Oktoberfest opening parade

Important Oktoberfest Decisions: The Parade of Tent Hosts or a Seat at the Tap?

During the first day of Oktoberfest there is the traditional Parade of Tent Hosts into Theresienwiese followed by the mayor tapping the first keg of beer. This is where you have to decide: either you can see the Parade of Tent Hosts with their brewery horses and remarkably...
Traditional tent

Checking Out the Historical Side of Oktoberfest

For the 2010 Oktoberfest, as part of the 200th Oktoberfest celebration, there was a family-friendly, much more peaceful and nostalgic ‘extra fest’ in the southern part of Theresienwiese: the ‘Oide Wiesn’ or Historical Oktoberfest. The Oide Wiesn was only supposed to be set up for...
Top 10 Oktoberfest Facts

Some Quick Hit Oktoberfest Facts

Get the low down on Munich’s largest annual tourist attraction, the Oktoberfest, or Wiesn to the locals and the already initiated. The video shown here is short and sweet, getting straight to the point and straight to the heart of the matter with some interesting, not to mention...
How to get the most out of Oktoberfest

How to Get the Most Out of Your Oktoberfest Experience

The Oktoberfest, an event held each and every year on the grounds of the Theresienwiese, in the Munich suburb of Ludwigsvorstad Isarvorstadt, is more than just a party, it is about more than just drinking beer, though it is both of these things. The event that the Bavarian locals...
The Dirndl

The Dirndl. A Bavarian tradition on display at Oktoberfest

The dirndl is the traditional Alpine dress for women. Originally, the dirndl was a costume for servants in noble households but eventually it was worn more and more by women in the Alpine regions and summer visitors for private and festive occasions. The Dirndl’s Structure A...
Fun Facts about Oktoberfest

Fun Facts about Oktoberfest in Munich

How much do you really know about Oktoberfest? Well, the fun Oktoberfest trivia will show you what you didn’t know and give you some good ammo for pub talk in the lead up to the festival. The First Oktoberfest The first Oktoberfest happened on October 12, 1810, and back then it...