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Oktoberfest Beer Consumption 2014

Oktoberfest Beer Consumption 2014

19 Oct 2014
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Visitors to Oktoberfest 2014, which numbered 6.3 million, drank substantially less beer than last year – topping consumption at just 6.4 million litres. While Munich’s 181st Oktoberfest didn’t achieve the all-time record of the previous year, where 6.4 million...
Münchner Kindl

The Münchner Kindl

19 Oct 2014
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The Münchner Kindl or ‘Munich Child’ is the figure on the Bavarian state capital official coat of arm. It’s portrayed on a silver shield as a monk wearing a gold-bordered black cowl and red shoes. The symbol dates back to Munich’s first inhabitants and pays homage to an order of...
Hacker Tent

The Beer Tents: Hacker-Festzelt

10 Oct 2014
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The Hacker tent has been a regular at Oktoberfest since 1907. Naturally, they serve Hacker-Pschorr beer here. The mood is boisterous, people stand up on benches, there is a high flirtation factor and you can really let yourself go. The Hacker tent has a genuine atmosphere and it...
A-Z Guide to Oktoberfest

The A-Z of Oktoberfest Tips

05 Oct 2014
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Here’s an amusing alphabetical guide to Oktoberfest where you might even pick up some Bavarian words: A: Augustiner-Festhalle This beer tent is loved by local Bavarians and is the only tent to still use wooden barrels to serve beers. B: Bavaria This not only denotes the German...
Fliegerlied

Oktoberfest music: Fliegerlied

30 Sep 2014
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This is without a doubt the most popular Oktoberfest song that’s cropped up over the past five years and its popularity doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. When you’re in the beer tent and scores of Oktoberfest revellers stand on benches, do fist-pumps, grab their...
Oktoberfest Rides

Wild Rides and Sideshow Fun at Oktoberfest

25 Sep 2014
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It’s easy for people to forget about the other fun at Oktoberfest amidst all the beer-swilling, but next to Wirtsbudenstraβe with all the beer tents there is Schaustellerstraβe. You’ll find here countless show rides, shooting galleries, show booths and entertainment. But before...

The Beer Tents: Hofbräu-Festzelt

20 Sep 2014
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A huge number of Oktoberfest visitors like to go to the Hofbräu tent: the biggest beer tent at Oktoberfest, where there’s a ton of things going on. When entering, you’ll see Aloisius from the short satire ‘A Munich in Heaven’ with his harp who is decorated with hops bines from...
Oktoberfest Devil's Wheel

Oktoberfest amusement: The Devil’s Wheel

15 Sep 2014
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The Devil’s Wheel is a fun Oktoberfest attraction where you watch daring and talented volunteers try to stay on a spinning platform for as long as possible. Some people manage to do it for an impressively long time. When the wheel gets too crowded for the announcer, they use foam...
Oktoberfest water ride

Getting Wet and Freaked Out at Oktoberfest

10 Sep 2014
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At the Schaustellerstraβe, you can also get sprayed with water on the water rides and lose your bladder control in some of the scary rides. We’ll give you the heads up on some of the most popular wet and scary rides. A Splashing Good Time For some wet fun, try the Wild Water ride...
Olympia looping roller coaster

Five Rings of Thrills: The Olympia Looping Roller Coaster

06 Sep 2014
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So, in a previous article we introduced you to the Olympia Looping roller coaster: the world’s largest portable roller coaster, so named because of its five rings which riders loop around. See the video for yourself, taken by both a spectator and a participant, and see if you...
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