Oktoberfest Munich, The World’s Largest Beer Festival

Every fall, millions of people gather in Munich, Germany to drink beer, eat soft Brezen (pretzels), and celebrate Bavarian culture. Oktoberfest simply called the “Wiesn” is the world’s largest beer festival which typically draws over six million visitors during its three-week run. The first day of Oktoberfest is known for tradition “O’zapft is!“ (in Bavarian “It is tapped“), the Mayor of Munich opens beer barrel with hammer in the Schottenhamel tent at noon. Right before that is held opening parade what is a fun thing to do for all ages. What to wear to Oktoberfest? The traditional outfits for Oktoberfest are a dirndl for women and lederhosen for men. The beer tents, of course play only traditional Bavarian music. Best Oktoberfest song Ein Prosit plays on a pretty constant rotation. When the marching drums start, everyone stands, sings along and at the very end of the song toast a beer, it’s rude not to. Oktoberfest songs encourages synchronized bier drinking. The repeated phrase “Eins, Zwei, G’suffa” is a countdown to taking a swig. 17 big beer tents are the largest and most traditional breweries in Munich. It is worth reserving a table in the festival tents in advance. All the bier tents serves great food, must try Oktoberfest foods are the Weissewurst (white sausage), Hendl (roasted chicken), and vegetarian Käsespätzle (cheese spaetzle). Oktoberfest 2023 began on Saturday, September 16 and ends on Tuesday, October 3. #oktoberfest #oktoberfest2023 #germany 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Parade of Wiesn breweries 02:31 - O’zaft is! - the opening tradition 03:53 - Schottenhamel, the oldest Wiesn beer tent 06:43 - Paulaner festival tent with Ein Prosit song 07:07 - German Gingerbread Hearts Lebkuchenherzen 07:22 - Pretzels 07:32 - Bratwurst 08:19 - Oktoberfest street food 08:56 - Käsespätzle (cheese spaetzle) 10:15 - Ochsenbraterei tent with the roasted ox 11:06 - Table at The Hacker tent: Heaven of all bavarians 12:05 - Rides and attractions in Oktoberfest Grounds Theresienwiese Find the best hotel which suits your needs within walking distance to Oktoberfest: Munich, Bavaria, Germany&is_ski_area=&checkin_year=&checkin_month=&checkout_year=&checkout_month=&group_adults=1&group_children=0&no_rooms=1&map=1&b_h4u_keep_filters=&from_sf=1&ss_raw=Ludwigsvorstadt&ac_position=0&ac_langcode=en&ac_click_type=b&ac_meta=GhAzNTBjM2U3MDAzNDYwMzQwIAAoATICZW46D0x1ZHdpZ3N2b3JzdGFkdEAASgBQAA==&dest_id=541&dest_type=district&place_id_lat=&place_id_lon=&search_pageview_id=350c3e7003460340&search_selected=true&search_pageview_id=350c3e7003460340&ac_suggestion_list_length=1&ac_suggestion_theme_list_length=0#map_closed ► SOCIAL MEDIA • TikTok ➭ @go_travel_discover • Instagram ➭ • Website ➭