Oktoberfest is the world's largest funfair held annually in Munich, Germany over 16 days from late September to early October. Over 6 million people from around the world attend the festival each year. It began in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese, and has continued as an important part of Bavarian culture. The festival takes place in the Theresienwiese area of Munich, featuring amusement rides, food stalls, games, and large quantities of Oktoberfest beer consumed.

2. Introduction
Oktoberfest is the world's largest funfair held
annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16-day
festival running from late September to the first
weekend in October with more than 6 million people
from around the world attending the event every year.
Locally, it is often simply called Wiesn, after the
colloquial name of the fairground themselves. The
Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture,
having been held since 1810. Other cities across the
world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled
after the original Munich event.

3. LOAD STONES
 The festival is held in an area named
the Theresienwiese, often called Wiesn for short,
located near Munich's center. Large quantities
of Oktoberfest Beer are consumed, with almost 7
million litres served during the 16 day festival in
2007. Visitors may also enjoy a mixture of
attractions, such as amusement rides, sidestalls
and games, as well as a wide variety of traditional
food such as roast chicken, roast pork, grilled ham
hock, grilled fish on a stick , along with Brezen
, potato or bread dumplings ,cheese noodles,
potato pancakes.

5. HISTORY
 Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King
Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese
of Saxe-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810.
The citizens of Munich were invited to
attend the festivities held on the fields in
front of the city gates to celebrate the happy
royal event. The fields were named
"Theresa's meadow" in honor of the Crown
Princess, and have kept that name ever
since, although the locals have since
abbreviated the name simply to the
"Wiesn".

6. Horse races in the presence of
the Royal Family marked the
close of the event that was
celebrated as a festival for the
whole of Bavaria. The decision
to repeat the horse races in the
subsequent year gave rise to
the tradition of the
Oktoberfest

8. MODERN FESTIVAL
 Since 1950, there has been a traditional festival opening: A twelve
gun salute and the tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer at
12:00 by the incumbent Mayor of Munich with the cry "It's
tapped!" in the opens of the Oktoberfest. The Mayor then gives
the first beer to the Minister-President of the State of Bavaria.
The first mayor to tap the keg was Thomas Wimmer.
 Before the festival officially starts at 12 PM, there is the famous
parades of the traditional gun clubs, waitresses and landlords of
the tents. Mostly there are two different parades which both end
at the Theresienwiesn. They start around 9.45 a.m. to 10.50 a.m.
 Horse races ended in 1960.
 By 1960, the Oktoberfest had become a world-famous festival