Oktoberfest [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst]) is the world's largest beer festival and travelling funfair that is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. Get our Oktoberfest Munich packages to enjoy Side stalls, Games, Amusement rides and many more with amazing food availability. This german festival is a worldwide phenomenon now celebrating Bavarian culture.

Oktoberfest has been started in 1810 that is originally held in October but then after some time it was moved earlier in the September for better enjoyment due to good weather. It has been started as a wedding celebration in 1810 and eventually converted into the world’s largest beer festival. It did not include beer and that’s true.

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• Total area 420,000 square metres

• Number of tents 32

• Number of fairground attractions 115

• Total seating 106,000 (including 9,991 in the Hofbräu)

• Annual visitors 7,200,000

• Beer consumed 7,500,000 litres

• Price of beer €10.40-€10.70 per litre

• Chickens scoffed 503,510

• Sausages snaffled 235,356 pairs

• Oxen eaten 122

• Toilets 1,400 seats and 1km of urinals

*These are just an estimated data.

 

Ways to stay safe at Oktoberfest:

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You need to be aware of your surroundings especially when you are travelling and Oktoberfest trips is a place where more than thousand people are visiting and being a traveller you should do your best to stay away from any kind of chaos. You may feel but shocked but wearing the traditional clothes at this fest is a must, would be better to go with your dress instead of buying it directly from there that costs too much for no quality.

You are about to stand for hours and would be ended up with pain on end so always wear comfortable shoes or whatever makes you feel comfortable. To reach in the Oktoberfest, you can get to the festival by Train, Bus or Walking and then put your belongings in the lockers. Beer is served in one liter glass that is huge and is interesting to carry upto 12 beer mugs in one time. This fest is not about beer only; you can get ‘Radler’ wine as well that is a mixture of lemonade and beer. Thankfully, no smoking is allowed in the tents and also you cannot take your food or drinks out of the tent.