Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest (German pronunciation: [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst]; locally d'Wiesn) is the world's largest Volksfest (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.The world's largest beer festival, held annually in Munich, attracting millions of visitors.