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Oktoberfest in Munich is the biggest beer festival of the year. The festival starts with a twelve gun salute and is followed by tapping of the first keg. Then Oktoberfest has begun and everyone can start drinking beer and enjoying in the festivities. The festival offers roller coasters, festival parades and even live bands. Everyday during the festival is a reason to drink. Some of the problems is that people will drink too much and can be found stumbling throughout Munich.

When?

This year Oktoberfest will last from September 22nd - October 7th. Yearly the fest usually start at the end of September and lasts into the first week of October.

Opening hours

According to the Oktoberfest website:

Beer Serving HoursWeekdays: 10am - 10:30pmSaturdays, Sundays and holidays: 9am - 10:30pmDaily Tent Closing Time: 11:30pmThe “Käfer Wiesn-Schänke” and the “Weinzelt” are open until 1am. Last call for alcohol: 12:15am.”

Oktoberfest in North America

Munich is not the only place to experience Oktoberfest. Cincinnati holds their annual beer festival in late Sepetmber that includes bratwurst, sauerkraut and of course lots of beer. The amount of people attending this event is just shy of Munich’s attendance almost making them almost the largest attending Oktoberfest.

According to Global Gourmet:

“Giant fests set the stage for similar Oktoberfests across North America: Kitchener-Waterloo in Ontario, Canada; Helen, Georgia; Grand Prairie, Texas; Amana, Iowa; Poughkeepsie, New York; Denver, Colorado; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and even the 150th Napa Oktoberfest in the heart of California’s wine country. This year, the Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort in Solvang, California, introduces its Oktoberfest Weekend with the Danskjold and Firestone Breweries on Oct. 31, extending the season of Festbier well into autumn!”

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