| Each year the Munich Beer Festival is held in a huge | | | | festival. The beer is slightly darker and stronger than |
| park located directly in the center of Munich, | | | | the typical beer that is brewed in this area, both is |
| Germany. The park is named the Theresienwiese and | | | | taste and in alcohol content. It is served in a one liter |
| called the Wies'n by the locals and is transformed into | | | | tankard. During the celebration, the first beer is |
| one of the largest annual celebrations in the world. | | | | served to the Bavarian Minister-President and the |
| Half of the park is filled with rides, side shows, food | | | | beer is only served by local Munich breweries that |
| stalls and tents, much like you would expect to see | | | | are permitted to serve their beer. The tents, again, |
| in a county or state fair. The other half of this large | | | | seat thousands with more seats located outside each |
| park is filled with beer halls that each seat | | | | tent in the garden area to allow for the multitude of |
| approximately 4,000 people inside with gardens | | | | visitors. |
| outside that will seat more. | | | | Although it is called the Munich Beer Festival, there |
| The Theresienwiese has an actual space of 420,000 | | | | are also large quantities of food sold and digested |
| square meters or approximately 261 miles. The park | | | | each year. Traditional foods such as chicken, sausage, |
| is restricted by Bavaria in the west which symbolizes | | | | cheese noodles and sauerkraut are served as well as |
| the State of Bavaria. In the east it borders | | | | Bavarian foods such as roasted ox tails. |
| Esperantoplatz which holds a memorial | | | | Music is enjoyed throughout the festival as well from |
| commemorating the victims of the Oktoberfest | | | | traditional sounds to more modern genres. In 2005 |
| bombing which took place in 1980. | | | | the concept of a "quiet Oktoberfest" was |
| The Munich Beer Festival is free to enter, although | | | | implemented to undermine violence during the |
| you do pay for your activities and beer drinking. | | | | celebration. The music is now only played to 85 |
| The Munich Beer Festival is a two-week festival | | | | decibels and is only played during the afternoon. |
| which is held during late September and early | | | | The beer tents play quiet music as well, the most |
| October. It is one of the most celebrated events | | | | popular being wind music, typically until 6:00 pm, then |
| throughout Germany and every year around six | | | | Schlager and pop music are played. Traditional |
| million people enter the gates into the festival. It is | | | | German dress such as the Sennerhut, Lederhosen |
| the largest fair in the world to date. | | | | and Dirndl has become extremely popular throughout |
| Millions of people flock to Munich each year to attend | | | | the world due to the festival and a parade can be |
| the festival, staying in the various Munich hotels for | | | | seen during the event with locals dressing in their |
| this amazing experience. It is fairly easy to find a | | | | traditional fare. Because there are those who are not |
| hotel in Munich for the celebration, as the festival lies | | | | accustomed to the alcohol content in this specially |
| directly in the heart of the city and there are | | | | brewed beer, there is also a medical tent used for |
| multitudes of hotels scattered about for | | | | those who consume too much as well as those who |
| accommodation purposes. | | | | become ill in general. |
| The locals from Munich brew special beer just for the | | | | |
