The Munich Oktoberfest ends on the first Sunday of October and usually lasts 16 days, starting on a Saturday. The date 2014 is September 20 - October 5. When October 3 is after the first Sunday in October, the festival is prolonged.
You can say "Bis bald beim Oktoberfest!" in German.
Oktoberfest is a 16- to 18-day festival held annually in Munich, Germany, typically starting in late September and ending in the first week of October.
The first Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, lasted five days, from October 12 to October 17, 1810. It was held to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.
The Oktoberfest has been celebrated since 1810, making it over 200 years old. It originally began as a wedding celebration for the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.
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An Oktoberfest horn is a tuba.
If the person is a friend you say: " Wir hoffen dich auf unserem Oktoberfest zu sehen". In a formal context: "Wir hoffen Sie auf unserem Oktoberfest zu sehen". Plural version informal: "Wir hoffen euch auf unserem Oktoberfest zu sehen". Plural formal version: "Wir hoffen Sie auf unserem Oktoberfest zu sehen".
Oktoberfest!
Oktoberfest is as always in October! Prosit!
The largest Oktoberfest takes place in Munich. Oktoberfest is not celebrated outside of the region of Bavaria.
The original Oktoberfest occurred in Munich, on October 18, 1810: For the commemoration of their marriage, Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen organized a great horse race to celebrate. Now, Oktoberfest has grown into a week-long fair held the world over.
Many German cities have an Oktoberfest. Mainly in the south. None last as long as the big one in Munich. Not many would dare to be as expensive either!
Oktoberfest commemorates the marriage of the first king to a princess.
Germany has the really famous Oktoberfest. There are many local events called Oktoberfest in the United States, and probably in other countries as well.
Wir hatten viel Spaß auf dem Oktoberfest = We had great fun at the Oktoberfest.
There is no name for attendants of Oktoberfest. You might call them Volk or Teilnehmer.
You can say "Bis bald beim Oktoberfest!" in German.