day festival in 2013, 7.7 million litres (66,000 US bbl 1,700,000 imp gal) were served. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations that are modeled after the original Munich event.ĭuring the event, large quantities of Oktoberfest Beer are consumed. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since the year 1810. Locally, it is called d’Wiesn, after the colloquial name for the fairgrounds, Theresienwiese.
It is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid- or late-September to around the first Sunday in October, with more than six million people from around the world attending the event every year. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The Oktoberfest ( German pronunciation: ) is the world's largest Volksfest ( beer festival and travelling funfair). For other uses, see Oktoberfest (disambiguation).
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