Oktoberfest
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Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest. It combines a beer festival with a fun fair and is held annually in Munich on the Theresienwiese from mid-September to the first Sunday in October.
Theresienwiese during the 2013 festival
Horse race at the Oktoberfest, 1823
Girl in a Dirndl
Gamsbärte at the restaurateurs’ entry, 2008
Theresienwiese
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Theresienwiese is a public space in the Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt district of Munich. It covers 42 hectares and is best known as the site of the annual Oktoberfest.
Oktoberfest
…Bavarian: Oktobafest/d'Wiesn) is the world's largest Volksfest. It combines a beer festival with a fun fair and is held annually in Munich on the Theresienwiese from mid-September to the first Sunday in October. The event draws around seven million visitors each year. In 2023, attendance reached a record 7.2…
Aerial view of Theresienwiese during Oktoberfest, 2006
The Bavaria statue and Ruhmeshalle overlooking Theresienwiese