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The Munich Oktoberfest

A more than 200 years tradition.

  • The first Oktoberfest was actually a wedding party of King Ludwig I in 1810
  • Only beers which are brewed within the city limits of Munich are served at the Oktoberfest
  • The beer is specially brewed for Oktoberfest and it's extra strong
  • People drank 7,500,000 liters of beer at the 2018 Oktoberfest. This amount would fill more than three Olympic-sized swimming pools.
  • You can drink beer from 09:00AM until 11:30 PM at the Oktoberfest
  • More than 6,000,000 people attended Oktoberfest.
  • The largest beer tent seats 11,000 people.
  • The Oktoberfest got its own post office. More than 130,000 post cards and gifts are sent out every year.
  • Albert Einstein worked there as an electrician and helped to set up a beer tent in 1896
  • In 2021 the Oktoberfest was cancelled for the 25th time. In the past it was cancelled because of wars, a Cholera pandemic and in 2020 & 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
  • 2025 has a premiere: The official 2025 Oktoberfest Motif shall be also available at very limited quantities in Deep relief with hand-painted decoration!