Munich, Germany’s famed Oktoberfest began in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
This year’s Oktoberfest runs from September 16, 2023 to October 3, 2023. Here are five fun facts about the festival:Oktoberfest always starts on a Saturday in mid-September and runs to the first Sunday in October, a period of 16 days. But if that first Sunday falls on October 1 or October 2, the festival is extended until October 3, which is German Unity Day. Since the first Sunday in 2023 is October 1, this year’s Oktoberfest will run 18 days, the longest it can last.
barrel at Schottenhamel beer tent on the opening day of the 2022 Oktoberfest beer festival at Theresienwiese. Oktoberfest occurs at the Theresienwiese fairgrounds. And while , only six Munich breweries are allowed to serve their beer at Theresienwiese, each in their own enormous beer garden tents. Hofbräu, Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Löwenbräu, Paulaner and Spaten are the only official Oktoberfest breweries.
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