The Oktoberfest is an annual folk festival held in Munich, Germany that attracts over 6 million visitors each year. It is the largest folk festival in the world. The festival began in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding and features beer tents, food stalls, rides and games. Today it runs for 16 days from late September to early October, featuring traditional Bavarian food, beer, and music.

2. Oktoberfest 2014, Munich
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3. The History
The 1st Oktoberfest was actually a horse race that was held on October
17th, 1810 in celebration of a royal wedding.
1881 Birth of the first chicken roaster.
In the 19th century the breweries opened huge festival tents with music.
Since 1950, the Oktoberfest has been opened each year with the words
“O’zapft is”.
Today, the Oktoberfest is the largest folk festival in the world with over
6 million visitors.
The Oktoberfest is opened on the first Saturday following September 15th
and traditionally it ends on the first Sunday in October.
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4. Facts and Figures
This year you can celebrate at the 181st Oktoberfest.
300 vendors sell their goods at the Oktoberfest.
6 million people visit the Oktoberfest each year (record number of visitors
was 7.1 million in 1985).
The Theresienwiese covers an area of 420,000 square meters.
The giant Ferris wheel is 48 m tall.
12,000 people work at the Oktoberfest each year.
60,000 hectoliters of beer and around 500,000 roast chickens are sold each
year.
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5. Facts and Figures
A liter of beer costs around 10 euros.
2. 7 million kWh of electricity and 220,000 cubic meters of gas are used
each year.
43 kilometers of cable supply the Oktoberfest with electricity.
Experienced bartenders can fill a 1 liter beer glass in just 1.5 seconds.
4,200 lost/forgotten items are turned into the lost and found office each
year.
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6. Strange & Interesting Facts
The theft of a liter beer glass is punishable by law.
Each year a song is declared the “Wiesnhit” and the lyrics are available in
the beer tents.
Festivals similar to the Oktoberfest are held in countries around the world
(including China, Canada and Brazil).
The most frequently played song is “Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit” (A Toast
to Good Cheer) with the obligatory “Oans, zwoa – Gsuffa!” (One, two –
drink!)
World record for carrying 1 liter beer glasses: 23 full liter beer glasses for a
distance of 40 meters.
Albert Einstein worked as an apprentice for an electrician company at the
Oktoberfest.
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7. Strange & Interesting Facts
In 2014, 1 liter of beer costs around € 9,50. 60 years ago it was a cheap
€ 0.87 and 40 years ago it only cost € 1.51.
The Hofbräuhaus has the largest tent with space for 10,000 people.
In 2011, an amazing 7.5 million liters of beer were served.
The legally permitted short pour (i.e. pouring less than a full glass) of 10
centiliters per liter glass of beer brings the tent owners an additional 5.4
million euros.
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8. Dress Code
Don’t just tie the bow on your apron any which way:
Bow on the right  I’m taken!
Bow on the left  I’m looking for someone!
Bow in the middle  I’m still a virgin!
Bow in the back  I’m a widow!
Lederhosen: Short, long or below the knee; modern or classic
Instead of a dirndl or lederhosen, you can for example also wear a pair of
dark jeans with a checkered blouse or shirt.
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9. Map of the
Oktoberfest Fairgrounds
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10. Helpful Words from the Oktoberfest Dictionary
Here are some helpful words to make sure you are understood at the
Oktoberfest...
Dampf  The feeling you get after drinking a few liters of beer… i.e. drunk
dandschig  Cute, pretty, attractive
Daessn  To finish your food
Fetzngaudi  A great time, a lot of fun
Gerstl, Gerschtl  Money
Heaft  Mustard to go with weisswürst, always only sweet mustard
Heisl  Toilet
Noagerl  The last bit of a drink
Obazda  A Bavarian cheese specialty
Rauschada  A drunk person
zwieda  In a bad mood
zupf de  Get lost! Leave me alone!
For more helpful Austrian/German words for the Oktoberfest, visit:
http://www.oktoberfest.de/de/lexikon/de/4/
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11. Oktoberfest Riddle: How well do you know the Oktoberfest?
How many large beer tents are there?
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14 tents
When did the Oktoberfest attack occur?
September 26th, 1980
How many chickens are eaten on average?
500,000 chickens per year
Who sang the hit song “Skandal im Sperrbezirk”?
Spyder Murphy Gang
How many oxen were eaten in 2009?
111 oxen
How high is the tower of the Löwenbräu tent?
40 meters
What is the coldest it has ever been at the Oktoberfest?
0.6 °C in 2002
Which cabaret show has been at the Oktoberfest the longest?
Schichtl since 1869

12. “O’zapft is” .... Have fun!
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