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Oktoberfest
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Beer Festival Calendar 
 Listings for hundreds of events every year, in over a dozen countries. Includes reader reviews and a monthly column, Beer Traveller. A hobbyist site that compares favorably to more "official" resources. http://www.beerfestivals.org/ Topics: Beverages, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 3, 2003 Oktoberfest
Official website for this annual late September-early October event in Munich, Germany, that celebrates Bavarian beer. Features history, photos, details about the current festival (map of beer tents, festival events calendar), and travel and tourist information. Available in several languages. From the city of Munich. http://www.muenchen.de/Tourismus/Oktoberfest/7548/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 27, 2007 Plan an Oktoberfest Party
Party planning and cooking ideas for this autumn celebration. Features recipes for fried bratwurst, Bavarian potato salad, red cabbage, black forest cake, and other dishes. Also includes descriptions of different types of German sausages (such as bierwurst and knockwurst) and links to other seasonal cooking features. From the Food Network Canada. http://www.foodtv.ca/content/entertaining/ContentDetail.aspx?ContentId=2160&Category=Entertaining Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Tapping Into Oktoberfest
Article about how "a Bavarian celebration that became a German tradition is giving amusement parks and major cities a reason to celebrate in October." Provides a brief history of these beer-drinking festivals (which "began as a wedding celebration for a Bavarian crown prince in 1810"), and information about the event as held in Munich, Germany, and in cities and amusement parks in the United States. From the magazine for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. http://www.iaapa.org/industry/funworld/2003/Oct03/Features/Tapping_Into_Oktoberfest/Tapping_Into_Oktoberfest.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Aug 7, 2007 |
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