By Lars

Aka Josh Lacourse

How did Oktoberfest start? It started when Crown

Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12th, 1810.

The land that the marriage was held on was named Theresienweise (Therese’s Field) in Munich, Bavaria.

Also known as “Wiesn” Horse races were held

after the wedding and lasted for 5 days.

History of Oktoberfest In 1811 the year after the wedding the festival continued with more horse races and

a newly added agricultural show. In 1816 Carnival booths appeared. In 1819 the city of Munich assumed responsibility of the festival and agreed that it

would be held every year without question. To honor King Ludwig I and Therese they had a parade for him in 1835, then in

1850 it became a yearly event. 1854 Cholera epidemic cancelled Oktoberfest. 1880 Electric Lighting illuminated and allowed night time celebration 1881 Bratwurst Booths 1887 Breweries appeared at the festival 1892 Beer served in the classic glass mugs

O’zapft is! The first Saturday of Oktoberfest the current

Mayor of Munich taps the first keg at 12 o’clock noon.

This event is held in the “Schottenhamel” tent.

Held from September 18th through Oktober 3rd.

Largest Fair in the World The most important thing at Oktoberfest is

not the rides or attractions but the beer. The price of a Maß is 8.60 Euro’s as of

2009 which is equivalent to about $12.75 but it is served in glass mugs that hold a litre.

12 oz is the standard American size. 1 Litre = 34oz or about three 12oz cans. It comes out to about $4.00 per standard

12oz American beer.

Tents Hippodrom - Spaten-

Franziskaner-Bräu Armbrustschützenzelt –

Paulaner Hofbräu-Festzelt - Hofbräu

München Hacker-Festzelt - Hacker-

Pschorr Schottenhamel - Spaten-

Franziskaner-Bräu Winzerer Fähndl – Paulaner Schützen-Festhalle –

Löwenbräu

Tents Cont.

Käfers Wiesen Schänke – Paulaner Weinzelt - Nymphenburger Sekt Löwenbräu-Festhalle – Löwenbräu Bräurosl - Hacker-Pschorr Augustiner-Festhalle - Augustiner Bräu Ochsenbraterei – Spaten Fischer Vroni - Augustiner

Oktoberfest!

Statistics 103 Acres 6.2 Million Visitors 7 Million Maß’s drank 80,000 Glasses of Wine 521,000 Chickens served 142,253 pairs of Pork sausage 38,650 kg of fish Pork knuckles: 58,446 units Oxen: 104 units, Electricity used was 2.8 million kWh People lost about 4000 items, among

them 260 pairs of glasses, 200 mobile phones, wedding rings, crutches, and even dentures ended up in the lost and found.

The only real problem aside from war cancellations was a pipe bomb attack in 1980. 13 People were killed, 200 Injured only 68 of 200 seriously injured. The suspect was killed in the explosion.

Steins http://www.steinsofoktoberf

est.com/ All are 1L size and in

Germany know as a Krug. Show the History of

Oktoberfest through hand painted designs.

Specially made for persons of interest such as Prime Ministers or other political figures.

Drastic size difference from the normal cups and mugs used in America.

Media References Oktoberfest has been

mentioned in movies and games.

The movie Beerfest is based during Okoberfest but not directly in the festival.

The media portrays Germans wearing Lederhosen and a lot of people think that is the attire worn in Germany.

Where the lederhosen attire is mainly worn as a traditional costume during Oktoberfest.

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oktoberfest_Zahlen_Statistiken.html http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-09-05-oktoberfest-local-

tips_N.htm