Since , the law prohibited smoking in all enclosed spaces open to the public. For the Oktoberfest in there was an exception, although the sale of tobacco is not permitted inside the halls.
In , the smoking ban in Bavaria was the subject of clashes during political debates, and more special exemptions were granted to the Oktoberfest tents. At the beginning of through a referendum held in Bavaria as a result of a public initiative, the smoking ban of was rigorously reinstituted. For the occasion. This background has given visitors a sense of going back in time and reliving the atmosphere of centuries past.
Munich Weather. NET The Oktoberfest international guide. A number of strange facts that you are perhaps unaware of Do you know how many nations in the world celebrate an event similar to the Oktoberfest? Home » History of the Oktoberfest History of the Oktoberfest. I don't have specific dates yet.
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Half of the year, the grounds are simply a public park. Around June, the tents and fun fair foundations begin their staggered process of construction with a completion date of late September, just in time for the beginning of the festival. This area hosts a space of , sq ft and is easy to get to from central Munich.
Oktoberfest begins in September and ends in October on the first Sunday in October, or on October 3, whatever is later. It lasts for at least 16 days. The festivities began October 12, , and lasted for almost a week, until October The public celebrations ended with an exciting horse race.
After such a spectacular party, the happy couple decided that the same type of festival should be continued annually. In the following years, the galas were repeated every October, prolonged and, eventually moved forward into September primarily because of the weather. You could say a lot of people like Oktoberfest.
Every tent has its own system for booking reservations, not to mention they each start the process at different times of the year. Weekdays are much less crowded compared to Saturdays and weekend nights. Two people can usually find their way into a tent and find a seat to get a beer. The Bucket List Events packages includes at least 1 beer tent reservation per person.
Most reservations include 2 beers 1 liter each and 1 food voucher usually a chicken plate. It is sometimes possible for us to include a second beer tent reservation in your package for an additional charge - just ask!
Truthfully there is no best tent. There are a handful of travel blogs that have a ranked list, and if you showed that list to a local, they would laugh in your face. The most requested tents we receive are all the tourist tents. All of the tents have a unique aspect about them but none of them are any better than the others. No matter what tent you are in your going to have the time of your life. Bucket List Events at the Hofbrau Tent, While beer will be occupying just about every inch of the , square foot Oktoberfest grounds, there are some wine and champagne options at just about every tent - just ask.
All beer served at Oktoberfest is The beer is often stronger than at home, too, so pace yourself and eat plenty. The drinking age for beer and wine in Germany is 16 years old. Distilled alcohols, like spirits, can be purchased at age Only beer conforming to the Reinheitsgebot, at a minimum of The beer must also be brewed within the city limits of Munich.
Beers meeting these criteria may be designated Oktoberfest Beer. Learn more about Munich's breweries and Oktoberfest beer on our blog! You don't want to come all the way to Munich just to get so drunk you don't remember anything. But you also didn't come all this way not to partake in the fun. How much Oktoberfest beer is optimal for a great experience? We say that up to two Mass beers two liters is a good measure.
This can typically be handled by normal folks without any memory loss, beligerance, or upset stomachs. With three Mass three liters you will quickly approach the borderline. The beers are large and pack a punch. As expected, the focus at Oktoberfest is the drinking, eating, cavorting, and singing.
It is this tradition, atmosphere and spectacle that makes it so special. If you need a break from beer, you can amble or ramble through the fairground that surrounds the beer tents, where there are seemingly endless rides and carnival games in which to partake. However, if you are visiting at the right time, you may be coinciding with some of the special events that take place. If the weather holds, an open-air concert featuring musicians also takes place. At PM the band will stop playing, the lights will go on, and the waitresses will start to clean the tables around you.
When the city began allowing beer on the fairgrounds, makeshift beer stands began cropping up, and their number increased steadily until they were eventually replaced by beer halls in The beer halls, like the beer tents of today, were sponsored by the local breweries.
The festival was eventually prolonged and moved ahead to September to allow for better weather conditions. Today, the last day of the festival is the first Sunday in October. In , the Oktoberfest extended two extra days because the first Tuesday, October 3, was a national holiday. Over the past years, Oktoberfest was canceled 24 times due to cholera epidemics and war.
Since its origins in , the Oktoberfest has changed substantially. The horse races were last held in , and the agricultural show is put on only every four years. The event still takes place on the "Theresienwiese" "Theresa's meadow" , which was named after the new bride; to the locals, it's simply known as "Wies'n".
During the two weeks before the first Sunday in October, these fairgrounds are transformed into a city of beer tents, amusements, rides, performers, and booths of vendors peddling gastronomic delights and traditional confections.
The mayor of Munich opens the festivities at noon on the first day of the fair when he drives the wooden tap into a barrel of beer and proclaims: O'zapft is! The Costume and Riflemen's Procession takes place on the first Sunday of the festival, in which some performers -- groups in traditional costumes and historical uniforms, marching bands, riflemen, thoroughbred horses and other livestock, old-fashioned carriages, and numerous floats -- parade through the streets of Munich's city center showcasing the diversity of local, regional, and national customs.
The second Sunday of the Oktoberfest features an open-air big band concert involving the or so musicians who comprise all of the Oktoberfest bands. Between events and beer tents, guests can traverse the acre Oktoberfest grounds to ride a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or water slide, navigate their way through a labyrinth, visit a haunted house, be entertained by numerous types of performers, take a look at the flea circus, stop off at one of dozens of game booths, or take a festival tour, among other things.
Before the advent of modern refrigeration techniques, this type of beer was brewed in March as its name suggests and allowed to age through the summer, so that it was ready to drink by late summer or early fall. Like all German beer, the Oktoberfest beer is brewed according to strict German standards called the Reinheitsgebot and in effect since that precisely define the four ingredients allowed in the brewing of beer: barley, hops, malt, and yeast. Beer maids and waiters must be able to carry 10 of these beer-filled mugs at a time.
Visitors consume large quantities of food, most of which consists of traditional hearty fare. Readily available all over the fairgrounds are Hendl , whole chickens grilled on a spit and typically sold in halves. Variations are the spit-roasted duck or goose.
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