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Beer prices are always a delicate subject at Oktoberfest and they always cause resentment every year before the festival. This year, a litre of beer costs between €9.10 and €9.50 (between AUS $13 and $13.80). This is an increase of €0.30 from 2011. As always, beer prices vary...

Fun Facts about Oktoberfest in Munich

06 Jul 2014

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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...

Strategic Drinking at Oktoberfest

30 Jun 2014

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Ever think about how you should drink your beer at Oktoberfest? Sure, you’ve mastered the whole lifting the stein and opening your gullet to let the amber goodness flow, but at what pace and how can you keep track of your drinking? These are some overlooked questions you should...

The Oktoberfest Is about More than Just Beer

25 Jun 2014

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In past years, the world renowned Bavarian beer festival that is known as Oktoberfest saw mainly locals as the ones who took to dressing in traditional German garb. In recent times though, organisers of Oktoberfest have witnessed the increasing phenomenon of world travellers and...

Oktoberfest Expert Tips: How to Get into a Beer Tent When It’s Full

19 Jun 2014

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Here’s a general rule to avoid disappointment: when it’s really crowded, such as on the weekends and weekdays after 4pm – don’t go to Oktoberfest in a group of more than 10 people without a beer tent reservation. There’s a good chance the beer tents are packed and you...

Welcome to Oktoberfest 2014!

08 Jun 2014

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‘O’zapft is! – ‘the barrel is tapped!’ explains Munich’s Lord Mayor after broaching the first cask of beer at 12:00 pm. It’s the official inauguration of the world-famous Oktoberfest. Munich locals as well as hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world will flock to...

A Few Oktoberfest Facts for the Globe Hopping Traveller

04 Jun 2014

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Oktoberfest, or ‘Wiesn’ as it is known to the locals, is the world’s largest fair. Running each year from late September up until the first weekend of October, the beer festival packs in an incredible amount of visitors each year – especially during the opening day of...

Dress to Impress for Oktoberfest

14 May 2014

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Many visitors to Oktoberfest for the first time are caught up on the colour, excitement, noise and atmosphere of the world renowned event. While there is no strict dress code required at Oktoberfest, many tourists do immerse themselves in the carnival atmosphere of the occasion....

Songs at Oktoberfest

15 Mar 2014

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Anybody who has ever visited Oktoberfest has seen the beer tents erupting into song and dance. Our favourite songs at Oktoberfest? Here’s our list. From the “Fliegerlied” to Bavarian renditions of “I Will Survive”, the bands who feature center stage...

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Oktoberfest 2014 Beer Prices

Fun Facts about Oktoberfest in Munich

Strategic Drinking at Oktoberfest

The Oktoberfest Is about More than Just Beer

Oktoberfest Expert Tips: How to Get into a Beer Tent When It’s Full

Welcome to Oktoberfest 2014!

A Few Oktoberfest Facts for the Globe Hopping Traveller

Dress to Impress for Oktoberfest

Songs at Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest Tours

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